5th Graders running the mile

[Veronica]

.... in myyyyyy day, we had to run a 6-minute mile for the Presidential Fitness whateveritwas. And people were running 50-mile races all over the country as part of that same JFK initiative.

Also, get off my lawn. <rattles cane>

I guess that's a sign of how less fit current society is. To qualify for the Presidential Fitness award you need to be in the top 15%. The current qualifying time for ten year old boys is right around 8:30 and for girls is 9:15.

Veronica

[skhill]

and I ran a whole mile for the very first time in my life when I was 37... Nice to know I can meet the standard for 10 year old boys easily these days, though.

I remember doing the presidential fitness thing circa 1980, and there were a lot of us doing more walking than running on that mile. Nothing new there!

[Catrin]

hmmm, while I've run a mile it has never been without some walking included...pity I can't meet the 10-year old boy standard I don't think we had the presidential fitness when I was in elementary school but THAT was in the '60s/early '70s.

[GLC1968]

Funny. I ran my fastest mile EVER when I was in 5th grade - and I still had to walk some of it! 7:40. I'll never forget it as I was one of the slower kids and it was embarrassing. That would have been in the mid-late 70's, I believe.

My how times have changed!

[nuliajuk]

88ºF = 31ºC
No wonder they had trouble. I can run a mile in about 12.5 minutes, but not when it's that hot. Even at 15ºC, I sweat for 20 minutes afterwards.

[Veronica]

It's already 70 degrees here at 4:15 AM. I'd have to wait until November to get cooler temperatures when I can take them out and then I have to deal with rain. They run around at lunch recess in those temps.


Veronica

[Melalvai]

The nice thing about have terrible heat & humidity for the pre-test is they can't hardly help but improve for the post-test. That doesn't mean their fitness improved, only the weather, but who cares, it'll be a great psychological boost to them and you!