Let me dispel the biggest myth you could ever believe in your athletic venture; college is going to be your best years. You, as a man, wont peak in testosterone until your mid 30's and it stays that way for a few years. The biggest barriers to post-collegiate athletics is training facilities, training direction and competitions. A lot of athletes simply stop bc they do not know how to continue.
That being said, remember college is about the degree. You go to a legit school, get the most of its pricey education.
On the topic of your running, once again, those are some good times. There are two way to get better, as i can advise, not being your coach and not in charge of your general training.
You need to understand that talent is speed. So when someone is talented in running, besides a disposition to enduring pain, they have raw speed.
1) Going longer will bring your talent out into mid distance gold. A 50.6 is like, in terms of talent 1:51.6 or so for the 800 or a 4:06 mile. However, you have to do the work of a mid distance runner. Which is more about longer more rugged w/o than actually running a lot of easy miles.
2) Work on your talent by recruiting your genetic potential. This is a combination of your physical anatomy and actually learning the act of running. Im taking about working on form, through drilling and core/weight room/medicine ball ect work. This is best emphasized during the summer in large bulk (many weeks) and beginning of seasons (a few weeks) so you can take this new raw power and convert it to running mechanics.
Keep training, positive, focus on what you want, visualize best case scenarios and you will see more college success in running.
p.s. just bc you havent seen an outdoor pr yet doesnt mean you wont. You still have time this season, trust your coaches training plan
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