How much faster would I need to get?
How much faster would I need to get?
GBohannon wrote:
Grad.runner wrote:
I can run 2:48 for the marathon
Oh. Well, then I hate to join in with the jerks, but they are right. You need to stop posting and inquiring about scholarships. You are not scholarship caliber. While you may be capable of reaching “scholarship level” times, you are at least 2 years away. Get faster and report back.
Sorry, it doesn't make you a "jerk" to post practical life advice.
A mediocre runner seeking an athletic scholarship for a graduate school is wrong on so many levels it's sad, and he's not getting it. Really it's sad to watch.
What if I can get my times down to like 2:40 in the marathon? Would someone take a chance on that.
Grad.runner wrote:
How much faster would I need to get?
Kid, read what people write to you. He said get to 15:00 and 25:00 and we can talk. (You still wouldn't be fast enough for a scholarship with those times, but run those and get back to us)
Grad.runner wrote:
What if I can get my times down to like 2:40 in the marathon? Would someone take a chance on that.
No.
How old is too old to compete collegiately?
Grad.runner wrote:
How old is too old to compete collegiately?
You can possibly compete, but you won't be getting a scholarship and you won't get any coaches trying to recruit you.
What times would I need to run in order for coaches to consider recruiting me
Grad.runner wrote:
What times would I need to run in order for coaches to consider recruiting me
1:59 marathon would get you a scholarship for sure. Try some 5x18s and get back to us.
You would not be eligible to run in the NAIA. Like the NCAA you you only have 5 years eligibility from the time you start undergrad and like Division 3 you would have to stay at the same school as undergrad to continue as a grad student. So, it is too late for you.
I don’t think that’s true regarding NAIA, you have 5 seasons of competition not 5 consecutive years like the NCAA. I would still be eligible to compete.
Grad.runner wrote:
I don’t think that’s true regarding NAIA, you have 5 seasons of competition not 5 consecutive years like the NCAA. I would still be eligible to compete.
No. You get four seasons of competition not 5 and within 5 years, and it ends when you graduated undergrad unless you continue for a 5th year at the same school.
Sub 2:25 to get a partial. Our school was NAIA for my first two years til it went D1. I didn't even know they had a marathon til I went in the 10k. If I had known it would have been a nice for my school history to win. As of now they don't even know that I went to the Trials. So a 2:40 could score a point or two but not any aid. But don't let that stop you. Maybe you could get aid as a grad asst teaching remedials and still get on the team.
Hardloper wrote:
Grad.runner wrote:
I don’t think that’s true regarding NAIA, you have 5 seasons of competition not 5 consecutive years like the NCAA. I would still be eligible to compete.
No. You get four seasons of competition not 5 and within 5 years, and it ends when you graduated undergrad unless you continue for a 5th year at the same school.
This guy is correct and it takes about two seconds to google "NAIA graduate student" to realize that.
http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=207988566LoneStarXC wrote:
Grad.runner wrote:
What times would I need to run in order for coaches to consider recruiting me
1:59 marathon would get you a scholarship for sure. Try some 5x18s and get back to us.
And remember to keep it on the 'crete
I've got money for a marathoner. NAIA new cross/outdoor program at Bellevue University in Nebraska
As has been covered regarding NAIA rules:
5 years (10 semesters) of full time attendance is time limit to compete so grad student would have one year (typically) left
I have 40+ years of running experience including marathon.
Not correct. NAIA has modified their graduate rule so that you can compete at a school where you did NOT get your undergrad degree.
Other rules apply so you'd still have 1 year of eligibility if it took you 4 years to complete your bachelors.
Just gave a scholarship to a 61 year old golfer. Unfortunately, cross meets are not age-graded.
tbirdxc wrote:
Just gave a scholarship to a 61 year old golfer. Unfortunately, cross meets are not age-graded.
How does that 61-year-old feel about competing against 18-year-olds?