I think this sums up 95% of serious college runners. To get past these times, more and more talent is needed, assuming you put in a great deal of work to get these. The big question is how much more work over the next 5 years you want to do as you are just now a "man" so to speak, albeit a young one at 22-23. If you made great friends along the way, I'd call it a success.
I think this sums up 95% of serious college runners. To get past these times, more and more talent is needed, assuming you put in a great deal of work to get these. The big question is how much more work over the next 5 years you want to do as you are just now a "man" so to speak, albeit a young one at 22-23. If you made great friends along the way, I'd call it a success.
Kind of how I feel. Think it was solid progression but nothing crazy. Really not sure where to take training from now on, as there's not too many other attainable goals post-collegiately (I'm not going to make an OLY trials or anything), unless maybe if I move up to the marathon some day.
Would you consider that a good coaching job in college? or more along the lines of average
I think this is fantastic progression. Your coach did a great job developing you. I'm willing to bet there are a lot of guys who beat you in high school that haven't come close to these times in college.
That's a very solid progression. Much better than average, for sure. You can find examples of people who made bigger jumps, and plenty of similar examples, but if you look into it most college freshman will not progress like that.
I think this sums up 95% of serious college runners. To get past these times, more and more talent is needed, assuming you put in a great deal of work to get these. The big question is how much more work over the next 5 years you want to do as you are just now a "man" so to speak, albeit a young one at 22-23. If you made great friends along the way, I'd call it a success.
Kind of how I feel. Think it was solid progression but nothing crazy. Really not sure where to take training from now on, as there's not too many other attainable goals post-collegiately (I'm not going to make an OLY trials or anything), unless maybe if I move up to the marathon some day.
Might take a year or 2 of trying to go sub-4
Go for that sub 4, maybe experiment with longer stuff and you could qualify for 10k trials if you'd be fine with doing the marathon why not try that
There are two in my conference right now. But that illustrates my point that that is a really good progression, considering it is double digit teams that each have 12+ runners.
The posters saying that it is an average progression will be able to point to examples of bigger jumps, because of course they are out there. But in reality 95%+ of athletes will not progress like that, even over four or five years, and even if they were very undeveloped in HS.
Yet not one example even though people claim many exist.
I think the confusion in the thread is the fact his starting point is 15:55 so of course he’s improving 25s. You’re comparing the improvement of a 15:55 runner with a 14:00 runner who if they improve 10s would be good.
what division of college did you go to, NAIA, D1, D2, or even further what conference.
Div 1, small northeastern conference. Was a podium athlete my soph-junior years at most track champs. I focused mostly on the mile/1500 and dabbled in the 5k only a few times per year in outdoor
Kind of how I feel. Think it was solid progression but nothing crazy. Really not sure where to take training from now on, as there's not too many other attainable goals post-collegiately (I'm not going to make an OLY trials or anything), unless maybe if I move up to the marathon some day.
Might take a year or 2 of trying to go sub-4
Go for that sub 4, maybe experiment with longer stuff and you could qualify for 10k trials if you'd be fine with doing the marathon why not try that
Appreciate the response.
Personally the trials standard of 27:45 seems infinitely less reachable than even trying to go for the 3:37 that it would take to make the 1500, considering I wasn't the best XC runner (always did better on the track), and was really only ok at the 5k.
Would you consider that a good coaching job in college? or more along the lines of average
I think this is fantastic progression. Your coach did a great job developing you. I'm willing to bet there are a lot of guys who beat you in high school that haven't come close to these times in college.
There's a fair few lol. Also a good handful who I regularly beat that beat me now, and others who I have always gone back and forth with
No. Did you not read the post? 4:30 1600 to 4:06 mile is 25 seconds for 1600. List 5 who improved more even if starting slower. This is fantastic improvement yet some here are claiming that there are many who have done it. List 5. You can't.