With my own invented DANCAN-system I have coached 11 winners of international races in just 6 years. Winners in: Valencia Marathon 2016 , Victor Kipchirchir 2.07.38 Nice-Cannes Marathon 2016, Elisha Kipchirchir 2.10.44 New Ta...
Hi. the guy who said his son ran 404 is not the op of this thread. I know, because I am. we used an online coach for a season which was tough because it’s hard to gauge an athlete day to day online and make adjustments. after that we put together some workouts based on reasonable training threads from letsrun. Covid period was painful, but he continued to grind out miles and workouts by himself. A lot of tempos. he ended up 4:11 mile, 15:12 5k in HS and D1 now in college. Happy.
Everyone replying should know that this thread is years old.
As for this reply... let's say that you are the OP, and this is your son, I should think that you would be willing to share his name now that he ran 4:11, 15:12 and is running at a D1 school.
I can't think of a single reason why you wouldn't put his name to this success story.
Thanks for the update and quick reply. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this thread. Looking for the same issue. Bumped into your thread. Thanks for creating it. Looking forward for solution.
Pay? why do you have to pay anything? Did parents pay anything when their kids ran sub 16 in the 70's, 80's and 90's? No
Tell your kid to get his a$$ outside. Run 60 mpw, hit the track 2x a week with monster workouts, go to the gym, do squats, lunges, and plyometrics. Repeat for 2 years.
His school can’t accomplish this. Needs a coach and a team to train with at least over the summer. Any ideas?
I’d pay for the coach and the training partners.
Train for the Sub 4:10 Mile and if you come close to your goal, you will be able to jog a Sub 16 Minute 5000, but if you train for a Sub 16 Minute 5000 you wont come close to sub 4:10 in the Mile, unless you run way faster than 16 Minutes meaning like 90 seconds to 2 minutes faster
...there’s a kid who’s committed, doing 60 mile weeks on his own, not a great training squad or support around, ran 449 freshman mile, low 17’s Xc off 30 mile weeks...
A low 17 min 5k is way better than a 4:49 mile (especially if it is actually a 1600) given he is only running 30 miles a week, and given high school kids tend to be faster at the shorter distances. He's got talent. Increase the milage to 50 per week (minimum) gradually and he'll be near 16 very soon. The 4:10 mile is a stretch, but if he can get to 15 flat in the 5k, he'll me considered by good university XC programs, no matter what his mile time is.
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