How would I be able to achieve the above..? And is it realistically possible for me...?
Here is a breakdown of my situation as I kno details will be needed in order for someone to be able to help me out:
I am visiting a Street dance boarding school and had to take an audition which included completing a 2.5k run as fast as possible.
The track we ran was a cross country track and it took me 13:01 mins.
I felt miserable after the run and was highly disappointed in the way I did and therefore told myself that i will aim to break the school record, which currently stands at 8:46mins.
The audition took place in May 2016. In June 2016 I started a programme put together by the Nike running app (5k programme).
I set it up in a way that I ran 5 times a week till September with a schedule including mainly runs between 3 to 10k (tempo, benchmark, long, recovery runs and every second week some interval runs)
From October on I have been using the same app with a reduced amount of sessions (3-4 sessions a week), due to the intensity of my daily school schedule which led to my body not being able to cope with the workload I exposed it to everyday.
By mid October I was able to run the track in 10:28 secs, but soon after that it got colder and started snowing (The boarding school is in Sweden, so the snow is usually quite deep).
The weather circumstances made the runs tougher but I kept them up No matter the weather and no matter how cold it was. However, over the past 4 weeks I have been slacking and only completed one run a week.
The snow is now gone and even tho having run that much my time does not seem to be much better than it was before. The same 6 people that ran faster than me before the snow came are still faster than me even tho not having run over the past 5 months.
Over the past 6 weeks I have started using a new app called freeletics that is focused on increasing my speed (3 to 4 times a week programs based on interval training)
I don't kno if this is a mind thing and I am just going through a slump or whether I am doing something wrong.. I really just want to kno whether It is possible for me to break this record as it has been one of my aims during my time at the school.. And if it is what would be the best way for me to achieve it..?
Other details you may need to kno:
- Apart from running sessions I have also 3 to 4 workout sessions a week (+ street dance practice everyday)
- I am quite a good sprinter I would say
- I am male, just turned 25,weigh 85kg and am 1,81m tall
- I have until June next year to break the record, but would obviously prefer to break it before if it is realistic or even possible (around November the snow will be back for about 5 months again)
- The person holding the record was a smoker and didn't run that much which makes me ask whether this is really impossible for someone trying to put in the work
- I am a complete amateur and have not paid a lot of attention to my running technique or my breathing (I got a breathing pattern, however am not sure if it's actually that efficient)
If there's anything else you need to kno feel free to ask I hope someone will be able to help me out.
Thanks a lot in advance.