Fastest 2 mile time for Military guys??

23 years ago (in boot camp) I think that a low 9:00 was possible, but we were timed by our slowest runner in the Company (80 guys!) two mile run. I ran with "Porky" in the back and did a painful 14:47. My slowest "race" ever, but one I will always remember.

92 pushups, 104 situps, followed by a 11:21 on the old "Sandbox" course at Fort Bragg (the whole run is through soft sand in the summer heat).

In ROTC, we had a guy who was 110-120 in both pushups and situps, and would crank a 10:00-10:30 immediately after that.

Ersatz Genius wrote:

GaryB, I'm glad to know that 10:14 at Fort Sam (the only track "race" I have been in with a "field" of over 150!) was really more like a 10:02 - I wasn't in the greatest shape at the time and the heat in Texas about killed me. The funny thing was doing the diagnostic test at the beginning of camp in 11:03 or so (just fast enough to "win") and watching everyone else fawn over this time, and then - after my "huge improvement" to an "amazing" 10:14 -listening to these same others express disbelief when I told them (matter-of-factly and only after much grilling) that I'd run the 3K equivalent of about a minute faster.

Yeah, I once helped a friend who was going thru Officer Basic in his 2 Mile. He wanted me to pace him to a sub 9:40. I was in oxygen debt the from yelling track so many times while we lapped the entire field!!

These military runs definitely sound short. My friends that have come out of the military always have rediculus pr's. Then when I mention going for a run they either come up with excuses or are clearly not in the kind of shape they have indicated. what kind of courses do you soldiers run on? You know there are 8 laps in a 3200 meter run on a 400 meter track right. I know you people aren't the brightest bulbs for joining in the first place, but god bless you for doing the rich man's dirty work. We need you.

Yeah, most of my friends that get out really can't come close to matching their supposed prs either. I know some of these guys are studs, but their are definitely quite a few guys that are giving the studs a bad name with all their bullshit. But hey, if an extra minute keeps these tools happy despite all the brainwashing than who gives a shit, aye. This country needs these bullit catchers so the rest of us can make some dough.

Sometimes the courses are short, sometimes they are long (the Ft Sam Houston 800 meter track is mondo rubber and is 50 feet per lap short) I know for a fact that my unit at Ft Sam had a course that was 173 meters short, I went out and measured it and found it to be short and remarked a the course and caught all kinds of hell from my First Sergeant for it.

But you must remember there are many guys in the Army that were fairly fast runners in High School, College and while in the military. 99% of them didn't join the Army for WCAP, most never get on an All Army Team, many run on a Installation Army Ten Miler Team. To say they are brain washed is ignorant.

9:30-9:50 for a 2 miler is no that fast on the grand scheme of things. If you think it is, you are most likely a 10:00 hater!!

No, your're totally right, 9:30 to 9:50 while respectable, is really quite acheivable for a good athlete with some motivation. I guess I have just run into too many military people that are clearly stretching the truth. You seem, to not be one of these people. To have the balls to tell your First Sereant anything that resembles the truth despite what is already accepted is quite admirable. Keep up the good work.

It's spelled "training" not "draining, since you want to get picky.

Portland's Todd Davis held the ROTC Air Force record for the 1.5 mile or whatever they do...he should he was a 13:48/8:36 (steeple) guy.

9:57 and I was fourth in batallion test in Germany in 84 the guy who finished first was like a drop out from Kentucky. Did 745 pushups and 80 situps during the same test and have 6 months to retirement

Back in the 60's, the Army pt test included a 1 mile run as the last event. When was the pt test changed? Anything under 6 minutes received the max score for the run. With jump boots I ran about 4:40 at Ft. Benning. My fastest was with combat boots when I was with the 10th Special Forces Group-4:25. Supposedly, I set the post record at Ft. Steward and Ft. Devans. I am sure the tracks were not exactly a 1/4 mile, but running with pants and boots, it would be difficult to compare with someone running with shorts and track shoes. Anyway, it was fun to always be the first to finish as I sucked in the low crawl portion of the test.

Dude, you're definately old school.

Lawton Redman made the 2002 Olympic team in biathlon... he could run a pretty mean 2 mile. Somewhere in the low nines.

These times are all bogus. Unless you are some favorite of Drill Instructors, it is impossible to run sub 9:00 0r even low 9:00 on PT test. The conditions are rough: averaging up ti 4 hours sleep a night, no "running training", too much food making you gain weight. Those of us who are true runners actually get OUT OF SHAPE in basic training and thus slow down.

I've heard too many Tall Tales in the Army. Had a soldier in AIT tell me once his sister ran a 4:10 mile in high school. Does Geb know this??

dan browne could probly bust a solid 2 mi

Dan Browne isnt in the Active Army!

Army of ONE wrote:

Dan Browne isnt in the Active Army!

Dan Brown road-whored on the American Taxpayer's dime for 5 years or so after we picked up the tab for his West Point education.

The best thing about Dan Brown is that Nike is now paying him instead of me.

Army of ONE wrote:

These times are all bogus. Unless you are some favorite of Drill Instructors, it is impossible to run sub 9:00 0r even low 9:00 on PT test. The conditions are rough: averaging up ti 4 hours sleep a night, no "running training", too much food making you gain weight. Those of us who are true runners actually get OUT OF SHAPE in basic training and thus slow down.

I've heard too many Tall Tales in the Army. Had a soldier in AIT tell me once his sister ran a 4:10 mile in high school. Does Geb know this??

Maybe in Basic but it's not bogus for anyone out of basic. I ran a 9:45 in Basic and 9:42 in AIT. In fact I was pulled out of scheduled training in my 6th week to run a local 5k in Aniston Alabama. Ran 15:35 and took 2nd overall.

There are a lot of guys in the Army that say they were studs in high school. I was in Hawaii and met a guy trying to make our 10 miler team. He kept going on and on about how he ran sub 9:10 for 2 miles in high school. I flat out told him he was full of shit. He stood there and told me he really ran that fast. I decided to pull his bullshit card and did a search on him. Cameron Copher was indeed a pretty fast high school running from the state of Washington.

While at West Point, Dan Browne ran an 8:48 for a full APFT. A few comments about Dan and the Army running program. Dan had the guts to attend and graduate from West Point while participating in Division 1 athletics. Dan is still in the Army serving as a reservist. Dan did not attend West Point because of WCAP. He was a good school runner, who developed into a great collegiate and professional runner. Finally, while in the WCAP, athletes are not allowed to keep any of the monetary awards, the only exception being National Championships.