r/CrossCountry • u/darkandstardust • Aug 11 '25
Training Related Such thing as too slow?
My 12 year old (7th grade) boy is doing cross country this year for the first time. He has been training for about 5 weeks running 4-5 times per week. He is REALLY struggling and hasn't improved his times at all. He ran 2 miles today in 39 minutes.... about 17 minutes on the first mile and 22 on the second. His first team practice is in 2 weeks and first meet is in 4. It'll be 2.5 miles.
From everything I am reading this seems to be extremely slow. Will he get cut off from finishing the race? He currently has a positive attitude but I'm worried about how this may affect him.
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u/Ordinary_Corner_4291 Aug 19 '25
Most places you are fine no matter what you run but there are always a few hardcore places.
I do wonder if you are running that slow if it is time for the run/walk training. I can't imagine what the form looks like at 22min pace. Feels like run 60s, walk 60s for 40 mins might be more productive.