If I am running 50-55 mpw high in HS what should my summer running for my first year of college mileage be like? How much should I ramp up the intensity? Is it better to run more miles or run the miles I do at a faster pace?
thanks for help
If I am running 50-55 mpw high in HS what should my summer running for my first year of college mileage be like? How much should I ramp up the intensity? Is it better to run more miles or run the miles I do at a faster pace?
thanks for help
Be ready for at least 65-70 mpw as a college freshman (some more, some less depending on the coach, school, or the runner's background).
Being at 50-55 in HS now, you should be fine come August next year. It wouldn't hurt to explore the 60-65 mpw range during the winter break, but would back down to 50-55 during track season.
Summer will provide you a chance to get into a consistent 60-65 (maybe 70) mpw routine. You might try a couple weeks in the 75+ range to get a feel for it, but would not push it too hard too early. You will have plenty of time to bump up your mileage as high as you want.
You should be talking to your college coach rather than anonymous posters on letsrun, but generally the real difference, particularly in D1 compared to high school, is that the workouts are considerably harder in intensity.
Many programs will give incoming freshmen time to adjust to the program. Many like ours (or Dr. Li with Lawi) will start at 60mpw or so (but at higher intensity), then move up to 80 or so as you can handle the load. Mark Wetmore is known to walk into recruiting visits and say flat out that you will work harder than you ever have before and you won't see any results for 2 years.
It's not just how many miles, but how hard of workouts and how many miles, and also when you are expected to produce results.
As I already said, talk to the coach where you plan to run.
coach d wrote:
... generally the real difference, particularly in D1 compared to high school, is that the workouts are considerably harder in intensity ... It's not just how many miles, but how hard of workouts and how many miles ... talk to the coach where you plan to run.
Although your mileage will most likely increase, coach d's point is spot-on. It's really the intensity you will notice a difference in rather than the mileage.
thank you - i havent picked a school yet.
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