Here are my experiences:
6th grade, pre-puberty: 9:5? mile
8th grade, post-puberty, no training: 7:06 mile
Freshman year HS, soccer training (10 MPW?): 6:07 mile
Sophomore year HS: didn't run
Junior year HS, 20 MPW: 5:30 mile
Senior year HS, 35 MPW: 4:58 mile
Freshman year college, 55 MPW: 4:03 1500
Sophomore year college, 70 MPW: ??? I'll find out by next year.
Are there any other people out here who started off slow but had significant improvements after training?
9th grade, first xc 5k: 28:56
age 23 5k PR: 17:31
Yeah I know not fast at all, but hey at least I can compete in small local races.
a sunny moo wrote:
Here are my experiences:
6th grade, pre-puberty: 9:5? mile
8th grade, post-puberty, no training: 7:06 mile
Freshman year HS, soccer training (10 MPW?): 6:07 mile
Sophomore year HS: didn't run
Junior year HS, 20 MPW: 5:30 mile
Senior year HS, 35 MPW: 4:58 mile
Freshman year college, 55 MPW: 4:03 1500
Sophomore year college, 70 MPW: ??? I'll find out by next year.
Are there any other people out here who started off slow but had significant improvements after training?
Yea...as a sophmore in hs I started out running 9-10 minute miles, and after 2 weeks of training ran my first 5k in 23:57. Got down to 17 minutes in high school, but was better at 800 and 1500m. 5 years later my prs are 1:52 and 4:11, and there is every indication I will be faster in a few months.
i find once you learn your body and what training works you see significant improvement.
The farther you get down the harder it gets, but there is always room for improvement. At your rate who knows what you are capable of.