Advice on training for track, and losing weight before school starts the healthy way, so any advice?

Question

Any advice at all would be helpful, and I am doing both long and short distances, but more long.

Answer 1

I've been a runner for a long time. I come from a family of runners, and my father is a doctor and my mother a nurse. So I know a lot about this topic.

For training, you need to vary your routine between distance and speed training. You should probably do 2 or 3 days of distance and 2 days of speed training each week. Don't do more than that or you will strain your body.

Distance means long runs. How long varies depending on your level of fitness right now. Start with a half hour slow jog. Then you can expand it to 45 min and then to an hour. During distance training, don't worry about speed. Go slow and steady. Enjoy the scenery.

Speed training is much different. The best speed training is intervals. First, figure out what your goal speed is. Let's say I generally run a 5K at 10 minutes per mile. I want to get it to 9:30 per mile, or maybe 9 minutes. Then, go to a track. Do a mile (4 laps) of warmup jogging. Then you do one lap at a fast speed, then a recovery lap at a slow, comfortable speed. The fast speed should be faster than your goal pace. So if my goal is a 9 minute mile, I will do my lap at an 8:30 pace. Do that (fast lap then slow lap) 4 or 6 times. Then do a slow, warmdown half or full mile. As your speed increases, your fast laps will get faster. You might also want to do more intervals in your workout.

As far as food, you will need fuel for all that training. Eat a filling breakfast every day. Stay away from sugar, junk food, fast food, etc. Eat a lot of fish - they say salmon is the single BEST food for runners. Snacking is okay, but you want to snack on fresh fruit or nuts such as almonds, walnuts, etc. And always, always drink lots of water. You'll need at least 8 cups of water per day.

Good luck!

Answer 2

join weightwatchers. they can also help maintain weight... they do train you when you;'re on track team.... but start going to the gym-- timing yourself, doing longer distances each time.

Answer 3

run at least a mile each day.everyday