The beginning of high school marks the time for many high school runners to experiment with the 5000-meter distance. It would seem that after a few trial runs, one should know how to cover the 3.125 mile distance, but this knowledge does not come easy.
Each time barrier broken, whether that is running under 25 minutes or under 13 minutes, is representative of the work that has been done in the past and what must be improved on to continue progressing as a runner.
Progress is the name of the game, and most runners always believe complete satisfaction is impossible.