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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What time is she expected to run?  We need a starting point.  Is below 10mins/mile the norm?[/quote]

For freshman- our HS coach wants girls to be able to run under a 7minute mile. There is some wiggle room but that is the expectation. There is one returning girl who runs under 5 minutes. I know Robinson HS has 3-4 girls that run under 5 minutes.[/quote]

I guess they can do that running as fast as possible for one mile…on a track?

The top XC HS runner in the country was at 17:31 in the national championships…which is much closer to 6 minutes than 5 minutes per mile.[/quote]

1. of course. A girl who can run one 4:50 mile cannot run 3.1 4:50 miles.

2. XC courses vary a lot and are harder to run on than tracks. And championship meets are typically at not-easy courses. [/quote]

I was fortunate enough to be a high school state runner up in Illinois in the 70’s. I was far better at track and the venerable course on the Illinois River below the bluffs in Peoria was not difficult and was flat. I attend the Oatlands state meet today run on a course in Leesburg and there was no way a runner with my skill set could do well on this very difficult and hilly course. The footing is rough and uneven too. Lots of respect for the young men and women on that course, and supports the point above that championship meets are at difficult courses. This is why performing well in cross country is so personally satisfying. Never really in my core skill set. Again, lots of  respect to the young athletes, especially the mid packers who tough it out and score for their teams.

The best course I have seen in recent years is UVA’s Panorama Farms. A wealthy landowner leases this fantastic course to UVA and the high schools at nominal cost. The landowner of course gets to drive the 4 x 4 leading the pack!  I went to the NCAA’s held there two years back.  It is hilly, yet the footing is firm and fast. The vistas are beautiful. It is near the airport. For young people new to the sport, watching a meet there or running in one and grabbing lunch in Charlottesville thereafter is a great day. UVa’s home course in the 70’s was on a side of a mountain at the junior college and most of us dreaded running there, so Panorama Farms is such an improvement. [/quote]

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