has been who never was wrote:
Sub 5 not outrageous, but setting your sights on an immediate mile pr in December off what sounds like solid base training may be a bit much to ask. Nothing wrong with going hard and getting after it, but if your legs are not used to turning 75s, that pace may seem very fast. Miles, 800s, even 5ks take several races to groove so don't be disappointed if you fall a touch short. Large luck.
Thanks. Ill post an update later today.
Race went....about as poor as possible. Training "through" a mile race with no taper or training at mile pace resulted in...a 5:32. Pathetic but maybe with adjustments I can get down to that sub 5 this summer. It felt dirt slow and I wasn't winded at the end but couldn't speed up for the life of me.
The reason for some of the crazy replies is because of your silly question.
Mileage is only a small factor to your success with running races shorter than 5K.
Most important is the quality of your training and your bodies ability to recover enough to then be able to go again. Very simple.
I was a sub 4:05 in the mile with under 45 miles a week and never a run longer then 8 miles. If you study the training of Dellinger the workouts were very tough and often not much time between for recovery.
Thanks. Hes a year roind interval guy right?
Anybody else want to share their mileage jumps and speed gains?