It all depends. As a junior for the 3000, you'll find the good runners in the 10s no problem. For the 1500, I would expect to see alot of times near 4.45. It all depends on your region if they have good runners, or if its like mine with only a few.

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Exactly, good is all relative.

a 4:20 for 1500 would be considered good in my league. It would probably make top 3 at league finals (if we ran the 15 and not the 16) However, go to another league in my state, and you probably won't even qualify for league finals with 4:20 ability.

What you really need to do is just go out and run. See where you are at and then try and improve from there. I'd hate to tell you that you have to run a 9:45 3k (my senior year time, not that that's too impressive either) to be any good and have you go off and run 12:30 your first time and get discouraged.

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by TacoTycoon:
what would be a good time for the 1500 and the 3000 in your opinion for a junior runner in high school? <HR>

since this is your first year don't worry about what your times are for a junior. while most juniors have been running since their frehman year, you are new at distance running so don't worry about it.

I ran a 3k open with no steeples in 9:55. I didn't run all out though, so I feel kind of bad about the time. I just wonder if I can run the steeple at that speed. That would be a nice steeple time for me. I could go under 16:00 in the 5000 but I always die in the third mile. That's just a lack of experience and a lack of quality training, all of which I"m finally getting a real taste of. When I was a junior in highschool I ran a 3000 in like 10:20 and the 3200 in 11:00.

3200 10:16 = 9:37 3000 (thereabouts)
1600 4:47 = 4:29 1500 (thereabouts)

for reference....correct me if the times seem off.

Well, actually, I'm not sure how the States or elsewhere ranks their highschool atheletes, but here its Midget, Junior, Senior. Sorry about what I said before, but I'm still midget. (I think it translates to sophmore, but correct me if I'm wrong) I have already ran a few 15's over these last few weeks, and I broke 5 once, it was like 4:59 or something (phew) But I think I have a better chance at the 3000, I ran it once and my time was 10:43, but that was a bad day. My coach says I have a good chance at the reigonal finals, which I guess is because my area is mostly CC, and I don't see many of them on the track. Plus with the whole midget age thing, the kids in it are mainly ninth graders (first year) and aren't experienced. Well, I hope to have a good season, cause this will be my last as midget, and next year I'll have to really work to get some of those times you guys have posted. Anyway, thanks.