self coaching high school athlete

Im in 11th grade and I’m kindve moving toward self coaching. The coach I have isnt absolutely terrible butt I feel as if they don’t understand aerobic capacity and aerobic training. I’m an 800/1600m runner my prs are 5:03 mile 10:34 3k 19:21 5k (on a tough course)Last track season we did alot of anaerobic workouts and mostly intervals we rarely went on any type of runs. I finished the year running 5:07 in the 1600 and 2:16 in the 800 but my 3200 time was absolutely terrible compared to people that had similar mile times. I ran a 11:52. Because we aren’t getting the correct aerobic training I’ve been running more miles and not practicing with the team this indoor szn I’ve ran 5:03 in the mile and 10:34 *think i can run faster in the 3k.

My current plan was

monday- intervals with my coach

tuesday- long run

wendesday-easy run

thursday-tempo run

friday- off

saturday race

sunday- easy run

but within the last two weeks I’ve switched to

monday- intervals or some type of workout 4-6x 1k, maximal velocity, 400 repeats etc

tuesday- easy run 5-6 mi

wednesday- long run 4 mi warmup 20 min tempo 3 mi cooldown

thursday- easy run 4-6 miles *try to get on easy surfaces

friday- easy run 30 min

saturday- race

sunday- off

I’m open to any constructive criticism or help I can receive I just want to get better and I don’t believe doing only intervals will make me better. btw my tempos seem to keep being 6:45 pace acccording to my forerunner 35 my phone says 6:33?‍♂️

Also if you know any good training plans I’m open to that

I want to be able to run the 800-3200m but the 1600 is my main race

It sounds like you're still very much on the team and under the coach's umbrella. If that wasn't the case, you wouldn't have a 1600 PR. No event open to unattached runners offers that distance. You also don't seem to have a 10k PR. It's such a common event that if you ran on your own then you might have entered a few. So, I mean no disrespect but I don't see a guy who's attending a high school which has a track program but is running without being affiliated with it.

However, it may be that you DID run for them and have only run school-sanctioned events so far but have now branched off and are on your own from here on out. If so, I enthusiastically endorse that move, but beware. I would suggest not going near the coach, team, or practice. Don't be in a gray area. Be completely uninvolved. Do not sign up, do not get a uniform, do not let them think you're part of their deal.

I speak from experience. I ran (a lot) at your age but never met the track coach. Nobody considered me part of the program. The coach had never heard of me and wouldn't have recognized me. This was great. It allowed running significant mileage and limited speed work. It made road racing easy: you go to a race and do it. No one to ask permission from, no one to say no.

One question: if it's not official track season, you don't have any contact with the coach, right? Or is it an all-year program in which you're meeting every day of the school year?

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