Im going into my first year of college running. I will be running at a very competitive d2 university. Ive never considered the idea of going pro or even having a chance of having an elite post-college career. I ran a half marathon time trial for my long run on sunday and ended up running 67:05 off of 10k training not half specific training. If I continue to develop as a runner would it be possible for me to go pro after college?
g87tf wrote:
Im going into my first year of college running. I will be running at a very competitive d2 university. Ive never considered the idea of going pro or even having a chance of having an elite post-college career. I ran a half marathon time trial for my long run on sunday and ended up running 67:05 off of 10k training not half specific training. If I continue to develop as a runner would it be possible for me to go pro after college?
Anything is possible I suppose. A 67 half marathon is already better than most humans would ever manage even with training. If you are under 20 years of age (you say this will be first year of college), then maybe you do have some potential. I don't think many high school aged guys could run 67 in a half without specifically training for it.
You say you did 10k training...go run a 10k time trial then.
What are your legit PRs? Not believing a GPS time.
5k: 15:17 10k: 31:26 are my legit pr's. I ran the 5k pr last fall though so I believe I've gotten faster since then.
Track? XC times are fake. Those don't really line up with a tempo 1/2 marathon that you listed.
g87tf wrote:
If I continue to develop as a runner would it be possible for me to go pro after college?
Well yes, but that "if" is theoretically true for anybody.
Whether or not it is true for you? You won't know till you train for a few years. Keep at it, do what your coach asks, and maybe you'll discover you have the talent to attract a pro contract. A 67:05 TT is good, but it says almost nothing about your ability to go pro down the road.
Keep in mind that pro runners earn peanuts unless they're at the very top of the sport. E.g., a 13:20 5k won't get you much. Just set reasonable goals to reach each year and keep your mind open to what you're capable.
And if you're at one of the top D2 schools, you've got a good coach and should listen very closely to what they tell you to do. I can't emphasize that enough. Don't become a workout hero thinking you're going to crack 14:00 as a freshman if your current PR is that 15:30 you ran at the state meet last year.
Oh, and don't neglect schoolwork. You're vastly more likely to earn a living through your education than your running.
moist wrote:
Oh, and don't neglect schoolwork. You're vastly more likely to earn a living through your education than your running.
Well they went to a D2 school so that already went out the window
Lol nice.
Hey, I went to D2 and am doing well for myself. There are diamonds in the rough. I'm hoping OP is at Colorado School of Mines for academics' sake, although maybe he'd have mentioned altitude in regards to his HM TT.