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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]good previous post but imo it’s tough because there are kids who can bang out a 15:30 5k but not be able to break 2 in the 800 - because of excessive summer mileage. Coaches want breadth with these kids.  Excessive summer training and lying about mileage can’t help a kids 400 time hit 52 - and that’s a price of entry for upper tier D1 cc[/quote]

NP, with son who is early in xc/track career, but doing well. Do you mean you need the 5k time plus 800 and 400? Or is 5K with 1600 and 800 okay? DS is starting his first indoor track season and it's interesting because he's training like and with the sprinters, despite being a middle to long distance guy. I am just trying to understand how it all works! [/quote]

there’s no one answer here, and kid probably doesn’t yet know where he will land re best event.   My kiddo was a soccer player who switched to cross country junior year, and was recruited by several ivies.  He was a natural runner who pre-cross junior year could break 10 minutes in the 2 mile with no preseason work, while also 50 second 400.  Did cross country in college which was 8k - so to point above, a ton of breadth in his arsenal. If your kiddo has a good coach they will help him figure it out - best of luck, awesome sport that can open many doors! no other sport i’m aware of that kid can pick up sport junior year and wind up recruited by ivies![/quote]

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