Enough with the hyperbole. Alexa is absolutely amazing. Her performances speak for themselves. FWIW, she was behind with 400m to go at NXN and kicked like crazy. A great, great win, but she was spent afterwards. Definitely the best HS XC runner this year, but "crushed NXN" might be over the top. She is "hungrier" than Cain?! Where did you pull this sh*t from? Why are so many people picking one or the other? Both are incredible runners and will hopefully have long, exceptional careers.
I would call dropping 10+ seconds on the opposition in the last 400m of THEIR strongest event pretty much a "crush". Sorry if Efraimson wasn't dancing up and down at the end, but she at least wasn't carried off like Baxter was.As for "hungry", that is an impression based on competitiveness (she did what Cain was unable to do the year before) and her lower profile and lower-key demeanor. Mary comes off as "This is all so great, so fun, everybody's wonderful", with her personal professional coach and unlimited resources and opportunity. Whereas Alexa is more deadpan and understated, and just shows up and steps up to her competition. It's called different styles, no one is "picking on" anybody. This is what high-level sports is about, contrasting personalities and styles going head-to-head. For further study, see Coe v. Ovett....
living in reality wrote:
Enough with the hyperbole. Alexa is absolutely amazing. Her performances speak for themselves. FWIW, she was behind with 400m to go at NXN and kicked like crazy. A great, great win, but she was spent afterwards. Definitely the best HS XC runner this year, but "crushed NXN" might be over the top. She is "hungrier" than Cain?! Where did you pull this sh*t from? Why are so many people picking one or the other? Both are incredible runners and will hopefully have long, exceptional careers.
Save that "hungrier" bullshit for your wet dreams. You don't know these girls, so stop with the psychoanalysis.
gimme a break. wrote:
Save that "hungrier" bullshit for your wet dreams. You don't know these girls, so stop with the psychoanalysis.
+1
Yeah, seriously, how would anyone have any idea that she's "hungrier than Cain?" What's the deal with just making stuff up as you go along?
Looks like Saturday nights on the keypad really brings the chorus of butthurt. Good thing all those poor HS girls have the White Knight creepers galloping to the rescue 24/7!
"The audacity of yon mountebank, commenting thusly upon the relative competitive demeanors of our fair maidens! Malicious Cad! Desist at once! Rapscallion! Fie upon thee and a pox upon your house! We will defend the honor of our maidenhood with stout hearts and attentive digits!"
Yeah they're the creepers, sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night man.
Everyone on this message board wants some dude that ran 10:10 in high school for two miles, worked in a coal-mine for 80 hour weeks while putting in 100MPW, and eventually went on to win gold at the olympics to pop up. Until then, they will continue to disparage anyone who takes the "easy" way out (not working, being paid to run, etc).
Trinity western is a university. but yeah doesn't take away from the fact Webb is slow.