High Schooler looking for serious advice

Run XC but don't focus on trying to get your XC time down to 15:30. That is a lot of time to drop so don't get discouraged, focus on track instead. It is difficult to tell how much natural endurance you have from your post. I would guess that you would be an 800m and 1500m runner in college. For now slowly build your mileage up to 50-55 miles a week until the end of the summer.

During this period only do one track work session a week consisting of mid volume (6-8 reps) of 600m-1000m repeats. Also do a tempo run once a week. Hit the hills as much as you can. This will help you build speed without sacraficing endurance training.

Good luck

I guess my endurance is alright, I always pass people in the last 100 of a 400, and I tend to negative split 400s sometimes. My 800 PR was run 58-65 if that helps at all.

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Whats your current mile PR or any other PRs over 800m?

5:09 once freshman year. Haven't run a mile since, by the way I'm 6'1 and 135 pounds. I've also run 60.1 in the 400ih.

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I agree with running cross country, and think you can get to 1:53 for 800.

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As much as it pains me to say it, CC times don't mean all that much. It's all about the track. Run CC for conditioning, strength, mental toughness, fun (hey, anyone remember THAT?), etc.. but you will get scholarship money from fast track times.

1500m Runner wrote:

i highly doubt 7:15-7:30 is ez for 8 miles. When I was in 17:30 shape it was a complete all out effort to run 7:15 pace for 11 miles. 3 miles shoerter at the same pace would not make it an ez run.

I ran the same time and I was easily running 7:00 pace for 11 miles, if not faster. 8 miles I could easily complete around 6:45 pace.