Improve Your Mile and a Half PT Score

How to improve your time on a 1.5 mile run. We used the POST minimum requirements for example, but the workouts covered are the same whether you are taking your mile down from 12 minutes to 10 minutes or taking it from 6 minutes to 5.

[darrylpotts]

This worked for from March 1 to May 30th. In March ran the 1.5 in 16:00. Tested again in May and ran a 13:26 1.5 mile! Thanks

[vethusanketheeswararajah]

Just completed my 1.5 mile run in 12 minutes and 5 seconds!

[Onii_Chan]

it's the opposite for me, I'm wayyyy underweight, I could barely put that 1 mile under 10 minutes, just checked, my mile right now is 10:50, and I already felt like dying... after the 1.5 miles, I think I saw great granny beckoning for me in the light.

[wailshudar]

This is solid advice delivered perfectly and simply without any BS jargon. As someone who is acquainted with fitness/nutrition community, I especially appreciate this.

[hurshiellstegall]

Great advice! The math is perfect 2:30+2:30=5:00, so it goes 2:30+2:30=5:00, which is 10:00. Add 2:30+2:30=5:00 which is the last half mile. Thus he is right, if you set a pace of two minutes and thirty seconds after 6 quarter miles you will be at 15:00 minutes.

[bencorless]

Great advice! I would add that you can implement incline treadmill sprints instead of trail running if it's winter

[rfj]

I have to prepare for a PJFT for the Royal Marines when I pass my interview and medical exam. I need to run it in 10 minutes so I appreciate it :)

[tessat]

Great video, thank you!!! :) You sound very knowledgeable and confident! I am going to use this to help one of out Air Force members improve her run!

[jacobg]

Great advice. I've grown up a serious procrastinator, which I feel has greatly inhibited my potential, and at this point the marines may be the only thing that can teach me the discipline I desperately need. Of course that means getting myself in shape just to join has been a discipline challenge of itself. That 3.0 mile run is intimidating right now. Been running at least 5ks on treadmills and I finally started running consistently enough last week to start making progress. Got my time down from an original 45:00 to about 37:30 by running 5 mph for 20 minutes before taking a break. Still a ways to go to meet that 27:00, but I'm getting there.

[exeprotss]

Love the video bro. My POST exam is 17 mins 37 seconds. Preparing right now and your video helped.

[jordonyeechengxuan]

I’m 13 and I’m weak at running, always one of the last in class due to poor and weak stamina. This week I trained 1.5miles Everyday for 5 days straight.
My first timing for 2.52km (more than 1.5 mile) was 15:59.
Today is my 4th or 5th time and I can run 2.3km(slightly lesser than 1.5mile) in 13:42. The 220m doesn’t make a lot of diff at most a minute and several seconds.

[stevenbaltimore]

Damn, this was pure calculus . messed my whole night up 😆

[coolvideos]

what about 9 minutes for the 1.5 mile what would you recommend with regards to training

[creedbratton]

I admit I get 91-96 on my pt test but this year I fell off but I only test every year. I’m
One of the muscle guys that sucks at running because well I’m fat I guess. I usually run 10:20-10:50 and I can be okay with that. Your video helped me because my run time is coming back to normal

[balaclavallama]

I'm wanting to get into the British paras and to be sure you are getting in you want to be running your mile and a half in under 8 mins. I've been trying for a month now and I'm still minutes off. you also need 18 pull ups, +80 push ups in in 2 mins and same deal with the sit ups, killer!

[withmsc]

best advice on youtube that i have seen! thank you :)

[helmettheviking]

I want to be a navy seal. The bare minimum time is 10:30 I run somewhere around that. But I got to make 9 minutes for optimal time. Thank you!

[PogELee]

already swore in ship out in august this is helping me a lot and I really appreciate it

[missiontobeaman]

Solid advice! Thanks. I could do mine in 13:30 but 12:30 is required. Need to push myself harder. Any tips?

[BaileySchellDEFF]

I do my 1.5 Miles in 10:15, I’m trying to get down to 8:45.