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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: dsrunner has the day off Subject: RE: Distance running from over a decade ago--HOW FAR WE COME Body: 3200 is now an event for fast kids. CA winner has 48 relay speed. Ran about 60 miles/week. Fernandez ran half as many miles as Nelson. Second big factor is the demographics. Many millions more people in CA now, younger population and more working class Mexican-Americans far more likely to be non-lazy compared to rich white kids. Third factor is the coaching. Less emphasis on jogging like snails, more emphasis on useful work. More coaches (not enough) using those pointless dual meets as workouts. The overuse of qualifying meets actually forces good runners to peak. The competitive UC system increases the number of kids who try track as an activity. Running is fun and kids with focus on academic success bring that energy to training. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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