In order to break 17:00 at Bowdoin, what track time do you think you needed to run the spring before? What about sub 16:00?
I tink a sub 10:00 runnner ass a shot at sub 17:00 and a 9:30 sub 16:00. Obviously how good a cross country runner you are matters. But as a general rule of thumb.
I think the answer is somewhere around 9:10-9:15 for 3200, or 15:30-15:50 for 5k on the track.
People forget how hard that course is
Tricky stuff wrote:
I think the answer is somewhere around 9:10-9:15 for 3200, or 15:30-15:50 for 5k on the track.
People forget how hard that course is
^that answer is what fitness you need to be in NOW to do it.
The spring before? Assuming you progress a bit each season, maybe 9:30-9:40 and 16:00-16:15
Hope to be in about 9:30-9:40 shape in the fall (9:15-9:30 shape in the spring). I'm a better track runner than cross runner though (even though I am not fast. I have a 2:07 800 PR and not for lack of trying). Something about runningng 5:10s... even 5:20s or 5:30s over grass, let alone hills, is much more daunting than clicking off 70-73s on a track.
For reference, I ran 16:31 at Bowdoin fall of senior year, and ran 9:31 in the 3200 in the spring of senior year, although I had a stronger race at Feds than on the track. I would estimate I was in probably in 15:45 or so 5k track shape?
RunningPig wrote:
Hope to be in about 9:30-9:40 shape in the fall (9:15-9:30 shape in the spring). I'm a better track runner than cross runner though (even though I am not fast. I have a 2:07 800 PR and not for lack of trying). Something about runningng 5:10s... even 5:20s or 5:30s over grass, let alone hills, is much more daunting than clicking off 70-73s on a track.
Tuohy ran that course a bunch so might check her times as an idea.
That's pretty in line with what I think I am capable of. Ran low 9:50s this junior year and would love to run 16:30 at Bowdoin this fall and the 9:30s (or faster) in the spring.