Beep Test 20 m: how to run it, levels and speeds

How to run the test

Mark two lines 20 m apart.
Run from line to line. Be at the line when the beep sounds.
Every minute the beeps get faster.
Tap a player who is late. Two misses in a row — they are out.

Course layout

Levels and speeds

Léger 1988 (8.5 km/h start). Times are rounded to 0.1 s.

Level	Speed, km/h	Shuttles	Shuttle time, s	Total distance, m	Total time
1	8.5	7	8.5	140	0:59
2	9	8	8	300	2:03
3	9.5	8	7.6	460	3:04
4	10	8	7.2	620	4:02
5	10.5	9	6.9	800	5:03
6	11	9	6.5	980	6:02
7	11.5	10	6.3	1,180	7:05
8	12	10	6	1,380	8:05
9	12.5	10	5.8	1,580	9:02
10	13	11	5.5	1,800	10:03
11	13.5	11	5.3	2,020	11:02
12	14	12	5.1	2,260	12:04
13	14.5	12	5	2,500	13:03
14	15	13	4.8	2,760	14:06
15	15.5	13	4.6	3,020	15:06
16	16	13	4.5	3,280	16:05
17	16.5	14	4.4	3,560	17:06
18	17	14	4.2	3,840	18:05
19	17.5	15	4.1	4,140	19:07
20	18	15	4	4,440	20:07
21	18.5	15	3.9	4,740	21:05

Versions you can run in the app

Léger 1988 (8.5 km/h start)Ramsbottom 1988 MSFT (8.0 km/h start)EUROFIT 1988 (Table IV speeds, MSFT legs)FitnessGram PACER 20 mLéger & Lambert 1982 (2-min stages)

Questions

How fast is level 1 of the beep test?

It depends on the version. The Léger test starts at 8.5 km/h, the MSFT (Ramsbottom) and PACER start at 8.0 km/h. In all of them the speed goes up by 0.5 km/h at each new level.

When is a player out?

In the standard version a player is out after two misses in a row, or when they stop. In the PACER version the second miss ends the test, even if the misses are not in a row.

Can I compare results from different beep test versions?

No. The same level and shuttle mean a different distance in each version, so compare a player only with results from the same version.