My mile time..?

Question

my mile time has been increasing pretty drastically. my fastest is 6mins 28 seconds [i'm a 14 yr old female, and i'm in middle school] but my time has been getting pretty bad, like for instance, 2 weeks ago it was 7& a half mins, and a couple days later is was 8 mins and 12 seconds. but then i got 3rd place about 5 days ago, with a time of 7mins 12 seconds. what could i do to keep my time consistant, or just something i could do to keep it from increasing more?

Answer 1

Maybe you just need to run more often.  I don't know though because I don't know how much you run.  Like if you're just running for PE or just a basic track club, then that could explain why you're slowing down.  You may not be running enough.

Maybe this will make you feel better.  When I was in 7th grade, my fastest mile was 6:29 (almost the same as you!).  Then in 8th grade, my time was like a minute slower than that.  Granted it was just gym class and soccer running, not like actual track running.  Then my freshman year of high school, I ran a 5:35.  That was when I started seriously training for track, like I ran every day and did interval work-outs and stuff.  My story gets better...now I am a junior in high school and my fastest time is 5:12!  Remember, I ran the same time as you when I was your age!

The moral here is keep running because you never know how fast you'll get.  Oh, and join your high school's track team-you might surprise yourself!  Happy running! :-)

Answer 2

make sure u eat right before your race, and dont train too hard the day before a race and it should be pretty steady if u give the same effort

Answer 3

your only 14, world record is 3.42 so to be consistant talk to your coach, read up on the record setters, talk to those whom have been there...goodluck!

Answer 4

i know it's hard. U have to practice every single day and u can't stop and walk and u always want to eat right and stay in shape and nit get fat