Strong (and tired) - Physically fit?

[fitfool]

I've only gone running once in the 3.5 weeks since the marathon. At first I basked in the sore muscles and creaky joints and didn't mind not running. After about a week I started looking at the schedule of local races for the next 2-3 months. After 2 weeks I ran a quick 4-mile run but found my ankle and knees still protested. So I figured I'd rest some more and run over Thanksgiving. Nope...just lazed about and cooked, ate, read, and slept.

Now I'm itching to go for a run but am reluctant to run in the cold and dark. So tonight I decided to run the stairs in my apartment building. Up to the 4th floor. tap tap tap tap back down. Up-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-Turn!-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9...winding around and around until I felt kinda dizzy. But I did it. 20 times up and down.

Felt so good to get back in my body that I gave myself a mini-physical-fitness test. So for all you military people, would I pass? Or do I need to try again? I'm a 30-year-old female.

2 minutes push-ups	36 (regular kind, not modified)
2 minutes sit-ups	59 (if toes were hooked under the couch) 40 (with toes not anchored under anything)
2-mile run	18:00 (estimated by taking the times of the first 2 miles in my marathon training runs)

It was nice to feel strong but now I'm tuckered out and will go to sleep at a decent hour.

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Fitness

[(Anonymous)]

You are on track for the Marines. The minimum standards for your age group are: 3 mile run in 32 minutes, 45 Bent-knee Sit-ups, and a flexed arm hang of 15 seconds.


Flexed Arm Hang (female). The individual stands on a support or, if necessary, is assisted by others to reach the starting position. Both palms must face in the same direction. The elbows are flexed so that the chin is over or level with the bar. Once the individual is set in the starting position, the support or assistance is removed and she attempts to maintain elbow flexion for as long as possible. The score is the length of time in seconds that some degree of flexion at the elbow is maintained. The chin may not rest on the bar during the exercise.

Bent-knee Sit-ups. The time limit is two minutes for male and female Marines. In the correct starting position, the Marines are on their back (supine position) with their shoulder blades touching the deck, knees flexed and both feet flat on the deck. The arms are folded across and remain against the chest or rib cage with no gap between the forearms and the chest or rib cage when raising the upper body. One repetition consists of raising the upper body from the starting position until the elbows or forearms touch the thighs and then returning to the starting position with the shoulder blades touching the deck. No bouncing or arching of the lower back is authorized, and the buttocks will remain in constant contact with the deck throughout the exercise. An assistant may hold the feet or legs below the knees in whatever manner is most comfortable for the participant. Kneeling or sitting on the feet is permitted. Repeat as many times as possible during the time limit. Resting during the exercise is permitted in either the up or the down position.

Re: Fitness

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

Cool. I don't know how I would fare on the arm hangs or chin-ups. If I can do them with palms facing towards me, I think I'd get the flexed arm hangs part ok and maybe even eke out one pull-up. But unlikely to get any further than that. Meanwhile, my legs are So So stiff and sore today. I ought to ease into this working out again thing.