Hey guys I'm running cross country for now but I'm super slow. I have a super hard time cracking 20 mins in the 5k. My dream is to be a marathoner but I know that is best to start running cross country as I'm still young. Is there a way to train for both.
Just run a hundred plus miles a week.
Chason Mesinar wrote:
Hey guys I'm running cross country for now but I'm super slow. I have a super hard time cracking 20 mins in the 5k. My dream is to be a marathoner but I know that is best to start running cross country as I'm still young. Is there a way to train for both.
Unless your an endurance machine and you're already at peak development; don't run a marathon. There have been too many stories of kids being injured doing marathon training
But, if you are VERY committed to doing this, TAKE IT EASYYYYYY for the first 6-7 weeks, and add in strides and hill sprints at the end of 2 to 3 runs per week. But make all the runs EASYYY for the first 6-7 weeks, and when I say easy; I mean easier than you think is easy. TRUST ME!