I ran 10:40 for 2 miles in 7th grade, 10:20 in 8th (4:44 mile, too), and then when I actually started to train in 9th grade - 40 miles a week - 9:20 and 4:26 for the 2 mile and mile. In retrospect, I wish I had hung on to the other sports I played a bit longer before committing to running.