I remember to this day thinking holy shit they only have to make 12 minute miles
I didn't have a good frame of reference, so I looked it up. Turns out you don't even need to run, you can powerwalk a mile in 11 minutes.
https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/articles/health/how-long-to-walk-a-mile.php
This was back in the 90s. It is a joke our millitary out side of the special forces is truly a joke except our technology is pretty solid and our air and navy power
Whoever told you in the 90s that the run time was 12 minutes per mile was 1000% wrong. The old standard prior to the current setup was 16 minutes maximum for 2 mile run (15:54 technically) for ages 17-21 and 18 minutes for age 21.
This. And many guys were running 2 miles in 12 minutes. My old ass could still run it in 14 min when I got out.
So 8 minute miles back then? This was the airforce officers academy I think? So maybe they had weaker standards
female standards are different. can't score lower than 50, so they skate by with a 19:36 in the 2-mile
https://usarmybasic.com/army-physical-fitness/female-2-mile-run-standards
They used to make army instruction manuals in comic book form to get the dogfaces to read them
In all age categories, men walk faster than women. This could be because they tend to have slightly longer legs. Or perhaps they're more likely to be running late for something...
Fucking kek!
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