It's just so absurd, I'm sorry. His argument is that parents are getting their kids stuff like epo and T so they can get a college scholarship running. That's laughable. Parents don't have the first flippin clue about how to dope their kids even if they want to.
But the helpful trainer/muscle head guy at their gym or the doctor at the men's clinic that Dad uses know how and would have access to substances. Doping is easy. It just takes money, some Google searches, and knowing who to approach.
It's just so absurd, I'm sorry. His argument is that parents are getting their kids stuff like epo and T so they can get a college scholarship running. That's laughable. Parents don't have the first flippin clue about how to dope their kids even if they want to.
But the helpful trainer/muscle head guy at their gym or the doctor at the men's clinic that Dad uses know how and would have access to substances. Doping is easy. It just takes money, some Google searches, and knowing who to approach.
The #1 distance guy on my high school team (back in the mid 1970s) was using steroids. Found out about it later. He had a very muscular physique for a distance runner. He also ran :49 for the 440y. He ran 9:18 2 miles in 10th grade which back then was a big deal.
The #2 guy had asthma and would take a few hits on an inhaler right before the start of his races.
The progression makes sense if you like at his track times. He has always been a good miler since he started and ran around 17:01 as a sophomore. But his junior year was because of him having Mono and strep throat. Then during junior year track, he ran sub 4:15 I'm pretty sure.
Even without Smith and Fleming, Buchholz is now the second best team in Florida (behind Belen Jesuit) and best in 4A.
They brought in 2 scoring transfers - one of them from PA who ran a 15:46 at RunningLane
Buchholz won state in 4A in 2024, and in 2025 they won by an even bigger margin, even after losing 4 seniors including the 2024 state champ. Now that’s reloading
UF commit just dropped US #1 3200 in 8:39 in MARCH, coming off of Nike and Millrose mile victory in indoor (4:04.65) . Winning against real studs like former record holder Patrick koon. Outdoor predictions? Sub 4??? 8:35's??? He really just shot up on the national scene so no telling what his ceiling is.
A problem? Grow up and stop watching kid's basketball videos on YouTube. Learn how to use words or move to North Korea
1. The author is a get off my lawn right wing weirdo
2. He gets some of the times wrong in the first half
3. he makes a convincing argument for doping at the high school level.
No one is drug testing high school kids. NIL and scholarships are enticing as all get out. Rich parents are insane,look at the college admissions scandal! Is this kid doping? IDK. But are kids doping? probably.
Don't believe me that innocent kids would dope? When I was in school in Connecticut a rich town had a huge doping scandal and this was back in 2005. This was a privileged beach town full of rich white snobs. I always hated going to that town, everyone was so arrogant. And this is what their state championship winning football team was doing 20 years ago.