Two Miles

Two miles, that's been my running lately, at least in the area of two miles that is.  Today's run was right on the dot.  2.0 miles in 18:04 (9:02 pace).  But why only two miles instead of 3.1?  Well, the Army Physical Fitness test has a running component and it's a timed 2 mile run.    Not quit a sprint but not quite distance either.

For those of you that don't know, I work for the Army.  My office is about a block away from Garrison Headquarters and the Parade Field where PT tests are conducted.  Two laps around the parade field equals two miles.  A good goal for a lunchtime run.  I've been running a modified lop though. From my office, I run a single lap around the field, then head for a half lap around the lake and it's about 2.25 miles.  Today, I just cut it short to see how I handled just the 2.0.  Not too bad.  How does my running compare to the Army PT test?  Well let's just say I was 14 seconds shy of passing.  Then again, I wasn't pushing it either. Maybe soon I'll attempt a mock test.  I'll go ahead and mark my pushups a fail.  Situps, I could possibly pass with a bit of training. Running, I'm sure I can do it. 

As for races, I found a local 5K this weekend that is about 5-10 minutes from the house.  I'll most likely be signing up for it today.