I am currently a sophomore in high school. My pr this year was a 18:15 for the 5k. Let's say that I train my hardest, doing anything that will get me better, (hard training, stretching, weight lifting, lots of water, breathing exercises). What could be the absolute fastest that I could be by next August?
*Insert Training Plan*
(P.s. I want to be running a lot harder, longer, and more every day of the week then average trainers)
If you could provide your other PR’s and a summary of your current training (weekly mileage, sample week, workouts etc.) you might get some answers
It depends on 100 different things. We only know a couple.
GoFastEatAss wrote:
What could be the absolute fastest that I could be by next August?
if you do all that, i think you'd be lucky to get 18:10
I was in the same boat last year and this year my time was 17:02 in a time trial with my team. I'm sure you can go even faster with consistent training. Sky is the lmit
Expect any time between 21:00 and 15:00.
If you want a shot of being the best, you will have to make big sacrifices.
- Run a lot of miles everyday
- Do two or three workouts per week
- Lift weights, get stronger
To have any chance at succeeding, you must also eat all the time. After training, you must have a full stomach. You also must get good sleep, so don't set an alarm (if possible).
If you have the right genetics, you should make Footlocker nationals next season.