Senior year
Summer- 100-120
Cross Season- 75ish
Indoor/Winter build up- 75ish
Outdoor/Spring-65
I was a half miler/miler first and foremost but was also decent at cross country (finished top 20 at footlocker REGIONALS).
Never really got any faster in college however, stayed a high 340's 1500 guy and a 1:49 guy, ran a few 5,000's but never broke 14:30.
I did a 1000 mile summer between my Sophomore track & Junior XC season. That made me a runner. Came back with a 900 mile summer between 11th & 12th. Avg'd about 65-70 mpw with my all time record high of 106 during my 1000 mile summer.
Ended up with HS PR's of:
800: 2:00.0 ran it only once...(Sr 1978)
Mile: 4:16.1 (Sr 1978)
2 mile: 9:30.5 (Jr 1977)
2-1/2 mile XC: 12:27 (Sr 1977)
Dave
I ran between 50 and 60 most weeks. When I was racing, I dropped down to 40-45.
I ran 12:28 xc 2.5 miles and 4:30 mile.
Senior year: 20-30 miles
800 - 2:02
1600 - 4:33
3200 - 9:30
400 - 57
800: 2:08
1600 - 4:41
3200 - 10:10
25 - 50 mpw usually. Peak mileage HS weeks were 104 and 107 the summers before my junior and senior years.
I ran a ton of road races at distances from 5km to 1/2 marathon so that built some strength.
I was a better college runner and post-collegiate runner than HS runner. The longer races suited me better.
I am surprised how many people ran 80-100 miles per week+ in high school, and also how many only ran 20-25. i thought there would be a lot more moderate places, like 35-50.
for me:
freshman: didn't run
sophmore: didn't run
junior: didn't run cross, ran track. 400:54.9
senior: cross: 19:15. Didn't run track.
400: 54.9
800: 2:19 (ran twice indoor)
1600:5:22(indoor time as well)
5K: 19:15
currently (age 19) ran low/mid 18s 5k last September, could probably run 17:50s or 17:40s by now.
i ran 35 miles per week or so in highschool. now im running around 45 miles a week.
35-50 miles
400 = 52
800 =1:58
mile = 4:24
2.5 mil XC = 12:33
No clue of actual mileage although stated goals by coach (this was late 70s /early 80s) was 1000 miles each summer. So maybe 70-80 a week over the summer and less at other times. Didn't seem like a lot or seem particularily difficult at the time.
PRs:
400 yards - 54
880 yards - 1:59
5K - 16:30s
HS girl ran 10:50 for 3200m off of 10-15 a week, only ran during the season, no base, no tempo, no fartlek, no longruns. I wish I had somebody back then to tell me what I needed to do to get better.
Did 60-70 mpw in summer, 50 in winter, but usually only 35 or so in season.
PRs;
400 - 60
800: 2:07
1M: 4:43
2M: 10:03
2 1/2 XC: 12:14