6 Months to train for 1500, Any thoughts?

Whether you are looking for a 5k training schedule for your first 5k ever or you are looking for 5k training as an advanced runner

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look up rubios guide to the competitive 1500m runner. Read that, all of it. Its long but it is a fantastic source of information for 1500m training and distance training in general. As for some initial responses to your questions

1. Mileage. In base phase you want to try and do a significant amount and it depends on your goal times. 70-80 isnt some extremely low value but if you can run more without being injured than do that. The mile is mostly aerobic so if you can run 100 run 100, if you can only do 90 then do that. If you can only do 60 than thats fine too. I dont think there is a definitive answer on doubles and its just a matter of finding what works for you.

2. Workouts. During base phase there are a few ideas here. I like having a dedicated few weeks of training without workouts and am just increasing mileage. The first workouts I do do are hill repeats (20-30 seconds long), light tempos, and fartleks. Emphasis is generally agreed to be on the long run and maintaining high mileage in general at this stage though so if workouts interfere with these wrokouts then cut them first. Depending on when the target race is you can also add in some light track sessions where you do short reps at mile pace to get used to going at that speed without really working (think of them like longer strides). The goal of all these workouts isnt to run hard. Its to run fast. and smooth. Big difference between hard and fast that most people dont realize till they think about it. Id say for every early season workout you do you want to be focusing on not pushing your limits or running hard but running smooth because come race time you want to be smooth and fast off the line