The key to this test is to pace oneself, hence the name Pacer. Students who begin slow and save their energy for the faster part of the test attain higher scores. Students take this test outside. Students run laps around cones that form a loop. Five laps around the loop equals one mile.
Students line up at the starting line.
When the teacher gives the signal, the students begin the test. They run five times around the designated circuit. To keep track of their laps students receive flags after each completed lap. When the students have completed their five laps, the teacher gives them their time. Students must remember their time until the scores are recorded at the end of the class.