High school cross country 5k...
It is currently end of track season (June)
Team 1
7 runners with a 4:40 mile pr
Team 2
7 runners
4:20
4:30
4:40
4:50
5:00
5:10
5:20
High school cross country 5k...
It is currently end of track season (June)
Team 1
7 runners with a 4:40 mile pr
Team 2
7 runners
4:20
4:30
4:40
4:50
5:00
5:10
5:20
Coaching xc wrote:
High school cross country 5k...
It is currently end of track season (June)
Team 1
7 runners with a 4:40 mile pr
Team 2
7 runners
4:20
4:30
4:40
4:50
5:00
5:10
5:20
Team 2 is clearly better.
Coaching xc wrote:
High school cross country 5k...
It is currently end of track season (June)
Team 1
7 runners with a 4:40 mile pr
Team 2
7 runners
4:20
4:30
4:40
4:50
5:00
5:10
5:20
Team 1. All close together. Push and pull each other. Sometimes 4:40 guys have breakout days. 5:20 guys don't run 4:3X. And 4:20 guys can tank. A bunch of 4:40 guys seem to be greater than the sum of their PRs.
I'm too lazy to cross country score those mile times. I think Team 1 is better.
Team 1 would score better on paper... Losing 20 seconds/mile gives up more places than gaining 20 seconds per mile would earn, assuming you're in the front half of the pack.
That said, those 5:00 milers have more room for improvement so it's likely team 2 ends up with a better average time.
In my opinion there is a chasm in ability and potential between a 4:40 miler and a 5:00 miler.
If the 5:00-5:20 kids are frosh and the 4:40s are seniors then I may agree, but that isn't provided.
A 4:40 soph/junior who is tough has a lot more potential to drop a huge time any given race than a 5:00 soph/junior.
I guess the whole thread is about who improves. But I also think the potential of not improving or not being a 5k/cross type is critical. 5:20 kids are slow across the board. Especially the upperclassmen.
Most teams are like Team 2. You would do pretty well with that team.
Which would I rather coach?
Team 1. Lots of guys close together means it's easier to pair guys up during practice.
Which team would end up being better? Depends, more elite meets Team 2 would probably have the edge because they actually have a front runner, but bigger/deeper meets Team 1 has an advantage with their depth. Plus, Team 2 might have an individual that could score well at bigger meets, while Team 1 might struggle to get any guys to state individually.
But as a coach, I'd rather coach Team 1 because of how close and competitive all the guys are to eachother.
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