whats the best way to train for this (in 1-2 weeks)? hoping to get under 7 min. 30 sec.....
i know i'm wayyyy off from my record 6min 30, and i know thats impossible to reach within 1-2 weeks, but yeah.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
w/e.. i just need the best tecnique..... weeks and days BEFORE the race....... and perhaps... DURING?
and if i do 30 min light weight training plus 1 mile per day, what ACTIVITY LEV4Lam i?
anyone?...... my school cant be the only shool that does this..
why do i care about this so much anyway........ does colleges care?
anybody?
Whoa there, calm down! First off, there aren't always people in this forum every minute of every day so you should wait at least a day for posts. I'd guess a lot of people don't check this in the evening.
Secondly, no colleges don't care what your mile run time is unless you are trying to get a scholarship in track. No college application I have ever seen will ask you what your mile run time is. No one cares. Really.
Thirdly, I can't really answer your initial question, lol. I have no idea how to improve your time in just a few weeks except to say to keep on running and pushing yourself. It's been quite awhile since I had to do mile runs in high school and from what I recall, they only wanted you to best your previous mile time. The only advice I can give you is to try your hardest and be happy with it. Trust me, when you get out of school you will realize there are a lot bigger things to worry about than a mile run time :)
Good luck with it!
not really much you can do in 1-2 weeks. I say the best thing to improve your time would be intervals or ins and outs over a certain distance. Ins and outs are basically getting on a 400Meter track and sprinting the straight and jogging the turns.....or the other way around...over a certain distance. I ran track professionally, and that's the way I use to improve my time. we had to do the mile for health class as well in college, and I think my time was 4:54, but there was one guy on the distance team that was better...lol...I was a sprinter...he ran like a 4:07 mile...he was one of the best in the county in the mile, but he could run about a 3:57 mile...very very fast.
Original Post by wrkot:
.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
Is the test to see how fast you can run or how far you can run?
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by wrkot:
.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
Is the test to see how fast you can run or how far you can run?
usually it's how fast you can do a mile....or sometimes the test is....how far can you go within a given time period.
Well, unless you have already been running, there is pretty much nothing you can do other than light, light, light running 3x/week for the next two weeks. If you try anything intense without having a base level of fitness, you will just injure yourself. NEVER try to jump ahead to something when it comes to fitness; you have to build slowly. Injuries can be life-long pains in the ass even if they are not "serious" (like a muscle pull that recurrs easily). So don't worry about the mile time, start planning on regular exercise, and you will be much more successful in college b/c it will show you are smart!
Original Post by eddiepotter:
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by wrkot:
.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
Is the test to see how fast you can run or how far you can run?
usually it's how fast you can do a mile....or sometimes the test is....how far can you go within a given time period.
Either way they do it, it's still a test of speed. My point was that since it's a test of how fast you can go, it makes more sense to focus on speed instead of endurance.
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by eddiepotter:
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by wrkot:
.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
Is the test to see how fast you can run or how far you can run?
usually it's how fast you can do a mile....or sometimes the test is....how far can you go within a given time period.
Either way they do it, it's still a test of speed. My point was that since it's a test of how fast you can go, it makes more sense to focus on speed instead of endurance.
that's incorrect...unfortunately. there is really no such thing as "speed" in the mile.....he stated that it was either a mile or more and if that's the case he needs to focus on his stamina and endurance. speed will not come that quick. It's a test of how fast you can go, but how fast you can go over the distance of a mile...and that is why he should focus on his endurance, because with endurance training for the mile ...his speed will pick up as he realizes he doesn't get tired faster.
When I was in track...we spent most of our time doing 600m uphill runs and other endurance stuff, because the longer you can HOLD a certain speed the faster your time...but that doesn't mean we didn't do speed drill either. and the distance team did roughly 110 miles a week, and once in a while jumped in with the sprint team when we did 400 meter runs.
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by wrkot:
.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
Is the test to see how fast you can run or how far you can run?
it's a one-mile test. that's not an endurance test. if your goal is to run a fast mile, you should train by running a mile, preferably fast.
the more relevant question is, what are you going to do for yourself after the test? because it's all pretty meaningless if it's just about doing well on this one run, on this one day.
Original Post by eddiepotter:that's incorrect...unfortunately. there is really no such thing as "speed" in the mile.....he stated that it was either a mile or more and if that's the case he needs to focus on his stamina and endurance.
We might be splitting hairs, but there is absoultely such thing as 'spee' in the mile, or in the 2 mile, or in the marathon. Any race where the winner is the one who covers a set distance in the least time wins is a test of speed. If the race is to see who can run one mile the fastest, then it's a test of speed. If it's who can run 26.2 miles the fastest, it's also a test of speed. If it's who can maintain a 7 minute mile pace the longest, then it's a measure of endurance.
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by eddiepotter:that's incorrect...unfortunately. there is really no such thing as "speed" in the mile.....he stated that it was either a mile or more and if that's the case he needs to focus on his stamina and endurance.
We might be splitting hairs, but there is absoultely such thing as 'spee' in the mile, or in the 2 mile, or in the marathon. Any race where the winner is the one who covers a set distance in the least time wins is a test of speed. If the race is to see who can run one mile the fastest, then it's a test of speed. If it's who can run 26.2 miles the fastest, it's also a test of speed. If it's who can maintain a 7 minute mile pace the longest, then it's a measure of endurance.
no argument there..... I agree, but my point was nobody can "
sprint a mile or any distance above it.
Original Post by pgeorgian:
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by wrkot:
.... is it more important working on speed or endurance?
Is the test to see how fast you can run or how far you can run?
it's a one-mile test. that's not an endurance test. if your goal is to run a fast mile, you should train by running a mile, preferably fast.
the more relevant question is, what are you going to do for yourself after the test? because it's all pretty meaningless if it's just about doing well on this one run, on this one day.
let me explain really quick, and I don't mean to sound rude or mean...not my intention...for those of you that know me.
If you want to train for the mile, then try to run several miles in training. If you are trying to run a good 2 mile...then run three sets of 2 mile runs or something. The point is not to run the distance you are training for, but to run more than that. So when I use to train for the 200...I would run 7 200's at a 25-26 second pace, and then 2 400's at a 65 second pace. When I trained for the 400 I ran 4 600m runs (can't remember the times) and then 4 400m runs in about 67 seconds each. Then on a good day...I would do a time trial. The time trial for me was 1 200m sprint (do it in 21 seconds or less), then 1 400 meter sprint (doing it in 47 seconds or less).
eddie, the test is in 1-2 weeks. this isn't about "training" - it's about getting a good grade on a report card :/
Original Post by pgeorgian:
eddie, the test is in 1-2 weeks. this isn't about "training" - it's about getting a good grade on a report card :/
I don't even think it is that, when I had to run the mile for my gym class back in I think...7th grade, as long as you finished the run you passed.
Original Post by pgeorgian:
eddie, the test is in 1-2 weeks. this isn't about "training" - it's about getting a good grade on a report card :/
Uhhhh....yeah....yeah...yup...I totally see your point...hehehehehe...
awww Eddie you suck...
Do lots of hills. Run outside and pick a route that has lots of uphills. I changed my route to include uphills and I cut 6 minutes off my 10k time. (I had more than 1-2 weeks, but stil...)
fine
what if i had more time?............. like a month or two? whats the bestw ay to prepare?????
and i HAVE BEEN TRAINING BY THE WAY.......... but what would be the best thing to do now?... i have 1-2 weeks left until the test, how can i maintain / improve from THIS POITN?
as for FUTURE mile run tests, whats the best way to train?.... you guys say intervals, hills, longer distances?
I ran a mile once. Didn't much care for it.
if its only a mile, it shouldn't be hard..Be like me..have a Snickers(or any other chocolate) bars for energy boost before the run..It really helps NOT to feel tired easily..Not sure it helps..ladida
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