Need advice about running.?

By August 17th i need to be able to run a mile in under 8 minutes.


I can do it in 10 flat now.


i know its a horrible time and thats why i need the help!


Please answer, thanks(:Need advice about running.?
Keep running! Every day go out and run at least a mile. If you can, do 2 or 3 miles. If you can't do that yet, then gradually add a little distance every few days to your run until you get up to a longer distance. Do this for a few weeks and you will have built up your endurance a lot. After that, try timing your mile to see how close you are to your goal. If you still have farther to go, do some speed work.


A good speed drill is to try to sprint about a quarter mile. Go as fast as you can for a quarter mile, then rest for 5 or more minutes. Then sprint another quarter mile. And so on.


If you do long runs 3-4 days a week and sprint drills 2 days a week you will definitely see your mile time improve!Need advice about running.?
run 2 miles everyday, getting faster each time. then the week before, run the mile faster each time! it'll be easy!! don't worry
Look into local running stores. Most offer a once a week training group that is free and open to the public.