I was-- years old, and I felt like I was about to collapse. I had just run a mile in less than 7 minutes, and I was thrilled. I wasn't ready to stop there, however.
Fate dictated otherwise, and I ended up getting hurt during a lacrosse game the following week. I was unable to run for the rest of the year and I wasn't happy about this. I never got back into running again.
It wasn't until more recently that I started running again, challenging myself to beat my previous best times. While the 7 minute mile was a definite achievement for me, I was determined to set a new personal best by hitting a 6 minute mile instead.
This was much harder than I thought it would be. I tried relentlessly to beat the six minute mark but I couldn't pull through. It was just too tiring and I'd run out of wind before I could finish.
Here are a few tips I'm going to give you that eventually helped me to get to where I was.
The biggest thing that made it happen was the fact that I started doing short runs at faster speeds. I would run a mile at a five minute pace, naturally stopping after two laps. This put me in a really good position to try for a 6 minute mile, which seemed easy in comparison.
Believe me, it's not much fun running two laps at such a fast pace. If you're serious about breaking that six minute mark though, you'll want to do this in order to get there.
Next goal on my list is 5:30 and I'm sure I'll be achieving it.
Fate dictated otherwise, and I ended up getting hurt during a lacrosse game the following week. I was unable to run for the rest of the year and I wasn't happy about this. I never got back into running again.
It wasn't until more recently that I started running again, challenging myself to beat my previous best times. While the 7 minute mile was a definite achievement for me, I was determined to set a new personal best by hitting a 6 minute mile instead.
This was much harder than I thought it would be. I tried relentlessly to beat the six minute mark but I couldn't pull through. It was just too tiring and I'd run out of wind before I could finish.
Here are a few tips I'm going to give you that eventually helped me to get to where I was.
The biggest thing that made it happen was the fact that I started doing short runs at faster speeds. I would run a mile at a five minute pace, naturally stopping after two laps. This put me in a really good position to try for a 6 minute mile, which seemed easy in comparison.
Believe me, it's not much fun running two laps at such a fast pace. If you're serious about breaking that six minute mark though, you'll want to do this in order to get there.
Next goal on my list is 5:30 and I'm sure I'll be achieving it.
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