First, this is a genuine theoretical question.
Second, What would they need to do?
my thought- Obviously its not posible for everyone
but for about 50-60% of people, if they increased there mileage by 100% (minimum 40mpw)
stretched and did core and speed.
they would have a chance
If you disagree, Why? Would they need a bigger increase in mileage, would they need more speed workouts?
I have never even seen someone drop from 17 min to 16 min, so no.
high school senior: ~25 miles per week, 16:59 xc course
college freshman: ~70 miles per week, 15:20 track race
Granted it was a hilly ass course to a flat course, but in a year and a half I basically did as you said. Increased the mileage by a crap ton and did much longer workouts. Worked though!
You haven't given a time period but I've dropped from ~20:00 to right about 16:00, and I've only just begun to take off. So yeah, of course its possible.
Could I do it off like 10-20 miles a week...i dont really like running... Actually I hate running. RUNNING IS BULLOCKS/
pIO wrote:
If you disagree, Why? Would they need a bigger increase in mileage, would they need more speed workouts?
Because every 15:00 guy used to be a 17:00 guy. You shouldn't need to change anything. Mileage doesn't just stop working. You just need to be patient and not miss long periods of training.
ThatAverageRunner wrote:
You haven't given a time period but I've dropped from ~20:00 to right about 16:00, and I've only just begun to take off. So yeah, of course its possible.
How long did it take you to do that? Age/ht/wt/etc? What work did you put in to get to 16?
My first 5k as a hs frosh was 20:05. Last 5k as a hs sr was 15:53. Mileage and hard work.
Alan
If you ran 17 minutes in high school, it's definitely possible with a few years of harder training in college.
If you run 17 minutes in college or post college, then your odds aren't good.