Story · Run
Twelve-miler
19.3 km
The march that ends the US Army's expert tests.
Cover 19.3 km. Carry 16 kg (35 lb). Only the distance is checked.
- It stands on
- Nut grove
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- Nut grove
- Weekly distance
- About 19 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
- Long run
- 14 km, at least once in the last 6 weeks. Finishing Nut grove counts
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
The US Army's expert badges end with a 12-mile march. It has to be done in three hours, carrying a 35 lb rucksack. Source: US Army.
The ladder
- 5 km/
- Forager's day/
- First flight/
- Mawson's last miles/
- 10 km/
- Gold march/
- Hunter's day/
- Nut grove/
- Twelve-miler