Could we??????????please help!?

Question

be on A team?Me and my friend are doing cross country this year in school. were going into 8th and we really wanna be on A team. This is our first time, but we are really decent at it. I havent ran that much but my friend has ran alot. We have to be able to run 2.5 miles by the first practice. My friend has ran about 2.1 and the most i have ran is 1 mile. do you think its possible for us to be on A team?

btw my friend was on the swim team.

Answer 1

What do you mean by "A" team?

The biggest thing to contend with is distance. Don't worry about time at this point just distance. Try to run as far as you can without walking. Your goal should be to increase the running distance by about 10% each week. No more than 10% though. You would also run as slow as you need to so that you don't have to stop and walk. It's all about building endurance.

Answer 2

Cross country is 5k races, which means 3.2 miles.  That's a lot of ground to make up to be competitive enough for a good team.  Work on running 3-4 miles in a row.  Until you can easily complete a three mile run, you won't have a chance to make A team.

If you work hard and train, you might have a shot, but I think there's too much ground.  Maybe next year.

Answer 3

it depends on how fast you are and how hard you work

to be on "A-Team" or what we call Varsity your 5k or 3-mile time should be from 17:00-19:30

Answer 4

In 8th grade you probably only run 2 mile races. Just get out and start running and you will be just fine. Run with friends it will make it easier. Don't worry. Everyone has to start somewhere and by the seasons end you will be fine. Running with a group will make it more fun and the miles will just go by and before you know it you will be in shape. I cannot imagine that in 8th grade they are going to kill you the first week or two of practices. I'm sure there will be others there at the same skill level as you. Work hard and I'm sure you'll do just fine.