too much base?

No. Not at all

No, that would actually be a great time for base. You may get a little bored after a few months, but just staying consistent and putting in the mileage will pay big dividends come race season. Don't neglect strides/short hills now and then to keep some leg speed.

BASE!

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BizarroWorld wrote:

No, that would actually be a great time for base. You may get a little bored after a few months, but just staying consistent and putting in the mileage will pay big dividends come race season. Don't neglect strides/short hills now and then to keep some leg speed.

This. 100%

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Is merely additional offspring,

Yeah

it's a great amount of time. but not just slow running. as the others have said, you need some short sprinting or fast strides. And tempo runs.

I would say to figure out a true tempo pace right now, and try to maintain that throughout base building. Straight tempo runs of 20 to 40 minutes, and even some tempo runs broken into reps of 1k to 2 or 3 miles.

Too many runners "ignore" base by always doing speed workouts. Your body needs a good 3-4 months of just strength building to really handle workouts! Just think about a basic workout like 5 x mile reps. With a 2-3 mile warm-up and cool-down that's a 9-11 mile workout at near race pace. A solid base really lets you push for speed endurance versus trying to just get through an 11 mile workout. Get them miles!

I assume tempos no more than once per week? The OP didn’t say how many miles so I would also suggest focusing on running 6 days per week but not going crazy with mileage. It’s about consistency and getting used to running being a true daily habit. It’s totally okay to run really, really slow on some days too - I usually run about 10 min mile pace for my morning runs. That keeps me nice and fresh for the afternoon/evening run yet still helps develop the base. Seriously, go slow, it will not slow you down. I still run hard tempos or long intervals at very respectable paces despite being the only one in my training group who ever runs that slow...but I’m also the only one who can average about 100 MPW for months on end without being injured too. Very slow running is your friend and crucial for development.

If you peaked at 40 MPW previously, I don’t think you need to go much over that, if at all, considering you’re still in HS. Whatever your milage was, you can stick with that or perhaps a bit higher. This will allow you to increase intensity in the spring without needing to increase volume and your workouts will benefit.

Talk to your coach because a 15 year old runner is in a much different position than a 17 year old runner. Overdoing it as an adult is very dangerous - overdoing it as a HS kid can be catastrophic. Your body needs to develop properly so the “no pain, no gain” mentality is absolutely wrong in HS.

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