Wa - 4:41...good time! If you ran that as a 9^th^ grader I'd say you have some great (race) times to come. When I was in h.s. we still ran in yards/miles. My best mile was as a senior and was 4:40. Although, shortly after h.s. I ran in a small, open meet and the races were in traditional metric distances. I ran the 1500 in 4:15 which equates to about a 4:30 mile. But in h.s., when I doubled...which I frequently did...I went with the 1-mile and the 2-mile (instead of the half-mile (880 yds)). I just wasn't fast enough for that race. Anyway, I always felt that repeat quarters (400 meters) were the best workouts. And coach would have us do them frequently. I can remember practices where we'd do twenty or more in 70-75 seconds with only about 1 minute recovery between each. Of course, milers do not live on quarters alone! Especially at your age, you need to be talking with your coach about your workouts...on and off season. And, you don't want to burn yourself out at an early age. I think you have a great career ahead. Be smart about it.

One other thing I would suggest. As a miler (OK, 1600 meter runner) I think the book THE PERFECT MILE might give you some inspiration (and a history lesson). (click for book review http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/6/6_1/book-review-the-perfect-m.shtml). It's an in-depth recount of Roger Bannister's training for breaking the 4-minute barrier. It'll put your own training in perspective when you see how he had to handle training with work and his college studies.

Dan