One down

Yesterday was an exciting day in my training progression; I have finally officially completed one section of the APFT with a passing score!  I completed the two mile run with a time of about 15:45!  One of the problems with doing this run on the treadmill is that it takes at least 20-25 seconds for the treadmill to get up to my starting speed, so I usually take that into account and subtract it from my final time.  My actual time yesterday was 16:12, still below the required 16:36, which made me happy because I didn’t have to fudge with the numbers to have a passing time.  Six weeks ago it took around 19 minutes to complete the two mile run, so I must be doing something right with my training!

I felt really pumped after the run and wanted to try out the push-up section of the test, but ultimately decided against it.  First of all, despite my adrenaline rush I really was physically exhuasted.  Second, now that I have a regimented, regular workout for my chest muscles I didn’t want to strain them on a day when I wouldn’t normally be working them and throw off my regular routine.  I guess that’s a lame excuse, really I was just tired and talked myself out of it.  I am looking forward to trying the test again, even though I’m still certain the sit-up section is out of reach.

Well I think that’s pretty much all I wanted to write about today.  Sometimes I think about expanding the scope of this blog to include my other interests, like video games and crossword puzzles.  I don’t think that’s a good idea though because those topics are too different.  Readers interested in video games and crosswords won’t want to read the rest of this nonsense!  Those of you accustomed to my current topic probably wouldn’t be too interested in video games and crosswords.  Maybe I’ll start other blogs for those other topics someday!