How many miles do you think you run on a junior high school track team a day?

Question

i'm trying out next year and i need to know how many miles i need to pratice running beacaues idon't want tobe like the 4 people who threw up last year

Answer 1

I have been running for 8 years now and would recommend the following:

I would strengthen the core: calves, quads, hams, back and abdominal (the "six pack" muscles along with the obleks), chest and arms. But when strengthening these muscles, I would focus more on the muscle endurance not the muscle bulk. For more advice for this, I would consult with a personal trainer. For the running part, I would stay flexible as it helps/contributes to your balance (so do the muscles in your core) but also helps prevent some injuries like pulled muscles and shin splints. Also, I would try to make up a schedule where you can run for X amount of days and try to have a long run. I would start off slowly, running about 2-3 miles per run for the first week and increase my mileage per week. Make sure you have the following: a good diet, hydration, sleep, a good sense on how to take care of your body, and sleep. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

The field events don't run as much as the running events.

The sprinting events probably run a mile a day at the most, because they are more focused on speed then endurnace and distance.

The distance runners (thats what I do) run about 2-3 miles a day--crazy, right?!?!-

If you pace yourself, then you don't have to worry about throwing up!

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

Here's what we do in our practices: Start off doing two laps around the track, then do high knees, butt kicks, power skip, stretch walk, etc. for warm-up. Do hard running workouts about every other day or more. For the hard workouts we do are ladders, ins and outs, accelerations, rambos, and hills.

Ladders - sprint a 100, then a 200, 300, 400 and then back down 400, 300, 200, 100. To make sure you give yourself enough rest in between walk the rest of the distance around the track except for the 100... that ones easy.

Ins and outs - sprint the straight aways and jog the curves for 5 laps, then the same thing for 5 more laps but walk the curves instead.

Accelerations - accelerate down the straight aways so you are starting off slow and getting up to your top speed by the time you get to the curve, jog the curves for 5 laps and walk them for 5 more.

Rambos - 5 400's with plenty of rest in between

Hills - sprint up a hill and jog down 10 times

Answer 4

id say you run about 5 miles between warm up and training but it can vary on the coach and you have or what events your doing because distance usally will run more at a slower pace and the sprinters usally run 200 or 100 meter sprints

Answer 5

ask the kids on the team and run 1-3 more miles than they say

Answer 6

I am on a high school track team and it varies. The most we've ever ran in one practice is about six miles. Sometimes we just do pace work and only run about two. However the day before the meet, don't worry about running more than two.

Answer 7

It varies :]

What you should do is start building up now.. Run as many as you're comfortable running now, and build up over the summer. It depends on what events you're running, honestly.. but if you build up, you could even be ahead of the other people trying out.  I'm on my high school track team and I love it! It's a great sport to be going out for, very healthy.

Answer 8

it depends what events your planing to run...

if you dont wanna throw up then dont eat or drink right before

Answer 9

the longest days will be around 3 miles. Its usually like a mile and a half though