Running Anybody?

[endless_akatsuki]

Hello fellow speedcubers. I was wondering how many people on this forum took an interest in running, short or long distance, and, well, care about it.


But I also have a lot of questions regarding how to get faster.
I am in incoming freshman, and two years ago I'd already decided that I was going to do cross country. During middle school, I wasn't that bad at running, especially the mile, but now, I realize that I'm actually quite bad.

My mile time isn't very good (fastest being 5:44- not on a track), but it's my 5k time that I'm really worried about. It's abysmal, like 23-24 minutes. That'll surely get last place in a race.

I was just wondering whether some experienced runners could give me advice on how to get faster (I've been working hard all summer, but I've only gotten better by a minute). Should I work on speed or endurance? Should I get my mile time down? Any help is appreciated.

 

[JeffDelucia]

I run! My mile is about 6:00 but my 5k is like 21-22 min. Trust me though that wont get you last place. as for improvement just keep running.

 

[nlCuber22]

I'm in the 8th grade and my mile is probably under 5:30 (out of practice), and I think my last 5K was a little under 19 minutes (when I was running regularly).

Thanks for the reminder, I need to start running again to prepare for track in the fall...can't do XC this year
All I can tell you do to is run. You'll get better eventually.

 

[mr. giggums]

I'm going into 8th grade and the last time I ran a timed mile about a little less than a year ago it was about 5:57. I've got into long distance though but in 7th grade XC I was at about 9:30 ish 1.5 miles. But now that I'm going into 8th grade the race will be 2 miles and the season is about to start.

Now for Track I was on the 4x400 team and for are confrence meet (there was about 13 teams) we got 4:10 which won us the race by alot and the meet (or at least tied us the meet) Also it was 2 seconds off the meet record. [/Bragging]

 

[CitricAcid]

Cross Country <3

 

[Thompson]

I did a 10k in 51 minutes and im the same age as you. it got me first place in my age group but none of my friends run long distance so I cant really compare my times to anyone i know.

 

[vgbjason]

I Run!






Kinda. . . not really very often. . . but yeah!!

 

[Chapuunka]

I like running, but I suck at it. I was gonna do some this summer to get in shape for band, but I procrastinated. Never timed my mile or anything, it's just something I do for exercise sake.

 

[Edward]

I run, but not like that. Football makes you run.

(American football)

 

[Micael]

Triathlete! So yea I run . The secret to be faster is to listen to the coach. So join a team with a coach.

 

[PeterNewton]

I specialize in 21K, and I pretty much do 4 things to improve:
1) Long distance day (21km)
2) Speed training day (400m sprints)
3) Hill training (sprint up and down a hill)
4) Relaxed middle distance (5-10km)

When I was doing the 5km mostly a couple years ago, the best thing was 2 days of 5km, 1 day of sprints and 1 day of hills. Try it out and see how it goes. Find your own best combo.

 

[Thompson]

I specialize in 21K, and I pretty much do 4 things to improve:
1) Long distance day (21km)
2) Speed training day (400m sprints)
3) Hill training (sprint up and down a hill)
4) Relaxed middle distance (5-10km)

When I was doing the 5km mostly a couple years ago, the best thing was 2 days of 5km, 1 day of sprints and 1 day of hills. Try it out and see how it goes. Find your own best combo.

What are your times for those events? I'm especially trying to get faster at 400m. Also, have you ever done a marathon?

 

[KJiptner]

Tim Habermaas is into long distance running. But he always get's depressions while he's at it.

 

[EnterPseudonym]

lol sig, my best 5k was 17:28, aiming for low 16s this year

 

[waffle=ijm]

Ryan Reese is into that (rm 309) say hi to him in nats. He ran 3.5 miles in about 20 min in Cambridge. If anyone at nationals that wants to run with him and Felix Lee in at the night hit him up at room 309 in the hyatt.

 

[ThatGuy]

I'm not doing XC anymore but the coach got more "serious" basically: (to our varsity) OK guys 5:00 is good but all of you have to sub 4:30 now.

 

[Micael]

I specialize in 21K, and I pretty much do 4 things to improve:
1) Long distance day (21km)
2) Speed training day (400m sprints)
3) Hill training (sprint up and down a hill)
4) Relaxed middle distance (5-10km)

When I was doing the 5km mostly a couple years ago, the best thing was 2 days of 5km, 1 day of sprints and 1 day of hills. Try it out and see how it goes. Find your own best combo.

Sorry, but i LOLL! Really, get a coach. 20 words split in 4 points is not a training plan.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I'm a fatass, so my mile PB is 11.xy
Btw, Dan Brown can run a mile in 45 seconds.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

I'm a fatass, so my mile PB is 11.xy
Btw, Dan Brown can run a mile in 45 seconds.

He must eat a lot of rice.

 

[RyanReese09]

I'm a fatass, so my mile PB is 11.xy
Btw, Dan Brown can run a mile in 45 seconds.

lolwut