Did I screw myself over by not base building that much for spring track?

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  • BoyT&F

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    2 years ago 05/29/2021 9:33am EDT

    I'm a freshman (well used to be now), and I pretty much didn't do anything after cross country season until mid-January. I did club track, but even then, we only met three days a week and didn't put in anything over 7-10 mpw (my own fault of course). Hell, I didn't even know much about winter base training until recently. I wanna know if that actually had a significant impact on my spring track practice. I'm a 800(2:13), 1600 (4:57), and 3200 (10:33) guy. I know it's nothing I can change at this point, but I want to train year round to prepare for my sophomore season, so it'd be nice to know.

  • SleepyGRun

    Member since 02/19/2021.

    21 posts. Last post 2 years ago.
    2 years ago 05/29/2021 5:49pm EDT
    re: BoyT&F

    I think you know the answer. Given the really low MPW you were putting in you will need to ease into doing mileage to avoid injury but you do need to. My advice is to talk to your coach have him/her work with you on a plan and build up your ability. Also, run on soft surfaces.

    good luck

  • BoyT&F(2)

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    2 years ago 05/29/2021 7:56pm EDT
    re: SleepyGRun

    Oh cool. Sorry if the question was a little dumb, but I made some pretty massive gains in my times without a lot of base training and just wanted to know. Also a bit new to all this.

  • simple yet effective

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 05/30/2021 7:58am EDT
    re: BoyT&F

    Run about an hour a day

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    jamese

    Member since 04/20/2018.

    361 posts. Last post 2 years ago.
    2 years ago 05/30/2021 11:21am EDT
    re: BoyT&F

    It's hard for me to understand someone not running regularly (at least 1 hr daily), regardless of "seasons." I mean if you run at all isn't there something about it that's satisfying, something that makes you feel alive and challenged? Competition and seasons are just extra activities for me. The question is why we would I not run? Daily, or at least regularly, out of pleasure and lifestyle?

    If you're in it just for the seasons and dont particularly enjoy it, I'd have to question whether you're a good fit for my team.

  • BoyT&F(3)

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 06/03/2021 12:15am EDT
    re: jamese

    Bro what?

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