Odd question about military marching pace

[Father Bill]

When I was a lad, the Boy Scouts referred to that as "Scouts' Pace" I don't think that the numbers were the same, but the walk some, jog the same concept was the basis of it.

[carlb]

In runners' circles it's usually called "The Galloway Method" after Jeff Galloway, a running guru who promotes an alternating run/walk pace as a way to increase the distance you can run while keeping away from injuries. He doesn't go for quite so short an interval; it's usually something like 3 minutes of running to one minute of walking (or more as you get fitter and faster). Certainly helped get me through my first half-marathon.

[fluter]

When I was a lad, the Boy Scouts referred to that as "Scouts' Pace" I don't think that the numbers were the same, but the walk some, jog the same concept was the basis of it.

If I recall correctly, the Scout Pace was 50 steps trotting, 50 walking. It's better for endurance than run/walk, but if you're training for speed there's probably a better way.

[Tobus]

When I was a lad, the Boy Scouts referred to that as "Scouts' Pace" I don't think that the numbers were the same, but the walk some, jog the same concept was the basis of it.

Excellent! When I Google that term, I find results that sound very similar. I'm seeing a wide range of intervals for walk/jog. Everything from 22 yards (roughly equivalent to 22 steps, I would imagine) to 100 steps. The interval they were using in the Sharpe movie seemed much shorter, but looks like the same concept.

From memory, The Rifle Brigade--Sharpe's outfit were part of that, but I can't remember the connection

Yep, Sharpe's outfit was the (fictional) 95th Rifles of the South Essex Regiment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Essex_Regiment

I know Mr. Cornwell did a lot of research in writing his books, and he usually did quite a good job of explaining any historical discrepancies at the end of his books. What I don't know is how accurate the movie portrayals were, in terms of uniforms, maneuvers, weaponry, etc. I would hope that they were historically correct in their costuming and such, and not taking the American Hollywood approach of making it look "cool" at the expense of history. I find the movies very entertaining and enlightening, though.

One disappointing part is that I see lots of kilted soldiers in the background, usually marching around in formation, but never becoming part of the main story line.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

Yep, Sharpe's outfit was the (fictional) 95th Rifles of the South Essex Regiment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Essex_Regiment

Not to diverge too far, but the 95th Rifles were a real regiment, and only the South Essex was fictional.