Colin doesn't have a salient performance to match the top records (so far) but his stellar victory over a solid pro field indoors indicates great things ahead.
Already he deserves the Rod Dixon Iron Boy award for the most impressive range from 800m to 5K XC.
3:55 was not the mile world record. He broke it the following year with a 3:51 as a Freshman in College.
As a HS senior, he beat the mile wr holder and Olympic champion, as well as the AR mile holder. Also ran the very first sub 4 in a HS only race- on dirt.
Why doesn't Colin go after Rudy Chapa's HS 10K Record? - 28:32! It's a tough record and seldom run with HS'ers included in the big races. Its stool since 1976 - 46 years + and counting - COME ON Guys!!!!
Leo probably would have run sub 4 if they hadn't started him way out in lane 8 and forced him to run a lot of extra distance on the curve the first 100 meters of the race.
It was an absolutely horrible start, especially because Leo and Lex had to pause at the start to let Colin out ahead of them or he would have been completely cut off and pushed off the track.
I heard Brosnan say in an interview that he thinks the fastest seeded guys should be lined up in the outermost lanes. This make it easier for them to get into position than having to sprint trainer ahead while 10 guy simultaneously cut in front of you. He likely requested the lane 8 start. It helped them more than hurt them.
The continued adding of scratch times to relay all time marks continues to look as stupid as that 4 x mile prediction. No team running by themself if running 7:22 or 9:30..No way no how.
Also Young did not run the mile..its stupid to post a converted "to" mark he ran the 1600M, thats what he ran
The continued adding of scratch times to relay all time marks continues to look as stupid as that 4 x mile prediction. No team running by themself if running 7:22 or 9:30..No way no how.
Also Young did not run the mile..its stupid to post a converted "to" mark he ran the 1600M, thats what he ran
The continued adding of scratch times to relay all time marks continues to look as stupid as that 4 x mile prediction. No team running by themself if running 7:22 or 9:30..No way no how.
Also Young did not run the mile..its stupid to post a converted "to" mark he ran the 1600M, thats what he ran
When you say "Young did not run the mile," are you referring to the Youngs last night? If so, you're wrong. The APU meet had many 1600 heats, up to and including the rated and seeded section, but the invite section was a full mile.
Wow Cade really did drag these guys into deeper waters. It's obvious that Aaron ran his 800m on pure hate which is how he nearly beat his quicker brother.
Here is what I see/saw. Ahh, Then I see a Mile result as most have posted, my mistake, why they would list like two separate events is beyond me?
BOYS 1600 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# Leo Young 11 Newbury Park (SS)3:59.32 Lex Young Newbury Park (SS) 4:03.13 Christopher Caudillo 11 Clovis (CS) 1 Ethan Godsey 12 Agoura (SS) 1 5 Tyler Kaan Santiago Corona (SS) 6 Daniel Appleford Newbury Park (SS) 1 7 Noah Ray Buchanan (CS) 4:11.20 Ethan Florez Canyon Anaheim Hills (SS) 4:11.79
Wow Cade really did drag these guys into deeper waters. It's obvious that Aaron ran his 800m on pure hate which is how he nearly beat his quicker brother.
This proves that Brosnan can coach the 800m and that just by working on speed a bit more, quality high school milers can drop their 800 times a lot. Four seconds for Aaron here and over a second for Colin. They might just get into the 1:47s with a college field.
I would think that this, plus the 8:03, for Aaron means that he will go sub-4 this year, and very probably Leo as well. He had a great pacer through 1k but what if he had people to draft off of the whole way? Just very, very impressive at the high school level, and three of these four guys are juniors!
This proves Brosnan can coach the 800? How about this proves the Sahlmans can run the 800!
It was an absolutely horrible start, especially because Leo and Lex had to pause at the start to let Colin out ahead of them or he would have been completely cut off and pushed off the track.
I heard Brosnan say in an interview that he thinks the fastest seeded guys should be lined up in the outermost lanes. This make it easier for them to get into position than having to sprint trainer ahead while 10 guy simultaneously cut in front of you. He likely requested the lane 8 start. It helped them more than hurt them.
normally that would be the case except this starting line was VERY crowded, and the NB boys were barely on the track at the line and risked getting cut off in the race to the inside. You can see the kids looking at each other at the start and trying to motion for guys to move down to give them more room, but they had little success and the starter didn't care. It wasn't ideal but the mile start can be messy and if they get in a pro race it will be even more challenging.
He doesn't have to prove that he can coach, but prior to this month, from what I saw and from their results, he hadn't, to my knowledge, produced a sub-1:50 guy or given workouts, at least of the public form, that emphasized much faster than mile pace. Developing speed as well is really important because you need it in championship races at the higher level, in addition to more speed raising your ceiling. Of course, Drew Hunter ran 1:48 in high school and had a fine kick at that point but it hasn't worked out that way in the pro ranks, but I liked how Colin Sahlman kicked for the win against pros in the 3:58 race.