Those are some great times. Congratulations. You would need some super doping to go pro.
You sexist pigs. I am assusming the OP is a woman. Yes you should go pro. We will sponsor you at letsrun. Let us coach you. I'll pay you $25k to race let us coach you for six months and wear the LRC singlet and guarantee you'll get a 6 figure endorsement deal at the end of it.
Why not sweeten the deal and toss in a blanket made from any leftover 1:59:40 shirts. "Dream of your dreams becoming reality!"
Um...no, you are not serious. If you are serious, then you know nothing about what it takes to be a professional runner. You could get a minute faster in the 5,000 and still not be able to make it as a pro runner. So, no, you are not serious.
Those are some great times. Congratulations. You would need some super doping to go pro.
You sexist pigs. I am assusming the OP is a woman. Yes you should go pro. We will sponsor you at letsrun. Let us coach you. I'll pay you $25k to race let us coach you for six months and wear the LRC singlet and guarantee you'll get a 6 figure endorsement deal at the end of it.
'guarantee"? Nothing is guaranteed friendo. I am surprised you don't know that by now.
In the 1980's I was working at a running shoe store in NJ. A fellow walked in accompanied by his representative who was a young lady acting as an agent of sorts. The guy must've been late 30's. They were wondering if the store would be willing to sponsor him as he was quite a good marathoner. He had run something like 2:20...but in fairness it could've been a few minutes faster (or slower).
The owner had to explain that they ALREADY had a handful of guys running for the store's club who were faster. I'm sure those club members were getting kit and a store discount and maybe some free shoes now and again. The agent gal said "well he's going to get faster".
The runner dude was good natured about it and made a small joke when he realized his times weren't going to get him to far professionally.
no. you're not good enough to make any money. you'll go broke unless you supplement with being a shoetuber. you should stop running and work 40 plus hours a week.
I would prefer that you must not quit your job, instead you should find ways of having it both. Also you could go for the jobs which could have flexibility. It is always recommended to have a fixed income to support your dreams as well.
Times - 14:17 5k, 29:49 10k and 1:06 half marathon
working 38 hours a week
Unless you did it on 20 miles/wk. Even so, work your way up to 100 mpw for a year or two while holding your job and see where that gets you before even thinking about it.
TBH you’d have a hard time finding a top tier D1 college that would give you a full-ride scholarship with those times. Kids in the past months have been getting let go from programs with faster times than this.
Assuming you ran 14:17.00, you would have run the 399th fastest 5000m in the men’s NCAA system in 2024. You would have ranked 211th in the 10k. Plus you missed out on the marathon OTs by MINUTES.
Simple rule of thumb: If you can’t beat the kids, you’ve got no business lining up with the adults.
Times - 14:17 5k, 29:49 10k and 1:06 half marathon
working 38 hours a week
In today's world? Why not?
You obviously have more confidence in your body's physical ability than in your intellectual ability. 31 and working a 38 hr job? Yep, you'd probably do better at running. And don't worry about that 'ever lurking' show-stopping injury. You can always crawl back, no shield in hand, and restart your 38 hr career. There will still be government assistance to help you out.
Not only is it a guy, the OP was actually rojo anonytrolling his own board for the nth time. Him responding above basically admitted it. When otherwise has he ever cared about one of these threads in recent memory?
I agree. For instance Derek Clayton had a full time job. Another example Bill Rodgers working with disabled kids. Ron Hill etc etc. All very fine runners indeed. Your PB's are silmilar to mine (from a long time ago) and I wish I had the opportunity to see how good I could've got (my career was over at 22). Unless you have a partner and kids, mortgage what have you, I can't see why you couldn't give yourself a year of hard training and keep the job. If you improve enough to rate a commitment, go for it. If not, you've lost nothing. Also, go straight to the marathon.
I agree. For instance Derek Clayton had a full time job. Another example Bill Rodgers working with disabled kids. Ron Hill etc etc. All very fine runners indeed. Your PB's are silmilar to mine (from a long time ago) and I wish I had the opportunity to see how good I could've got (my career was over at 22). Unless you have a partner and kids, mortgage what have you, I can't see why you couldn't give yourself a year of hard training and keep the job. If you improve enough to rate a commitment, go for it. If not, you've lost nothing. Also, go straight to the marathon.
We all had full time jobs back then.
Plus, jobs were the balance to the running
First and foremost: WHY. WHY would you want to continue the 'work thing'? or WHY would you want to pursue the Running thing? Keep drilling down on the answer to your WHY's until you can't go down any further. There lives you core WHY.
if you are independently wealthy or got a ton in the back, go for it and good luck. Otherwise take a lesson from the great 1970's era runners like Bill Rogers, suck it up, train before and after work, show some real talent and perhaps others will notice and point you down the right path toward making your dream come true! There was also a number of runners in this past Olympic Trials who were not sponsored, worked full-time and still were able to excel. "
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