We had a team meeting at 0800. Commander Ponseti (USCG), and Commander Wilson (USN), our coaches, laid down the guidelines for our training camp and went over our schedule for the first day. We jumped right into fitness during the morning before a night time session on the lighted training field.
We gathered around the track at 1000, did a 10 minute warm-up jog and stretched before proceeding right into the Cooper test. The Cooper test is a simple fitness test. Members are given 12 minutes to see how far they can run. The temperature was in the mid 90s coupled with some significant humidity. Accordingly, there were some grueling seconds near the end of our 12 minute expedition. In fact, when most of us were nearing our 6th lap, some instructors from the fitness center walked out to the track and raised a yellow flag signifying and amber heat advisory.
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| NAS Pensacola Track |
After the Cooper test we put on our cleats and made our way to the center of the track. The coaches had set up cones at 40 and 80 yard intervals. We then proceeded to run timed sprints against each other for the next 30 minutes or so. The coaches recorded our times and took some notes. After capping off the session with a cool-down jog and some stretching we grabbed water and made plans for lunch.
very nice.....
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