What would you guys do??

mileage in the summer babe. now-focus on school.

if anything up the intensity not the volume.

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I'm in nearly the exact same situation as you. I chose to take the winter, spring, and summer to build a base and build up my mileage. I chose mainly to do this because I really need to develop aerobically and I've always been very low mileage. What events do you run in track?

Such a '90s mindset you have. Either shit or get off the pot.

I'm thinking about the same thing. Outdoor starts in March so I'd presume tryouts would be in February. If you don't make the team for track you still have ample time to build mileage. Plus you'll get stale, and it would be fun to be on the team for an extra season if you could make it. But choose one or the other so that you dont keep changing you plan

go talk to the coach join the team now, doing work outs and getting racing all spring will certainly help your xc season in the fall

yeah, might as well start giving your body time to adapt to the coach's kind of training now, then focus on putting in a lot of mileage in the summer.

5 months at 100 mpw? i dont care how you structured the tempo runs and strides, you, who is only at 65-70 mpw, would definitely go stale. save the spooge for fall.

I have run high mileage before I am only at 65-70 because I am building up at the moment. I ran many 100mpw last summer with as much as 120. So I am not a stranger to that mileage.

Malmo what do you mean?

I am in the exact same situation as you except my mileage is in the teens, I have never run over 40 a week and my school does not except walk ons!

Anyway go for the track. You can have some fun this spring, meet all the guys on the team and then run with them this summer.

I would be putting in high mileage NOW and doing interval hills weekly to gain strength and speed; then I would show up to try to join the team after Xmas, when 2nd semester starts. You are going to need to be ready to run well and keep up, when you get there, as the coach will be judging you right then.

Just asking, the purpose of training is to race. The 90s mentality was to train for some unnamed race way down the line, and when that day came, to change plans for some other race far down the line.

You need to crave racing. That means prepare for the upcoming track season, not cross country season almost a year away.

The way I see it, either start racing now, or continue to play with your balls for another 10 months. To me, there is no choice.

Absolutely go talk to the coach NOW. Be honest about what kind of shape you're in and get his opinion what would be best. If he thinks you might be able to help the team now, or if he feels it will help your development to join the team now, he'll tell you that. Otherwise, save your eligibility ... At least he'll know you're serious about your running, and he'll remember you when you do tryout.

I vote for mileage until next year. More sense to join with the incoming cycle of freshman getting kicked around with you.

How much eligibility do you have left? I'm not sure how attractive you'd be to the coach if it's only a year or two.

Aren't you getting a bit old for NCAA try outs?

Just asking!!! I'm just asking.

malmo wrote:

You need to crave racing.

I actually dread racing. I know it's going to hurt so badly and I'm going to have to push myself so much that I'm nervous for a few days beforehand.

Still, you're right. What is the point of training if not to race? I try to race at least once a month, and more when I'm peaking.

I agree with malmo. There is no time like the present. What happens if you get injured and can't try out for cross? Also, running track with a bunch of guys faster than you are will almost certainly do more to get you in shape than anything you can do on your own.

Im a just saying wrote:

malmo wrote:

You need to crave racing.

I actually dread racing. I know it's going to hurt so badly and I'm going to have to push myself so much that I'm nervous for a few days beforehand.

Still, you're right. What is the point of training if not to race? I try to race at least once a month, and more when I'm peaking.

You need a coach. If you aren't champing at the bit to race, then you aren't having a positive experience in the sport. Once a month? You make racing seem like menstruation.

You should be racing every week and more, until one day you find yourself saying, "give me the effing baton and get out of my way!"

malmo wrote:

Im a just saying wrote:

I actually dread racing. I know it's going to hurt so badly and I'm going to have to push myself so much that I'm nervous for a few days beforehand.

Still, you're right. What is the point of training if not to race? I try to race at least once a month, and more when I'm peaking.

You need a coach. If you aren't champing at the bit to race, then you aren't having a positive experience in the sport. Once a month? You make racing seem like menstruation.

You should be racing every week and more, until one day you find yourself saying, "give me the effing baton and get out of my way!"

Oh come on, menstruation isn't that bad. If you dread racing, why are you wanting to join the team? You can always run without racing, but if you want to join the team, you have to want to race. Otherwise you are just wasting your time. If you want to run on the team, do it now. That way the coach can get to know you and decide whether you are ready to compete. Even if you aren't prepared for the track season, you can redshirt until cross country. At least you will still be training with the team instead of running a bunch of mileage on your own.

I'm out of school, don't have a coach. I train on my own. Usually follow a 3 weeks hard/1 week easy schedule with a race at the end of the easy week. That's where the once a month thing comes from. And, as I said, more frequent racing when I'm peaking.

Hey, I wish I could clean the sand out of my vagina and look forward to racing. When I was younger it was fun to be the fastest guy out there - kicking to win races, etc.

These days I'm not the best so it's just balls to wall every time. I like the competition, the sense of accomplishment, the feel of running harder and faster than I used to be able to, but the pain - no. I still get nervous and dread it because it's inevitable.

I figure it just comes with the territory. I've never considered not running.

txRUNNERgirl you obvously didnt read the whole post and read what someother guy posted about being scared. The op never mentioned anything about being scared of racing. Your advice mixes two different peoples post. The op wants to make the team but from what I am getting wants to raise his aerobic fitness so that maybe he runs well when he does tryout