All in the title. Freshman turning sophomore, and for xc next year I want to make varsity. Right now I'm at a 21 flat and I'm hoping to make an 18 flat by the end of the next season (6 months away). In the span of three months I've brought my mile time down by 90 seconds, and for double the time and double the drop, I think I can do this. Reasonable or unreasonable? If not, why?
I had a friend in HS who ran 20:15 in the 5k his sophomore year, and then really got serious the next two years and ran a 16:54 his senior year. Train hard but smart, and good things will come.
whats your current mile time??
what is your weekly mileage??
efgfvd wrote:
whats your current mile time??
what is your weekly mileage??
My current mile time is 5:50 (yeah, I know, not that great) and my weekly mileage is 20-25 miles. I'm just starting to build my base again.
18 flat is tough. It's about a 5:47 pace. That means you'd be running your pr for the mile for 3 miles and some. And it's not on a track.
Its extremely difficult and I wouldn't count on it. You'd need to cut your mile time down quite a bit. You need to get down into at least the 5:20's for the mile to run a 18 minute 5k.
Put in more miles. Make sure to ramp up though. Follow the 10% rule. Get up to 40 miles a week. Long runs of 10 miles about. That should be good for your age. And dont be stupid. If something doesnt feel good take a couple days off. I wish I followed this advice.
In 8th grade i had a pr of 5:45 in the mile. In 9th grade the best I could do in the 5k was 19:43. Of course I wasn't putting in a lot of miles. I only ran an 18:00 5k in 11th grade, and that was when my 1600 meter PR was under 5 minutes.
Don't worry if you can't make varsity next year. Slow and steady. You'll get to 18 minutes eventually if u train right.
And I'm not an expert. I'm just an incoming senior that was in your position a couple years ago. I've got PR's of 4:40 in the 1600 and 17:47 in the 5k. Guess those are my qualifications...
Good luck
runnerguy123 wrote:
All in the title. Freshman turning sophomore, and for xc next year I want to make varsity. Right now I'm at a 21 flat and I'm hoping to make an 18 flat by the end of the next season (6 months away). In the span of three months I've brought my mile time down by 90 seconds, and for double the time and double the drop, I think I can do this. Reasonable or unreasonable? If not, why?
Absolutely possible. Your body is going to grow and get 10x stronger every year until you're about 21/22 years old. Some years will be more significant than others. Train smart this summer then race hard this fall, and you'll reach your max potential, whether that's 17:59, 18:59, or 19:59.