Yeah but he was consistently slower all season. Just not his outdoor campaign.
He and a couple other Iowa kids fell into the early indoor trap of traveling and running super fast in Jan/Feb. With a little restraint and common sense, all would have finished the season much faster. It takes a strong relationship with talented kids and their parents to to gain the trust of experienced coaching and hold back until the right time. That'll get ironed out soon enough. No need to prove anything else this summer. Just get healthy and start the gradual freshman buildup for fall training. Im hoping he redshirt 1st year. Im dissapointed they pulled Brody L redshirt. In good shape but not enough experience for running rounds. Wasted freshman eligibility. WU20 maybe another objective though.
We hsve seen this story too many times with can't miss Iowa runners.
Two Colorado kids under 4:01. Anyone still want to argue about altitude conversions? Culpepper ran 4:08.13 at state in the 1600 (which is equivalent to a 4:09.57 mile at 5,551’ elevation).
Two Colorado kids under 4:01. Anyone still want to argue about altitude conversions? Culpepper ran 4:08.13 at state in the 1600 (which is equivalent to a 4:09.57 mile at 5,551’ elevation).
Culpepper ran 4:03.80 mile last year...No Alt (A) next to
Two Colorado kids under 4:01. Anyone still want to argue about altitude conversions? Culpepper ran 4:08.13 at state in the 1600 (which is equivalent to a 4:09.57 mile at 5,551’ elevation).
Culpepper ran 4:03.80 mile last year...No Alt (A) next to
Yes, he ran 4:03 at Hoka last year, which proves the point further that altitude impacts time.
Two Colorado kids under 4:01. Anyone still want to argue about altitude conversions? Culpepper ran 4:08.13 at state in the 1600 (which is equivalent to a 4:09.57 mile at 5,551’ elevation).
Culpepper ran 4:03.80 mile last year...No Alt (A) next to
Two Colorado kids under 4:01. Anyone still want to argue about altitude conversions? Culpepper ran 4:08.13 at state in the 1600 (which is equivalent to a 4:09.57 mile at 5,551’ elevation).
Culpepper ran 4:03.80 mile last year...No Alt (A) next to
His best 1600 at altitude that season was 4:10.55 (equivalent to 4:12 for the mile). An 8.2 second difference (altitude tables predict a . He ran 4:12.33 for 1600 at state that year. The conversion is about 6 seconds.
Two Colorado kids under 4:01. Anyone still want to argue about altitude conversions? Culpepper ran 4:08.13 at state in the 1600 (which is equivalent to a 4:09.57 mile at 5,551’ elevation).
Very different races. I think the altitude conversions are OK, but a touch exaggerated, especially as distance increases. The NCAA conversion for 10K is insane, for instance. The mile one is close, but probably more like 4 seconds @ 5,000ft. Also, people are different.
Culpepper ran 4:03.80 mile last year...No Alt (A) next to
His best 1600 at altitude that season was 4:10.55 (equivalent to 4:12 for the mile). An 8.2 second difference (altitude tables predict a . He ran 4:12.33 for 1600 at state that year. The conversion is about 6 seconds.
I mean postseason races with a bunch of fast guys and more even pacing are always going to be a recipe for a much quicker pace than, say, Rocco leading almost the entire Niwot Invitational 1600 to win in 4:09, or the state race, where I think they ran a 65 at some point.
Someone mentioned these are the fastest milers in the country. False. And Ritzenhein isn’t a factor in this race.
Correct. She came in 12th. About 19 seconds behind Lincoln
Mile is not really her thing, also not her best race, but most of all a lot of girls have just come out and passed her by in the last 2-3 years since she won NXN. Still a great competitor, and arguably better this year than she has been in the past (although she did run 9:52 indoors one year), but the top girls right now are just bananas.
This meet was very bad timing for the Cali kids coming 5 days after their state championship. Combe ran 5 races last weekend , Zavaleta 3 races, and Dailey one race.
I think all 3 would have performed better with more rest, especially Combe (although she PR'd and placed second). She may have had more in the last 200 with more rest.
I agree to a certain degree. It’s certainly INTERESTING to note these things. Fun facts and such. But the boards these days seem to be obsessed with it and even cheer for these kids more than other kids. Total contrast to other sports. Cinderella upsets in March Madness. Rooting against the Yankees. Etc. The random hardworking kid beating the kid with Olympian parents is far more compelling than cheering for a Ritzenhein living at altitude and a professional coach as a parent on a team with professional caliber school-based coaching.
This meet was very bad timing for the Cali kids coming 5 days after their state championship. Combe ran 5 races last weekend , Zavaleta 3 races, and Dailey one race.
I think all 3 would have performed better with more rest, especially Combe (although she PR'd and placed second). She may have had more in the last 200 with more rest.
Both in XC and Track the CA State meet is too late compared to everyone else if they are trying to do a National event. In XC it's the week before NXN. But CIF just has to do their own thing and the people in charge don't like change.
Iowa high school track fan here. Quentin has looked a little off all track season. He won multiple Drake relays and State titles but was consistently slower than last year. I can’t confirm, but suspect nagging injuries.
Same here. I think he is exhausted after state. Running 4 events is tough for anyone
This is what I was blasted for saying last year, namely, that it was unwise for Naumann to be racing so many high quality races like that. You can't waste the gift. Injuries and burnout are the very, very frequent result.
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