COACHES-- appropriate mileage for entering freshman d1 runners??

for the summer going into freshman year, that is.

I think the answer is there is no right answer. It will all depend on each kid...

You try to make a freshman boy who is accustomed to running 35-40 miles a week in high school (which is not that uncommon) to run 80 or 90 a week in the summer after high school, and injury is almost guaranteed. He needs to be eased into things - maybe shoot for a consistent summer of 55-60 mile weeks so that he can transition throughout his freshman year to that 70-80 range by the end of outdoor.

On the other hand, a high school boy who has been running 50-60 miles per week in high school could probably make the jump to 75-80 if it is done smartly.

If you don't run 125 miles per week before your freshman year of college, then you have absolutely no chance of making a D1 team. Trust me on this.

bumpp

really real college coach wrote:

If you don't run 125 miles per week before your freshman year of college, then you have absolutely no chance of making a D1 team. Trust me on this.

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As others have pointed out, it depends on the runner. Lagat's coach says he runs 60-70. Levins ran 8 million.

there are a lot of runners that get hung up on mileage. the majority of high school guys will not be able to handle 75+ miles a week. You have to look at a lot of factors when determining mileage.

1. mileage in high school. if a kid runs 20-25 miles aweek they can probably barely handle 50. doubling a kids mileage in one year is a recipe for injury.

2.talent. This is probably the biggest determining factor. Usually(but not always) the more talented kids are physically superior and are able to handle more.

3. terrain. regardless of what level school it is whether DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, or Juco if a school does not have access to trails and grass your mileage will be less. Do you thinkColorado would crank out the miles they do if they were located in downtown NY.

4.roster size and coaching pressure. A lot of big time DI coaches have to win to keep their job. They usually have 20-30 guys on their team. They can afford to go through kids. If someone gets hurt then so what. Plug in the next 15:20 high school recruit to take his place. Smaller schools with smaller roster cannot afford to put their kids through the meat grinder. If they do then they will not have a team.

everyone on here talks about how much they know about mileage. i would like to see the statistics on the rate of injury at high mileage programs. For most people more mileage is a question of when you will get hurt not if. IF you can handle mileage and stay healthy you will get better. but that is a big if for your average 16:00-17:00 high school senior.