How old were you when you got serious about running?

Not my lifetime prs.

PRs:

8k: 29:10 (age 14)

10k: 37:07 (14)

1/2 marathon: 1:21:39 (14)

17: 1600: 4:32 3200: 9:52

quit until 23 went from 20:00 - 17:48 road 5K in three months.

knee surgery

came back at 26-27 and went 16:03 and 33:01

achilles tear at 28

who knows

No xc or track in my high school.

Started on my own at 23. Became serious around 25. Broke 16 around 26.

done 24 marathons since. I'm 54

14, 20, and 28. I've had some ups and downs in my life. Some injuries. Gotten really out of shape. I quit once. Almost quit 2 more times. But for some reason the sport always draws me back in.

Probably after sophomore XC during high school year. I had ran track through middle school and even did it freshmen year of high school, but I didn't really get into shape until early sophomore year. When I started to compete and make something out myself and have a small blip about me posted in the newspaper, did I start to care.

After that I couldn't get enough of who in the state ran what, the times that were being posted, the friendly rivalries and becoming a better runner. I fantasized about getting to the state meet, but it was a combination of poor training and several injuries that prevented me from ripping fast times. I only got down to 4:40.

Oddly enough, I joined my collegiate team and ran huge PR's across the board after being introduced to a somewhat serious training regimen and I started to dislike. The lack of character, boring teammates and no sense of running community made me dislike collegiate track.

I started running in middle school but I didn't take it serious until after cross my senior year. No doubles, slacking on runs, taking days off, and that sort of stuff. Got rolling and had substantial gains once I started working with 70+ mile weeks consistently.

PRS:

Mile: 4:57 junior year- 4:38 senior year

2 mile: 10:37 junior year- 10:00 senior year

5k- 17:35 senior year- 16:57 after I got serious

I started running at age 14, and I loved it almost right off the bat so I guess I got "serious" right then, but it is kind of relative. I mean, I was only running 2 miles per day, but to me, that was a lot, and my teammates weren't doing as much as me.

My progression:

8th grade - 2 mile: 13:46; 1600m: 6:15

9th grade - 2 mile: 12:25; 1600m: 5:13

10th grade - 3 mile: 18:45; 1600m: 4:56

11th grade - 5k: 17:34; 3200m: 10:16; 1600m: 4:41

12th grade - 5k: 16:42; 3200m: 9:59; 1600m: 4:32

Fr. (college) - 8k: 27:18; 3200m: 9:54; 1500m: 4:14; 5000m: 15:42

So. - 8k: 26:15

I'm a soph in college right now. I'm hoping to run 15:12 in the 5000 this track season.

fdgd wrote:

quit until 23 went from 20:00 - 17:48 road 5K in three months.

Damn mate, what was your mileage? And what kind of workouts did you do?

14

I didn't run a 4:17 mile though. I thought the mile was too far to race. I did run a 2:14 880.

Right after 8th grade track I started running roadraces to get ready for high school xc. Ran 42:20 at the start of the summer. Improved to 37:14 at the end of the summer.

44 3/4

Just dabbled in high school. Started getting more serious in college (walk on) but didn't break 16 until a few years after that. Broke 16 about every year for a decade and then faded. 50s now, still running 17s.

I got this one wrote:

Not my lifetime prs.

PRs:

8k: 29:10 (age 14)

10k: 37:07 (14)

1/2 marathon: 1:21:39 (14)

Those are very similar to my age 14 prs.