A young runner who came to me 5 months ago today ran 1:53.5 for his first 800m race since he was 13. What is the best time you can remember for a high school runner in their first race.
For any USA college coaches interested he will probably run under 3:50 for 1500m by the end of our season here in Australia which concludes in March.
brandon miller ran 1:49 at 14 i believe. didnt really improve in HS but is now a 1:44 guy
His first 1500m in 3:56. His weekly volume in last 4 weeks 32 miles per week.
Irrelevant. He is 17 and he is trained. That is the only metric that matters. Less racing has been proven to improve results. How many races did NAU run this year as compared to some crappy program? 1:53 at his age would get him a walk-on spot at a program like ISU or get him a small scholarship at many schools.
Tougher than running wrote:
Irrelevant. He is 17 and he is trained. That is the only metric that matters. Less racing has been proven to improve results. How many races did NAU run this year as compared to some crappy program? 1:53 at his age would get him a walk-on spot at a program like ISU or get him a small scholarship at many schools.
Yeah, but 1:50-1;51 by february will get some attention quick. Youll need to initiate contact from that distance. Anything to get out of Australia lockdowns.
Except scholarships will be gone so he will be in same boat then.
I ran 155.5 for 880yd as 17yo in HS in 1970
That is not bad for someone who is only 17 years young and has never raced before. I wonder if he will break 4 in high school for the full mile.
coahc wrote:
A young runner who came to me 5 months ago today ran 1:53.5 for his first 800m race since he was 13. What is the best time you can remember for a high school runner in their first race.
For any USA college coaches interested he will probably run under 3:50 for 1500m by the end of our season here in Australia which concludes in March.
Yet if he trained in Kenya he would be running 1.43 at the same age. Something in the water.
That's pretty good and can definitely qualify for some money at decent programs. I ran 49.95 and 1:52.75 when I was 17. I got offers from a handful of schools and ended up with a 50% scholarship. That was 15 years ago and things are a bit deeper now, but he should definitely start reaching out to coaches. When will he graduate college?
Juicy Miler wrote:
That's pretty good and can definitely qualify for some money at decent programs. I ran 49.95 and 1:52.75 when I was 17. I got offers from a handful of schools and ended up with a 50% scholarship. That was 15 years ago and things are a bit deeper now, but he should definitely start reaching out to coaches. When will he graduate college?
May wait until August 2023 to enter US system as he has an eye on making U20 World XC team in 2023.
i have never run, but i drink a lot of wild turkey
Impressive that his first two high school races he runs 1:53 and 3:56 for 800/1500. What is going to be his best distance? Not many High schoolers can run their first races in high school and achieve those times.
coahc wrote:
A young runner who came to me 5 months ago today ran 1:53.5 for his first 800m race since he was 13. What is the best time you can remember for a high school runner in their first race.
For any USA college coaches interested he will probably run under 3:50 for 1500m by the end of our season here in Australia which concludes in March.
Can we get his name so we can contact him?
Signed,
College Coach with Sub-4 Milers to Train With
Juicy Miler wrote:
That's pretty good and can definitely qualify for some money at decent programs. I ran 49.95 and 1:52.75 when I was 17. I got offers from a handful of schools and ended up with a 50% scholarship. That was 15 years ago and things are a bit deeper now, but he should definitely start reaching out to coaches. When will he graduate college?
Is this the same Juicy Miler that used to frequent the “buy one get the second half off” sale at Jos. A Bank?
Bad decision.
Interested Coahc wrote:
coahc wrote:
A young runner who came to me 5 months ago today ran 1:53.5 for his first 800m race since he was 13. What is the best time you can remember for a high school runner in their first race.
For any USA college coaches interested he will probably run under 3:50 for 1500m by the end of our season here in Australia which concludes in March.
Can we get his name so we can contact him?
Signed,
College Coach with Sub-4 Milers to Train With
Early days for him yet. He is a big time talent and because he hasn't done much running we are bringing him along slowly. He has only been running 5 days a week for the last 6 weeks so yea talent is everywhere. Several runner's from our city are heading to Oregon in January and I would imagine that the time of year he would go over in 2023 but have to wait and see what he wants to do.
Life time PRs will be 1:50 and 3:45. No big deal.
[quote]Tougher than running wrote:
Life time PRs will be 1:50
Haha thanks for your insightful opinion. The best thing about this sport is the unknown of what may occur. I'm much more optimistic than you who has no idea. I hope that works out for you. Cheers and if you want to know about my credentials find out what Aussie last won the green Jersey of the TDF and who his teacher was that got him into the sort..Haha it's ok. We'll see dreams start one step at a time.
I’m not sure I could identify great talent in the 800, but I can definitely spot a crazy coach when I see one.