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Originally Posted by Gruntastic11
Running has always been my strong suit and at 201 pounds, smoking a pack a day, I ran 5 miles in about 55 minutes. Not too shabby for a smoker(still working on that quitting portions. Day 2....)
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Not to be a dick, really, but that 5 mile time is horrible! The standard is 5 miles in under 40 minutes. I'm 54, been retired since 2005, and run 5 in 46+/- right now at 207 lbs and was always a middle of the pack runner. When I hit selection, also at 33, also having smoked since I was 14, with roughly 10 years of jumping with the 82nd on my knees, ran 5 in about 36:30, again, nothing blistering.
You are going to need to drastically improve that run time...55 minutes for 5 miles is 11 minute miles, that average won't pass the 5 mile run, or the PT Test 2 mile run, not sure what the current minimum for 33 is, but it was under 18 minutes last time I checked. You are closer to what I would say is how fast you should be able to walk a mile in under a heavy ruck, which is 15 min/miles.
You have time, but don't fool yourself into thinking that it'll come around by itself, it's going to take work, hard work.
Good Luck.