I am a guy, going to be a sophomore for the 2011-2012 school year. I work really hard at running, but I am extremely slow. My 5K PR is 20:39, my mile is 5:58, my 3200 is around 12:30. My half marathon PR is 1:53
The most I have ever ran in a week Is 35 miles. My highest month was 135. How can I get faster? Any advice would help.
" I work really hard at running"
"The most I have ever ran in a week Is 35 miles. My highest month was 135."
Uhh...thats not exactly brutal training right there
Obviously a part of it is going to be running more mileage over the summer.
1) you're really young. puberty will help. I know guys who went from 24 minutes freshman year of HS to solid 17:40 guys senior year. I went from 20:15 or so freshman year to 16:44.
2) run more. you might be running too fast for your ability level, slow down a little and watch how doable 6-7-8+ mile runs really are.
3) couldn't hurt to do a long run every week or two.
SOM
Ok, so more mileage, is SOM summer of malmo?
Any other tips?
Work on your sprint speed
Be patient
Finish puberty