Whats the best way to shave 2 minutes from a 24 minute 5K? The girl is in the 8th grade and it was her first race ever. She started out too fast for one thing but I mean training wise. There is about a month and half before state. It\\\\\\\'s a small private school and this is our first year. She won her a little hardware yesterday and enjoyed it. She works harder than any girl I have in practice. Maybe some 800\\\\\\\'s or mile repeats? We\\\\\\\'ve just been working on distance and putting our feet one in front of the other for 30 and 40 minutes 3 days a week. Like I said this is our first year but I think this girl could make some noise down the road.