Anonymous wrote:Track is for skinny weirdos
Anonymous wrote:Rountree wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For a boy, I'd say 2 miles under 11 minutes and a 5k under 18 minutes.
Wait. What? That a 5:30 mile. I can't imagine your average JV sophomore is running that fast. Or maybe so?
Our 12 year old soccer team has at least three boys running those times - 3 years younger than mentioned here. Times have changed - literally.
Not comparable unless those 12 year olds are running them on a 5k cross country course, which is generally trail running. Most XC runners who run 5:30 pace for a cross country race are 4:30 single or 4:45 minute two milers on a flat track.
Anonymous wrote:Also, there are no scholarships for college track. The guy last year on DS’s team who is running D1 track this year and has a 4:10 mile time did not get scholarship offers for track, and he broke several school records. It may have helped his admission though.
Rountree wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For a boy, I'd say 2 miles under 11 minutes and a 5k under 18 minutes.
Wait. What? That a 5:30 mile. I can't imagine your average JV sophomore is running that fast. Or maybe so?
Our 12 year old soccer team has at least three boys running those times - 3 years younger than mentioned here. Times have changed - literally.
Rountree wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For a boy, I'd say 2 miles under 11 minutes and a 5k under 18 minutes.
Wait. What? That a 5:30 mile. I can't imagine your average JV sophomore is running that fast. Or maybe so?
Our 12 year old soccer team has at least three boys running those times - 3 years younger than mentioned here. Times have changed - literally.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:For a boy, I'd say 2 miles under 11 minutes and a 5k under 18 minutes.
Wait. What? That a 5:30 mile. I can't imagine your average JV sophomore is running that fast. Or maybe so?
Anonymous wrote:For a sophomore boy on JV in this area?
Anonymous wrote:As stated, cross country times really vary, but for competitive JV he should be floating with a sub 20 minute 5k. Obviously not world class speed, but decent starting block for a runner.