Hello all,
I am a junior currently training to run the mile. Right now my P.R. is 4:21. I want to run a 4:20 by the end of the season. I am so close to my goal but can't seem to get past that barrier as I have run 4:21 three races in a row. I am wondering if there is something that can help me get a slight edge that will help me run a bit faster. Help me Letsrun, I will not stop until I reach my goal.
You're 16 or 17 years old. You've run 4:21 three times in a row in January.
Keep doing what you're doing and it is virtually guaranteed to get you under 4:20. Your training has clearly been working to get you where you are now.
Some additional advice: don't obsess over the result of every race. If you have a bad race or even a bad month of racing, reread the last sentence of the above paragraph, which I'll repeat here: Your training has clearly been working to get you where you are now.
Just work hard at practice and focus at races. Then when you're not working out or racing, turn it all off and cheer on your teammates, do your homework, go to the movies with friends, go fishing, etc. The best way to ruin your season is to get wound up and overly focused.
Good luck, you're on the right path so far.
You gonna need to hit that blunt dawg if you want to blaze the mile
Without knowing how you race, my advice is to not blast your first lap, and try to run a hard middle 800. I say that because it seems that's where most people lose time, it's not generally in the first lap or last lap. How do you pace your race?
In a couple of weeks, run 12x400 @ all sub 60 with 3min rest. If you can do that, you'll break 4:20.
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