Is 14:15 5000 as a college freshamn a good goal for a 9:10 HS senior?

Cool humble bragging.

Cool humble bragging wrote:

Cool humble bragging.

Not really bragging. I got no money as a 9:10 guy but I will if I run 14:15.

abject wrote:

Cool humble bragging wrote:

Cool humble bragging.

Not really bragging. I got no money as a 9:10 guy but I will if I run 14:15.

Just remember, the cream rises to the top.

abject wrote:

In other words, the goal is to run slightly faster than 3200 pace for 5k in only one year. Is this goal ambitious, realistic, or conservative?

What’s your average and peak mileage per week and general long run length?

Pretty close to right on if you are taking college seriously, i.e. eating right, getting your rest, hanging tough in workouts that are WAAAYYY faster than what you did in HS. I ran 8:58 as a 17 year old HS senior. Popped a 14:13 my freshman year at 18. You goal is reasonable, provided you can get in the right race that is also paced right for you.

Need 2 Know... wrote:

abject wrote:

In other words, the goal is to run slightly faster than 3200 pace for 5k in only one year. Is this goal ambitious, realistic, or conservative?

What’s your average and peak mileage per week and general long run length?

This season I’m building up to 75 mpw with consistent 15ish mile long run and I’m holding that until a couple weeks before my peak race.

I maxed out at 60 mpw in high school. If I gave my junior year times you people would have been telling me to look at DIII schools so I’m more of a late bloomer.

abject wrote:

Need 2 Know... wrote:

What’s your average and peak mileage per week and general long run length?

This season I’m building up to 75 mpw with consistent 15ish mile long run and I’m holding that until a couple weeks before my peak race.

I maxed out at 60 mpw in high school. If I gave my junior year times you people would have been telling me to look at DIII schools so I’m more of a late bloomer.

Possible, make sure you get in healthy sources of iron, calcium, protein, whole grains+ consistent core work.... Lots of hill works and base mileage will help too. I think you can do it for sure.

Most likely 14:30. If you aren’t getting money at 9:10, you want get any at 14:15 since you will already be there.

Dang, my brother and I graduated DI, full scholarship, and we never sniffed 14:15. That's a legit performance.

Your pants are burning.

3 guys on the team who have run faster than that are getting nothing.

Crusty Ol' Coach wrote:

Pretty close to right on if you are taking college seriously, i.e. eating right, getting your rest, hanging tough in workouts that are WAAAYYY faster than what you did in HS. I ran 8:58 as a 17 year old HS senior. Popped a 14:13 my freshman year at 18. You goal is reasonable, provided you can get in the right race that is also paced right for you.

I think I know who you are haha..

Pretty ambitious. It could happen, but 14:30 is a more reasonable goal.

According to TFFRS, only 32 schools have a school record faster than 14:15

lkjl wrote:

According to TFFRS, only 32 schools have a school record faster than 14:15

That doesn't sound right.

That's Division I.

I'm sure there are 5-10 Division II that have run sub-14:15.

Probably 3-5 Division III or less.

There were more than 32 teams that ran 14:15 last year. More than 100 have a school record faster than 14:15.

I know 5 D3 teams without even starting to research

UWO

UWP

WashU

NCC

Augie.

So you're saying about 200 don't have a school record faster than 14:15. Sounds about right. I know 5/12 in my conference that have school records slower than 14:15.

Slow and dumb wrote:

There were more than 32 teams that ran 14:15 last year. More than 100 have a school record faster than 14:15.