15-20mpw is a joke bro. Hope you can break 20mins this season off that shit bro. Wise up bro!!!!!
15-20mpw is a joke bro. Hope you can break 20mins this season off that shit bro. Wise up bro!!!!!
"25 MPW"
"overtraining"
1/10
Ok dude, I didn't read most of the thread but I would like to chime in.
I ran 17:44 as a sophomore, and 18:19 as a junior(bad season), and I was still getting interest from D3 coaches that I contacted. Then when I busted out with a huge breakthrough to hit 16:53 I went from being one of their average or slightly below average recruits to one of their better recruits. I ended up deciding to go to community college this year to save money(because I bombed the ACT and wasn't going to get much financial aid). But, point is, coaches would love to have you with a 17:42 or even 17:00 at decent teams.
One of the schools I really wanted to go to was Moravian, they have a good young coach who's coached some mid 14 guys. Everyone in their program that runs all 4 years takes at least 1 minute off their HS 5k time, often 1.5-2 minutes(make sure you go to a team that improves guys, some schools recruit good talent and they never improve). My pal there, ran 1759 in HS and ran 16:54 as a freshmen in outdoor track last year. The school has good facilities, small class sizes, an indoor track, and is a team likely on the rise due to a new coach and great incoming freshmen class (being on a constantly improving team is fun). I'm probably going to consider transfering there once I get some of my pre-reqs done at community college. If you wanna check them out, here's a link:
http://www.moravian.edu/Really though, D3 tends to be pricey unless you have high SAT or ACT scores. D2 or NAIA may be better for your abilities, and they're cheaper and can offer athletic scholarships. If you need some suggestions, just ask and I'll throw out some names of schools that I looked at that you could make the team for(given that I went through this process last year and you're pretty identical to where I was at entering the season).
SPO96 wrote:
This is seriously getting annoying. I already know that my mileage is low for college standards... but i am not in flippin college yet!!! I just wanted simple answers, not half-answers that are unrelated to my questions and rude.
Screw you you little pencil dlck 17 year old. The answers on here ARE serious. Not enough milage for college OR HIGH SCHOOL. luckily the answer is yes you xan run D3. But up the milage before you get there. Plus get a thicker skin.
Hey BTW are you from Spokane? Assuming you are by your username.
Look at NAIA as well.. you would fit most naia and d3 programs.. look for a coach that will build you up from the low mileage and not just throw you into 70-110 miles a week in college.
Yes, you should be able to run at a D3 college. I ran D3 and I came in as a 19:30 guy on low mileage as well (20-30mpw). I progressed to a 17:30 my senior year on 50-60mpw, and now I'm a 16:00 guy. Your low mileage means you will probably improve tremendously once you get to college and start doing higher mileage.
It's already been said that you're definitely fast enough to run d3. Running shouldn't be a determining factor in where you go to school though. Pick your school first, then worry about the running after. Even if you end up at a large D1 school, most will have a running club to allow you to continue your running career.
SPO96 - like everyone said. You can surely run at the D3 level. Most teams have an open door policy. Dont get upset, people are just making it clear that the miles ramp up alot when you get to college (even at D3). I went to a D3 school and we lived on at least 10 miles a day. The first season of training will be a complete shock to your system if you dont prepare for it.
@OP, don't worry about the college mileage. Just do what you do, then after track this year get in contact with the coach at the school you're going to and he'll tell you how much to run. College coaches adjust weekly mileage to the individual athlete and builds them up over time. I know guys that only ran 20-30 mpw their first year of college because they come from really wimpy HS programs so 20-30 mpw was a jump lol. Now those guys are running 40-50, after xc they jump to 50-60, next summer 60-70, and they just keep going from there as long as the increase continues to improve the athlete. So, again, the coach will have something ready for you whatever mileage you're at so don't worry about it. Most college coaches are good like that.
15-20mpw is nothing. How are you structuring it?
You could probably jump straight to 30-40mpw without any issues at all.
Not sure if you are going to respond. I am currently a sophomore and this year I ran a 20.29 5k. I know not exciting, but I ran probably less than 20 miles in the whole summer. Now I'm doing around 30 a week preparing for track. I want to run at a d3 college. What would I do to keep improving to be at that level.
piper.lick wrote:
Not sure if you are going to respond. I am currently a sophomore and this year I ran a 20.29 5k. I know not exciting, but I ran probably less than 20 miles in the whole summer. Now I'm doing around 30 a week preparing for track. I want to run at a d3 college. What would I do to keep improving to be at that level.
Just run consistently and you'll get those times down quickly. Be smart with it (follow the 10% rule) and trust the process
Good Luck!
You'll get there. I ran 22:01 for the 5k my Sophomore XC season, ran around 30 miles a week from late May on, dropped like a rock to 17:57. The most important thing you can do is commit to the miles.
Don't settle, put in the work, shoot for the stars.