What schools can I run for (IM REALLYFAST)

So just to be clear, no possibility of making the team as a freshman? Also, do colleges have running clubs? In addition what can I do to improve?

ask the coach, probably not... there might be a local running club in the city you go to college in.. lots of running shoe stores will have clubs to run in and you can always run local 5k races and meet people to run with there.

Run on hills if you can. Do fartleks, tempos. read daniels running formula, there are lots of good training threads. if you ever have questions letsrun can coach you through it lol

I run 17 flat. I could qualify for D2 tops. To be D1, you must have a time on a ratified course under 16:10. For the mile, 4:30.

You are not fast for someone your age. Assuming those SAT scores are true, attend a very smart Ivy League school or whatever and join a club or intramural team.

I'm sorry what are fartleks?

Aren't the ivies D1 for xc tho?

SpeedDemon8956 wrote:

So just to be clear, no possibility of making the team as a freshman? Also, do colleges have running clubs? In addition what can I do to improve?

Start with the basics read Arthur Lydriards atheltic training.

Run more miles too with out getting injured, In D1 there are guys who run more than 100 miles week for training. I think you are not so close to that are you?

Nah i run 40 mpw

SpeedDemon8956 wrote:

So just to be clear, no possibility of making the team as a freshman? Also, do colleges have running clubs? In addition what can I do to improve?

A bunch of colleges I have looked at have running clubs (I am in a similar academic range as you). Northeastern (boston area) University actively trains and races all year, and have a few Boston Qualifiers each year. When I visited Northeastern i wanted to fit in a few runs, and thought it would be fun to run with their club; honestly nice, intelligent people who enjoy running but either weren't fast enough, or didn't want the pressure running on the varsity team. I believe MIT, RPI, and U of Rochester all have active running clubs.

It is tough to think big picture while still in high school, however you seem to be open-minded. Even IF you were one of the fastest kids in all of your state, the likelihood of ever making a living or even close from running is nearly and pretty much zero. What folks are suggesting is to focus on a top notch school for your education, make that a priority, and then work in your running around that. Many D1 schools have running clubs for people of any level, and would let you compete as your studies allowed.

The facts you want are that running is not all that there is in life and if you seek out a solid education you'll find a balance with your running too and set yourself up for long-term success in life.

I just wanted to run d1 to improve my resumé for grad school

Can someone tell me what fartleks r tho?

You can run for president. I would vote for you now

I got a 5 on AP Gov so I'd do a pretty good job

SpeedDemon8956 wrote:

I got a 5 on AP Gov so I'd do a pretty good job

If not a troll (definitely is)

This guy is pretty autistic right? I mean bragging about test scores and grades while having no general sense of grammar, basic research skills, himself or anything about running?

Skip the college interview man, its not gonna help you. Focus on your grades, get into a tech school with a bunch of other mildly autistic kids, and be happy.

General sense of grammar?

This is an informal setting - I am not trying to write an English essay. By the way was that previous sentence a correct use of the dash? I'm autistic so I wouldn't know. The 5 on AP Gov thing was a joke for people with humor (something you don't have). Also, I'm planning on applying to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It's a tech school for autistic kids like me.

SpeedDemon8956 wrote:

General sense of grammar?

This is an informal setting - I am not trying to write an English essay. By the way was that previous sentence a correct use of the dash? I'm autistic so I wouldn't know. The 5 on AP Gov thing was a joke for people with humor (something you don't have). Also, I'm planning on applying to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It's a tech school for autistic kids like me.

I love this guy

new favorite poster

Love U2 babe.

below a 4.0 and you took AP classes. uh oh...

Fartleks are like a min hard, a min easy alternating... For you I would start with a 25 min fartlek and work up to 35-40 min

Do this (no breaks in between)

5 min easy warm up

1 min hard

1 min easy

(repeat 8 times)

5 min cool down

Get up to being able to do 2 min hard 1 min easy for the same 15 min time period and then work up to 35-40 min