I can run a mile and a half 11 minutes 30 seconds not exactly fast so how can i get faster?

Question

i have friends who can run this in 8 minutes i want to do that also i was always the slowest runner in school so i d like improve my sprints also

Answer 1

i disagree with the first guy.  i use to run my mile in like 12 and now i run it 8:30 and i'm still improving.  i joined track to get my time even faster.  when i started track i had a near 11 minute mile and 2 months later i improve about 2 minutes.

go read my answer at the link below for what you can do. what i wrote will help your sprinting too.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 2

You probably will never be very fast, but can surely be a bit faster.   Run 3 miles every day or at least every other day.   Try running fairly fast and then walking a bit, then running more, etc.    With time, anyone can improve times.

Edit: To reply to the second answer,  I said what I said, because the questioner said he or she was the slowest in school.   To run a mile and a half in 8 minutes is a good goal.