We all like to think we are the anomaly, and maybe we are, but you have consider whatвЂ™s most probable as well. And even though thereвЂ™s a few success stories of people вЂњdoing it on their ownвЂќ, IвЂ™d guess the majority of people that skip college and try to run on their own stop being competitive after a few years. I know good arguments can be made that the college system isnвЂ™t ideal for long-term development, but IвЂ™m just pointing out that not going to college isnвЂ™t going to be perfect and easy either. Whether you go to college or not, you will have obstacles. Just have something in your life besides running, and some people in your life.Д«ut to be completely honest, you mention вЂnot having to deal with obstaclesвЂ™. Make some running friends-even if you just do an easy run with them once every 2 weeks or something. You donвЂ™t have to compete in college, but IвЂ™d at-least go to community college, take some classes, work a part-time job you somewhat enjoy. Sometimes you may not want to continue at all. ItвЂ™s most likely youвЂ™ll face peaks and valleys with motivation. still not going to get you anywhere even though thatвЂ™s pretty solid). YouвЂ™re only running mediocre times (relative to national or world-class. In regards to not going to college, and training by yourself/coaching yourself, I think the biggest struggle youвЂ™ll face is in a few years.you donвЂ™t really have a great job, and shoes, gear, travel, and entry fees are adding up. You donвЂ™t necessarily need a coach or a team I guess, but you likely need some form of social circle at some point in life-and having people that know a little bit about running in that circle makes it easier. ThereвЂ™s a lot of people that can write theoretical, long-term progressive training programs that look good on paper.ДЄt some point, for the vast majority of people, training by yourself- with no interaction with others- takes its toll after a few years. Besides being a very basic requirement, Having a good understanding of training principles doesnвЂ™t really matter.

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