How Long would it take to shave 2-3 minutes off my mile time?
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I always had issues running growing up.
Then I joined the Army.
You don't *get* to walk when you feel tired.
The basic thing is, once you force yourself to keep going, even though you're tired, your body adjusts.
I've gotten to the point where at the end of a run I feel like I could easily keep going.
In the Army, we had to run 2 miles for our PT tests, and it had to be in under 15:50 for both.
My best time was 13:46 for 2 miles. I only was able to do that because you have to PUSH yourself so that you NEVER walk. Try to keep an even pace and breathe regularly.
Keep doing that, but also look at your stride...tell your school's track coach...seriously...that you need to be asessed for stride, rythem and technique. Then ask them for what they saw and what you need to improve upon. Let them know your goal upfront and that you are motivated to be healthy. Eat right, do other core-strengthening excercises, and stretch before and after a rund... You will be fine in a few months...FAITH!
To get faster, you need more speed. For more speed, you need more strength. A fun way is to get a friend with whom you can take turns doing the walking mile piggyback while not too tired.
To get down 3 more minutes means taking 40 seconds off your time for one lap. Start doing some chair or bench step-ups, or squats. And just plain try and run fast occcasionally. Not far, just fast. Walk it off if you're breathing hard (easier on your heart), then do a another hard fast run.
do a warm-up first of walk one lap, then jog a lap.
You'll keep improving.
I agree with what the other guy in the Army said( I too am a soldier) the best way to get better at running is to keep running. I would suggest running more than just a mile a day though try pushing it up to 2-3 miles or another option is just running a set amount of time. When I go for a run I usually go for about an hour. You can also improve your run time by doing wind sprints. Sprinting increases lung capacity which helps with endurance. Endurance in turn decreases run time. When I ran relay in HS, my team and I would run sprints up and down hills, stairs or even bleachers, anything that increased in elevation. This combined with all our other training allowed us to take third in State for the 4x4 relay and the 4x16 relay
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