What Is the Pacer Run

The Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) is a multistage shuttle run created by Leger and Lambert in 1982. … The objective of the PACER is to run as long as possible while keeping a specified pace. Students run back and forth across a 20-meter space at a pace that gets faster each minute.

What is the pace of the Pacer test?

The test involves continuous running between the two lines in time to recorded beeps. The initial speed is 8.5km/hr, which increases by 0.5km/hr each level (approximately every minute). The time between recorded beeps decrease each minute (level) requiring an increase in pace.

How many miles do you run in the Pacer test?

The PACER test involves running a 20m distance at a progressively faster pace with intensity progressively increased each minute. Students are tasked with running at the specified pace as long as possible until they fail to reach the finish line twice before the next lap starts.