I was going to say 5:20. Untrained talent all the way up to about 30 years in age can do this. It's pretty awesome.
I was going to say 5:20. Untrained talent all the way up to about 30 years in age can do this. It's pretty awesome.
5:08 1600. Pretty big PR and not much gas left in the tank on last lap. I think he's ready to bust 1 big time in the right race/conditions, but he's still a bit too cautious with pacing.
[quote]Genetic experiment wrote:
5:08 1600. Pretty big PR and not much gas left in the tank on last lap. I think he's ready to bust 1 big time
How much training to achieve that time?
coahc wrote:
[quote]Genetic experiment wrote:
5:08 1600. Pretty big PR and not much gas left in the tank on last lap. I think he's ready to bust 1 big time
How much training to achieve that time?
About 5 -6 weeks and he's 4 races in (3 1600s and 1 800). Short season tho so unlikely he realizes his true potential.
ok so just a little about what I know.
PE teacher who has identified 3 World Representatives in Cycling and XC.
Have coached numerous National Junior medallist in Australia.
If you really want to know if your son has what it takes watch the way he moves, how he responds to training, his mental makeup. Does he enjoy training? Does he aspire to be great at something.
Taught a kid at 15 years of age and he could beat you over 100m, won our school cross country carnival and could dunk a basketball. Kind of knew he was special. He won the green jersey at the Tour De France in 2017.
Keep your son in the sport, he may be something special he might not be but whatever happens enjoy the journey.
Cheers
Sounds talented. If he trains, he can do well.
5:26 is not impressive, and I would not try to predict anything from such a trick as his first race ever.
I bet he could run in college if you put him in touch with a good training network.
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My son ran 4:48 in gym class at 14. He went out for track in HS running 4:15. He was able to walk on at an average B10 and has run 3:55 which doesn't get him any travel opportunities.
With good training he has the potential to be very good. Increasing mileage and adding in workouts will definitely increase his endurance and speed.
I would avoid the tendency I've seen for runner parents to push their kids to heavy mileage (high schoolers doing 70-80+ miles per week). The kids often burn out by college...
5:01 1600. Kid raced beautifully and won by a nose. He had no idea what the splits were and just ran off of feel and the leaders. Fun to watch
Exciting to see such fast progress.
My advice keep healthy and happy and enjoy the ride. No need to rush development.(not saying you are)
The more he enjoys it the better. It'll lead to faster times too.
4:45 or under with no training
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