d1 runner

Bump someone pls

Email coaches and ask if you can walk on. In your email please don't mention that you want to go to a D1 school because "it seems cool and fun". Why do you think you have a lot more potential? What is your current program like, how long have you been running for?

You also didn't mention anything about your academics or financial situation.

Captain Steve wrote:

Email coaches and ask if you can walk on. In your email please don't mention that you want to go to a D1 school because "it seems cool and fun". Why do you think you have a lot more potential? What is your current program like, how long have you been running for?

You also didn't mention anything about your academics or financial situation.

Because i know that i am very good i only run like 30 miles a week and i can get up to 75 next year probably. I have a 4.0 gpa and financial should be no probelmo.

juniorrunner0101 wrote:

Because i know that i am very good i only run like 30 miles a week and i can get up to 75 next year probably. I have a 4.0 gpa and financial should be no probelmo.

In that case you won't have problems getting accepted at schools. I would suggest checking out the websites of schools you are interested in and then email the coach. Look out for walk on standards that a lot of programs have listed somewhere on their websites. You probably also have more luck with D1 programs that are not super good (i.e. not nationally ranked).

Unless you are run 4:25 and 9:25 this year, you should look into D3. You would enjoy it more.

Predictor wrote:

Unless you are run 4:25 and 9:25 this year, you should look into D3. You would enjoy it more.

Well i'm gonna run better than both those before senior year, but i wanna run d1 no matter what because its cool to be a d1 athlete. i want people to respect me more when i say im goin d1

Going from 30 mpw to 75 is a recipe for disaster. You could do it on easy miles only, but you won't be so you will almost certainly get hurt.

AP5000 wrote:

Going from 30 mpw to 75 is a recipe for disaster. You could do it on easy miles only, but you won't be so you will almost certainly get hurt.

I don't think it will be hard, i just do double what i do now, so i can drop even more time right? I mean if it took 30mpw to get from 17:45 to 16:45 if i double my production to 60-75 mpw i will be as fast as 15:00-15:30 next year i know it.

juniorrunner0101 wrote:

Well i'm gonna run better than both those before senior year, but i wanna run d1 no matter what because its cool to be a d1 athlete. i want people to respect me more when i say im goin d1

I acknowledge your enthusiasm but I don't think people will respect you more for running at a D1 school. Is that your main motivator for trying to run in D1? Believe me, distance runners are not the type of people others look up to in admiration. Even at a D1 school the football and basketball kids are the ones people look up to.

Just a little wisdom here: do it because you want to do it, not because of what you think others will think of you.

I mean, what do you want? Run in college because you want to become a better runner? If so, you could become better at D1, D2, D3, or even NAIA if you find a coach that works well for you.

If you think you can do well in D1 then go for it. But again, don't tell the coaches you contact that you want to run in D1 because "it seems cool and fun" and "its cool to be a d1 athlete", they'll think you are not taking it seriously.

It’s so funny how people like to say they are D1. With that mentality you will get waxed by D2 and D3 guys only to quit. A lot of guys thank that D1 is the way to go. With your current PRs you will not be able to walk on to many D1 schools. Find a place in D2/D3 and get fast because of you want to go to a school like Texas Tech or Kentucky you will be the laughing stock of the track team because you will loose to some shet schools and all of the money goes to sprints. Good luck with your search.