How fast could I run?

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9 years ago 08/01/2014 11:40am EDT

Hi guys, reading through this forum trying to find people in a similar position but there arent any threads going.

Im almost 20, male and when I was younger used to do a bit of athletics. Was a county champion at sprint hurdles aged 13 and was a 1.6m high jumper until I was about 14.

Anyway, for the last year or so Ive been casually jogging, 5-15km a week, if that. I recently ran 2 miles in 12 minutes, 5k in 19.50 and did a 10km with very little training in 43.42, with a massive negative split. Im a light smoker, 3-6 a day and its something I plan on stopping.

Given the fact I run so little and my friends are saying that my times are really fast, is there potential in me to become a decent athlete?

9 years ago 08/01/2014 11:48am EDT

re: JackL94

By your use of 'Athletics' and metric measurements, I assume you're not American, yeah?

Holy smokes (pun intended) 3-6 isn't exactly light smoking! Stopping that alone would certainly boost your times.

There's no telling exactly how good you could be, but with consistent, good training, you could undoubtedly be a really good runner.

9 years ago 08/01/2014 12:04pm EDT

re: Really...

Really... wrote:
By your use of 'Athletics' and metric measurements, I assume you're not American, yeah?
Holy smokes (pun intended) 3-6 isn't exactly light smoking! Stopping that alone would certainly boost your times.
There's no telling exactly how good you could be, but with consistent, good training, you could undoubtedly be a really good runner.

Yeah Im from England. How much would not smoking boost my times by? I never get tight chested on runs or have difficulty breathing

9 years ago 08/01/2014 12:05pm EDT

re: Really...

Really... wrote:
By your use of 'Athletics' and metric measurements, I assume you're not American, yeah?
Holy smokes (pun intended) 3-6 isn't exactly light smoking! Stopping that alone would certainly boost your times.
There's no telling exactly how good you could be, but with consistent, good training, you could undoubtedly be a really good runner.

Yeah Im from England. How much would not smoking boost my times by? I never get tight chested on runs or have difficulty breathing

9 years ago 08/02/2014 10:32am EDT

re: JackL94

I'd say after a month of no smoking you'd probly 30-60 secs per mile dropping off your times

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