When I was younger and in high school, I can remember running my first seven minute mile. I felt like I was in great shape back then and while it was hard, I knew there was room for improvement. I was determined to get there though.
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.
After a twelve year hiatus, I decided to give it another go. There was no good reason not to run anymore, and I’ve been trying to lose some weight. Anyway, seven minutes happened pretty easily for me. I guess I’m stronger now, and I wanted to try for six minutes from there.
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.
First of all, not only do you want to master the art of the 1:30 lap (you’ll need to run four of these to do the six minute mile), but you’ll get there a lot more easily be mastering the art of the 1:15 lap. I know that it sounds really difficult, but if you’re successfully able to run two laps at this pace, then running the full mile in six minutes will be a cake walk in comparison.
It’s definitely a challenge, and I’m not going to make it seem any easier than it is. However, it did the job for me and I’m sure it would do the job for you as well. Work hard and there’s no doubt that you’ll make it happen.
Am I ready to stop at this point? Absolutely not, I’m shooting to shave another minute off of my time.
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