I am in my last year of college in the UK (I think that makes me a high school senior in the US) and, therefore, I have one school cross country season left and I want to make sure it is successful as possible. My measure of success will be my performance at the English Schools Championships (March). Does anyone have any training guidance (mileage, pacing etc.)?
Some indicators of form/ability might be useful. I've had a fairly disappointing track season: for the first time ever I didn't run a PB in the 1500m (SB- 4.18,PB- 4.15). Other Sb's- 3000m= 9:22, 800m= 2:02.
I ran a 5 mile race last night without much training (just got back from holiday) in 28:59.
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your endurance is terrible. 2:02>4:15>9:22>>>28:59
increase your weekly mileage a lot, do long runs. thats all that is necessary
I thought that might be the problem.
What would you suggest my weekly mileage should be, how many runs/sessions should that include and how far should my 'long run' be?
What is your previous higher mileage? You should probably start by building yourself back up to that point. When does XC end for you? If you don't have a large base from the summer it may be difficult to maximize this season.
reed wrote:
your endurance is terrible. 2:02>4:15>9:22>>>28:59
increase your weekly mileage a lot, do long runs. thats all that is necessary
Unhelpful response. 2:02, 4:15 and 9:22 are all quite similar. And he already acknowledged the 28:59 is much worse because he was out of shape.