What colleges want guys of my caliber?

You can definitely run d1 but not top tier competitive schools. You may be better off running d3 where you will actually be competitive

if the 16:31 is XC, nobody cares

the 4:49 and 10:23 are weak

at best, you'd get a partial at a really weak D1

run faster

i was better and got a partial wrote:

if the 16:31 is XC, nobody cares

the 4:49 and 10:23 are weak

at best, you'd get a partial at a really weak D1

run faster

No way in hell he gets a partial

Hs running guy wrote:

i was better and got a partial wrote:

if the 16:31 is XC, nobody cares

the 4:49 and 10:23 are weak

at best, you'd get a partial at a really weak D1

run faster

No way in hell he gets a partial

At a really weak D1, yes.

no soup for you.

Pay your own way and forget about D1.

I was D 1 40 years ago.

My roommate was 4:07 and never went anywhere.

You should focus on your studies,.

i was better and got a partial wrote:

if the 16:31 is XC, nobody cares

the 4:49 and 10:23 are weak

at best, you'd get a partial at a really weak D1

run faster

Why would nobody care about the 5k if it was XC?

Unless you go to a very low level D1 program, your chances of running D1 are pretty unlikely. Any reason you won't consider D2 or D3?

Nah Brah wrote:

Unless you go to a very low level D1 program, your chances of running D1 are pretty unlikely. Any reason you won't consider D2 or D3?

You don't get any respect on LR if you don't run D1. Case in point -- Nick Symmonds.

rastered buns wrote:

Nah Brah wrote:

Unless you go to a very low level D1 program, your chances of running D1 are pretty unlikely. Any reason you won't consider D2 or D3?

You don't get any respect on LR if you don't run D1. Case in point -- Nick Symmonds.

Symmonds would be a good example of a reason to go D2 or D3. You can still run at that level and go on to win USA Champs and go to the Olympics.

I doubt Symmonds cares about any "respect" from message board trolls.

SHBVXC wrote:

i was better and got a partial wrote:

if the 16:31 is XC, nobody cares

the 4:49 and 10:23 are weak

at best, you'd get a partial at a really weak D1

run faster

Why would nobody care about the 5k if it was XC?

Course variance maybe? I'd think it would depend on how consistently the OP hits the mid-16's.

Heartland Runner wrote:

SHBVXC wrote:

Why would nobody care about the 5k if it was XC?

Course variance maybe? I'd think it would depend on how consistently the OP hits the mid-16's.

This. If he's always under 17, they'll care. If he ran 18+ at every meet including districts except one random dual meet where he ran 16:30, it'll get dismissed as a short course.

Take a look at some d2 schools like Bentley, Stonehill, etc

Or some d3 like Wesleyan, Bates, Colby

if only he was a woman

Lol

SHBVXC wrote:

I'll admit right now, I'm not the most impressive runner that anyone has ever seen, but I want to know how far I can get with a 16:31 5k. Also, I have not run the two mile or the one mile since last year and I was bad at those (4:49 mile, 10:23 mile) because I saw a lot of improvement over the summer. Think I could go D1?

DO NOT go D1. Going to the lowest tier d1 school you can find and still getting eaten alive won't be as fun as you think.

I don't know your academic records and goals but you sound like a perfect candidate for community college.

You will be able to compete with others with your same times. It will be more enjoyable, A LOT cheaper, and you will gain experience racing at the front of packs instead of being 5-6 minutes behind the lead pack in a D1 race. You can transfer to D1 later.

I ran 16 flat as a freshman in high school and didn't even try maybe drop at least a minute or a minute and a half off your 5 k and you should get a look.

SHBVXC wrote:

I'll admit right now, I'm not the most impressive runner that anyone has ever seen, but I want to know how far I can get with a 16:31 5k. Also, I have not run the two mile or the one mile since last year and I was bad at those (4:49 mile, 10:23 mile) because I saw a lot of improvement over the summer. Think I could go D1?

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