Last week I ran a 5:46 mile (track) off of no training. I am in 7th grade. With good consistent training what could I run by the end of 8th grade.
Last week I ran a 5:46 mile (track) off of no training. I am in 7th grade. With good consistent training what could I run by the end of 8th grade.
Are you a guy or a girl?
How old are you?
Do you shave yet?
Have you been playing travel soccer for the last 4-7 years?
How long have you been swimming competitively?
Are you a basketball player?
Have you been rounding up your families live stock on foot since you were 8?
Guy
13
No
No
No
No
No
You will get faster.
How much? that is up to you, and a million things that are not up to you.
Quick reply, enthusiasm is good.
Please help me understand what you want. Do you want to improve quickly, for next year, or do you want to improve more over the next 5 or 10 years?
Since you answered No to all my questions, you seem to not have much going on so you might as well practice running.
The trick is to not get too carried away. If you get too carried away, almost no matter what you will be disappointed with your improvement. Over the next few years as you grow you will get faster almost without training. What you want to do is to run enough while you are growing so that you become strong enough to really train hard when you are done growing.
This summer, run a couple (meaning 2) miles most days in the morning. Ride your bike, chase a soccer ball around a park in your neighborhood, swim. Run a couple more miles a few (3 or 4 or 5) afternoons a week. Sign up for the XC team at your school next fall.
To specifically answer your question, next year you will run between 4:40 and 5:40 depending on how much you grow, how much talent you actually have and how active you are between now and then. Your improvement will not be specifically based on how many miles or how much training you have done. Don't worry, as you get to the middle of high school, the importance of training will kick in and your enthusiasm will be put to good use.
Thanks for the advice
I would rather improve more in the next 5-10 years than improve quickly for next year.
Good advice.
I can remember Igloi saying boys should pursue a variety of sporting activities, including gymnastics, as well as those mentioned above, and only start specialized training at 16 or so.