How did everyone get so much faster after 2000?

High School Running Distance

9 years ago 10/30/2014 4:11pm EDT

The Mt. SAC Invitational has gone on for 67 years. Below is a link to the all time top individual performances and all time team times on the Mt. SAC course (not just at the Mt. SAC Invite). Something seems crazy to me:

22 of 22 of the all time top individual girl performances occurred in the year 2000 or after.

25 of 26 of the all time top individual boy performances occurred in the year 2000 or after (Jeff Nelson in 1978 is the lone runner on the list for boys or girls before the year 2000), and if I'm correct, he was the CA state record holder in the 3200 before German F, and I believe is still #2.

11 of 11 of the all time girls team times occurred in the year 2007 or after.

13 of 13 of the all time boys team times occurred in the year 2005 of after.

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=292902

How is this possible? This course had to have been the same since at least 1978, but I'm assuming even longer than that. What I would like to know is the following:

- Why is everyone so much faster now than before the year 2000? Because of the Internet? Any other ideas? These numbers seem ridiculous to me. The course was around since before 1950, and only one person in 50+ years makes the all time list?

9 years ago 10/30/2014 5:19pm EDT

re: jo mama

better spikes. Coaches have more training knowledge. The sport has become more competitive. You need to compare other major invites that have gone on for a while to see if they are all this way.

9 years ago 10/30/2014 7:48pm EDT

re: jo mama

And yet the alltime California mile and 2 mile lists are dominated by runners from the 70s. Nothing suspicious to report here.

9 years ago 10/30/2014 8:05pm EDT

re: jo mama

girls highschool running is so uncompetitive30 seconds over the top few times ALL TIME on a famous course? what a joke. should be a 5 second spread, max.

jo mama wrote:
The Mt. SAC Invitational has gone on for 67 years. Below is a link to the all time top individual performances and all time team times on the Mt. SAC course (not just at the Mt. SAC Invite). Something seems crazy to me:
22 of 22 of the all time top individual girl performances occurred in the year 2000 or after.
25 of 26 of the all time top individual boy performances occurred in the year 2000 or after (Jeff Nelson in 1978 is the lone runner on the list for boys or girls before the year 2000), and if I'm correct, he was the CA state record holder in the 3200 before German F, and I believe is still #2.
11 of 11 of the all time girls team times occurred in the year 2007 or after.
13 of 13 of the all time boys team times occurred in the year 2005 of after.
http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=292902
How is this possible? This course had to have been the same since at least 1978, but I'm assuming even longer than that. What I would like to know is the following:
- Why is everyone so much faster now than before the year 2000? Because of the Internet? Any other ideas? These numbers seem ridiculous to me. The course was around since before 1950, and only one person in 50+ years makes the all time list?

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