A pretty tough fitness test used by a lot of senior rugby clubs to check where everyone is fitness wise.
Starting at the baseline it's a sequence of shuttle runs 20m, 40m and 60m. Repeat 5 times and you've run 1.2km. You've got starting from standing position them 29 changes of direction thrown in.
week 1 - 8 mins 30 - Tough one, hadn't run in a while and wasn't quite sure what to expect
week 2 - 6 mins 54 - bloody delighted with that, didn't expect to improve that much, but I knew what to expect, so that was great
week 3 - 6 mins 20 - Woohoo! Did a wee bit training and have been losing weight, but that's dramatic improvement.
So there you go. Just experiencing the test was enough to make dramatic improvements for the 2nd week, but to take 2 mins 10 sec from a baseline is pretty good going. Delighted with that... dare I dream of getting below 6 mins before I turn 50? 2 weeks to go.... tick tock!!!
Trials, tribulations, tales and titillations of a now 50- something year old, Scot, determined to stave of his cultural and genetic destiny with sporadic efforts to attain Physical perfection impaired by unhelpful refueling strategies and familial responsibilities. This blog will now track my efforts to recover from Multi-Focal Pulmonary Emboli, caused by a dislodged DVT.
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