That race has to be short. So many people went sub 23 minutes. Still doesn't make it much better, but it's not like he did that time when all the normal age runners are doing like 23:30 or something
Will be interesting to see him going up against the OSU runners in the Big 12 meet.
I genuinely cannot believe that there is a scenario this year that is going to cause me to root for Oklahoma State
old time post collegiate runner here. live near AM now and run the barrios course often. My range is 5.05-5.11mi every time, and the same for anyone who runs with me. just a quick course on a perfect day.
I think its also hard for a lot of us dinosaurs to comprehend and accept just how much faster even the slower kids are these days. doesn't exactly fit in with the "good old days narrative" haha... i'm sure some other guys will just move the goal posts to old courses being harder or more "legit"...
Why did you make your username include something political to antagonize people? Don’t you realize that says something about your mentality when you wake up in the morning?
I don’t care who anyone voted for, but I do care when people are intolerant or abusive toward those who think differently.
Peach Pit-you are narrow minded and need to remove politics from your activity at LRC. You have had numerous posts attacking people that disagree with you.
4
0
do you want a participation trophy? don't be charmin soft sweeth
I actually think this will hurt American distance at the pro level (in addition to NCAA level).
Other countries are more frequently starting to use the NCAA to train and develop their athletes. You can send any runner over to the US and they will recieve free education, fully supported training environment, heavy media exposure, competitve races, and the US covers the bill. On top of that, the recent scholarship/roster changes give coaches the ability to recruit even more high level foreigners while at the same time eliminating roster slots you would normally give to developmental high schoolers.
We do well at middle distance track simply because all the good east Africans follow the money straight to the roads (where the Americans are absolute garbage). But now we are creating/building upon a system that makes a career on the track viable for these athletes.
Competition is nice but we are helping everyone else far more than we are helping ourselves.
Schools can accept who they want. By grades. By running times. If you want the spot, earn it.
old time post collegiate runner here. live near AM now and run the barrios course often. My range is 5.05-5.11mi every time, and the same for anyone who runs with me. just a quick course on a perfect day.
I think its also hard for a lot of us dinosaurs to comprehend and accept just how much faster even the slower kids are these days. doesn't exactly fit in with the "good old days narrative" haha... i'm sure some other guys will just move the goal posts to old courses being harder or more "legit"...