I ran 4:24 for the mile, but can't break 16:30 for 5k

Will take this all into consideration, and I will try to post my 5k PR at the end of the season. Lets see what happens.

Tristen is that you? Stop posting threads.

distancerunner666 wrote:

Yes, but same sort of things happened last year. I ran 4:40 for the mile as a freshmen, but 18:00 for 5k. Sophomore year I ran 4:24 for mile and 16:40 for 5k earlier that year. I still can't seem to break 16:30.

Omg, back when I was your age, we had similar PRs...I ran a 436 1600m as a frosh and 17:45 in the 5k in cc...then as a soph, I ran 425 and 16:44...159 in the 800...I then increased my mileage and ran a 1521 3 mile for cc my Jr yr...156 in the 800...car accident my Sr yr, shattered my femur, and I was done...

Horses for courses

distancerunner666 wrote:

What am I doing wrong? It seems all the guys I beat in track, run faster than me in cross country. I put in solid base this summer and can't imagine them running any harder than me. Is it just that I am a track guru?

Hey man I was having the same problem. I'm a mid-distance guy who can run the 800m in under 2 minutes but I was running in the 17's. That changed yesterday. I ran 16:00.4. It's all mental. You just gotta have some balls and run a fast first mile. My splits were 5:05 5:25 then my last 1.1 mile was at 5:12 pace. Good luck. and DON'T BE SCARED.

Husky2018 wrote:

distancerunner666 wrote:

What am I doing wrong? It seems all the guys I beat in track, run faster than me in cross country. I put in solid base this summer and can't imagine them running any harder than me. Is it just that I am a track guru?

Hey man I was having the same problem. I'm a mid-distance guy who can run the 800m in under 2 minutes but I was running in the 17's. That changed yesterday. I ran 16:00.4. It's all mental. You just gotta have some balls and run a fast first mile. My splits were 5:05 5:25 then my last 1.1 mile was at 5:12 pace. Good luck. and DON'T BE SCARED.

Those splits add up to 16:13.2 not 16:00.4.

162430 wrote:

Husky2018 wrote:

Hey man I was having the same problem. I'm a mid-distance guy who can run the 800m in under 2 minutes but I was running in the 17's. That changed yesterday. I ran 16:00.4. It's all mental. You just gotta have some balls and run a fast first mile. My splits were 5:05 5:25 then my last 1.1 mile was at 5:12 pace. Good luck. and DON'T BE SCARED.

Those splits add up to 16:13.2 not 16:00.4.

Sorry meant to say 5:05 again. My average pace throughout the whole race was 5:12 my bad.

There was a kid who went to my high school who was a 2:00 800, 4:19 miler and 16:20 5k. Some people are just pure milers and I wouldn't say thats a bad thing.

Give it time man. Since you're still pretty young it could take some time. I was way more of a track guy in HS too, I only ran 17:05 for 5k in high school during xc, but on the track ran 51 (4x4), 2:01 and 4:38.

When I got to college I did higher mileage and a lot more strength stuff and ended up running 50.1 for the 400 (4x4), 1:54 for the 800, 3:58 for the 1500 and 14:57 for 5k on the track this past spring for my senior year. I went from 28:48 for 8k in xc my freshman year to 25:21 my senior year. Doing higher mileage in college allowed my track speed to translate to endurance and strength, therefore giving me a much better range from 400 to 5k.

With a 4:24 mile PR, I think you could go near the 16 flat barrier by the end of the season for sure. It's also not even October yet, so it's still plenty early.

I just ran 16:15 at Stanford invitational so I ran a solid PR but it looks like everyone is right it seams like I am simply a middle distance runner especially because my track rival just ran 15:26.

Fvck XC. Look at it as base for your track season. Get your 4:24 down to 4:05 next season.