ADVICE for High schooler attempting XC, Half Marathon then Outdoor Track

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7 years ago 07/18/2016 8:16pm EDT

I am looking to do XC and then I would usually do Indoor Track followed by Outdoor Track.

However, I mentally burned out at the end of my outdoor track season which I contribute to roughly 5months of interval work which I do not like (indoor and outdoor). Also running on banked tracks do not sit well with my body so I decided to take indoor out of the equation.

I wanted to substitute indoor for the NYC half which was something on my bucket list for a while now. Since my xc season ends mid nov and the half is in jan I was going to use those roughly 7weeks to base build adding on to the base I already had for the xc season. Then I was going to focus on the 16/32 in outdoor track since I would have this large base already buiilt.

Any ADVICE?

7 years ago 07/18/2016 9:29pm EDT

re: zaallard

zaallard wrote:
I am looking to do XC and then I would usually do Indoor Track followed by Outdoor Track.
However, I mentally burned out at the end of my outdoor track season which I contribute to roughly 5months of interval work which I do not like (indoor and outdoor). Also running on banked tracks do not sit well with my body so I decided to take indoor out of the equation.
I wanted to substitute indoor for the NYC half which was something on my bucket list for a while now. Since my xc season ends mid nov and the half is in jan I was going to use those roughly 7weeks to base build adding on to the base I already had for the xc season. Then I was going to focus on the 16/32 in outdoor track since I would have this large base already buiilt.
Any ADVICE?

You should be able to run a decent HM off base training. Go ahead and have at it as a break from training.

7 years ago 07/20/2016 4:00pm EDT

re: zaallard

I've never heard anyone complain about running on banked tracks before...

As a high schooler, you have plenty of time to check things off of your bucket list. You only have 12 seasons to compete in high school track though. I wouldn't throw those away so lightly. Enjoy being part of a team with teammates and work towards your goals. The competition cycle is long in high school, but you will never get the chance to do it again

7 years ago 07/20/2016 5:09pm EDT

re: zaallard

My high school didn't have indoor track and both junior and senior year I ran a 1/2 marathon at the end of December. It wasn't that hard to train. My cross season finished by the end of November then I took about a week off and just started building base again for the 3 1/2 weeks I had in December. I kept my mileage the same as my long runs were about 10-12 miles anyway, so it really wasn't a big deal. If your long runs are usually shorter I would use the time to slowly add some miles to that. I also didn't do any big workouts except for strides and a few 200s. Then after the race I took a week off then started things up again for track. It actually worked well as a lot of my team would take the whole month of December off.

7 years ago 07/20/2016 5:47pm EDT

re: zaallard

I say don't do the half marathon. Just treat the indoor season as base mileage. Just like the summer. A half marathon could do quite a number on your body and its progression. But who knows! I'm just a LetsRun commenter with no real experience running!...or do I?..

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