Question is self explanatory.
Question is self explanatory.
formerracer wrote:
Question is self explanatory.
4 years (freshman year of high school to freshman year in college). I likely would have done it in 3 if I ever ran the mile fresh as a senior, but I was an 800m runner and didn't run the mile late in the season. I'm not very good by LRC standards, though (only 4:17i PR).
Freshman year around 5:00 to junior year around 4:30
4-months but not 4:30, went from 5:10 to 4:35.
Never. I never ran 4:30. I was an 800m runner for 1 season who never ran 5:00 either, but easily could have. I could still possibly run 4:30 though, with enough mileage. Maybe I'll set up my training to intentionally break 5 and then 4:30 within a week.
whoops meant 4:38**, didn't race it towards the end of the season either and was around 4:30 shape.
First time under 5:00 was a 4:49 as a junior in high school. Took me 3 more years to get under 4:30 (a 4:28). My PR is 4:25.
Coming up on 25 years and counting. Still need to drop another 18 seconds. Doesn't seem likely at the age of 47.
April, sophomore year of high school, ran 4:58.5
May, senior year of high school, ran 4:30.7
Two years, one month.
2 - freshman to junior year of high school.
About 18 years.
Broke 5:00 senior year. Just broke 4:30 last year at age 36. Didn't run much after high school until about 4 years ago.
A few months. Started running seriously when I was 16. First all out mile was 4:57, ran 4:32 later that year.
Broke 5 as a soph in high school (4:58), broke 4:30 as a college junior (4:22).
I went from 4:52 as a HS senior, 4:44 college frosh, 4:34, 4:18, 4:14, 4:12.
8th grade to freshman year in HS.
Oh, about thirty seconds per mile. Short distance though. And, I am assuming we are starting fresh and not averaging to those paces.
Results may vary.
dem bones wrote:
About 18 years.
Broke 5:00 senior year. Just broke 4:30 last year at age 36. Didn't run much after high school until about 4 years ago.
that's impressive man. good job.
6:22.38 beginning freshman cross country
5:18.37 beginning sophomore indoor
4:59.89 beginning sophomore outdoor
4:43.72 end of sophomore outdoor
4:37.24 beginning junior indoor
4:30.12 end of junior indoor
4:26.34 end of junior outdoor
Injured senior
Hopefully sub 4:18 freshman indoor
Two races. First race of junior year I ran 5:03, the next race I ran 4:31.
grade/time
8th 5:09
9th 4:46
10th 4:38
11th 4:25
so i guess technically 2 years to go from sub 5 to sub 430
Ran 5:00 early indoors freshman year. Best time freshman year was 4:37 in early May. Exactly 1 year later ran 4:30.
So I would guess Jan. to May of the next year = 16 months or so.