Would someone be considered as having some talent if he ran a 5K in 24:02 after 6-8 weeks of running, then 9-10 months later was able to run a 38:00 10K and a 3:15 marathon, or is that not even decent progress over that period of time? Marathon probably would've been better had he ran longer than 14 miles for his long run. I told him he needed to build up his long run to around 18-22 miles.
I'd say he has some talent. He'll never be representing the U.S. at the Olympics or anything, but not many people can run a 38:00 10km and a 3:15 marathon within a year of starting to run. That's fairly impressive in my books. He should stick with it. How old is he by the way?
He's 32, and if he drops another 10-15 lbs, he should be at an ideal weight for running. He was a bodybuilder so he still has a few pounds to drop. He was 5'11" 250lbs but now he's down to 162lbs.
Is "he" you?
Quite impressive. However, it's yet to be seen how he will adapt to the higher mileage and long runs he'll need to really excel at marathons.
Probably a "friend."
I guess so. I've seen alot of posts by some very fast runners on here. I'm not real sure how long it took alot of these guys on this board to achieve some of the times they have, but I've read alot on here about how talent plays a big role. Since I'm not real sure how to measure talent as far as distant running goes I figured I would pose the question to those of you who know quite a bit more about the sport than I do.
I love to run. It's something I've really enjoyed since I started, but I guess I'm like most men, I'm pretty competetive. So if I'm gonna do it I would like to see if there's room for significant improvement or if the gains I'm able to make are only minimal.
Hope that makes some sort of since there stepay
Seems to me like you have a bit of talent then. Slowly up that mileage and see what happens. You never know.
Will do. Hopefully, like you, I can manage to train without sacrificing my time with my family. Like you said on another thread, you've got a 2 year old, I think. Well, I've got one almost 3 and one 6. So we'll see how the training goes. Right now I seem to be making decent gains considering how hot and humid it is here in south Mississippi.
Run for the Son,
I'd say you definitely have talent. My advice would be consistency. It takes 3 to 4 years for running talent to develop. Don't be discouraged by the faster times of other runners, most competitive runners started in high school and therefore have a little time on you. So once you break 18 minutes in the 5K, don't get cocky and double your mileage (for example). It doesn't work that way.
Good luck, man.
Thanks for the advice Limey!
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