1½ Mile Timed Run Standards

This is a test of the aerobic power that is so important to Police Officers when responding physically in an emergency situation.  The test requires a nearly exhaustive effort, or at least at the level of the higher intensities at which the individual has been training.

It takes place on an indoor or outdoor track (6 laps of a 440-yard track is 1½ miles) or other suitable, relatively level running area.  Time is measured with a suitable stopwatch.  Participants' should not eat for a least two hours before the run.

Candidates' should do some stretching and warm-up exercises prior to the test and allow adequate time for cool-down by walking or jogging at a slow pace following the run.

Score is the time recorded as the candidate crosses the finish line.