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The Two-Mile Run, or 2MR, measures your aerobic endurance, just like it did on the APFT. The same theory is in play here: If you have higher aerobic endurance, you can recover more quickly from one task so you’re ready for the next one — and you can run when you need to. In practice, performing well on the 2MR shows the Army that you’ll do just fine during dismounted operations, rucking, and infiltration and extraction. Just in case you weren’t sure what muscles you need to wake up to perform well on the 2MR, Figure 2-10 highlights them for you.

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FIGURE 2-10: Muscles used in the Two-Mile Run.

Your unit chooses where you complete your Two-Mile Run. It can be on an indoor or outdoor track or on an improved surface (like a road or sidewalk). Don’t worry; you’re not going to be cruising down the dirt part of Perimeter Road in your favorite running shoes. The Army forbids the run from happening on unimproved terrain, which can be unsafe and potentially hurt your time.

The ACFT has a pre-programmed 10-minute rest between the LTK and the 2MR, which starts when the last soldier in your group finishes the LTK.

Run times for the ACFT are a lot different from what they were on the APFT. If you only need to eke by with 60 points, you have 21 minutes to make your way through the entire course. If you need 65 points, aim for 19 minutes even, or score 70 points by running it in 18 minutes. You can max out 100 points on the 2MR by running the whole thing in 13:30.