If someone gave you a year to train, how fast would you be?

800 1:48

mile 3:59

2 mile 8:20

5k 13:20

10 km 27:55

HM 1:02.00

M 2:09:00

2 minutes for 800m

Most people could not do that with a gun held to their head for a year.

Average is about 15 secs for 100m so even with training 2 flat is impossible

As for 15:30,10k - 31:00 errrrr dad I did it wrong again!

1:53 for 800m

3:56 for 1500m

15:30 for 5000m

Given a year of complete focus this is easily obtained as I was

1:56

4:12

and

16:30

Always injured in my D3 collegiate career, so I never put together a full year of training (Any mileage over 50 and I'd break down into a pathetic puddle of nothingness).

These were my best times my last season where I made it through indoor and outdoor without getting hurt. (Didn't run in the off-season as was injured in the CC season).

400 - 49.5

800 - 1:54.9

1500 - 4:02.1

(Didn't run anything longer than the 1500)

Projected times if my body could actually handle consistent training. Hmm? I could only wish these.

400 - 48

800 - 1:50

1500 - 3:55

Why do the fastest runners get the most injuries? From anecdotal evidence most 18min 5k guys handle my schools program well, but then the 15-16min guys always get injured...Especially the speedier guys who can whip a fast 400, they get injured easy doing distance programs.

high and low ceilings wrote:

You would be as fast as your genetics allow you to be when starting from scratch at those ages..

That would vary from world class to barely able to actually run.

This times 5 million.

So I was 17:10 in HS running 25 mpw, started running year round in junior yr. Little quickness with 800 of 2:11 but that 1710 was done on 25 mpw.

Ran in middle school through HS but only for 7months a year usually.

Stopped running after HS seriously but messed around and did 16:45 later on. Now I'm 30. How fast could I get in 1.5 yrs? I've been doing 20 mpw the last few yrs, 5'9" and 137 pounds. I want to put on 20 pounds of muscle to look good after giving serious running a try.

Realistic goals? (Track times)

4:40 for mile

1559 for 5k

33 for 10k

RejectRunner wrote:

Why do the fastest runners get the most injuries? From anecdotal evidence most 18min 5k guys handle my schools program well, but then the 15-16min guys always get injured...Especially the speedier guys who can whip a fast 400, they get injured easy doing distance programs.

Because they are going faster. That's harder on the muscles etc.

800: FASTER THAN YOU WILL EVER BE

mile:FASTER THAN YOU WILL EVER BE

2mile:FASTER THAN YOU WILL EVER BE

5k: FASTER THAN YOU WILL EVER BE

10k:FASTER THAN YOU WILL EVER BE

HM:FASTER THAN YOU WILL EVER BE

M:3:00

[I'm 43/old/slow/zero talent and starting from a 20:55 5K]

PBs are only 1:45 and 3:57 in the half/full currently lol

800----NFC/dont care

mile----5:30

2mile--11:55

5k----19:15

10k---41:00

HM---1:33

M-----3:20

RejectRunner wrote:

Why do the fastest runners get the most injuries? From anecdotal evidence most 18min 5k guys handle my schools program well, but then the 15-16min guys always get injured...Especially the speedier guys who can whip a fast 400, they get injured easy doing distance programs.

Yeah well 18 minutes is jogging. It's kind of hard to get injured jogging that slow.

When are you going to start training?