Can beat fast people in workouts but now competition?

I hate people who always say that line, "in workouts I ran better." It seems they say that after every race. Can't deal with the fact they aren't as good as they wish they want to be.

Try not dusting them in workouts

Actually, reading your post, the answer is: yes, it's quite possible that you've improved enough, and/or they've stagnated/gotten out of shape, that you're now at a level of fitness above theirs. How are you feeling at the end of workouts where you're ahead of them? Are you about ready to puke your guts out, or do you feel like you could do another interval if you had to? Do you feel recovered the next day, or are you sore for a day or two?

Do keep in mind that late June is not the most important time of the year to be in peak shape for a HS student in the US, and a lot can happen by September/October. But just because someone ran fast last year doesn't mean you can't catch up.

@reality

Thanks for the actual feedback. Everyone here is just wasting time being asses. To answer your question, yes and no. I noticed that for the both of them it was their first year running and they both got into shape pretty fast come freshman year. I have been running since I was 10 years old, so I usually run consistently through the year. In 7th grade, I ran a 5:25 1600 while only running 10 mpw. Then, I realized I needed more long-term and started going all endurance to build up for high school and ran a 5:20 off of 30 mpw. This season, however, I am doing a proper build-up and always refrain from going all-out. Our coach has us run our long runs but lets us compete the last 800m for a fast finish, where I always beat the other highschoolers, and they are in-fact pushing themselves harder than I am. I usually tie or finish 1-2 with a 4:36 runner. During intervals, it is the same thing. The 4:49 miler is usually 3rd but a couple seconds behind us. I believe if I can just continue running with him (the 4:36 miler) I will get much faster times. I have never had a coach before until this year, so I don't have to do the work of "what workout to do today".

You're a little out of line here, nerd. Don't ask for people's advice and then call them names because they tell you the truth, which you don't want to hear.

There are no medals for winning practice, even for your generation. Only races matter. Stop training like you have a chip on your shoulder and start racing like you've got something to prove.

I think you can improve it.

Underclassmen competing with more accomplished Upperclassmen in workouts is very, very common. In fact, it's the norm. And annoying for the Upperclassmen.

It usually doesn't immediately translate into race results because you're actually trying harder than they are in workouts. Also, you need time to recover, so racing on easy days may feel good, but ultimately hurts your development.

On a positive note, I find that many of the guys that do this ultimately end up running well but only after they learn the lesson to not race on easy days. They have the right attitude and desire to be good, which is 90% of the battle (along with talent, obviously).

So, my advice is to not obsess over beating your teammates in workouts. Take the easy days easy. Train consistently. Eat well. Sleep well. You will improve and probably surpass your teammates.

Good luck!

Here is always my issue with us this scenario. How hard and how many miles did you run the day before? How many weeks have you trained hard? Do you run the same weekly mileage faster kids do at the same pace?

I dealt with this when I ran in high school, ran in college and coaching kids in high school. Guys on my team would always wonder why they be with me or just ahead of me in workouts and I'd smoke them by 40 seconds when we rested for 5k races. They were rested and wasted their races on our workouts. I doubled and ran 12 miles the day before our hard workouts. I trained effectively in workouts, they strained during workouts outs.