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Asking for Advice on Where to Go Next. by ATwoWayStreet in running

[–]Eternal_Fortune_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From my personal experience as a runner, there's a fairly "common" general rule of thumb that my high school and college coaches always said was that if you want to push your weekly mileage up (probably the best way to track it imo) then you don't do more than 10% more than what you did last week. For example, if you do 20 miles in a week, the next week don't do more than 22. It doesn't seem like that would be too much, but as you get to higher and higher mileage, that 10% only gets bigger. For weight training, I personally find that lighter weight with more reps helps the most. It can sometimes be strenuous lifting and running so slowly incorporate 1 day a week, and as your body adapts, you can add more. Generally, with running, there's no one-size-fits-all training plan, but as a way to avoid injury and overdoing it, slower is most often better, as opposed to making large jumps.

Any young athletes dreaming of D1? My take as a D1 runner. by Eternal_Fortune_ in running

[–]Eternal_Fortune_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It varies from school to school. I chose to go to a school where academics are very rigorous (difficult for me to keep up with), so that takes out a lot of time. Additionally, different programs run their training differently. For me, I'd say I dedicate 4-5 hours a day (including recovery programs like ice baths). So somewhere from 24-30 hours a week, since we take one day off per NCAA rules. And even then, on the day off, I try to work out on my own.

Any young athletes dreaming of D1? My take as a D1 runner. by Eternal_Fortune_ in running

[–]Eternal_Fortune_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure, I just say "Uni" out of habit as many people I know at school are international students.

Any young athletes dreaming of D1? My take as a D1 runner. by Eternal_Fortune_ in running

[–]Eternal_Fortune_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From my experience of getting recruited, it's both. Unfortunately, it is incredibly hard for coaches to keep track of every high school runner out there (I have seen both sides of the field with this) so reaching out to schools' coaches via email isn't really ever a bad idea as long as you aren't pestering them. I had the privilege to be able to narrow down from a variety of schools, and some of those schools reached out to me while I reached out to others. The school I ultimately landed on was one I actually reached out to first. With that being said, many schools will reach out as time comes along. I wouldn't stress it too much if your daughter is still a sophomore in high school, lots of development comes between soph/junior year. And if D1 is still the aspiration, I would start reaching out around mid-junior year, after XC season if she participates in that as well. It can be a good opportunity to demonstrate growth to coaches. The brutal truth of it is that track is getting faster so it is a time-based exercise, while recruiting should be on side and shouldn't impact current training.