My last mile time trial was a few weeks ago, 7:00. This time I just felt like I was struggling for air the whole time. If you are saying that I am going too fast, I was still 2nd to last in my group on the first quarter mark (this was at a park). So I don't think that I was going too fast. Also I never really died out, I actually got faster at the end, but it was bad. But I would like to be able to fix my ability to actually feel comfortable at mile pace.
TLDR: What are some things I can do to be more comfortable at mile pace?
200s, 400s? 800s??
6:04 MILE time trial (not flat), oxygen deprivation the whole time
Training Advice/Discussion
Report Thread
You are reporting this thread to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum.
-
-
I forgot to clarify, the time trial I ran most recently was a 6:04, the 7:00 was a few weeks ago. So 56 seconds of improvement.
-
If I remember from last time these are like not on a track and have some form of hills in them
-
Yes, with hills. So would hill workouts be good? If so what type of hill workout would help?
-
I recommend doing a fartlek on a hilly loop or trail. If you are looking for speed go for longer rest, aerobic improvement would be shorter rest.
-
There is no such thing as being comfortable at mile pace. After the first quarter it is going to get more and more uncomfortable until the finish.
-
out of here wrote:
There is no such thing as being comfortable at mile pace. After the first quarter it is going to get more and more uncomfortable until the finish.
Disagree. It should be hard but comfortable through 800. Third lap should not be comfortable, 1200-1400 should be cruising, last 200 turn off any thoughts and just turn the legs over. You should be comfortable at mile pace thru 800 or you went out too hard -
GiocoGiacobbe wrote:
I recommend doing a fartlek on a hilly loop or trail. If you are looking for speed go for longer rest, aerobic improvement would be shorter rest.
I might add this to my weekly. Any numbers on how far or fast I should be going? -
indoorszn wrote:
out of here wrote:
There is no such thing as being comfortable at mile pace. After the first quarter it is going to get more and more uncomfortable until the finish.
Disagree. It should be hard but comfortable through 800. Third lap should not be comfortable, 1200-1400 should be cruising, last 200 turn off any thoughts and just turn the legs over. You should be comfortable at mile pace thru 800 or you went out too hard
Okay, I went back over the splits, it turns out I did go out too fast. I went out in 2:42 and proceeded to die out to 6:04. So yeah. -
indoorszn wrote:
out of here wrote:
There is no such thing as being comfortable at mile pace. After the first quarter it is going to get more and more uncomfortable until the finish.
Disagree. It should be hard but comfortable through 800. Third lap should not be comfortable, 1200-1400 should be cruising, last 200 turn off any thoughts and just turn the legs over. You should be comfortable at mile pace thru 800 or you went out too hard
I think it may be semantics. I feel like the mile hits you like a ton of bricks at the 1/4 mile mark. However, it's not "bad" at the 1/4 mile mark it just takes that long for the body to get revved up to the task at hand and that's about the spot I realize that it's gonna be work. I usually feel better at the 1/2 mile mark because I'm accustomed to the strain. I agree with you on the rest of the way. -
ElGuerroujFan wrote:
My last mile time trial was a few weeks ago, 7:00. This time I just felt like I was struggling for air the whole time. If you are saying that I am going too fast, I was still 2nd to last in my group on the first quarter mark (this was at a park). So I don't think that I was going too fast. Also I never really died out, I actually got faster at the end, but it was bad. But I would like to be able to fix my ability to actually feel comfortable at mile pace.
TLDR: What are some things I can do to be more comfortable at mile pace?
200s, 400s? 800s??
You need to understand that the following statement you made is not logically sound: "If you are saying that I am going too fast, I was still 2nd to last in my group on the first quarter mark (this was at a park). So I don't think that I was going too fast."
Of course, it all depends on who was in the group, and how you compare to them in terms of talent and current fitness.
Pretty much no matter how good you get, there will ALWAYS be a group in which you will suffer by comparison. Welcome to running....and most of life.
