Need the 1.5 mile run in under 10 minutes

Can anyone help?

I run, but I am not elite by any many’s... with that said, 1 mile repeats are my bread and butter!!

I’m in the Army and have to run 2 miles for the APFT. When I am nearing a test I hit 1 mile repeats a couple times a week and I’ve never had any issues knocking out the 2 miles in 13ish Min.

Do 1 mile repeats with 1-2 min rest between miles!

Hope it helps!!

Yeah I’ll add this into my routine. What pace should I be doing mile repeats at right now? I’m in 10:40 shape for the 1.5

10x400 in 6:40 pace 90 second rest

or

6x600 in 6:40 pace 90 second rest

mile repeats won't help you for such a short race.

I can do 8 x 400 with very little rest at a way faster pace than 6:40 but somehow cannot put it all together when i do my 1.5 mile time trials and I dont p*ssy out when it gets painful either. I think I am more fast twitch and do not respond well to endurance training. My speed endurance is good, my aerobic endurance however.... Ehhh as good.

Those 600s look a little more challenging for my condition. Im gonna give them a try this week.

*not so good

Your 8x400 time is very good. Your long run pace is way to slow. That tells me you need more endurance. More mileage at a faster pace.

Moo Goo wrote:

Your 8x400 time is very good. Your long run pace is way to slow. That tells me you need more endurance. More mileage at a faster pace.

The problem is if I try to run any faster than 8:00 pace over 3 miles it feels almost impossible and makes me feel like throwing up. How do I put a stop to this? Would doing some (3-4) mile repeats at below 8 pace (say 7:40 pace for now) with 2 minutes of standing or walking rest be a good workout? I have raced a few 5ks in the last 5 years and my typical timing is 22 minutes (when I felt in amazing shape) and 26 minutes (when I was kinda out of condition)

yeah add some tempo runs in there i suppose, or some longer repeats, maybe 800s or so.

How about starting off with more 5 to 6 mile runs at 9 min pace? This may take time but try to go little faster as you get comfortable.