i'm a high school senior and will be running at a top d3 next year. i hate high school track and xc and how not-seriously my coaches/teammates take it. i have a 30-40 mpw background with little to no strengthwork. i have pr's of 4:25, 1:59, 53.1, and 15:57 for 1600, 800, 400, and XC 5k. I really feel like I'm not living up to my potential and its pretty frustrating. How much do runners like me tend to improve in college? How will I adjust? Any responses are appreciated!
My guess would be maybe low 3:50s in the 1500 and mid 14s in the 5000.
Consider This wrote:
My guess would be maybe low 3:50s in the 1500 and mid 14s in the 5000.
Or....maybe a lot more. Depends on how much work and effort you put into it. You're going to have to really crank the mileage up considerably to improve. If you go to a hard core distance program as a walk on (for example a CU), I would say you could potentially improve a lot if you can handle the training.
obviously your mileage is going to go way up. if you respond well to this, which you probably will, i think you've got a LOT of potential that hasn't even been tapped into yet. you obviously have at least SOME talent evident by track times, its just a matter of training and how much you're willing to do
Distance Specialist wrote:
Consider This wrote:My guess would be maybe low 3:50s in the 1500 and mid 14s in the 5000.
Or....maybe a lot more. Depends on how much work and effort you put into it. You're going to have to really crank the mileage up considerably to improve. If you go to a hard core distance program as a walk on (for example a CU), I would say you could potentially improve a lot if you can handle the training.
Depends too on what he's got to work with. I'm just going by what I've seen in the past.
he said "top d3" so i would imagine there will be plenty of good guys to train with. also the great thing about d3's (especially "top d3") is that the coaches are much more personalized with their athletes- you're not just a number to them. they are interested in developing your talent and helping you be the best you can be. at least thats what my athletes that have gone on to run at that level have told me
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how much can i improve??? wrote:
i'm a high school senior and will be running at a top d3 next year. How will I adjust? Any responses are appreciated!
Prepare for 80-100mpw, pretty much week in, week out, average pace around 6:00.
It really depends on how much natural ability you have. If you have a fair amount, you might improve a lot with increased mileage. I suspect you do have some untapped potential. If I were you, that would excite me.
I was the opposite case. I was running high mileage in high school, with lots of intense intervals. I didn't improve that much in college because I was basically arleady a "finished product".
goats wrote:
It really depends on how much natural ability you have. If you have a fair amount, you might improve a lot with increased mileage. I suspect you do have some untapped potential. If I were you, that would excite me.
I was the opposite case. I was running high mileage in high school, with lots of intense intervals. I didn't improve that much in college because I was basically arleady a "finished product".
PRs?
thanks for the responses guys i really appreciate it
why not get started on increased mileage ... now. You've got plenty of 'room' to up ur miles