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[quote=Anonymous]My DS who went to hs indoor and outdoor track states senior year w a <4:20 mile and a 1:54 800m, started freshman year w a 5:15 mile. Kids improve a lot over the 4 years of high school. The times posted are usually just goals for trying out for the team in 9-10th grade, not for competing effectively over 4 years.

There’s this assumption that track is for open to anyone and is always a no cut sport and that no one even has to try running before they go out for the team, or it is a backup sport if you don’t make anything else, but really you’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t even warm up and try running for a few weeks or months before the season starts. Also, it was always my kid’s favorite sport.

Track should be a cut sport if 1) the team members are not running 5-6x a week or showing up consistently to practice, 2) they show up completely out of shape and not ready to run at all. Every year, kids tryout for cross-country and then they realize they actually have to run more than 3 miles a day for 5 to 6 days a week and then by the end of the season, the size of the team is 1/2 to 1/3 what it was at the start of the fall. [/quote]

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