my coach has this theory that most successful distance runners are also mentally powerful - and likes to brag that the XC team has the highest GPA average in our high school.
Do you think there is any truth to this?
So, what are your SAT scores and PRs?
Yes.
2400 New SAT
3:58.33 Mile
Pre only scored like 980 on his SAT (back when 1600 was perfect).
On the other hand, this guy got a perfect score:
He got an 800 on Math. That is NOT a perfect score on the entire SAT.
Also, to answer the original poster, I got a 2170 and my 5k PR is 17 flat
hey thats close to mine! I have 2080 and also 17:00 5k. along with 4:43 mile.
1560 M+VR. 1:58 800m. Of the two, I think I had more room to improve in the running... damn injuries.
runfasterbro wrote:
my coach has this theory that most successful distance runners are also mentally powerful - and likes to brag that the XC team has the highest GPA average in our high school.
Do you think there is any truth to this?
So, what are your SAT scores and PRs?
I completely agree. I am one of those intellectually gifted runners like yourself.
Running helps your stamina on a test while being smart helps you to work out your splits mid race.
It's not just a correlation between running and smarts. It is pure causation. You're really smart.
fdscvs wrote:
runfasterbro wrote:my coach has this theory that most successful distance runners are also mentally powerful - and likes to brag that the XC team has the highest GPA average in our high school.
Do you think there is any truth to this?
So, what are your SAT scores and PRs?
I completely agree. I am one of those intellectually gifted runners like yourself.
Running helps your stamina on a test while being smart helps you to work out your splits mid race.
It's not just a correlation between running and smarts. It is pure causation. You're really smart.
Since you replied to an interesting question with irreverence, I'll throw out some arguments in support of the op.
There is evidence that aerobic exercise leads to adult neurogenesis - perhaps being a better runner actually makes you smarter. As for the other way around (being smarter leading to one becoming a better runner) the factors other than innate cognitive abilities that lead one to appear (or actually to be) more intelligent, such as a stong work ethic, patience, and a drive to succeed, are also traits that may result in a person becoming a better runner.
Everyone is above average. I love LR where more than half can't craft a sentence but everyone reports scores above 2000. 1960 prs 4:26, 15:10.
Lake Wobegone average wrote:
Everyone is above average. I love LR where more than half can't craft a sentence but everyone reports scores above 2000. 1960 prs 4:26, 15:10.
Selection bias
Got a 1600 when that was the highest possible, 17:24 5k.
1950 SAT
4:12 1600
1:54 800
There was a thread a while back about who could run a 5k faster than their SAT (math+verbal). There were a few (not me).
2020 on the SAT my first time with no preparation and the essay portion killed me even though I'm actually a very good writer and got a 5 on the AP english exam in high school, have won awards etc. I figure I probably could have scored about a 2250 if I actually cared enough to study a little bit or hone my bs SAT essay skills but who cares over a 2000 got me a great scholarship at the big state school I go to now.
15:56 5k in high school. Never tried to go faster, just run for fun now in college.
runfasterbro wrote:
hey thats close to mine! I have 2080 and also 17:00 5k. along with 4:43 mile.
That's pretty funny! I have a 2180 and a 16:59 official 5k (although I ran a better split 3-mile). and a 4:34 1600
1760 SAT 17:12 5k, 4:32 1600, 1:59 800
1600 old SAT, 18:12 5k PR but I never ran until about ten years after taking the SAT
Old style-1981-
760 Math
690 English
1450 total
10:09 2 Mile
4:47 Mile
Both ran at 7500 feet, in a snowstorm.
Got a 30 composite on ACT
I'm assuming it has to be high school PRs, since it's a high school test.
All from high school:
2180 SAT (800 math, 710 reading, 650 writing)
1:56 800m
4:25 1600m
This months edition of Runner's World included a study of mice put on a treadmill that showed increase in mitochondria in brain cells - supplying the cells with more energy, literally boosting brain power!
The same article states you can also absorb new information up to 20% faster after an intense distance workout.
Looks like my coach wasn't crazy after all...