I run a 2:09 800 and want to run in college. What do i need to get down to to run and maybe get a scholarship?

i still have my senior year of high school left to prepare.

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Okay so im a senior in high school, i do track, and i was wondering how my times are and what more i can do ?

I don't know if you are a boy or a girl, how long you have been running and how much you are currently training.

If you are a girl, you should have no trouble getting a scholarship with that time.

If you are a boy, it depends on whether you are going to Division I or II but to get some scholarship attention you'll need to run 1:56 or better. Just to run track in college you'll need to get close or under 2:00.

If you have never run before and can run 2:09 with your natural ability, you may the potential, assuming good training and motivation.

If you have run and trained seriously for several years and 2:09 is your best, things are different. While you can always improve your time, running sub 2:00 is probably not a realistic goal.

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For a 16 year old is 100 m in 10 seconds fast?

the world record for men is 1:41
so if you could get down to 1:55- 2:00 you probably would be in pretty good shape.

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Running help?

At very least sub 2 minutes could get you a little bit of money at a DII school (DIII schools can't give out scholarships for athletics). The faster you are the better, plus you need to be able to get noticed like getting to the State meet.

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What are the MAjor mucles used in running?

You need to get into the 1:50s. The scholarship guys at my D1 school when I was there ran sub 1:55 at least. I suggest being a walk-on for your college team and see where you get. You may very well get fast enough to earn a scholarship.

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How to run a 400?

for guys you need to run 1:55 or faster, for girls you are close now.

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What make of running shoes?

you run 2 hours 9 minutes for a 26 mile marathon or 43 km?

I'm not sure of the distance.


I ran in my first half marathon, didn't really train like a runner, but I played several sports and such, and I ran 21.5 km in 1 hour 37 minutes (with a 2 min or so piss break cuz I drank too much) haha.

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What are good even splits for the mile and 2 mile?

Well, if you are a girl, you'll be fine, and you'll probobly be getting a scholarship (depending on how good the school is..) However, if you are a guy, you should try to get your time down to a 1:58 - 2:00.
Good luck and i hope this helps! :)

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