Can I win my state meet with these workouts?

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Frankly, if you won XC by 50 seconds you should be in far better shape than your competition, especially considering those workouts. I'm in 9:30 3200m shape and I couldn't touch either of those, so I'd guess that you're in 9 flat shape right now, unless you had absurdly long recoveries between intervals.

4:30 must of been a jog then. What was the rest for these workouts?

Most of the guys from cross will be running the 1600 and/or 3200 and if you beat them by 50 seconds in cross you should be way faster than any of them.

traksjh wrote:

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Thank you!! That's a huge help.

Congratulations on winning your State Championship already. You are an extremely strong and fit young man.

I never ran track or XC in high school, and only started "jogging" as a hobby during my Junior year in HS. I later made it to the Olympic Trials in the marathon and won 2 marathons outright.

I don't think that you should be worrying about your workouts at all. 10x400 in 62 is very, very good. 8x800 in 2:08? SERIOUSLY? 15:03 for 5000 meters of XC, is extremely good.

You should relax your mind and have fun. Worrying about this and that and your workouts and your shoes and your competitors leads to *stress*. Stress makes you tie up. When you tie up, you don't run worth a shit. When your mind and spirit are free of worry, you will run your best. This running "thing" that we do is meant to be joyful and fun.

Think long term, about continuing to develop your mind and body over the years. Focus on health, relaxation, nutrition, social development, and most importantly, your academics.

You absolutely should not concern yourself with your competitors in your state. Their lives are their business, and none of your concern. Your life is YOUR business, and only your business.

I wish you well.

Butterbeans wrote:

You absolutely should not concern yourself with your competitors in your state. Their lives are their business, and none of your concern. Your life is YOUR business, and only your business.

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One of the stupidest things I've seen on these forums.

i think this is all fake. Most good runners would not post these types of comments. 8 X 800 is a crazy workout if done at mile pace. Troll!

i chose D2 wrote:

Butterbeans wrote:

You absolutely should not concern yourself with your competitors in your state. Their lives are their business, and none of your concern. Your life is YOUR business, and only your business.

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One of the stupidest things I've seen on these forums.

Why is it stupid? I've seen many kids fixate on their opponents and run terrible races as a result. Focusing on working hard is definitely the key to success. Going into a race with the feeling that nobody else could possibly have worked as hard as you almost always results in prs.

On the other hand, focusing on the fact that other kids have been running faster in races this year than you will likely keep that trend going.