I am looking to improve my 1.5 mile time for police testing. Aside from my regular jogging, could doing......?

Question

wind sprints ultimately help improve that also? ie. sprint 100 meters at a time, 30 secs rest, 100, and so on for about 600-800 meters. And if so, what would ending result be, less winded on the jog, better finishing stamina, or what?

Answer 1

doing 100 meter prints would only help you in the last 50-100m of thew 1500m. for 1500m you need to run 20k very slowly and then id recommend doing some 2ks and 800s.

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Answer 2

you'll end up getting very bored with all that running, unless ur some ind of running addict/freak ;)

try some swiming, one of the best exercises you can do

Answer 3

Those runs can help also using weights on those sprints and running up hill can help. This will give you a better finish and probably stronger lungs you will most likely be able to run faster and longer. I would also try running the 1.5mile to see what your time is and really try to get a good final 800m, increasing your speed with about 800m to go can really help and a good final 200m sprint could take off seconds.

Good luck