So I'm a freshman boy and this is my first year of cross country. I recently ran a 19:28 in my first race. I ran about 40 mpw during the summer of all just mileage. Do you guys think i can go sub 18 by the end of the season or is this too high of a goal? Also, what type of workouts should I do and what should my racing strategy be?
veryfreshman wrote:
So I'm a freshman boy and this is my first year of cross country. I recently ran a 19:28 in my first race. I ran about 40 mpw during the summer of all just mileage. Do you guys think i can go sub 18 by the end of the season or is this too high of a goal? Also, what type of workouts should I do and what should my racing strategy be?
Firstly, YOU ARE NO LONGER A BOY, WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING YOU ARE A MAN.
Secondly, that sounds like too much of an improvement to hope for, too fast. Have a man's patience and know that you will improve by leaps and bounds year-over-year with consistent training and dedication.
What kinds of workouts does your coach have you doing during the season?
I say it's doable, I ran 19:50 on a hot and hilly course my first and ended up running 17:3X by the end of the year.
anyone else?
It's possible, but it'd be hard. Run a lot of miles, and go hard on the workouts (when appropriate) and you should be good!
I think it depends on your coach and your talent. But I'd say a realistic goal is sub 18:30. It's possible you could go under 18 but unlikely. That's around 25 to 30 seconds faster per mile. That's a huge drop in pace.
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