I run 1.5min in just over 9minutes, 9:06 last time I checked.

There was a time though when I ran it in 11 minutes, and my 'best' was 9:45 and I could have collapsed with fatigue but self satisfaction.

My only tip to you is to do fartlek training. If you're planning to run 1.5miles, run 2miles instead. Fartlek (run post to post 1-4 times a running session) and in a month you'll smash your time. Don't over do the post to post running, you want to aim for a maximum of 4. At the very most in a 2 mile session.

i've been doing 5 - 7 mile runs and can comfortably do them, its the short distance i need to improve on.

im also doing CrossFit (circuits) to build up overall stamina and then i am running in the evenings from distance to intervals.

The rest is going alright, im reading a news paper every day, getting the economist and the week to read as well, and ive been doing alot of verbal reasoning tests, psychometric tests, numeracy tests and then speed distance and time tests... sounds alot but seeing as i haven't touched maths since i was in College back in 2006 i think thats about enough.

Originally Posted by brink404

I run 1.5min in just over 9minutes, 9:06 last time I checked.

There was a time though when I ran it in 11 minutes, and my 'best' was 9:45 and I could have collapsed with fatigue but self satisfaction.

My only tip to you is to do fartlek training. If you're planning to run 1.5miles, run 2miles instead. Fartlek (run post to post 1-4 times a running session) and in a month you'll smash your time. Don't over do the post to post running, you want to aim for a maximum of 4. At the very most in a 2 mile session.

thanks brink404, i think ive been concentrating to much on distances and will after thursday be doing fartlek

Originally Posted by brink404

I run 1.5min in just over 9minutes, 9:06 last time I checked.

There was a time though when I ran it in 11 minutes, and my 'best' was 9:45 and I could have collapsed with fatigue but self satisfaction.

My only tip to you is to do fartlek training. If you're planning to run 1.5miles, run 2miles instead. Fartlek (run post to post 1-4 times a running session) and in a month you'll smash your time. Don't over do the post to post running, you want to aim for a maximum of 4. At the very most in a 2 mile session.

Doing Fartlek over a few miles is a great way to work on both recovery rates and stamina, two of the key requirements for the beep test. I'm hoping to pick up with some more Fartlek once the evenings are a bit lighter - Namely to prevent myself being hit my the idiot drivers around my area, along with the brilliant youth of today who are roaming around looking for trouble whilst it's dark.

Hi stuck in Leeds. I'm at uni and Leeds and just passed my briefing at the weekend. My RE fam visit is 6-9th August. Not 100% sure what happens on it at the moment but I'm sure we can find out online.

Originally Posted by stuck_in_leeds

I've just passed my AOSB Briefing, and am arranging my fam visits. I've put down the Royal Engineers as my first choice, so i'm arranging that fam visit first. Does anyone know what goes on?

I did the visit about 18 months ago, and it's about 4 days long. Main highlights for me were playing with a digger and using a bit of C4!

You go down to Chatham, and have various presentations covering Regimental selection whilst at Sandhurst, the troop commander's course, and career development from there.

You get a chance to have a look at / drive some of the plant kit used by the sappers, have a quick trip round the Medway in a rigid raider, and make some C4 confidence charges. There's also an evening in the mess with some guys on the troop commander's course, and a bit of phys.

It's a good visit, just bear in mind that that most things you see/do will not be part of an officer's job!

Originally Posted by madhands

Hi stuck in Leeds. I'm at uni and Leeds and just passed my briefing at the weekend. My RE fam visit is 6-9th August. Not 100% sure what happens on it at the moment but I'm sure we can find out online.

What?! An eight month wait just for a FAM visit? that's insane.

I was expecting to get my FAM visits done before AOSB but there's no way I'm going to postpone AOSB by 5months just to go to the FAM visits first. Do you know why the wait is so long?

I had the same kind of wait for the RE

From what I remember, they ran the fam visit once a month (bare in mind you're getting briefed by RSM's and lots of soldiers/NCO's who are training etc etc)

Also I noticed that they prioritise people who have already passed main board, lots of people on my visit had done just that!

I'm in final year of uni and need to prioritise getting my degree done. So I chose to go on that one, the June one was postponed and I am in India next month so couldn't go. They also don't let you book one until you pass your briefing.

Oh fair enough, what degree are you studying madhands?