H.S grad needs help! bad..

There's only one way to find out. I think you're fine though, even if it does take a while. But how did you stop running a week before your state meet 3 months ago? What states state meet was 2 and change months ago?

Dude, if you are so weak minded that right after the season you start smoking, when you get to college you're not going to be worrying about running. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just realistic...though smoking cigarettes is a bad thing. It's over. Not because you smoked for 3 months, but because you're not going to be able to stay focused on running while in college. Have fun at college, join that frat, and get ready for the freshman 15.

If you were to quit smoking and go back to running, yeah it'd suck in the beginning, but you'd be fine in a relatively short period of time. If you stay healthy and consistent you probably could run 15:30, but the question is, do you really want to?

The choice is yours.

Depends on how much you smoked, but it really shouldn't be that bad. Should be more in your head than anything.

I'd recommend investing in a vaporizer if you want to keep using weed though.

Oh, and this part is also going to suck, a lot. If you legitly want to get your sh*t together, dump whatever dumba** friends you are currently hanging out with. Even if it means you have nothing to do this summer. Make a clean break and meet new people in college, preferably in a running club/tri club/ultimate frisbee club/etc. You clearly have some peer pressure issues and shouldn't put yourself in a position where you're going to make bad decisions.

If you really think you were/are depressed, see a psychologist. Don't just hope it will go away. Maybe it will, but more likely it won't without help. You are at a crossroads and you have two choices, one good and one not so good. Get some help and get your head right before you get to college and make some more decisions that you regret.

You will be fine.

I smoked for 25 years and came back strong.

Like Me you were a Dickhead for ever starting smoking.

Unlike Me you are a half Decent Runner.

Put the past Behind you and get on with it.

First of all smoking wont impact you that much. ts only after a long perdiod of time that you start feeling permanent effects.

My advice: Dont set goals before you get into college, because you don't really know what your capable of until you start actually training hard and learning more about the sport. Just set the goal of training hard and improving. You may run 15.30 or whatever your first year. It all depends on how hard you train/how much talent you have, neither of which have come to be yet. Just work hard and focus on improving.