Starting to stagnate: is sub 16 possible?

Way to put in the work over this past summer.

I would say that setting your goal for sub 16 was very ambitious, but it is good to set ambitious goals sometimes. You may be able to get one of these last three meets, but only time will tell.

I know it is hard to say, but I would be happy with the progress you have made in just one year, and race these last three like an animal and dig as deep as possible.

coleiolio wrote:

Way to put in the work over this past summer.

I would say that setting your goal for sub 16 was very ambitious, but it is good to set ambitious goals sometimes. You may be able to get one of these last three meets, but only time will tell.

I know it is hard to say, but I would be happy with the progress you have made in just one year, and race these last three like an animal and dig as deep as possible.

Thanks for the response. Sub 16 was a pipe dream at the beginning of the season, but after I dropped down so quickly it became more of a reality. You're right, I shouldn't worry about the time and just give it all I got at the end of this season

I think you can do it! That being said, you should realize times in XC shouldn’t matter as much as placement.

My senior year of HS XC, me and the guys all decided we’d start tracking our races on Strava, As our times were very inconsistent but we all felt our efforts were pretty consistent. We found that some races were only 2.9 miles when listed as 5k, and one was as long as 3.3 (which will add more than a minute to your time!)

Update: ran 15:56 today :)

Thanks for the advice, I just went out there relaxed and not really caring if I broke the time goal, and look what happened!

Beast. Good job.

Lol nice bro haha

That's crazy how much you dropped your time