Training is going too great? Coach won't up my mileage? Start workouts on my own??

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9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:25am EST

Hey- So im a sophomore male with a 3min 1,000m pr and mile pr of 5 min. My goals this season was to drop 20 seconds off of both those prs because last year I ran those times with a stress fracture in my shin. Anyways, my coach is having distance guys run 20-30 miles per week and everyone on my team is improving but me. The workouts are extremely easy and feel like I am in really bad fitness. Should I run on my own? If i do run on my own.. what do I run? A modified harder workout that I did that day with my team or just 2-3 miles added on easy? Please help! I know I am good and over the off season I ran a 4:45 mile timed by my coach and last track meet I got a 5:15 and felt easy but I didnt feel like i could speed up. Thoughts? Thanks!

Recent races:

1,000- 3:10

mile- 5:15

Recent workouts:

6x 800 @ 2:40 w/ 1 min rest

9x 400 @ 75

5 mile long run (i know.. too short)

4 mile fartlek

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:29am EST

re: distancetrackguy

If your "training is going too great", why change?

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:32am EST

re: What you said

Too great meaning really easy

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:33am EST

re: distancetrackguy

distancetrackguy wrote:
Too great meaning really easy

Perhaps you can get one of your English speaking friends/teammates to help you with your post.

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:36am EST

re: distancetrackguy

Of course you need to run more. Run on the weekends. Do a long run on the weekends. Run doubles in the morning if you want. Run more than you are but add it in slowly.

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:39am EST

re: Advice machine

ok thanks, after awhile of doing that should my easy morning runs start into a second workout for the day so that Im running a workout in the morning and in the afternoon?

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:41am EST

re: Advice machine

your coach is probably being conservative due to ur past injury. also if u ran a 4:45 timed with no competition u should be able to easily run right around 5 flat so that 5:15 is really odd.

that said if u do want to add a bit do some easy 2-3 milers on off days. just do easy milage and build a base that u probably have been unable to develop due to past injuries. then u can keep the training schedule with ur team as well and just get more running in. good luck.

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:43am EST

re: distancetrackguy

No. Morning runs are just that - runs. Just run. Run by feel. Run easy most of the time. Pick it up a bit if you're feeling great and you haven't just done some hard interval workout.

Run long on the weekends.

Build it up slowly. Add a mile a week on the weekends. Start with two morning runs a week. Over time, if you're handling it all, not getting injured, and not feeling sluggish, add another morning run.

9 years ago 12/18/2014 7:50am EST

re: Advice machine

But make sure your coach knows what you are doing. You risk injury if you increase your volume without the knowledge of the person writing your traing plan.

9 years ago 12/18/2014 8:18am EST

re: Be careful

If I was your coach I would be all over how the heck you came up with a stress fracture. He probably is concerned with this. How did that come about? Any ideas or theory?

9 years ago 12/18/2014 9:00am EST

re: armored

Yeah he didn't really care at all but it was because of the ways my hips are aligned my feet hit the ground differently and that results in my left shin hitting the ground harder and taking alot of pressure

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