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Weekly mileage as a freshman?
Im a 14 year old freshman, my PRs are 18:52 for 5k, 12:02 for 2 mile, 5:35 for a mile. What is my maximum weekly milage that you would recommend? Im a forefoot striker so i dont get shin splints easily, and ive completed hard 8 mile runs recently and still feel great. My parents dont want me running over 40 mpw, i want to run 70+ to build a huge base. Also, what are some good mile speedworkouts?
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- 9 years ago
Running huge amounts of mileage is great, but not until you are older. You shouldn't run more than 50 mpw in high school (as a senior) save the 70+ weeks for your college career. Otherwise you may burn out. I'm a freshman in college and I only run 50-60 mpw. You should ask your coach for speed workouts to mix it up but a common workout is 400m intervals. For you I would do 8 x 400 at around 83-84s and walk/jog 2 minutes in between. Also hills are great for strength.
The most important aspect of training is to keep your workout days hard and easy days easy. Do slower recovery runs after workouts, and stay fresh for your workouts. Good luck!
Source(s): D2 XC/Track runner