Here are my current figures:
I don't train much, if I do it's only low mileage (at relatively low speeds. I am planning to step it up to , but these are my times before I even started running (just playing netball and eating relatively healthy) and I was wondering how far I could get with pretty decent mileage (70km a week/ 40mpw). Any training plans or advice on distance would be nice as well.
5k: 26:13
3k: 13:42
Mile: 7:20
800: 2:43
400: 1:09
Advice is nice wrote:
Here are my current figures:
I don't train much, if I do it's only low mileage (at relatively low speeds. I am planning to step it up to , but these are my times before I even started running (just playing netball and eating relatively healthy) and I was wondering how far I could get with pretty decent mileage (70km a week/ 40mpw). Any training plans or advice on distance would be nice as well.
5k: 26:13
3k: 13:42
Mile: 7:20
800: 2:43
400: 1:09
You endurance is obviously lacking but it's impossible to know how much you will improve. You are young. Find a team and train smart for long term success.
Advice is nice wrote:
5k: 26:13
3k: 13:42
Mile: 7:20
800: 2:43
400: 1:09
Hard to say what your ceiling is with those numbers since they look like you have lots of room to improve with essentially no training. You should easily have big time drops if you do some structured training for a season at a variety of distances and see what your PBs are at that time and assess if you have talent.
Maybe make some money on the side while in school by running people's dogs?
800 is decent for untrained. 3k and 400 ok too. Surely could run a faster mile right now.
Focus on the 800, aim for 2:30 in first season then readjust goals.
The 400/800 already look average for a highschool runner, which is great as an untrained freshman. Freshmen usually suck haha. My guess is your anaerobic strength is good, but your aerobic strength leaves a lot more to be wanted. Keep working up that mileage and I think you could become a very solid 800/1600 type runner. Freshman year is way too early to get accurate numbers on potential.
Freshman year I ran my heart out for a 2:49 800 and a 6:14 mile. ( I'm a guy BTW) I was the slowest on the team, and was dangerously close to coming in last at meets. This year would've been my senior season, and I was looking to run in the ballpark 52, 1:57 and 4:30. It was looking like I had an easy first on team spot for the 800, competing for first in the mile, and a 2nd or 3rd spot on the varsity 4x400.
Just keep training, have fun, and really enjoy the process. You'll do great as long as you stay consistent and mentally in it.
Max is top 5 in a state of 5 or 6 million by senior year in your best event.