What distance should she run?

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9 years ago 08/16/2014 4:08pm EDT

In my long distance training squad there is a new girl who started out running cross country with us and thinks she is a long distance runner and triathlete. After seeing her times for short intervals i'm thinking she should be a sprinter

100m: 13.10

200m: 27.18

5km: 18:56

10km: 39:10

half: 1hr 31

The sprints were done from a standing start on a grass track. She's pretty tall and looks big for a distance runner (5^9, guessing around 135 pounds). She used to play Volleyball in the past and has some power. Yet to test her over middle distance, but I think she might be decent at 400m.

Does she have any talent and do you think I should raise this to our head coach?

9 years ago 08/16/2014 4:13pm EDT

re: Junior Coach

Junior Coach wrote:
In my long distance training squad there is a new girl who started out running cross country with us and thinks she is a long distance runner and triathlete. After seeing her times for short intervals i'm thinking she should be a sprinter
100m: 13.10
200m: 27.18
5km: 18:56
10km: 39:10
half: 1hr 31
The sprints were done from a standing start on a grass track. She's pretty tall and looks big for a distance runner (5^9, guessing around 135 pounds). She used to play Volleyball in the past and has some power. Yet to test her over middle distance, but I think she might be decent at 400m.
Does she have any talent and do you think I should raise this to our head coach?

For her to have run that half in 1:31 and still weigh 135 pretty remarkable. At her age (14?) I was 6' and 118.

9 years ago 08/16/2014 4:17pm EDT

re: Junior Coach

9 years ago 08/16/2014 4:22pm EDT

re: Junior Coach

I think your feelings are right. She might think she's a distance runner, but the event chooses the athlete, not the other way around. She can jog triathlons when she's done being good at the 400.

9 years ago 08/16/2014 4:27pm EDT

re: Pipppi p

Sorry, should have specified age. She's 21 and in college. Trains really, really hard. I don't think she's worried about being "elite" but would like to help her reach her best.

9 years ago 08/16/2014 8:39pm EDT

re: Junior Coach

Her sprint times are not remarkable especially at 21, maybe she should run the 800/1500. She has enough speed for a good 8 and decent strength.

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