Track Times?

Question

I'm a 8th grade boy and I ran a 57 second 400 meter at our conference meet on a 400 meter track. Earlyer in the year, on a 200 meter track on grass, i ran a 2:30 800 meter. That was my first time doing the 800, and i havn't done it since. So i believe i can improve that time by a lot. My question is, are these times good? How good? What type of portential do I have? College schlarship? Any imformation please!

Answer 1

my first time running the 400m was when i was a junior in high school and got 57 seconds and in one year ive gotten down to 52.9 (good enough for div II states in MA) if i started earlier i couldve had a better time but in your case you still have 4 years of high school doing track so you deffinately have a lot of potential but for a college scholarship you might have to get down to about 50 or even lower

Answer 2

no to college scholarship

Not bad times, u'll be competitive

Answer 3

Hey...just some info...I'm a junior who runs a 2:03..a few colleges (not big ones but nonetheless colleges) checking me out. When i was in 8th grade I ran a 2:30...Keep that in mind and keep up that hard work and go hard in practice, you'll see colleges lined up to look at you ;)

Answer 4

Yeah there very good because i won my league 400m, but I had to run a 53.8, to clinch it keep practicing and never give up!

Answer 5

That's an excellent 400m time for someone your age, as you can only improve as you get more competitive in high school.

Answer 6

Those arnt bad times for 8th grade. They are mediocre, but thats not bad cuz atleast they arnt horrible. So you have the potential to get a college scholarship as long as you work hard for your 4 years of highschool..So the times arnt amazing, but they are a good start

Answer 7

College scholarship- no. But you could have some kind of future. I'm 7th grade, I run a 54 about. And a 2:27 800m. You have some potential in highschool. Good luck!

Answer 8

57 400 is pretty good for a 8th grader, and 2:30 is actually quite impressive, im a sophomore and 2:30 is my PR in that event, but im more of a 2 miler too. Keep at it you've got some skill behind you.

Answer 9

Your 400 time is excellent even if you were in high school, and your 800 is also good, but not as good. I think you have excellent potential, and you can definitely improve your 800 time.

Answer 10

Those are pretty good. Keep working on improving them and you could be a great mid-distance runner.