Short Journey, Long Road.I have 108 days until I ship out for basic training, and I'm struggling to get my run time to an acceptable place. I'm at a mile and a half in 16:01, it's the fastest time I've had yet but it's still pretty bad. I've never been a long distance runner, always a sprinter.

The rest of physical requirements shouldn't be too hard to meet, but the things I need to study are giving me a headache because it's been so long since I had to study and retain any information. On the job I learned very quickly and didn't need to re-read instructions regardless of the job. This on the other hand is a pain in my ass. If anybody has any tips, or links to online qui...

Short Journey, Long Road.I have 108 days until I ship out for basic training, and I'm struggling to get my run time to an acceptable place. I'm at a mile and a half in 16:01, it's the fastest time I've had yet but it's still pretty bad. I've never been a long distance runner, always a sprinter.

The rest of physical requirements shouldn't be too hard to meet, but the things I need to study are giving me a headache because it's been so long since I had to study and retain any information. On the job I learned very quickly and didn't need to re-read instructions regardless of the job. This on the other hand is a pain in my ass. If anybody has any tips, or links to online quizzes for Navy text please pass it my way.