[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Running at 8 MPH for 645 yards is the requirement.

i’m an old fat guy, and i can do that. ...that’s about a 9 min. mile pace? not much faster than a fast walk.

500 meters is 546 yards, 29" in 165 seconds, which works out to about 6.7 MPH which is spot on for a 9 minute mile. A fast walk is about 3 MPH.

It is clear to me she was gaming the system. I think that 51 YO guys would have a hard time with the requirements.

Regards,
GtG

PS I'm an old fat guy too and no way can I walk anywhere that fast.

[Elendur]

this fat old Tolkien lover, thanks his fellow fat old Tolkien lover for doing the math.
(i guess that’s why you’re the Wizard!)

...LONG Long ago (in a galaxy far away?), i ran 26 mile marathons. so i’m glad my quick guess was close.
and race walkers do about 7mph i think.
maybe i couldn’t walk for an hour. but even now, i think i could do ONE lap at 5mph walking. and much faster jogging.

again, even with full gear, “passing score” is just jogging speed for a little over a lap. hardly unfair for a public defender, i think.

[Myrddin]

My wife and I just visited Yellowstone National Park for our 33rd wedding anniversary last Thursday. I'm almost 55. We decided to take the hike down to the brink of the lower falls on the Yellowstone River. It's a 600 foot drop in elevation on the trail from the parking lot down to the brink. The elevation in that area is 7600 ft. That little walk will get your attention...especially if you're not acclimated to the elevation.