You’re lying to yourself if you don’t think you did a poor job. To ignore such a huge story from the race you were talking about involving the people you were talking to was a tragic mistake as a journalist.
I appreciate the feedback and will use it to improve in the future 🤝
Hey no worries, I think outside of that you did a good job. If you have Aaron Sahlman on, though, I would ask him about what happened with L&L, even if it’s in the context of how the race played out (i.e. his super aggressive surge right as he passed Leo or something). And maybe also if they’re planning to run some relays together this spring?
Hey no worries, I think outside of that you did a good job. If you have Aaron Sahlman on, though, I would ask him about what happened with L&L, even if it’s in the context of how the race played out (i.e. his super aggressive surge right as he passed Leo or something). And maybe also if they’re planning to run some relays together this spring?
Lex/Leo/Sahlman/Seymour would be a great team for relays
Hey no worries, I think outside of that you did a good job. If you have Aaron Sahlman on, though, I would ask him about what happened with L&L, even if it’s in the context of how the race played out (i.e. his super aggressive surge right as he passed Leo or something). And maybe also if they’re planning to run some relays together this spring?
Lex/Leo/Sahlman/Seymour would be a great team for relays
It would also be a great group of guys for u20 World XC.
Seymour has already said that he is leaning towards doing the u20 xc race. Now they just need to get Aaron on board.
And maybe also if they’re planning to run some relays together this spring?
California doesn't have an official winter track season so Lex and Leo are planning to train on their own, not with their high school team.
If that ends up going well for them, Lex and Leo might continue to train on their own and not run for Newbury Park in the spring.
Respectfully, this is completely false. I have no clue where you heard this, but it's not true. If you listen to any of my podcasts with them, you'll hear that they have the utmost respect and regard for their team and Coach. They love the energy that being with a team provides and the sense of accomplishment of completing a hard week of training together.
Don't post factually incorrect information to get attention.
Tactically, the NXN race was quite interesting. The twins clearly ran against their teammate with a big surge as soon as he closed the gap. This is a valid strategy and usually quite effective by breaking the opponent. In this case, however, other factors such as timing, weather and fitness played a role and it didn't work. Interestingly, the drama didn't stop at the finish line. XC is a tough sport and we all value sportsmanship because it matters. And in that sense the podcast was a missed opportunity. There is a tendency to quickly move on from the NXN, perhaps partly because the favorite runners underperformed but that takes away from the champion. So for now, congratulations to Aaron Sahlman who ran an incredible race
Everyone can complain all they want about not asking the question, but they should realize the way L&L are there is a 98.6% chance they would given a non-answer like "We prefer not to talk about it. And our coach told us to keep team stuff in house. We just keep moving forward and focus on the year ahead." And that is the correct answer anyway. So asking or not asking is a moot point.
Then maybe ask a follow up question they would answer like “What did you think of Aaron’s race?” But maybe they would’ve answered it, wouldn’t that have been kinda interesting?
Doubtful. There is a 99.7% chance it would not have been interesting, because the answer the would have been, "He ran a great race and deserved to win." Again, the obvious answer is also the correct answer. If you asked directly, "Were you happy to see him win?", of course they will answer "Yes". Again, the obvious answer is also the correct answer. They are going to play it close to the vest and keep a positive tone.
California doesn't have an official winter track season so Lex and Leo are planning to train on their own, not with their high school team.
Respectfully, this is completely false. I have no clue where you heard this, but it's not true. If you listen to any of my podcasts with them, you'll hear that they have the utmost respect and regard for their team and Coach. They love the energy that being with a team provides and the sense of accomplishment of completing a hard week of training together.
Unlike many other states, there is no high school winter track on California. So Lex and Leo don't have an official school team to train with in the winter because there is no school team.
If Lex and Leo wanted to train with all the kids who go to their school (like they did last winter) then they could that. And if Lex and Leo were training for track (like they were doing last winter) then maybe they would train with their classmates again this winter.
But because Lex and Leo are still training for cross country (for the national championships in January and the world championships in February) they will be training by themselves.
Brayden Seymour is considering entering the national cross country championships that will be held in January. If he ends up deciding to do that then maybe he will also train with Lex and Leo.
You are confusing Lex and Leo's love for their school team with their desire to do well at world cross country. Lex and Leo won't be training away from their team because of the NXN spat with Aaron. It's just that cross country training and track training are different. It's not personal, it's just business.
So yes, Lex and Leo will be training without their classmates between now and the world cross country championships on February 18.
Source - I have more accurate and more up to date information than you have.
Tactically, the NXN race was quite interesting. The twins clearly ran against their teammate with a big surge as soon as he closed the gap. This is a valid strategy and usually quite effective by breaking the opponent. In this case, however, other factors such as timing, weather and fitness played a role and it didn't work. Interestingly, the drama didn't stop at the finish line. XC is a tough sport and we all value sportsmanship because it matters. And in that sense the podcast was a missed opportunity. There is a tendency to quickly move on from the NXN, perhaps partly because the favorite runners underperformed but that takes away from the champion. So for now, congratulations to Aaron Sahlman who ran an incredible race
Respectfully, this is completely false. I have no clue where you heard this, but it's not true. If you listen to any of my podcasts with them, you'll hear that they have the utmost respect and regard for their team and Coach. They love the energy that being with a team provides and the sense of accomplishment of completing a hard week of training together.
Unlike many other states, there is no high school winter track on California. So Lex and Leo don't have an official school team to train with in the winter because there is no school team.
If Lex and Leo wanted to train with all the kids who go to their school (like they did last winter) then they could that. And if Lex and Leo were training for track (like they were doing last winter) then maybe they would train with their classmates again this winter.
But because Lex and Leo are still training for cross country (for the national championships in January and the world championships in February) they will be training by themselves.
Brayden Seymour is considering entering the national cross country championships that will be held in January. If he ends up deciding to do that then maybe he will also train with Lex and Leo.
You are confusing Lex and Leo's love for their school team with their desire to do well at world cross country. Lex and Leo won't be training away from their team because of the NXN spat with Aaron. It's just that cross country training and track training are different. It's not personal, it's just business.
So yes, Lex and Leo will be training without their classmates between now and the world cross country championships on February 18.
Source - I have more accurate and more up to date information than you have.
The workouts might be different, but they’ll do easy runs, long runs, doubles, etc with the team. I am friends with the Youngs and know that they will not be training apart from the team.
Then maybe ask a follow up question they would answer like “What did you think of Aaron’s race?” But maybe they would’ve answered it, wouldn’t that have been kinda interesting?
Doubtful. There is a 99.7% chance it would not have been interesting, because the answer the would have been, "He ran a great race and deserved to win." Again, the obvious answer is also the correct answer. If you asked directly, "Were you happy to see him win?", of course they will answer "Yes". Again, the obvious answer is also the correct answer. They are going to play it close to the vest and keep a positive tone.
Maybe. Or maybe they're teenage kids and not algorithms and might have said something interesting or insightful. We'll never know because the question wasn't asked.
Look I'm not expecting them to be like Cade Flatt, but in our little sport that not a lot of people care about, an interview that isn't all "correct" answers and actually sheds some light on a little drama might not be the worst thing.
Then maybe ask a follow up question they would answer like “What did you think of Aaron’s race?” But maybe they would’ve answered it, wouldn’t that have been kinda interesting?
I think you’re 100% right and I should have. My mistake, and I can’t change what I didn’t do.
Here is the thing, if you want to be a journalist, you need to prod and ask tough questions. If you want to be friends with your guests, you will avoid the tough questions. It isn't your fault, but our sport isn't like football, basketball where the coaches and players have to meet the media and answer questions. You have access to these athletes because you are just a fan and sharing information. Nothing wrong with that. But there is a distinction between that and journalism. In all fairness, Citius is the same. A fan who is sharing interviews. If you want to be a journalist, you can't really be friends with the athletes. You will figure that out. In the meantime, I give you credit for posting on this website knowing you will get criticized.
In the same sense that Michael Fouts will forever be a better high school XC runner than German Fernandez (eye roll)
No one remembers that race.
No one will forget this year's race.
>>No one remembers that race.
I am sure Fouts and Fernandez remember it. But yes, all high school sports moments are forgotten except by a very, very small number of people who were close enough to the situation to care about it.
>>No one will forget this year's race.
No. All high school sports moments are forgotten except by very, very small number of people who were close enough to the situation to care about it. Time does that to everything, don't kid yourself. A small number of people will remember, the rest will have their limited memories filled with more recent or important things. You might remember it, but you will be in a small minority.
Who won NXN in 2018? Most people couldn't tell you without looking it up. Just not important enough to remember compared to everything else in their lives. Maybe more people will remember this race a little bit longer, but eventually it will replaced by trying to remember more important things, like who are all the people I need to buy a holiday gift for? Because you don't want a memory of showing up to a gathering and forgetting to buy a gift for someone there. That memory will stick with you, because it happened to you, not somebody you never met.
Mr. TheRunningEffects you do not have to defend your podcast to anyone. You did a great job and you have people talking. That's all you can ask of yourself. Remember, the only bad publicity is.....