Questions about running skills?

NinjaSkitt

Well, I'm running a mile tomorrow, and I have to run it in less than eight minutes. It's not required, but that's my goal. You also get an award or something if you get all good scores in the tests that we do, the mile run being one of them.
So, any tips on long distance runs? What should I eat for breakfast (I have no bananas)? I have no breaks before Physical Education, so I can't really stretch for very long, but I'll try to remember to get some water on the way. It's eight laps on the field that we have, as each lap is 1/8 of a mile. How should I run these laps? Should I wear a watch to time myself for every 1 minute? I'm thinking of starting off at a casual pace, saving my energy for the last two laps.
I'm a pretty good runner already, the fastest girl in my year, and one of the fastest people in my year. I just need some tips.

Thanks!

Answer
Hi.You could wear a watch if you want.I would recommend starting out slow and then work into your normal running pace.If you start out fast,you are likely to burn out

Running shoes, cross country shoes?

Country Co

I was looking at the Zoom Miller XC, the GHAC XCs and Nike Free trainer 7.0s (These are all nike). I was going to start running again and I was looking into various shoes.

1. I was going to get a pair of Megabounce + from adidas or Nike 360s for long distant running on concrete. (<10 miles)

2. I like the zoom millers because nike says: " a science of tread design that lends traction on grass snow mud and loose terrain. " These are cross country shoes so I thought they would be useful to have as multipurpose because of the tread on the bottom is rubber but not spikes - I wanted a shoe that would be less inclined to get saturated with dirt like typical running shoes with their cloth lininig; I also wanted a shoe I could play a few casual sports games in- (its a little funny showing up to a game with cleats when it was only going to be light).

People say you can wear any shoe for whatever purpose; but I was trying to specialise the shoes I would to wear.

Answer
Don't get too hung up on marketing. Nike is very good at it, yet if you look at people running down the street, you see few Nikes on runners feet.

You also don't need to overthink specialized shoes for cross country. Every cross-country course I ran in high school or college was rarely worse more than a smooth dirt fire road. There is nothing wrong with specializing, but do focus on fit and comfort.

Most conventional running shoes will suit your purposes. I like to buy 2 pairs at a time, and alternate or dedicate one for the dirty stuff.

The best advice any of us can offer, is go to a running shoe store, and let them 1) measure your feet, and 2) watch you run. It is CRITICAL to find a shoe that suits your tendencies. If you need stability control, or have high arches, flat feet, pronate, supinate, whatever, you will perform MUCH better in the right shoes and stay injury free.

I can't wear Nike, and never have been able to. I'm an Asics and New Balance guy exclusively. Adidas has come a long way...

Good luck, and welcome back to the road...

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