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High School Running Distance

8 years ago 05/26/2015 9:16pm EDT

I'm a sophomore starting to plan out my summer training for this year. Right now my prs are 2:01 4:37 9:58 and 16:52. I'm looking to get a strong summer of training in but I'm not sure if I want to aim my summer towards lots of tempo runs and fast training runs or try to hit high mileage. I will be doing two interval workouts a week for most of the summer and was wondering if you think it would help more to be in the 30-40 mile range averaging close to 6:00 miles or build up to the 60-70 mile range which I would hope to be around 6:45. Also this is my first time trying to train this hard so I will likely need to build up a decent amount. I value your input, thanks!

8 years ago 05/26/2015 9:22pm EDT

re: Rising Junior

If you're training your easy runs at 6:45 pace, you're a typical LetsRunner.

8 years ago 05/26/2015 9:36pm EDT

re: ReadABook

In season I averaged about 7:05 but I think with no races to worry about and less intense workouts I should be able to pull the pace down.

8 years ago 05/26/2015 10:15pm EDT

re: Rising Junior

Your posts worry me about you.. Like a lot!

Run easy runs a little slower and go for distance over pace btw (get in a good BASE).

8 years ago 05/27/2015 11:07am EDT

re: Rising Junior

Two interval workouts a week, 40 MPW, and shooting for 6:00 pace sounds like a recipe for disaster. Search for "summer of malmo" to get a better plan.

8 years ago 05/27/2015 11:12am EDT

re: Josiah

I suggest that you run 6 interval workouts a week. You need that rest day in the middle so that you can recover. All intervals should be at 400m race pace going at the very least 399 metres per interval. Mileage should be very low, maybe 5 miles of non-interval based running per week. Building a solid base is overrated. If you want to be fast, you don't need recovery, you need to run fast! Recovery is for middle schoolers. Core isn't really needed, either. It's a waste of time, just like diet.

Quick Summary:

You don't need base.

Speed, Speed, Speed.

Focus on reading interweb forums instead of putting in good effort towards recovery. LetsRun posters are better coaches than your own coach, anyways. We're all sub-14:30 5kers, right?

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