HAAL runna wrote:
I ran in the same league as YSL in high school, and can tell you that he is nails. He would routinely go all out in dual meets and set course records, pushing himself just as hard as if it were the state champs.
I remember at a track meet his freshman year, he had only run about 9:40 up until that point. He said he was going to break 9:20 and we were doubting him during the warm up .. he takes off the first lap in 64, never looks back and solos a 9:19.
Also, he was injured most of his sr year ... if not for that he would most likely have won a 3rd XC championship, and taken tim nelson and kyle alcorn in the 3200 (he finished third in 8:57 i think)
Pretty sure I was in that race, unless it was a different dual. I don't remember the stats from 10 years ago, let alone most of the races, but man, I do remember him punishing the duals like it was the last race of his career.