> > I'm so excited about "the kid" that I went > > back to my lists of high school improvements to > > see what he might improve to in the next 15 years. > > > > Here is a sample of runners to give you an idea. > > Highschool best improvement > > > > Gerry Lindgren 4:01.5 4:01.5 0 Going back to a thread a couple of months ago, using Lindgren as a measuring stick is probably not appropriate. He only ran the mile in high school because it was the longest distance allowed in Washington state at the time. They added the two mile the next year due to Lindgren's success. He did not race the mile at an elite level in college or afterwards because he was true distance runner. You should look at his 3 mile progress instead as a better indicator. 13:17 in HS, 12:53 in college, or 8 seconds per mile. Richard McCann
