how long does it take to become a competive runner?

gty said:

I'm willing to work 4 hrs per day. i was up to 6kms in 40 minutes by
week 3 of training but it is week 4 and my legs are really tired and
sore and I am just resting up for a race on Sunday. should i force
myself to run when my legs are tired and sore? it is painful to walk.
Anyway, how long does it take to reach your full potential as a

runner

Quoted message said:

if you train like a madman?? at this point running 10 kms in 35

minutes

Quoted message said:

seems impossible.

If you are doing a 40 minute 10k now, I doubt you'll ever be a
cometitive runner. However this all depends on your backgroud info,
which you've provided zero input on.
If you hurt, you don't run.
To reach your full potential takes approx 7 or 8 years of conditioning
to reach your full potential. However age is very important, as LD
runners peak at about 32 YO.
More info is needed to give a serious answer, although I suspect a
troll.

I started running at age 37 - 6 years later I am still improving my times.
It is a slow, gradual process and you need patience.
"training like a madman"
Depends who you ask - I get up to about 60-65 miles a week maximum so far, 6
days a week plus some biking.

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Quoted message said:

I'm willing to work 4 hrs per day. i was up to 6kms in 40 minutes by
week 3 of training but it is week 4 and my legs are really tired and
sore and I am just resting up for a race on Sunday. should i force
myself to run when my legs are tired and sore? it is painful to walk.
Anyway, how long does it take to reach your full potential as a runner
if you train like a madman?? at this point running 10 kms in 35 minutes
seems impossible.

Quoted message said:

6 years later I am still improving my times>

As someone else said, it takes about 7 years of steady training to
reach our best PR's.

Sounds like you are on the way to a wheelchair.
Way too fast of a ramp up. Any aching or tireness means you are
overtraining and courting injury. A more gradual multi-month
build-up is advised.

unfortunately, i think you are right. man, am i addicted to this. i'm
in a 10 km orienteering run on sunday. it will be interesting to see
how fast i run because i am highly influenced by social pressure. most
of the participants are champions.

I have extremely high intensity. I think i will reach my max in 6
months. i will apologize if i am mistaken.

gty said:

I have extremely high intensity. I think i will reach my max in 6
months. i will apologize if i am mistaken.

You will not need to apologize. If you continue with this madness, and
succeed (according to your definition of success) you will need to
write a book (from your wheelchair, of course) because you will have
defied the odds and all common sense.

I have to wonder whether it will have been worth the injuries you will
suffer. But hey, it's your body.

Brian Jones

Quoted message said:

I have extremely high intensity. I think i will reach my max in 6

months. i will apologize if i am mistaken.>

I told you guys I suspected a troll, and I was right.

Quoted message said:

unfortunately, i think you are right. man, am i addicted to this. i'm

in a 10 km orienteering run on sunday. it will be interesting to see
how fast i run because i am highly influenced by social pressure. most

of the participants are champions.>

Sure Roidger, whatever you say.

Well, I can walk today with almost no pain except right ankle. I have
no intention of injuring myself. I will backoff if i start feeling
severe pain. This sunday marks the end of week 4 of training and i will
be running 10 kms. I will than take a couple days off. For past few
months I have been mountain climbing. I climbed a mountain that no one
climbs in winter and i did it as a novice. 11 hrs of hell. a couple
hours of running does not intimidate me.