I have a friend who ran 2:20 and 5:12. How good is that?
I have a friend who ran 2:20 and 5:12. How good is that?
I'd say those are good times. Girls are all over the place with their maturation rates. Some are almost ready to run college times at that age. Just encourage her and tell her that I see girls running D1 (non-scholarship) who aren't that fast. If she improves a lot, she could get a scholarship. I'm talking maybe sub 5:00 for the 1600 and 2:10 for the 800 but there are others on this board who would know more about that than me.
Agree with above. I know girls who ran 5:15 in middle school and didn't improve at all in highschool. Girls are weird that way. If she keeps training and improves that's definetly a great starting point.