Let's Get Physical
When I signed up for the Navy back in 2005, I had a problem. I was out of shape. I weighted about 200 lbs and wore size 36 pants - now that's not huge for a guy who's 6'2", but it's certainly not small. I could do maybe one push-up and couldn't run for more than a few seconds at a time. My strong point was sit-ups - I could do a whole 30! I worked out on my own and finally got up to the Navy's minimum standards about 8 months later, but it was a hard push.
Fast forward to now. I weigh under 175 and wear size 32 pants - the same size I wore in high school! My ship had its semi-annual Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) this week, so on Wednesday I had to run 1.5 miles and do as many push-ups and sit-ups as I could in a two minute period. I guess the Navy's doing something right, because I made a new high in my push-ups and run and almost matched my high in sit-ups. I did my run in 11:05, which is a full 70 seconds faster than my previous PFA this spring and roughly equivalent to the speed I ran/walked a mile back in my high school days. I was able to do 62 push-ups and 78 sit-ups. Now that's not exceptional by Navy standards - a bit less than that, actually - but by my standards, I'm in a whole new world of in-shape-ness. I even ran a 5K race not too long ago and finished in a decent (for me) time of about 27 minutes.
My next goal: run a 10K next spring. Anyone else up for the challenge?
Good for you, Tyler! I think I might have to pass on the 10K this time, but maybe next time. I love you!
You are an insult to the geek physique. ;)