How much improvment have you made by increasing your mileage?

[XCdude24]

Just curious, I know that increasing your mileage helps, and sometimes ive heard it helps alot, but how much? The most i've ever ran in a week is a little under 30 miles, and this summer i'm planning some 55 mile weeks. How much of an improvement did you guys make?

[GCHSRunner]

ive been wondering the same thing, except i run more the 800. ive ran a 1 58 this year and am hoping to get down under 1 54.5 so i can run at NON, but for next year im considering running more mileage and am wondering how much it wud help?

[VoidSix]

I went from 0mpw to 40mpw and ran my first 5K in 18:10. I've stayed at 40mpw-50mpw since then and in a year dropped 1:15 on a 5k.

As for the 800, I went from 0mpw - 40mpw and in a year dropped 12 seconds from my 800PR from 2:15 freshman year to 2:03 sophomore year. Kept the mileage the same and have dropped another 2 seconds to 2:01 so far, hoping to go 1:58.

Also went from 5:10-4:35 in the 1600m over the course of two years at 40-50mpw.

[Mr. Powers]

I went from 0mpw to 40mpw and ran my first 5K in 18:10. I've stayed at 40mpw-50mpw since then and in a year dropped 1:15 on a 5k.

As for the 800, I went from 0mpw - 40mpw and in a year dropped 12 seconds from my 800PR from 2:15 freshman year to 2:03 sophomore year. Kept the mileage the same and have dropped another 2 seconds to 2:01 so far, hoping to go 1:58.

Also went from 5:10-4:35 in the 1600m over the course of two years at 40-50mpw.
i went from O to 40 also. My 3 mile went from 19+ to mid 16's

[Fanya]

Went from 30ish sophomore year (19:14 5k) to 75-80 the summer before junior year and managed low 17s even though somehow i underacheived

Also, you'll get a lot more tougher mentally as well

[runningbaboon]

I went from like a 7 minute mile at the start of 7th grade to now running like 10 miles at a faster pace than that. I am a freshman and have gotten in the 40-50 range. I plan on running even more this summer.

[jwager]

Went from 30ish sophomore year (19:14 5k) to 75-80 the summer before junior year and managed low 17s even though somehow i underacheived

Also, you'll get a lot more tougher mentally as well


Maybe you made too big of a jump too quickly? 30 to 75...that's over double...that's a huge jump.

[phrisbee]

Maybe you made too big of a jump too quickly? 30 to 75...that's over double...that's a huge jump.
It all depends how you approach it. With a good progression and lots of rest (as in sleep) you can do it. Doubles help a lot when increasing mileage as they put less strain on your legs at one time.

I was doing maybe 50's last track season without much of a winter... ran 10:22, 4:55 (and i think like a 2:13, not sure)

This year I put in a winter (interupted by a few injuries) of high milaege and did 85 miles per week for the first 10 weeks of the season. My pr's are now 9:55 (gonna lower that Thursday if I decide to go all-out before my mile), 4:32, 2:04.

Those times should drop even more as I still have 2 1/2 weeks until state.

[DCtrack]

Senior year of high school: 17:10 5k on 30-40 miles a week
Freshman year of college: 15:23 5k on 70-80 miles a week

[VoidSix]

I've been doing 45mpw consistently for 2 years and plan to bump up to 65 this summer for cross country and go 65-70 in the winter before track.

Training in the winter in CO blows. And CO isn't even that snowy of a state. The wind just blows and it's always like 30.

[xcountrysucka]

i run 75 mpw consistantly and i have taken 40seconds of my mile and 1 minute off my 2mile. the two mile would have been more but i had a bad race that killed my mentallity and caused my last two to be bad. i hate having to think during races.

[The Architect]

i went from O to 40 also. My 3 mile went from 19+ to mid 16's

Just curious... in how long?

[cmartin2k5]

Senior year of high school: 15-25 mpw; 18:10 5k, 4:58 mile

Freshman year of college: 45-50 mpw; 30:15 8k, 4:35 mile
Sophomore year of college: 50-60 mpw; 27:10 8k, 4:26 mile

[runshorty05]

Senior year of high school: 17:10 5k on 30-40 miles a week
Freshman year of college: 15:23 5k on 70-80 miles a week

Wow.

[xcrunner211]

Dc Track, I Need Your Help. My College Doesnt Have Xc But I Still Want To Train Over The Summer. What Should I Deo. My Best 1600m Time Is 5:01 And 10:53 3200m. Please Help Me.1

[Mr. Powers]

Just curious... in how long?
i started like mid June and XC ended in begininng of November...why?

[CL XC runner05]

This is what I did in training for XC
Summer before Freshman Year- 20 MPW--PR: 18:49
Summer before Sophmore Year- 25-29 MPW--PR: 18:09
Summer before Junior Year- 33-36 MPW-- PR: 17:02
Summer before Senior Year- 40-45 MPW-- PR: 16:35

[xcrunner211]

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