4:48 mile as a 7th grader- what’s my potiental

You write very well for a seventh grader, so this is probably a dad asking about his son when he was told what time he ran on an inaccurately measured PE course.

On the off chance you are a 7th grader who ran a legit 4:48. You've got potential, but it's too early to say how much. Work hard, listen to your coaches, and have fun.

This is probably a troll, but I'll bite:

I ran 4:48 for 1600 in 8th grade. I ended high school with a 4:25 mile PR and a 9:35 3200. My current PRs are 4:15 mile, 14:29 5k, 1:09:45 HM, and 2:30:10 marathon. Those are my PRs, but the guy who beat me in 8th grade with a 4:46 washed up in high school.

I've come to the conclusion that it is incredibly difficult to predict lifetime PRs from a middle school race for two reason: puberty and dedication to the sport.

Some middle schoolers are literally doped up athletes. Puberty can turn a 6 minute miler into a 4:40 guy overnight. With this in mind, if the 4:48 came as a 7th grader who is already shaving every day, then your potential is probably about 4:30 in the mile. If the 4:48 came as a scrawny 4' 10" kid, then the limit is probably sub 4:10 easy.

Additionally, middle school phenoms are often unfortunately pushed by parents or coaches who are not motivated by love of running. Running is a sport that rewards consistency. If you are not motivated and you do not put the work in, then it is doubtful you get through high school without mentally burning out. If you truly love the sport and you truly love putting in the miles and grinding through the workouts and trolling on letsrun (loving the running lifestyle is a huge part of the sport), then the sky is the limit for your PRs. More importantly, if you love the sport, then you should not be concerned about your physical potential; you will achieve a lifetime of rewarding memories from the journey no matter what your PRs end up being.

Good luck!

Do you already shave?

No, you didn't do that. What's your name? Another fake 7th grade wonder who writes a story for hits. Which mod wrote this tall tale?

What's your name? Oh, I can't give that, someone might know me...LOL!!!!!!!!

Total BS!!!! You guys are a hoot!!!

1/10. No coach is going to make a comment like that. They are afraid of being accused of harassment.

I’m sorry you guys don’t believe me but I was expecting it. I’d probably also be jealous of a 7th grader who can run faster than my pr with no training.

And no I haven’t gone through puberty- I’m 5’3 and weigh 126 pounds,

7thgradewonder wrote:

I’m sorry you guys don’t believe me but I was expecting it. I’d probably also be jealous of a 7th grader who can run faster than my pr with no training.

0/10

You just ruined your troll with that, completely transparent.

I say keep up with you're running and you will find out.

I was 10 years old and ran 5:30 in the X country Mile. Just sand and grass, nothing gnarly.

Got my picture on the sports page because my brother was on the Olympic team.

Became a jumper and did jumping things, then had an accident on a motor cycle and shredded my knee. Couldn't jump again, couldn't do a lot on one side, but eventually medaled at the O trials in the 400. Missed being picked (small country) and the guy who went now has an O Silver medal.

So buck up little buckaroo, if you're good enough, you have lots of disappointment in your future, and few great moments.

Or not.

The time as a 7th grader is not that relevant if you're only doing it because someone thought you'd be good at it.

I ran against a kid that did something very similar, this was in the 90's. He ended up going to Oregon on scholarship after setting a couple of state records in high school.

As a middle schooler, he was strong but still pretty small. Looked like a typical middle school, but with some extra muscle.

Good luck.

2/10 on the troll scale.

I do like the obvious misspellings. Nice touch. But a 7th grade boy who has never run before, yet here he is on Letsrun??!! Doubtful. And then you get pissy @ those who doubt you? Do we look like suckers??

Obvious troll is obvious, but the fastest 7th grade boy's mile in the nation is 4:48, so unless your name is Zyan Hardbarger and you ran it on May 12, you're full of sh!t.

But...I am a young runner and get on let’s run when I have a running question. I never knew about it until I googled my question and let’s run came up. Most of the guys on here sound like middle school boys.

Listen kid, potential in this sport doesn't mean sh*t. You've got to have heart. You've got to have grit. You have to have the will to wake up at 6 am every morning to run 12 miles rain or shine. You've got to be willing to hurt and bleed and even die. This is not for wimpy little cupcakes who want to play kickball as a hobby. It's way of life. Sure, you've got some talent, but I don't know if you've got the sack for it. So either show us your sack, or get the hell out of here.