Nick Symmonds loses to 13 year old kid over 3K.

I hope you’re right and that’s what is happening here. But I’ve been consistently surprised at some of his s times.

He struggled to break 12 in the 100m

Struggled to break 5.0 in the 40 yard dash

He does manage to break 5 in the mile here with a 4:51. That’s pretty good.

I work for a high school and when I ask the average xc runner who their favorite Olympic runner is they say Nick Symmonds...don't even know what his event is half the time, but they love him, "he's funny" they say!

I watched the video and looks like he let the kid win. The boy had no idea where he was going. At this age they need a bike or a golf cart leading them. My athletes would be lost in a heartbeat if they didn't have a lead vehicle showing them where to go regardless of if they ran the course prior.

Nick doesn't even let the kids win when he's wearing a ninja turtle outfit. He went home devastated.

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He does have excellent runners in his films; Connor Burns was in one of his mile races and it wasn't even mentioned in the title. And he's well aware that excellent runners their age are in high demand. I give him the benefit of the doubt. He was the one who got me into running.@

I'm a HS/MS coach. A bunch of my kids know who Nick is and watch his YouTube videos. He reviews new stuff. He promotes his gum. He gives away lots of free stuff. I think one of my kids actually got something in the mail from him a couple of years ago. I have no problem with his antics.