14:25 5K Within 3 years?

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10 years ago 04/25/2014 5:14am EDT

Hey, I am 15, live in England and have been looking into a running Scholarships in America, I have been told I need to get the following times by the summer of 2017 to be offered aa scholarship

Mile 4:14

1500 - 3:51.00

800 - 1:54.00

5000 - 14:25

I currently run a 4:36 1500m, 2:13 800m and 18:53 5k (I started at 23mins and have got down to that in 2 years) What would be a good training plan for me and what is the probability of me being able to get those times if I can train for 3 years?

Thank you

10 years ago 04/25/2014 6:30am EDT

re: ChasingtheDream

I'm not an American, but these times look very fast for an 18 year old... I think you can get scholarships wit less fast times..?

First I give you the Hungarian points you need to score for that specific event

Mile in 4.14.00= 910 points

1500 in 3.51.00= 964 points

800 in 1.54.00= 920 ponits

5000 in 14.25.00= 939 points

You are scoring

1500m->483

800m->469

5000m in 282

You 5000m is your worst event and for a good 5000m you need more training (years) than for a good 800m. If I were you I would try to run the 800 or mile time. That's where your chances are biggest.

But it's gonna be hard.

I assume you are not trolling.

10 years ago 04/25/2014 7:18am EDT

re: hmmmmmm

I'm not trolling, I was sent those times by a university in America and told those are the times needed for Acception. So I should focus on my 800m and 1500m/Mile then?

10 years ago 04/25/2014 8:25am EDT

re: ChasingtheDream

you can get a scholarship with slower times. It might not be at Oregon, Stanford, or OK State though. If you absolutely must go to this school, the mile time is going to be easiest for you to hit. Get a good coach or look at Jack Daniel's Running Formula (a book).

10 years ago 04/25/2014 9:57am EDT

re: ChasingtheDream

your chances are extremely small

10 years ago 04/25/2014 11:00am EDT

re: ChasingtheDream

Those times are roughly what you will need. Certainly slower people get in but many places need faster times for the school to FULLY cover your expenses.

I would say you should not guess now that you are better at the 800 than the 5000. You need to race all distances.

Only you can tell which of your times are better. While a 2:13 is better than an 18:53 in Hungarian points, most likely the 18:53 was run on grass and hills and the 800 was run on a track. Also most likely the other things you do like soccer or rugby help you run a better 800 more than they help you run a faster 5k.

The work you need to do is to find a coach. The reason you need to find a coach is that the training you need to go from say 18:53 to 17:53 in the next 6 months is different from the training you will need 2 years from now to go from 16:00 to 15:00.

10 years ago 04/25/2014 11:22am EDT

re: ChasingtheDream

Mate, if you run those times, you'll be medalling and possibly winning at English Schools, especially from the 1500m up. 14:25, as someone else has already said, is going to take a hell of a lot more training time than a 1:54 800m. However, if you don't have decent sprinting ability (i.e. you need to be close to 50.00 for 400m when you attempt 1:54) then you will be forced up the distance ladder.

Someone else said it already, but keep your options open, race all distances, train consistently and hard, and don't get injured. If you can train well for 2 or 3 years, you'll be a beast aerobically and with some effort put into sprints as well, I see no reason why you couldn't be considerably sub 2:00 for 800m, and a long way sub 4:00 for 1500m.

And if you don't quite make it (i.e. finish your school career with PBs of 1:55 and 3:55) British Universities will want you, like Loughborough and St. Mary's London.

Good luck!

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