I'm 5'2", weigh 90lbs. Last year, I was 4'11" and weighed 86lbs; which was 8th grade year as I'm a freshman now. I ran 5:08 in the mile, 10:52 in the two mile. Based upon this and my current stages in puberty; what could I run this year and when will my times begin to increase drastically because of my low stages in development?
Forgot to mention that my voice is sadly VERY high pitched, lol.
Thanks.
Were you one of those kids whose parents signed the waiver to get them out of health class?
Is this Kevin Hart?
When did you parents grow? If they were late, you may be also. Boys typically improve but we have a boy at our school who was tearing it up running 4:50 in 8th grade when he was about 80 pounds. He grew a year later and is still running 4:50 now 3 years later at 150 pounds.
I wouldn't say you haven't 'hit puberty'. It is not an over night thing. Your body is already changing, for some people things develop faster than others. Nobody can really know for sure when you might hit a growth spurt or how far that will go etc.. For example I was always really short for my age. I never ran in HS but played other sports during my youth and while I did well I was 'the small kid' on the team. Even towards the end of HS I had pretty much assumed I would be a short dude the rest of my life I literally grew from around 5'2" or so to 5'11" in one year. Now I am the tallest in my family and the most athletic.
get off letsrun and stop worrying about it. You will mature when you mature, there is nothing we or you can do to change that.
First, nice times for your age/height, but no guarantee you’ll get faster if you grow although it probably help, especially for sprints/midD.
Second, how tall are your parents and when did they reach their maximum height? Like the other poster said that will help you figure out when you’ll grow and how tall you will be.
I will add that if your parents grew up in a developing country or had serious childhood illnesses, the above predictions will be unreliable. You’ll probably be significantly taller than them and grow earlier.
For instance, I’m 6 ft. Parents grew up in poverty in another country and are 5’2 and 5’6
Check your shoe size.
"A sudden increase in your teen’s shoe size at puberty likely indicates he’s on the verge of such a growth spurt".
https://www.livestrong.com/article/549542-relation-between-height-shoe-size-in-adolescents/
Also a growth spurt alone is not enough to transform you into a top athlete. You still have to train and recover.
5’11 and the tallest in your family? Lol. You’re barely average but a giant to them
Manlet alert wrote:
5’11 and the tallest in your family? Lol. You’re barely average but a giant to them
I topped out at exactly 6'. All other men in my family are 5'9" or shorter. My mom is barely over 5'. For sure I am a pretty average sized guy but not in my family was my only point.
OlympicHopefull wrote:
I'm 5'2", weigh 90lbs. Last year, I was 4'11" and weighed 86lbs; which was 8th grade year as I'm a freshman now. I ran 5:08 in the mile, 10:52 in the two mile. Based upon this and my current stages in puberty; what could I run this year and when will my times begin to increase drastically because of my low stages in development?
Forgot to mention that my voice is sadly VERY high pitched, lol.
Thanks.
Based on credible MEDICAL evidence, it seems you may never hit puberty. Your only hope is to begin creatine supplementation and lift every day of the week to simulate natural developement. Based on your pr's, if you follow my program you can expect to run ~9:20, ~4:10, and bench at least 300 by your senior year of high school. Best of luck.
I have a friend who sounds pretty similar to you. I don't think you really need to rely on hitting puberty to get better. He just put in a lot of work and a lot of miles and runs the same as any kid who may be 6 inches taller.
9th Grade and no puberty. Just Amazing.