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Is high mileage important for the 1500/mile?

High mileage is important for the 1500 mile, with 70-80 miles being a good range. Championship milers need to have high mileage in order to be successful.
 
Transcript: "I do think high mileage is important for the 1500 mile. I think the event has changed a lot over the last several years. And you know I think you have to be a super strong 1500 meter runner, like almost more of like a 15 5k guy than 815 guy. You can certainly run fast off of low mileage but I think if you want to be a successful championship miler, you need to have high mileage which can be anywhere from like 70, 80 miles or more."
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Matthew Centrowitz

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I do think high mileage is important for the 1500 mile. I think the event has changed a lot over the last several years. And you know I think you have to be a super strong 1500 meter runner, like almost more of like a 15 5k guy than 815 guy. You can certainly run fast off of low mileage but I think if you want to be a successful championship miler, you need to have high mileage which can be anywhere from like 70, 80 miles or more.