Hey folks,

Well, this wasn’t exactly the kind of first update I wanted to give. However, it is what it is.

First week of basic was going okay. I failed my first PT xpress test by one push-up, which sucks. We had a chance to re-do the test on the Friday but Thursday I had injured myself [...]

I wonder how many entries I can come up with that start out with “The Best $$$ I ever spent…”!!?!?!

However, today I really mean it. Back in January I had originally scheduled a running assessement to be done but the accident pushed that back. When I was finally able to run decently, I developed bronchitis. [...]

Today for my run I decided to do some speed training.  I didn’t do a lot of distance (maybe 1500 metres in total?) but the first couple of runs, I went from lamp-post to lamp-post, at a faster run. I’m thinking that my speed went from (sorry, I have to use MPH for this part [...]

Apologies in advance, this post may be long and confusing but it is discussing my preparations for the XPRESS test which occurs at the start of week two at BMQ. You need to pass this test in order to continue through with basic training. If you can’t pass it, you may be sent to the [...]