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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Most mid-distance/distance track runners will run XC for their college. So they need the XC 5k time and then either the 800 or mile time or both. They need to be successful in both track and XC.

I have seen several XC runners who are great in XC and have the times but then can't do the track standards.[/quote]

this ^^ college coach interest will be much greater if kid - at a minimum - can hit a 1:55 800 junior year track, and then can run sub 15:30 on a fast CC course during fall of senior year.  Assuming fast cc course to equalize times which can vary greatly based on course.  A 1:55 800 / 15:30 5k is much more interesting than  a 2:00 800 / 15:00 5k[/quote]

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