EnduranceTrack & stopwatch
1.5-mile run test · 2.4 km run
Purpose
Use this test to track running endurance. Your client runs 1.5 miles (2.4 km) as fast as they can, at their own pace, and you record the time.
Firefighter recruits, law enforcement agencies and the US Marine Corps use it in their fitness tests.
Procedure
- Preparation
- Use a flat, measured course. 1.5 miles is 2,414 m: 6 laps of a 400 m track plus 14 m. Tell your client the number of laps before the start.
- Equipment
- A measured course or running track and a stopwatch
Start
Say “Go” and start the stopwatch.
Run the distance
Your client runs 1.5 miles as fast as they can, choosing their own pace. Call out the laps left.
Stop the time
Stop the stopwatch as your client crosses the finish.
Scoring
The score is the time for 1.5 miles, in minutes and seconds.
Interpretation
Compare times on the same course and in similar weather. The calculator shows the time without a label.
Sources
- Chizewski, Box, Kesler and Petruzzello: high intensity functional training improves fitness in recruit firefighters (2021)International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(24):13400. Methods: a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) run as fast as possible at a self-selected pace.
Sources checked by SoloTrainer.net · 25 Sep