My parents not letting me run in college

Get a better humblebrag wrote:

Set PRs well into my 20s wrote:

Outside of running, I also have a 90K/year job, no debts besides mortgage debt, and even own a vacation home that I use or rent out. I've been to a dozen countries, 20+ states, and picked up quite a few non-running hobbies as well. The key to it is time management and staying single.

Staying single is the key? I’ve done all of those things, I make twice as much as you and I have a wife and two kids. I run 5 or 6 days a week. If you can live on $90k a year, you must live somewhere crappy. That’s your key.

I'm only in my early 30s, so I'm not even close to reaching my maximum earning potential. And besides, I never said that I was rich. I only said that it's possible to take running seriously and to have a somewhat decent life outside of running.

OP can't be legit. No school is offering skollys to a jr when in most states outdoor season is barely halfway done. If you ran 14:30 it would be different.

Lots do that! wrote:

xperirunner wrote:

Or you can go to community college and rebuild yourself. It’s a lot cheaper.

Christian Soratos might be the best example of a Community College Transfer.... maybe? Hartnell to D1 MSU, 3:54 PR

Ever hear of Abdi

Set PRs well into my 20s wrote:

Get a better humblebrag wrote:

Staying single is the key? I’ve done all of those things, I make twice as much as you and I have a wife and two kids. I run 5 or 6 days a week. If you can live on $90k a year, you must live somewhere crappy. That’s your key.

I'm only in my early 30s, so I'm not even close to reaching my maximum earning potential. And besides, I never said that I was rich. I only said that it's possible to take running seriously and to have a somewhat decent life outside of running.

Early 30s? I was making 90 in my twenties. You are so far behind in life. Maybe get a second job?

Get a better humblebrag wrote:

Set PRs well into my 20s wrote:

I'm only in my early 30s, so I'm not even close to reaching my maximum earning potential. And besides, I never said that I was rich. I only said that it's possible to take running seriously and to have a somewhat decent life outside of running.

Early 30s? I was making 90 in my twenties. You are so far behind in life. Maybe get a second job?

Not everyone wants to live in Manhattan, SF, or DC. How did you tolerate sharing a 400 square foot apartment with 5 other roommates?

You gotta fight for your right to ... run cross country.

Get a better humblebrag wrote:

Set PRs well into my 20s wrote:

I'm only in my early 30s, so I'm not even close to reaching my maximum earning potential. And besides, I never said that I was rich. I only said that it's possible to take running seriously and to have a somewhat decent life outside of running.

Early 30s? I was making 90 in my twenties. You are so far behind in life. Maybe get a second job?

The insecurity is strong in this one.

Probably a troll, but just in case:

I had As and Bs in HS and used my running (also from TX) to get into a D1 school that probably would have been a 50/50 shot of admittance without running. Want to get into a better school that will please your parents? Work on cutting 2+Min off that 5k PR. You’re on LetsRun, just search up a Tinman training thread and just do that. 60min of running a day, build up to an 80-90min long run over rolling hills, do a session of k’s followed by RP 200s or 400s after, and a tempo each week and if you don’t get better then you probably shouldn’t base your college choice on running.

Also- fix your damn grades. High school is not hard, just do your assignments and pay attention. It takes discipline to be good at running and if you can’t handle high school algebra good luck getting yourself to train seriously, eat right, and sleep enough

+3 on JC.

It will give you 2 additional years to get your times down and your grades up and figure out what you want to major in. You could live at home and get a part time job to save $$. After 2 years, start looking around.

Senior year of HS is all about going around and saying where you got in to college. What you don't hear is how many people go to that dream school and end up coming right back home because the reality wasn't at all like what they thought it was going to be.

Nobody wants to go around and tell people they are going to JC. But it's often the smartest decision you can make.

moanswers wrote:

+3 on JC.

It will give you 2 additional years to get your times down and your grades up and figure out what you want to major in. You could live at home and get a part time job to save $$. After 2 years, start looking around.

Senior year of HS is all about going around and saying where you got in to college. What you don't hear is how many people go to that dream school and end up coming right back home because the reality wasn't at all like what they thought it was going to be.

Nobody wants to go around and tell people they are going to JC. But it's often the smartest decision you can make.

Yo OP. This poster speaks truths. A few notes for your consideration:

- college CAN be a blend of learning a profession and stuff outside of learning. Running can be that 'other.'

- what doesn't make complete sense is your focus on running, vs learning a profession, as you're not that fast.

started running in community college wrote:

Lots do that! wrote:

Christian Soratos might be the best example of a Community College Transfer.... maybe? Hartnell to D1 MSU, 3:54 PR

Ever hear of Abdi

Thanks for the info, I didn't realize Abdi transfered from a cc to Arizona. Hence also the "Maybe?" in my original comment

hoodarunner1 wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

Go to a D1 school with a NIRCA club team and run that

There are no D1 schools in Texas that have a NIRCA club and hell no, college would still be expensive because I'm trash academically and have no athletic scholarship to that D1 school.

Googled if UT Austin had a club team. They're NIRCA, took me two seconds.

moanswers wrote:

+3 on JC.

It will give you 2 additional years to get your times down and your grades up and figure out what you want to major in. You could live at home and get a part time job to save $$. After 2 years, start looking around.

Senior year of HS is all about going around and saying where you got in to college. What you don't hear is how many people go to that dream school and end up coming right back home because the reality wasn't at all like what they thought it was going to be.

Nobody wants to go around and tell people they are going to JC. But it's often the smartest decision you can make.

+2

Happened to me. Save some money and go to JC

hoodarunner1 wrote:

I'm trash academically

Get a job. Find a running club.

How dumb must we b wrote:

OP can't be legit. No school is offering skollys to a jr when in most states outdoor season is barely halfway done. If you ran 14:30 it would be different.

Even if the OP is female, she's a full 3 minutes slower than Katelyn Tuohy. What is the name of the school in Arkansas? (I'll let you know if its a scam)

SimplyAmazedGuy wrote:

hoodarunner1 wrote:

How is it fake? It's NAIA and do you even know what times they run? Lmao

"I agree with that guy. There's no way an 18:30 guy gets any kind of athletic scholarship unless it's a scam.

Gotta agree that it could be a fake scholarship. Consider the following from USA Today:

"Sometimes an athletic scholarship isn’t always the best option. It really depends on the amount of money your student-athlete receives and the cost of the school. For example, imagine if your student-athlete received two offers:

School A: The cost is $50,000/year, and your child received an athletic scholarship offer of 50 percent ($25,000/year).

School B: The cost is $15,000/year, and your child received a scholarship offer of 10 percent ($1,500/year).

In terms of what you owe, School B is actually your better financial option even though your athlete is receiving less money–$25,000 per year at School A vs. $13,500 per year at School B.

That’s why your family should always consider the total cost when calculating which college option is the best fit. Remember, you should also factor in any other financial aid that your student-athlete might be eligible for including academic scholarships. If you are not sure, just ask!"

Be careful about small schools with big tuitions offering you scholarships. Most universities are cheaper to go to without the scholarship. The only college in Utah that would give me a scholarship to run cross country alone, (I have a sub 2 800 but only 17:27 for 5k) has a semester tuition of 30k and would lose against my high school team in a race. If you really wanna run for that team I’d try and work your time under 17:00 so you can get a better scholarship

Barson wrote:

Be careful about small schools with big tuitions offering you scholarships. Most universities are cheaper to go to without the scholarship. The only college in Utah that would give me a scholarship to run cross country alone, (I have a sub 2 800 but only 17:27 for 5k) has a semester tuition of 30k and would lose against my high school team in a race. If you really wanna run for that team I’d try and work your time under 17:00 so you can get a better scholarship

So how many miles I week should I be running this summer going into my senior year to run sub 17, my 5k PR is 18:30 as a junior, so how do I break 17? Last summer I ran only 46 miles per week at most and ran 18:30 in the fall, so how much?

Barson wrote:

Be careful about small schools with big tuitions offering you scholarships. Most universities are cheaper to go to without the scholarship. The only college in Utah that would give me a scholarship to run cross country alone, (I have a sub 2 800 but only 17:27 for 5k) has a semester tuition of 30k and would lose against my high school team in a race. If you really wanna run for that team I’d try and work your time under 17:00 so you can get a better scholarship

Under 17 from 18:30 in just a few months? Yeah right not happening. My SAT score recently was 1150