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Subject: RE: Summer base training... all easy mileage?
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HSrandommkid wrote:

I've been doing all easy mileage, building up to 50mpw.
But I'm more of an 800meter runner, so I'm kind of scared of increasing the mileage too high, but I'm going to anyway so I can have a chance to break 17:00 in the 5k (My 800 is 2:04).

I'm going to hammer 100s/200s religiously after XC in order to get my footspeed back(or I'll do indoor track). The reason is because it takes me FOREVER to get my speed during the track season (my coach does 400s/800s, when I respond a LOT better to 200s (I literally shave seconds just by doing 200 repeats))

Do I have a chance at breaking 17:00 at all this year? I'm
Right now I'm taking a cut-back week of 35-40mpw. I really don't want to go over 50mpw because I feel like my legs just start to break apart for some reason..? But I'm scared if I don't get enough mileage in I wont reach my goal at all. Should I just go for it? Or speed up my runs at a lower mileage?


1) Mostly easy mileage, about 2-3 of your runs should be faster paced, relaxed, almost "tempo" type efforts.

3) Your speed will come back much more quickly if you are also weight training and striving to increase your 10+ rep max in squats and calf raises and your 6-12 rep max in deadlifts or stiff-legged deadlifts, leg curls, bench presses, weighted pullups or pulldowns, etc.
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