I raced triathlons at an elite level while in medical school. It all comes down to time management. Nothing comes free however, you have to give up some things to get others.
I raced triathlons at an elite level while in medical school. It all comes down to time management. Nothing comes free however, you have to give up some things to get others.
For me, sleep was the thing that suffered! I could have better managed my time better, which lead to maybe once a week pulling an all-nighter so that I could do well in my classes. If I had to do it all again, I would have slept more and studied more on the weekends, even if it meant studying on the bus home from a meet (something I never did). Wow, though, thinking back, it was a really busy time!
I'm always glad that I ran. I am a runner for life and I would have hated the thought that I "could have" run on the team but didn't. That's just me. Also, even years later, I am proud that I ran D-1 for 3 seasons - no off-season for 4 years.
Huckleberry Hound wrote:
Uh huh huh wrote:Is it that different from d2 or d3?
You run some miles then go to the training room then go on about your day. Sometimes repeat. Takes 2-3 hours per day.
Some people I know only took 12-16 credits so that helped reduce the course load. Also, if your classes are that hard that you are slaving away to keep up then you are doing something wrong. You probably need to spend a weekend or a break relearning the fundamentals of your major. School should be that hard that you have no free time.
There is so much wrong with the above post:
I went to a small liberal arts school for undergrad, and there were essentially no walk-on standards, with the exception of the coaches' mandate that everyone work hard. We had some guys that had run 15 flat for three miles in highschool, and other guys who never broke 22 for 5K. We took the program seriously, but obviously not as much as a DI school would. And even we put in more than 2-3 hours of work per day. So the distinction between DI and DIII is relevant here.
You were running for more than 3 hours per day? I doubt it.
Also, running is running. The requirements to get better do not depend on the school that you go to. People need to stop this worship of D1 schools.
yeah man wrote:
Uh huh huh wrote:You run some miles then go to the training room then go on about your day. Sometimes repeat. Takes 2-3 hours per day.
Wow, I should have been a runner. I was putting in 25 hours a week on a bike as a Cat 1 cyclist in college. On top of working in a shop for 25-30 hours a week.
Running sounds like a cake walk.
So, basically, you weren't good enough to do an actual sport offered in college. You needed to do a sport that no high school offers and nobody does. Then you drafted off people, glided down hills, and stopped at coffee shops for 25 hours a week. Hmmm, no surprise you were ale to find time to study. You're probably a damn brain surgeon.
asfsdaf wrote:
Oh lighten up. What, do you have to pass calculus to be a business major at your school? Whoop-de-doo. I'm sure the physicists and chemists are shaking in their lab coats. How hard you must work! What sacrifice! I bet you even go to most of your classes these days!
Just about any major is a time-crunch if you put the effort in there. I study about 40 hrs a week, volunteer another 15, and then about 20hrs a week dedicated to running. Is it tougher than just going to class and partying, for sure. But, if you want something bad enough, you make time. I had to pick up coffee to deal with the bad weeks and give up quite a few hours of sleep but I am in a much better position because of my efforts
You're never going to have more time for hobbies than when you're in college.
minnesnowta wrote:
I run at a large, competitive, DI research university. I am majoring in chemical engineering. I hold down a research position, at which I am authoring my first paper. I am by no means the worst runner, either. Some of us are just smarter, and harder working than your average runner.
Haha, I bet I know you. There aren't that many large D1 research universities with chemical engineer runners. Do you go to school in the southeast?
no. didn't you read my handle?
Yeah, but I always change my handle to indicate some location far away from where I am to mislead people, and I thought you might have too.
don't worry, it doesn't actually indicate anything.
if you cut out all of the video game playing and weekday drinking that normal college kids do, you'll be fine.
I ran at a D1 school that's ranked top 15-or-so academically and was top 5 in CC twice during my 4 years. Was a 3.9 student in engineering.
We still went out on weekends and all that, but during the week, and during almost all weekend days before about 6pm, it was all business.
frank p sinatra wrote:
if you cut out all of the video game playing and weekday drinking that normal college kids do, you'll be fine.
I ran at a D1 school that's ranked top 15-or-so academically and was top 5 in CC twice during my 4 years. Was a 3.9 student in engineering.
We still went out on weekends and all that, but during the week, and during almost all weekend days before about 6pm, it was all business.
You are awesome! Don't think so, just ask yourself! You are awesome!
Yo MTV Raps wrote:
You are awesome! Don't think so, just ask yourself! You are awesome!
I don't need to ask, but thanks.
My grades were always better in season (Fall and Spring quarters) because time was at such a minimum . I was almost forced into a set schedule/study routine because of practices and weekend travel for meets. Zero idle time. The discipline needed to compete @ the D1 level usually carried over to the classroom. I would argue that the XC and track mid distance, distance runners were some of the best students @ the school because of what is required to excel @ such a high level of comp. The academic side fed off of the athletics and vice-versa. I would also add that most of us (but certainly not all) have moved on to kicking ass and taking names in our careers, whatever they may be.
has been who never was wrote:
My grades were always better in season (Fall and Spring quarters) because time was at such a minimum . I was almost forced into a set schedule/study routine because of practices and weekend travel for meets. Zero idle time. The discipline needed to compete @ the D1 level usually carried over to the classroom. I would argue that the XC and track mid distance, distance runners were some of the best students @ the school because of what is required to excel @ such a high level of comp. The academic side fed off of the athletics and vice-versa. I would also add that most of us (but certainly not all) have moved on to kicking ass and taking names in our careers, whatever they may be.
What exactly is this difference that you think exists between d1 and other schools? Do you think they are just sitting on their butts? They are running miles just like you are
Please stop being so defensive about running D3. You're making us all look bad.
I'm a d1 guy.
Perplexed wrote:
What exactly is this difference that you think exists between d1 and other schools? Do you think they are just sitting on their butts? They are running miles just like you are
Lighten up Frances. No difference at all, except maybe in the talent gene pool and that is just dumb luck. ALL student/athletes deserve kudos regardless of their division.
You know, the really sad thing about running D3 is seeing guys with amazing talent underperform because they don't really care or just get hurt all the time. We had a guy who was a consistent 4:16-4:17 guy, which is fine. But his high school training partner is now a sub-4 miler - and he beat that guy ALL THE TIME in high school. The only difference is that his training partner has been healthy for 4 years, while he's been injured constantly
Ghola wrote:
The only difference is that his training partner has been healthy for 4 years, while he's been injured constantly
Wow. I can't stress enough how hard it is to be healthy for 4 years while injured constantly. His training partner has pulled off a truly incredible feat.