Mile time has gone down?

Question

In 8th grade i used to run a mile in 6:08, freshman year i got 6:36 and my soph yr i got a 7:12. And the thing is that ive actually been running more ever since i got out of 8th grade since i play football for my school. so why do you think my mile time is going down year by year

Answer 1

If you've gotten taller, it may be harder for you to run faster.

Answer 2

i agree wit Mikey D, do sprinting definetly. that rlly sux though =[[

Answer 3

Yeah, i agree, next year you should try being a sprinter.

Answer 4

I think it's because you're putting on so much muscle weight from football and you aren't running as long distances but getting many breaks and short energy usage. thus i think your endurance has gone down for long distance but for sprinting you've probably gotten faster at that.

Answer 5

Probably as someone else said muscle weight. And your training isnt right most likely. Try doing some interval workouts to increase your speed.