8th Grade Mileage

yep, no problem.

So i won this book, Galloway's Book on Running, as a door prize at a race, and i was looking in it and read about different ages running. I thought it might help out Returnover

"11-12 years:
If there is a junior high running program and your child wants to participate, monitor it. Two to three workouts a week and three to four races a season are reasonable. Avoid intense interval work and high mileage. Running in local races could be based on practicing three times per week."

XC_crazy wrote:So i won this book, Galloway's Book on Running, as a door prize at a race, and i was looking in it and read about different ages running. I thought it might help out Returnover

"11-12 years:
If there is a junior high running program and your child wants to participate, monitor it. Two to three workouts a week and three to four races a season are reasonable. Avoid intense interval work and high mileage. Running in local races could be based on practicing three times per week."

Exactly what I did'nt want to here lol. It's been coming from just about everyone, I'm going to ask my coach at the beginning of the xc season and depending on what he says I'll probably be reduced to about 10 ( or less mile per week).

In 8th grade I ran 0 mpw.
But for you I won't go to far over 25 mpw. Our middle school doesn't go over 25 mpw even at the end of the season.

so end of the season I should be fine doing atleast 20 mpw? I'm getting mixed messages here with running 20 mpw or running 3miles 3 times a week.

RETURNover wrote:Well, I started my base back in December. And I've kinda peaked this year at thirty miles and now from what I've been hearing from a lot of people (not just on this forum) that 20 mile per week might even be to much.

Like I've said before, I think 20 mpw is fine, as long as it's at a very easy pace. You don't need to be doing intense stuff in 5th grade.

alright, I guess I will do 20 miles per week until I hear different from my coach.

so thanks for helping guys? RWS was talking to me I hope. Im varsity though RWS. So, 25?

I think that should be fine for you

its really really really little considering im at 40 with no problems

P2 wrote:its really really really little

That's what she said

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

P2 wrote:its really really really little

That's what she said

your weener is small?

haha nice HX and hes talking about you pipeyyy

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

P2 wrote:its really really really little

That's what she said to you.

Fixed.

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

P2 wrote:its really really really little

That's what she said to you.

Fixed.

haha damn.

51 mpw.

AudienceOfOne wrote:51 mpw.

whoah.

P2 wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:51 mpw.

whoah.

yah, wasn't really neccessary.

im not a frosh, fk...was it really necessary anyway? you could just delete the thread.

P2 wrote:im not a frosh