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9 years ago 10/18/2014 7:55pm EDT

So, as my username suggests, I didn't grow up in the US or go to college here.

But I am interested to know more about US college athletics.

Obviously the top guys (D1?) are running at a very high level but how deep is the talent pool?

I didn't run at all at high school or college as I played football (soccer) but have since taken up jogging as a hobby. I am at about 36 flat for a 10K. If I had been at college in the US would that sort of time have got me anywhere near even the worst of the college teams? I appreciate it wouldn't be fast enough for a scholarship or anything like that but can you still join the college team even if you pay to go to the college?

Also, how does the D1, D2, D3 thing work? Is it simply D1 is best and it works down from there? Do schools get promoted between divisions?

This isn't a troll, by the way. Genuinely interested to know as we are living in the US now and have kids.

9 years ago 10/18/2014 9:00pm EDT

re: Recalcitrant Scot

With a 36 flat 10k you wouldn't even been able to compete with the top DIII women. There were two women under 35 last year.

All of the men who ever raced it at the school I attended, which was DIII and let anyone join the team, were way under 36 minutes.

I think if you were a woman, the small crappy DI teams would take you on. I remember our girls beating a ton of slow DI girls. As a man, you would only be able to run for a no-cut DIII program that takes everyone.

DI mens top times for comparison:

http://www.tfrrs.org/lists/1228.html?gender=m#22

9 years ago 10/18/2014 9:01pm EDT

re: former DIII

9 years ago 10/18/2014 9:09pm EDT

re: crosssfit4lyfe

crosssfit4lyfe wrote:
just do cross fit

Funnily enough, I did do Cross Fit a few times aftter I stopped playing soccer professionally.

Not my thing.

9 years ago 10/18/2014 9:15pm EDT

re: former DIII

former DIII wrote:
With a 36 flat 10k you wouldn't even been able to compete with the top DIII women. There were two women under 35 last year.
All of the men who ever raced it at the school I attended, which was DIII and let anyone join the team, were way under 36 minutes.
I think if you were a woman, the small crappy DI teams would take you on. I remember our girls beating a ton of slow DI girls. As a man, you would only be able to run for a no-cut DIII program that takes everyone.
DI mens top times for comparison:
http://www.tfrrs.org/lists/1228.html?gender=m#22

Thanks for the reply. I went out with a running group last week and was chatting to a youngish kid who said he had run D3 XC. His HM was the same as mine (sub-80) so safe to assume he was at a shit school or was BSing?

9 years ago 10/18/2014 9:32pm EDT

re: Recalcitrant Scot

If the rest of his PRs are in line with that 80 minute half marathon, then he was probably one of the slower people on his DIII team if it was decent.

But having success at shorter distances (800m-5,000m) doesn't necessarily translate to success at longer ones. He could have been a good mid-d runner in college. Some people who are great milers would never be able to run a decent 10k. He could have also been a good 5k/10k guy who stopped training hard after college.

9 years ago 10/18/2014 9:40pm EDT

re: former DIII

former DIII wrote:
But having success at shorter distances (800m-5,000m) doesn't necessarily translate to success at longer ones. He could have been a good mid-d runner in college. Some people who are great milers would never be able to run a decent 10k. He could have also been a good 5k/10k guy who stopped training hard after college.

Right, that makes sense. He certainly seemed to have a bit more speed than me.

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