What could be my mile time? I'm a sophomore in HS(male), I just finished my XC season with my fastest time being 17:51(5:32 for mile 1, 11:22 for mile 2). I ran a 2:27 800m in the spring, it was the only event I did in track, im pretty confident I'm faster than that now.
Based on your 800m time no as I would say you would need about a 2:18 to crack 5. However, if you've improved siginificantly since that run the possibly yes,
Good luck
Himynameistheo wrote:
What could be my mile time? I'm a sophomore in HS(male), I just finished my XC season with my fastest time being 17:51(5:32 for mile 1, 11:22 for mile 2). I ran a 2:27 800m in the spring, it was the only event I did in track, im pretty confident I'm faster than that now.
There's nothing to stop you from going to the track and running a time trial right now while you're still in XC shape.
I broke 5 with a 18:40 5k, though my 800 pr was 2:13, I think you can do it
That's about the pace I ran the fall after I broke 5:00. I think you're well on your way to breaking 5:00 or 4:50.
Definitely, head down to your local track and try it out. Just discipline yourself to stay on pace in the first two laps or so and the rest will be easy since you have the endurance.
Time trial is a good idea. I'm going to try it with some other teammates on Friday.
dude im like ur twin
cool kid wrote:
I broke 5 with a 18:40 5k, though my 800 pr was 2:13, I think you can do it
Damn - a sub-5 with a 18:40 5K? That's rather wild to me.
I suck.
5:29
It was windy as hell though, I ran with 2 guys who were a little slower than me. We're gonna try again on a better day,
Nah prolly not
Everyone is different, I can run a 16:50 3 mile and couldn't even break 5 in a mile, but went sub 52 in a 400 and 1:58 in the 800, it's all mentally
Why would you run a TT trying to PR with people that are slower than you? If you ran the first mile of your XC race in 5:32, you are definitely capable of more than a 5:29.
I broke 5 this summer (4:57) with a 5K PR of 18:08 earlier this spring. I never have ran an all out 800 but a few times I ran 2:21s during workouts in the spring time. 35-45 miles per week typically.
It came at the end of a 1 mile race series 3 weeks long... first week was a PR, second week a tie, then under 5!
Ran 5:07 negative split 800 being conservative
ran 5:07 positive split 800 being too aggressive
4:57 negative split 800 and holding on for dear life during lap 3. making adjustments and learning from the first 2 races helped me the most.
himynameistheo: your 5k time (if it was a full 5k) indicates you have enough base to break 5 minutes as long as you have a moderate amount of speed.
In track, try to get yourself into a good position in a good race going out in 73 or 74. The classic advice is that the third lap of the mile is the hardest, you need to feel like you are picking it up slightly in that third lap to actually run on pace. Then the last lap "takes care of itself."
I broke 5 my freshman year of high school for the first time when my 5k pr was above 18 minutes. I ran 2:07 in the 800 by the end of that year though, so I was a little more speed based.