Competition Guidelines

Christchurch Runners

Army Basic Fitness Test

A basic fitness test which all soldiers must complete twice a year.

The basis for undertaking other, more strenuous, endurance training.

The BFT is a 3 mile run, in training shoes, of two parts:

Part 1: As a squad run and march 1-½ miles in 15 minutes.

Part 2: After 45 seconds recovery, individually run 1-½ miles.

Pass times for the individual run are:

AGE	PASS TIME
	Male	Female
Under 30	<10 ½ minutes	<11 ½ minutes
30 – 35	<11 ½ minutes	<12 ½ minutes
35 – 40	<12 ½ minutes	<13 ½ minutes
40 – 45	<13 ½ minutes	<14 ½ minutes
Over 45	3 mile individual run in < 28 minutes	3 mile individual run in < 30

The actual finishing times will be handicapped using the mile handicaps.