I blackout 2 times a week but still run 1:47

obv at college age ppl can party like crazy & still perform at an elite athletic level (look at johnny manziel etc) but it will always catch up to you eventually.

no data but i feel being able to pull off being an elite partier + elite d1 athlete leads to more substance abuse issues later in life bc you're on top of the world while partying like crazy - why would you stop? then you develop addiction, etc..

Rid the addiction. Go somewhere remote in attempt to get away and rehab yourself.

It will catch up to you

This is such a waste. You are one breakthrough from the real top tier. If you were a 1:50 guy like Centro, then I'd say you might as well enjoy yourself.

I had a few team mates like this in college and they were very very good. One would go hard at the bars all night Saturday, get a slice of pizza and pass out in the locker room. We’d wake him up right before the 6:30 van for the long run. He’d usually puke once at about 6 miles, by the end he’d be the one pushing the pace miles 16-18.

If we worked out he was going hard that night.

Some people have the gift, guy also had balls racing which helps. Confidence is key

Food for thought: Is this a coping mechanism to tell yourself "Sure I'm good, but could be even better"? That way, you never have to come to terms with the limits of your own potential.

I don't think you're doing yourself any favors long-term. I'd suggest partying on special occasions, not week-in and -out.

Excuse me?!

Only drinking until pleasantly drunk is not an option for an alcoholic, which is why the only option for one is to either quit entirely or destroy to their lives.

The OP’s story is either bullsh*t or grossly exaggerated. Blacking out from drinking is very serious and can often lead to 2-3 day benders. Not flunking out of school would be a big challenge and and training for distance would be impossible.

Blackouts are not normal and a sign of alcoholism. Another sign is denial assuring yourself that you are not an alcoholic. Alcoholism is a progressive and ultimately fatal disease if drinking behavior is not curtailed or stopped. Try skipping one week of getting drunk and see if you can do it. Chances are you will rationalize it's okay to binge and you be not able to stop. A hallmark of a budding alcoholic is the belief that you can quit at any time but choose not too. Keep drinking and you will ultimately not have a choice.

A lot of pu$$ies who never drank hard in this thread. Is it going to help you run fast? No. Are you an alcoholic? Not if you're still just a college kid. Lots of us drank way too much in college because we were young and it was fun. That doesn't mean you're actually an alcoholic.

Most people grow out of this post-college when the context changes and your body starts to change and you focus on career, etc. You'll probably be fine.

With that said being a 1:47 indoor guy I'd try to clean up my act a bit to see if it gets me to the next level. You could end up regretting never giving it an honest shot.

Oh jeez. I know a hundred people who drank at this level when they were his age. They all grew out of it.

not all lol. but yeah blacking out/drinking hard in college was ~normal in my group of friends and MOST grew out of it, while some developed lifelong addictions. it's a dice roll. when i was young i didn't care and thought everyone lecturing me was a pu$$y but then i became an alcoholic and it had some pretty negative consequences on my life. i still was grinding 30+ mile weeks tho

I rememer a long time ago running a sat morn fun run at UNLV. I ran the 1500. Right before that they ran a two mile or 3200 race which I didn't participate in. There were two UNLV runners in that race that were 1 and 2 but afterwards I heard them talk about how much they had partied the night before. I thought how silly to try to run hard and do something that would slow you down! Also if you are getting blackout drunk, you are opening yourself up to much more serious consequences. You could do something really stupid and wake up and find out that you will be going to jail for a very long time for something you can't even remeber that you did. Sober up for that alone!

"Things alcoholics say for $200, Alex"

BS! Everyone who went to college knows Thursday is when the boozing starts. Friday is a hangover footnote. Try again troll.

You’re fine where you are. Alcohol can make you lose water weight and blacking out is a frequently reported side effect.

If this isn’t fake post then how to run fast is least of your problems. Try sobering up for rest of season to see if it makes a difference. If not, you can continue on your alcoholic death march since it’s currently most important thing in your life that overshadows everything else.

He’s an alcoholic and sobering up for the rest of the season is unlikely to happen. The more likely scenario would be increasing his blackout nights to 3-4 days a week.

there are a lot of bozos in this thread (you being one of them). the vast majority of people partying twice a week in college to the point of blackout are not alcoholics, and most of them will not develop alcoholism.

yes, they are playing with fire and some subset of these individuals will go on to develop alcoholism and other addiction issues. but most will settle down and adjust into normal lives without substance issues.

Are you an idiot? Uhhh...YES YOU ARE!

There's a saying out there, "Burning both ends of the candle". It will eventually burnout.

The running world could care less about you or your 1:47. If you want to throw away what could be a promising NCAA and potential pro career... See Ya! There's too much talent out there that will out work and out run you.

Get your sh!t together!