Athlete is training too slow

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1 year ago 07/06/2023 7:17pm EDT

re: citius5000

citius5000 wrote:
I think you answered your own question. Heat and humidity doesn’t affect everyone the same. Poor mans altitude! Maybe his routes are hillier? Summer running should be a lot by feel especially with the heat and humidity. Make sure his paces are based on current ability. Make sure he is hydrating properly as well. He is running more and for some it takes time to adjust.

Exactly. People have different heat and cold responses. This is obvious when you go outside and see someone in a tank and shorts and someone else in pants and a heavy jacket. This was also obvious when all the top runners dropped out of boston when it was too cold.

1 year ago 07/07/2023 6:50am EDT

re: CoachC

As a high school coach coaching 4:51 guys you should not be calling athletes too skinny, 6'2 140 is fairly normal for a taller distance runner. We had a 4:25 guy in my high school who ran around 9:00 pace on easy runs. obsessing's with things such as easy run pace, and weight at the high school level will ruin your athletes love for the sport. Also 30 to 40 is a fairly big jump for a high school kid. is 30 in 6 days also? if he is running 9 minute pace that's an extra 90 minutes a week of running.

1 year ago 07/07/2023 5:38pm EDT

re: CoachC

CoachC wrote:
I have an athlete that I think can be pretty good. Ran 4:51 and 10:40 last year off about 30mpw. Have him ramping up mileage this summer… took about 2 weeks off at the end of track and is about 3 weeks into training. Currently at about 40mpw (6 days). During track when he ran with the team they would run around 7:00-7:30 pace. By himself I can’t get him to run faster than 8:30-8:45 pace. Some times he runs 9:00+. Today he was supposed to do a 3m tempo at 6:30-6:45 and he ran 6:55, 7:00 and 7:30 and had to stop twice. It is very hot and humid where I live but other kids on the team who he was running with are out there clipping off 7:30 pace on their runs. Something to be concerned with? Seems weird that he just can’t get going at all. He’s putting in the mileage and wants to work, but man he is laboring. I’m wondering if he’s too thin (6’2” 140lbs). I would guess he was the same during track though. Maybe the heat just bothers him more than most? I don’t know.

How old is the kid? What year of high school?

I hope he's a freshman or soph with those times, but 6'-2" is super tall for a freshman....

4:51 / 10:40 is good for a 9/10th grader. I ran 4:52 and 10:40 frosh year (5'6" and 125 lbs) and by the end of high school i was 49.7 / 1:54 / 4:24 / 16:09 XC (6'-1" and 165 lbs)

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