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Last year: always 6:10 except for one exception it was 6:20
This year: always 5:45
somehow though I'm actually improving my times this season unlike last |
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vikes44Join Date: 2011-10-29
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a fello xc runner i am amazed!!!
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - Pulitzer Prize Winning George Will |
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TWO FELLOW CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS? Yay :) And that's really good for a first mile! Do you keep this pace? Is this 2 or 3 miles? |
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5k
No I can't keep that pace, I wish.
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123yonndTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-07-19
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My most recent mile was 6:10. I really lose energy for 3 mile runs. 31:24 minute 3 mile...
Most of the time it's just really sore ankles. |
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My best three mile/5k is 18:36 |
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@yonnd
wow. You really do lose a lot of energy
From 6:10 to over 30? |
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@ThePeaceTaco
Nice. My best is a 19:53. Finally broke 20 last weekend. |
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Yeah, 123, you should do one of two things:
1.) Pace yourself to a slower mile
2.) Run longer distances when practicing and run outside of practice. |
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123yonndTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-07-19
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My conditioning is great, but I get really sore calves and ankles around a mile and a half.
I honestly think it's from the side-tackles I take in soccer. |
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That's interesting. Then your tendons probably need strengthened. Maybe try doing more jumping and stuff like that. It could also be you are coming down too hard on your feet when you run. You don't want to come straight down on your ankles, and you don't want your toes to be extended downwards too far (see Dorsi Flexing) |
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@yonnd
Do you stretch at all before you run?
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he ran a 5:45 then died the next two miles...jk :3
but hey fellow XC runner! |
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@case
I do die out.
I go from 5:45 to 12:45 most of the time |
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well den dont go so fast but anyways Georgia lost too so it's a great weekend for some |
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Nah, I need to go out this fast.
I had the same problem when I stared out at 6:10.
I need to make my 2nd & 3rd miles go faster. |
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123yonndTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-07-19
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Yeah I stretch... |
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Yeah, I didn't even think about stretches. Make sure you do dynamic stretches before practice and competitions, warm up a bit beforehand, and after practice and competitions, do static stretches. |
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@extemmas Have you ever done mile, 800meter, or 400 meter repeats for practice? Do 12+ 400 meter repeats at a pace 15 seconds better than 1/4 your goal mile pace. Do 6+ 800 meter repeats, not sure what pace, or 3+ mile repeats, not sure what pace. |
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Hmmm, well a 6:10 mile to a 31:24 5k seems unusual even with sore ankles |
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Just did 6 800m repeats today at a 2:50 pace |
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123yonndTop 100 PosterJoin Date: 2008-07-19
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I don't have a very high pain tolerance. So that could also add to it. |
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That could explain it. I don't have a very high pain tolerance either but I'm getting better at tolerating it. |
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You're well on your way, extremmas. Cross country, you need to push through all the pain. Eventually it will subside, or else it just won't matter that you hurt anymore. |
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