Comments on: Nervous? http://openbah.com/archives/20051101/nervous Journal of a Marine Officer Candidate. Articles about Marine OCS, Marine Corps downloads, and how to find your local Marine Corps OSO. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nick Chalko http://openbah.com/archives/20051101/nervous/comment-page-1#comment-30 Nick Chalko Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:05:44 +0000 http://openbah.com/?p=37#comment-30 You should try to get your run time under 20 minutes. 21 Minutes will probably be the Slow group at OCS. Injury is the number one fear. The rest you either have or don't. Not much you can do about injury except be in shape. Take your own supply of Vitamin M (Motrin). Report your injuries to Medical if you get any, but be prepared to just take the Vitamin M ans suck it up. Start running in boots if you haven't yet. The trails at OCS can be hard on ankles. You need to be in shape and use to it so that you aren't sucking wind and you have the wherewithall to pay attention and not trip. Good Luck and Semper Fi from Al Taqaddum You should try to get your run time under 20 minutes. 21 Minutes will probably be the Slow group at OCS. Injury is the number one fear. The rest you either have or don’t.

Not much you can do about injury except be in shape. Take your own supply of Vitamin M (Motrin). Report your injuries to Medical if you get any, but be prepared to just take the Vitamin M ans suck it up.

Start running in boots if you haven’t yet. The trails at OCS can be hard on ankles. You need to be in shape and use to it so that you aren’t sucking wind and you have the wherewithall to pay attention and not trip.

Good Luck and
Semper Fi from Al Taqaddum

]]> By: Michael http://openbah.com/archives/20051101/nervous/comment-page-1#comment-25 Michael Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:34:52 +0000 http://openbah.com/?p=37#comment-25 Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.

]]> By: lex http://openbah.com/archives/20051101/nervous/comment-page-1#comment-24 lex Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:28:55 +0000 http://openbah.com/?p=37#comment-24 There's a greater danger in over-training, as Randy said. If you can run three miles between 18-21 minutes, you should be fine. Build up distance first, then ease of the distance while you build up intensity, and then recombine - but no two consecutive days of speed work and give your body one day a week to heal. Good luck! There’s a greater danger in over-training, as Randy said. If you can run three miles between 18-21 minutes, you should be fine. Build up distance first, then ease of the distance while you build up intensity, and then recombine - but no two consecutive days of speed work and give your body one day a week to heal.

Good luck!

]]> By: Randy http://openbah.com/archives/20051101/nervous/comment-page-1#comment-23 Randy Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:19:17 +0000 http://openbah.com/?p=37#comment-23 Only thing I can say man is don't train so hard when you end up breaking yourself. Just do the proper stretching and you should be good. Good luck to ya! Only thing I can say man is don’t train so hard when you end up breaking yourself. Just do the proper stretching and you should be good. Good luck to ya!

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