One of my buddies claimed to have run PRs in the 800 and 1500 off of just long runs, tempos, and a weekly race or time trial. I find that hard to believe, so does that even seem plausible if you've been running consistently and your PRs in those distances aren't horrendous?
FWIW, his times were 2:05 / 4:12, and he claimed that he always fell apart in the second half of the race whenever he included intervals and weights in training.
I hope this is a troll thread. I ran sub 1:55 before I ever saw a weight.
As for intervals? Many a runner has succeeded sans intervals.
MohammedAA wrote:
I hope this is a troll thread. I ran sub 1:55 before I ever saw a weight.
Not everyone is as talented as you.
8th grade i ran 2:27 and freshman year i did 2:14. i wasnt in cross country in 8th grade, but that type of long running helped improve my time.
i wasnt training for the 800 but i would basically run 4-6.5mi tempos every day in the off season for track. my mile time also improved by about 34 seconds from that type if training.
sophomore cross country PRed by almost 50 secs just from mostly easy running. note that if you choose to run easy you must run longer distances to get a good workout in
If your new to running for sure because your rate of improvement is so much higher. I mean when you first start running your 5k will generally improve by minutes vs when your a seasoned athlete where your over the moon for a 30sec PB.