Mile Time Progression in High School?

Fr:Didn't run

Soph:5:01

J:4:31

S:4:17

Indoors/Outdoors

9th - (first race ever was a 5:05) 4:52/4:48

10th - 4:40/4:38

11th - inj/4:38

12th - 4:38/inj (4:38 before inj)

It's fun to keep running the same PR season after season!

Frosh-4:54

Soph- 4:36

Junior-4:28

Senior-4:19

8th grade 6:05

9th grade 5:20 136 lbs

10th grade 5:05

11th grade 4:59

12th grade 4:53

fresh college 4:34

so college 4:27 injured the end

21 years later, and no running in between

6:26 42 years old 200 lbs 24:03 5K with no training, just hopped to it and went for it after a 21 year break

I got faster mainly through my body maturing. My training stayed similar all four years.

4:46

4:32

4:29

4:26

8th: 5:34

FR: no track

SO: 4:32

JR: 4:21

SR: 4:11

"How did I know you ran the mile in 4:30 in high school? That's easy. Everyone ran the mile in 4:30 in high school." Frank Shorter

FR- Just XC and Soccer (PRd in soccer team mile 5:24)

SO- 4:58 (Low 20 mpw ?)

JR- 4:47 (High 30 mpw ?)

SR- 4:40 (Low 40 mpw ?)

Club XC/Track in College.. Mile PR 4:27 .. 5k 16:11

Now 30.. Rarely hurt. Running 5k - Half-Marathon.. 40-50 mpw.

fresh: 4:23

soph: 4:12

junior: 4:09

senior:4:03

post HS: injuires.

We ran the 1500 at my school

FR - 4:37

SO - 4:30

JR - 4:30 (Injured... twice)

SR - 4:21

How did you improve so much from J to S?

To all the people in this thread who went from 4:30 and above to bellow 4:20 from Junior to Senior year:

*Why did you improve so much?

*How was the college recruiting process for you?

Galloping Gazelle wrote:

To all the people in this thread who went from 4:30 and above to bellow 4:20 from Junior to Senior year:

*Why did you improve so much?

*How was the college recruiting process for you?

Good questions. Bump.

Maybe it had to do with INCREASING MILEAGE?

This is interesting, because I want help as a HS track coach. I am young, and I wasnt elite in HS. But this past year I coached a freshmen to a very fast year. Finished w a 17:06 5k, 4:31 mile, and 1:59 half.

Kid is an athlete, question is.... How to improve?

5:00

4:42

4:37

4:33

Only ever ran it in duel meets or for points at sectionals though, never at invites.

Galloping Gazelle wrote:

To all the people in this thread who went from 4:30 and above to bellow 4:20 from Junior to Senior year:

*Why did you improve so much?

*How was the college recruiting process for you?

Bumpy

My progression:

8th grade: 8:22

Frosh: 7:30 (no training)

Soph: 5:40 (started training, 10-15 mpw)

Junior: 4:59 (20-30 mpw summer base, no base in track due to shin splints)

Senior: Under 4:30?

FR: 5:05/10:33

SO: 4:48/9:48

JR: 4:27/9:35

SR: 4:18/9:12