What options exist for a post-collegiate 800m women?

Post an email. I’ll reach out.

If you want to keep it as an hobby, look for a group in your area that trains on a track (unfortunately, in some places there are very few) or a coach that specializes in mid-distance. You are fast enough that a coach may have some interest in training you without breaking the bank. A way to find a good group is looking at results from the local USATF meets see which club the fast people runs for and try to get in touch with them.

If you are thinking of trying to go pro, if the 2:13 came out of 0 training the first time you run two laps on a track, then you may have a shot and in a few months you'll find out; but if you trained as a runner for 3 months or so and run 2:13 in a race, this is a great time, but the chances you may drop to 1:57 or better and be competitive at the 800m are really slim (I am assuming you are a girl, of course).

Much depends on your career ambitions and where you want to live. Those factors greatly affect post-collegiate 800m running. However, with a 2:13 800m PR and a soccer background, you certainly have enough natural running talent to be a better than average and successful local 5K runner. Road miles would also be an option if held in your area (e.g., many are available in the Mid-Atlantic area - PA, DE, DC, MD, VA). Unless you go all in, 800m opportunities will be limited.

You're probably going to need sub-2:05 to get a look from a real post collegiate club. It's tough getting a contract as a mid-d runner because things are geared towards the roads & the longer distances once you're out of college. But I would stick to the 800 if that's right for you. You can aspire for an OTQ time & keep training hard -- you just might be doing a lot of solo workouts.

The northeast (Providence + Boston) has some decent club options where you would have men + women to run with & maybe some help with gear.

BAA, for example, requires 2:08.5 for their racing team. Battle Road TC has a tiered system (2:09 & 2:18). GBTC wants a sub-2:20. Rhode Island Track Club will have something similar. Those are teams where you're most likely just getting gear. To get a look from Oregon Track Club or Brooks Beasts it's sub-2:05, really sub-2:03, & NCAA outdoors final. Something like that.