12-Week Marine Corps PFT 3-Mile Run Max: The Tactical 80/20 Protocol

Running
5k
All
6 days - 11 workouts/week (4 - 8 hours)
Power, Pace, HR
Description
Overview
Sample Week

Description

Stop running your easy days too hard and your hard days too easy. The PFT 3-Mile is not just a 5K—it's a test of sustained pacing after massive upper-body depletion. Built by a 21-year veteran, this 12-week plan uses the 80/20 Endurance methodology: 80% easy aerobic base-building (Zone 2) and 20% math-driven VO2 Max intervals. We also use two days of Recovery Bike Rides weekly to flush the legs without the destructive ground reaction forces. What It Delivers: • PFT Primers: Specific strength ...

Structured workout in your watch
This training plan includes

Individualized training with structured workouts

Structured workouts guide you through workouts in real time and deliver a more efficient and effective training session.

Weekly Averages

Days of training
6
Workouts
11
Duration
4 hr - 8 hr
Distance
12 mi - 25 mi

Overview

Run
50 workouts
31:19:00 hr
7 mi
Strength Training
69 workouts
10:55:00 hr
Bike
23 workouts
11:30:00 hr
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Supported Apps and Devices

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Sample Week (3rd week)

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12-Week Marine Corps PFT 3-Mile Run Max: The Tactical 80/20 Protocol

Running
5k
All
6 days - 11 workouts/week (4 - 8 hours)
Power, Pace, HR
12-Week Marine Corps PFT 3-Mile Run Max: The Tactical 80/20 Protocol
$29.00
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  • Daily workout email reminders
Plan Provided by
Andy Fowler Endurance
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