Someone actually said this in a post recently!
What does it take to run under 14 minutes for 5000 metres?
My guesses:
1. The speed to complete 200 metres in under 23.5
2. The endurance to run 5 miles in under 24 minutes
3. Minimum training of over 50 mpw for at least 4 years.
(Including proper periodization for all phases.)
4. Born with superfeet.
5. Natural build of a greyhound.
6. Ball of foot or midfoot landings.
7. Excellent coaching.
Hicham El Guerrouj, Noureddine Morceli and Joaquim Cruz all heel strikers. So the mid foot/forefoot point is BS.
You do not have to even be able to break 25 seconds for 200m to run sub 14 and so your knowledge concerning this is very questionable.
Adequate coaching will suffice. What do superfeet look like?
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Adequate coaching will suffice. What do superfeet look like?
almost any shoe you put on your feet fits perfectly, no length discrepancy between your feet
I will add that endurance is way more important than speed. Of course you have to be able to run 5 miles in under 24 but more likely under 23:30 to have any chance. Most guys who can only run 23:20 for 5 miles will not be able to break 14.
Sub 14 is maybe equivalent to a 4:05 mile, maybe a bit slower. With a healthy high school freshman, maybe you could get them to that point in their college career, but it might take a little bit more than 50 mpw for the sub 14. You don't have to go much slower than that before it can become reasonable. Like a 14:30-15:00 perhaps could be achieved from 4-6 years progressing up to 60-70 maybe. But I'm just guessing all this at this point.
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Someone actually said this in a post recently!
What does it take to run under 14 minutes for 5000 metres?
My guesses:
1. The speed to complete 200 metres in under 23.5
2. The endurance to run 5 miles in under 24 minutes
3. Minimum training of over 50 mpw for at least 4 years.
(Including proper periodization for all phases.)
4. Born with superfeet.
5. Natural build of a greyhound.
6. Ball of foot or midfoot landings.
7. Excellent coaching.
Could Salazar run a 200m in 23.5?
Was Solinsky built like a greyhound?
Statistics don't lie.
How many serious college runners are there doing the mileage you propose or more with good coaching? How many of those run sub 14. It is a very, very small percentage. If it were easy, the percentage would be much, much higher.
They may not be equivalent but I have always looked at the barriers as 4 minutes, 14 minutes, and 29 minutes.
More counter facts:
Check Jim Spivey’s average weekly mileage, then get back to me.
In other words, none of your 7 guesses are necessarily true except #2, which is too generous.
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