What's the best way to quicken my mile time down to 8mins? I currently run at 8:40 and I need help for vball!

Question

What's the best way to quicken my mile time down to 8mins? I currently run at 8:40 and I need help for vball!

Answer 1

Pretend that your legs are a horse and you are the jockey.  Sounds silly but it helped me.  This will increase your stride and help you mentally.  Also, make sure you have had plenty of water until about 2 hours before you run.  You can still drink it before, but just a small amount or you could get cramps.  Don't run when your hungry.  If feasible make sure you run on a half full stomach.  This would mean eating(carbohydrates(pretzels, spaghetti)) about 2-3 hours before you run.  If you do this, it will help.

Answer 2

the only way to make the mile time go down is to keep on training, you have to run everyday for like half an hour a day is ok but if you don't feel tire keep going for more but if u do feel tire do less etc good luck with volleyball

Answer 3

just keep running to build durability. also you have to make sure you keep your arms very close to your body when you run and make sure you brath in through your nose and out through your mouth

Answer 4

Try to lengthen your stride.  Worked for me.

Answer 5

If you want to get your mile time down you have to increase your endurance. Yet also you should work on you speedTo do this you have to run long distances. Don't go and randomly run really long distances but try and actually push yourself like if you can run a mile without too much trouble then run 2 or 3 miles. But since your a beginner, dont run the same amount every day. Have one day a week be a long run and run 3 miles then alter easy days and work out. Heres an example

Monday : 10 minute warm up

15 minute fast pace

10 minute cool down

Tuesday: 30 minutes easy

Wednesday: 3 mile long run

Thursday: 30 Minutes easy

Friday: 10 minute warm up

              15 minutes fast pace

              10 minute cool down

Saturday: 30 minutes easy

Sunday: off

Warm ups and cool down are just basically jogging to get your heart rate back up(warm up) or to get it to come down (cool down).

Fast pace(race pace when your a runner) is where you run as usually the fastest pace that you can keep going, you dint want to just start sprinting in the beginning then wear yourself out. You want to find a fast pace where you have to push yourself but can keep going at the same pace

Easy runs (or known as recovery runs) help you recover from hard workouts. You ABSOLUTELY need to do these. When running hard, lactic acid is released in you legs. This is what makes you legs feel heavy or turn them red. Running your recovery runs helps get rid of all the lactic acid in your legs and lets the body recover. The more you run the less lactic acid gets released in a short time.

Long distant rungs are runs where you pace yourself and find a medium speed that you can keep.

Take a day off to help your body recover

If its hot where you live, bring water or run in the morning or night.

MAKE SURE that you stretch before you run and after. This helps tour muscles not get tight.

As you get better, slowly increase your work load. Try making your long runs .5 or 1 miler longer, or running 20 minutes fast pace.

If you follow this you WILL get better.