Originally Posted by hhnngg1

Big hint: I've found that the majority of young speesters, like Cat1 guys or running equivalent, think they can get 'anyone' to their ability through sheer work. It's not true, though. Yes, he'd likely get you a lot faster, and that would be awesome on its own, but make no mistake, you can't be Cat1 with joe-average genetics. The guys on my HS and x-country team kept telling me they could make me as fast as they were with a season of training, just by HTFU with them. I did all my speedwork with these 3 guys who were my 'coaches' and did all the gutbusting workouts they recommended. I got better yes, but I was still an order of magnitude off their ability. They were horrified, but I actually think I've got slightly better genetics than the joe-average person on the street. Don't mistake what young speedsters say as truth - experienced coaches who have worked with both types of groups (slow and fast) can give you a much better gauge of ptoential.