I have beat my first goal of running a sub 7 min mile (which is a sub goal of running a 5 min mile). My first two attempts at this goal were 7:05 and 7:01 (how annoying!).
I decided to do a 1 mile run again last night because the run I have planned fell through, I was not sure what to expect, because although I have done a fair amount of running, I have not done any speed training.
The first 1/4 of a mile felt very strong and very fast, and as i grew more tired I slowed down a little. I managed to do the run in 6:40 which not only smashes the sub 7:00 min mile, but also puts me very close to the sub 6:30 min mile.
Hey Simon,
Good to read you’re still training for the sub 5 minute mile. Just doing a lot of running without speed training should get you mile time down below six minutes I think without the need for real speed training, to go sub 5 speed training will be necesarry.
Keep up the training!