Is around 6:40 a good time for a 14 year old 8th grade guy's 1600m time?
I just recently had a track meet with my school's intramural track team and I competed in the 800m and the 1600m. I injured my hip, but got a 7:01 for the run in the 1600m. I normally run a mile/1600m in 6:20-6:40. my time in 7th grade was 6:46. is this good or bad? should I try out for my high school's track team? I really want to, but I'm not sure if I'm fast enough. I'm 14, in the 8th grade, and I'm a guy. Please answer! Thanks!
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Are my times/distances good and what can i do to make them beter?
6:40 is not a bad time at all. guess what? in about a year or two, you will definately improve. in high school, since you run the mile, you should do cross country. that keeps your body well fit and prepared for the track season. you are definately fast enough, because some guys on my track team are just flat out slow... and yet they made it!wait until u get in high school to try out their r people doing under 5 mins
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honestly, i think you need to improve more(no offense).in about a year or so you'll meet some guys running 4:30 or better and if you want to get points, you'll have to be down there too. but for an 8th grader that's a decent time
You aren't bad, and should definately try out for the high school track team. I know 2 freshman GIRLS(14) who run the mile in 6:30. You are only in 8th grade, so, you are going to improve alot more in high school, as the training is harder. So, as a seventh grader, 6:46 sounds great! You should definately try out. It's alot of fun!
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Yes, by all means get on that team. High School track can be one of the best times of your life. It's not just a team sport, its an individual sport as well. Coaches there can help you improve your times.Has anyone who applied for a place in the London Marathon...?
Go ahead and try out for your track team. My mile time is 6:00-6:05. I brought my time down a minute and a half since winter. You can bring it down if you run. Alot.Better times will come on their own with proper distance training. If you are able to run Cross-Country in the fall, definately do so. It is the 1 most important thing for any track athlete. Try it out to see if it's something you love or not your thing.
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If your looking to run in high school, you should get your mile time down closer to 6 mins. You'll make vast improvements once your in high school because the practices will be harder but if your looking to do anything at that point, you should be able to run a mile in roughly 6 min flat.That is a great time! I run the mile in track and my last time was 7:58 because a sprained my ankle! LOL But I run track and cross country. Good luck. I am also 14 and im in 8th grade but im a girl. Hope i could help
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yea that is great! i am just like you but a girl, i run my mile between 5 and 5:15, my fastest was 4:45, but i run everyday twice a day, 3miles each, but your time beats some of the high school boy runners at the high school where i live! if you like track then try out, just keep at it, i kno its hard!How can I improve my running speed?(besides running)?
6:40 is fast, but under that would be better. At my school, you need to get 6:15 or under to get an A+If I want to do track, should I try Cross Country?
its really not that bad, but make sure u run everyday over the summer b4 highschool starts. u need to break 6 minutes or so by the track season(run cross countryits good). this way when u start focusing on getting lower times in track u will be able to hit 5 30s and hopefully be running low 5s by the seasons end. u will only be a freshman so dont worry about those guys doin sub 5 minutes. ull get there,How should I train for a 1/2 marathon?
well 6:40 is a decent time for thhe mile, but only for a sixth grader. I ran a 6:48 in sixth grade. In seventh grade I ran a 6:00. Sub-sixs is where u want to be. I know guys that run 4:40 in freshman year. I'm a 8th grader right now now i run 5:30s. I also run Cross-country. So I suggest u step it up if you want to be great at running.it's good
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