moving to colorado post HS to pursue running, please help

i plan on making those time go down into the 4:1xs and the 9:2xs

Ah, average running salary after college graduate is $8,764. Many runners make homeless list or live with parents. Only have girlfriend who is running failure also or missing front teeth.

your comments are stupid and ill-based please stop typing on this thread i started this thread for help not so that some illiterate can bad mouth my sport

Just ignore the spiteful cock, the rest of us are.

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your comments are stupid and ill-based please stop typing on this thread i started this thread for help not so that some illiterate can bad mouth my sport

Of course you must ignore Ah. You are too uneducated to understand anyway. Any person who give up their life to follow a worthless sport is indeed uneducated and worthless. Worthless people give worthless advice to worthless listeners. Listen to Ah and get the good life.

You're tryig to use reverse psychology right? That has to be the most negative post I've ever read. Well, not really, but anything along the lines of "QUIT" sounds pretty negative to me! Let him live his live and pursue his dreams... It's not about just running, it's about putting your mind to something and just GOING FOR IT. He's gona experience the same thing in life and what then? If he's having a hard time in some job is your answer to that gona be QUIT?! Great advice... I do believe everyone's entitled to their own opinions, yours just struck me as pretty negative I guess.

~Runner4Life

I love your idea and it's kinda what I wanted to do... My plan was to stay in-state (GA) and run in college for a year then transfer out to CO, but yea let me just say, I'm still here. Stuff like injuries and stuff came up, so needless to say, that changed my plans a bit. I still think you should go where your heart tells you to. Don't let the negativity get you down, I mean we all have dreams and have to what we can to follow them, right? I think it's awesome for people to think my dreams are "crazy" or "impossible." All the more reason to prove them wrong! =) Good luck and take care of yourself.

~Runner4Life

The "good life?" Right. I don't see how being so negative can lead to a truly "good" life...

You follow dream all right - dumb dream. When you get older in life you will see what a big mistake you make in life following loser sport. Success in sport still leads to nowhere. But you don't understand this at all. Forget about the sport and make new dream for a good life. If you follow worthless sport you will end up worthless. Take Ah's advice, go to best school and forget about running.

WHO ARE YOU and where do you come up with this stuff?!

buffy is correct, all the items listed, as well as the earlier point about egos, are major obstacles to clear for all runners who choose boulder. i simply do not know how they do it, obviously it must hinder them to some degree.

Buffy wrote:

The only people who don't see how wacked the people in the Republic of Boulder are, are the people in Boulder. Go hire someone to lobby for you in DC. Try to own a dog. Blame the fires on the porch furniture. What effect does the "world record holders or Olympic medalists" have on a kid who can't find a job? Is Frank going to house him? Are you going to give him a job? Maybe he could get a job finding young women for Wetmore so he doesn't pick on the runners.

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You know I love ya dude, but Colorado ain't the only place to run in this world.

You are a good runner, lots of potential, but for you to make that kind of jump to sub 14 status you may need 3 years of hardcore uninterupted training. It is risky. Get injured while on your own and you'll end up drinking and smoking weed between your stints sweeping and mopping floors.

If you do make it you will only be top 7 for 1 maybe 2 years at most.

I was once your age(and I had hair), it is hard to concentrate on one target for 3-4 years without anything in return during the interim period.

Running and trainig is fun when you are "in the game".

Find a program where you can at least make the second group of guys immediately. Then you can have 3-4 years of "travel team" type of running.

Wetmore while a good coach is not the only coach.

Additionally, running without school or a decent job sucks.

I tried the running only deal. I hated it. I train much better while in school or fulltime working. (and you know the mileage I put in)

It comes down to this my pal. Don't dealy your eduaction. Don't throw away years that you can be on a team with your running buddies and joining the rest of the guys on the turf and track. It will simply be one of the best periods of your life. Intellectually, socially and athletically.

If you need help or ideas you know where to reach me.

Thing big train big, but set yourself up in the right environment to fertilize your dreams.

i say go for it. the times you ran as a junior should put you in-line with the average walk-on. if you improve as a senior, then you should be even better off. the key is to getting in good shape and running well at their time trial. with a year off and training at altitude, as long as you get up to over 65 miles a week at a decent average pace(6:30 a mile) there is no reason that you shouldn't make the team. while it may vary from year to year as to how many make guys make the team, you don't need to be a 9:15 or a 9:25 guy. if this is what you really want then make sure there is nothing that stops you. just make sure it is what you want and realize that this is a committment that allows for little on the side. once you make the team, it will be your life, so be prepared for that.

I am not going alone, this is also a "last chance" type of things with my friend we all want to do somthing together, have one more year till we break off into college.

Ah says make decision on which school will get you the best job, not make you the best runner. Best American runners go nowhere, make no money, and become big losers with ugly or other loser runner girls. If you become good you become like Suzi Favor who trip and fall and make excuse in biggest race of life. Or you become like Alan Webb who get injured from dumb American training and run fastest time of life in high school.

Kid do you know anything about skiing or boarding? The Christy Sports in Boulder always needs some help. During this Christmas they only had 2 employees working skiing. Check it out

I'm with mplatt. Frankly, delaying school to eke out one more year with your friend is a poor reason. Getting in state residency for a school you want to go to regardless of running is an okay reason. But picking a school because it's in a cool place and/or has a good coach has a high likelihood of landing you an unpromising career in food services after college.

I would suggest that a.) you don't narrow down your choice to one college before you've applied to any; b.) run the best you can in high school and find a school that matches your ability; c.) see your friend at Christmas and in the summer, like everyone else in your graduating class will be doing.

Good luck either way.

I say why not. You will never have this opportunity again. Just don't loose site of your goal. It's easy to get distracted in Boulder.

The best Boulder description I have heard is:

"Boulder is a small town nestled between the foothills and reality".

Good Luck

Better read this about in-state residency: