Well, I had to take a PT test today for the military and the results were not that good. One of the events for the Army PT test is a 2-mile run, I have to do at least 17 pushups in 2 minutes and 45 situps in 2 minutes. I past the pushup and situp, but the run was horrible. Since I am 30 yrs old, I have to run it in 20:30. I came across the finish line at 24:28!!! Horrible!!!! I haven't ran 2 miles in 2 years though, so I guess I can lie to myself and say not bad, since I had knee surgury 1 year and 2 months ago, and never did any physical therapy afterward. So, I now have until July 1st, that is when my next PT test is!!! I don't have to pass it, but they do want to see some major improvements or I will have to start going to a mandatory PT group 5 days a week. So I have some motivation for that!!! I'm looking at it that I have to shave about a minute off of every 1/2 mile!! We have markers posted on the side of the road for every half mile. Also, according to my height and weight requirements for the military, I'm over weight and I had to get taped. The body fat tape test came out with the results of me being 40% body fat!!!! That can not be right!!!! There is now way I'm almost 50% fat!!!! But, I'm going to adjust my eating habits, not really diet, I'm just going to choose some healthier foods and start running more, which means I'll have to cut down on my cycling!!! If anyone has any pointers, I'm all game!!! Thanks for listening to my pity-party!!!



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