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I want to run a personal best mile. Recs on training regimen?
Posted on 8/20/18 at 3:27 am
Posted on 8/20/18 at 3:27 am
As a personal goal I trained for a mile run when I was 28 and ran my personal best of 5:56 (I know this is slow btw but I don’t care this is a personal goal sort of thing). I am 35 now and I want to give it another go. My target goal is 5:38.
I had a sort of workout plan doing quarter and half mile splits to improve my mile time back when I was 28, and I can recreate that if I need to, but I was hoping someone on here had some more structured (or better) advice. TIA
I had a sort of workout plan doing quarter and half mile splits to improve my mile time back when I was 28, and I can recreate that if I need to, but I was hoping someone on here had some more structured (or better) advice. TIA
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 11:37 am to gorillacoco
I have no idea, but if I ran a 5:56 mile, I would brag about it.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 11:48 am to gorillacoco
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As a personal goal I trained for a mile run when I was 28 and ran my personal best of 5:56 (I know this is slow btw but I don’t care this is a personal goal sort of thing).
that's not slow at all showoffassface. anything under 7 and you're probably in the top 25% of humans on earth. now among people who run... sub 7 isn't spectacular by any means, but a sub 6 minute is for sure.
quarter and halfs are probably your best bet. i don't think excelling at anything under a 400 will help you with a mile except for fast twitch closing in the last bit of your mile.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:58 am to gorillacoco
If you're training at a track (as opposed to a road) and you have some open strait area, I suggest throwing in some 100m (yd) sprints about once a week at the end of your workout. Been many years since I've trained seriously but I remember that being some we did back in the day.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 9:53 am to gorillacoco
Quarter repeats are your friend. Many ways to run/program, but always run them faster than your target pace, especially when training for the mile.
5:38 is your goal which is about 85 sec quarters. Work your way up to 6 x 80 sec or 4 x 75 sec and you will hit your time no problem.
5:38 is your goal which is about 85 sec quarters. Work your way up to 6 x 80 sec or 4 x 75 sec and you will hit your time no problem.
Posted on 8/22/18 at 8:49 am to gorillacoco
I don't run for exercise and don't think I could get anywhere close to breaking a 6 minute mile (early 40s now). When I was in HS, I did the two mile race once at 11:05.
That was my fastest time and helped greatly by having one of my best friends finish just ahead of me. I was trying to catch him the entire time and it took all of my will to keep up. Find someone that runs a 5:30 mile and try to stay with him (in addition to the other recs you've already rec'd).
That was my fastest time and helped greatly by having one of my best friends finish just ahead of me. I was trying to catch him the entire time and it took all of my will to keep up. Find someone that runs a 5:30 mile and try to stay with him (in addition to the other recs you've already rec'd).
Posted on 8/22/18 at 8:50 pm to gorillacoco
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This post was edited on 11/5/18 at 5:35 pm
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