20yrs old, 6ft2, 163pounds, no real mileage

Do a Jack Daniels plan.

Yep thought so, sounds good to me. Thanks.

You're a little heavy. Drop about 10 pounds and it could help

According to the Stillman table, I'd say he's a pretty decent weight for his height. Dr Stillman says the optimal running weight for middle distance runners (800m- 10k)is around 12% lighter than the average man of their height.

For a man at 6-2, the average height would be 187 pounds. A middle distance runner at the same height should be at most then 187x.88= 164.56lbs

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/if-you-want-to-win-more-races-lose-some-weight-550

run faster

run longer

one long run per week (for you ~10 miles)

rest

some interval work at various distances

hills

tempo

fartlek

races

run with people at or above your ability/performance levels

consult a knowledgeable runner/coach in your neck of the woods

get rest

eat wisely

do that for starters

me in High School (30 miles per week):6'2", 165 lbs400m - 49.9800m - 1:561600m - 4:285k - 16:15me in college (55-80 miles per week):6'2", 160 lbs400m - 49 split800m - 1:53mile - 4:168k - 26:0210k - 33:11me now (races in the last yr, 30 yrs old, 8-60 mi/ week)6'2", 165 lbs5k - 16:2810k - 34:401/2 marathon - 1:14:5126.2 - 2:41

Roo-runner wrote:

I am 20yrs old, 6ft2, 163pounds and don't have never done big mileage (literally highest week has been 40miles). I am a '1500m runner', with a Personal Best of 3.53. I have only run this race twice. My question is, how do I go about improving? I feel as though I am nowhere near the best I can be. I haven't been able to get a decent block of training in due to some unfortunate circumstances on the injury front.

Do I focus on mileage for x amount of months like a normal program, following a Jack Daniels-style progression? Do I purely focus on dropping my 5km time (no official time, around mid-to-high-16s if lucky I would imagine), or focus on my 800m (1.55 personal best...400m is 51 done a few years ago).

Thanks in advance and very keen for discussion.