It’s just straight up unfair to compare these runners to all other high schoolers in the country. They have incredible coaching, super shoes, great talent, and are clearly superior to any others in high school from the last few years. Their times are way too impossible to fathom and should be considered illegitimate.
When you consider the fact that people achieve much more with way less (african teens) your take on the Newbury Park boys makes no sense.
The Newbury Park boys pale in comparison to their tan counterparts from East Africa.
You're really an IDIOT!
Next!
It’s true.
There’s a hundred teenagers in East Africa as fast as the NP boys. There’s also a guy from Norway not much older who’s running is on a different planet than these guys. But sure, to slow American kids NP are gods.
It’s just straight up unfair to compare these runners to all other high schoolers in the country. They have incredible coaching, super shoes, great talent, and are clearly superior to any others in high school from the last few years. Their times are way too impossible to fathom and should be considered illegitimate.
They absolutely count, anyone can get and use Super Shoes, All High Schools have great Coaches, Unfortunately talent is not distributed equally
You could make a case that they are closer to professional runners, not true high school runners. But if they don’t break any rules, it’s just an example of people going to greater lengths than anyone else. Not many other people would do this much just for high school sports.
It’s just straight up unfair to compare these runners to all other high schoolers in the country. They have incredible coaching, super shoes, great talent, and are clearly superior to any others in high school from the last few years. Their times are way too impossible to fathom and should be considered illegitimate.
If having great talent is unfair, then the NP brothers should indeed be banned from HS distance running.
Talent did not all of a sudden get reduced to the area around Newbury Park, CA. They are out competing the entire nation without drawing from the entire nation in the way that, say, the University of Oregon might. Even if they draw from several different high school districts like Camarillo, why are they beating the rest of the country combined, and pretty close to beating the rest of the country for the entire history of high school track and cross county? It's the program and coach, not the "talent."
We're talking about a current team with 3:58/8:33, 7:57/8:43, 8:39, 4:05/8:01, several others who have run sub-9 or 9-9:15, and another from two years ago at 7:56.97.
The all-time high school 3k list is already Newbury Park heavy with Nico Young, Lex Young, and the younger Sahlman (Aaron), with the elder ready to break the hs 3k record after his 8:33 and 3:58. Give credit where credit is due. They may not be competitive with St. Patrick's in Kenya but they would beat every distance team in U.S. high school history by a ton.
You could make a case that they are closer to professional runners, not true high school runners. But if they don’t break any rules, it’s just an example of people going to greater lengths than anyone else. Not many other people would do this much just for high school sports.
Really? Haven't you noticed kids in many other sports searching out the best coaches and resources they can find? The only difference here is that the training occurs within the school environment. In soccer talented kids leave for professional academies run by MLS clubs. Basketball players join high level AAU teams once the high school season has ended.
Talent did not all of a sudden get reduced to the area around Newbury Park, CA. They are out competing the entire nation without drawing from the entire nation in the way that, say, the University of Oregon might. Even if they draw from several different high school districts like Camarillo, why are they beating the rest of the country combined, and pretty close to beating the rest of the country for the entire history of high school track and cross county? It's the program and coach, not the "talent."
We're talking about a current team with 3:58/8:33, 7:57/8:43, 8:39, 4:05/8:01, several others who have run sub-9 or 9-9:15, and another from two years ago at 7:56.97.
The all-time high school 3k list is already Newbury Park heavy with Nico Young, Lex Young, and the younger Sahlman (Aaron), with the elder ready to break the hs 3k record after his 8:33 and 3:58. Give credit where credit is due. They may not be competitive with St. Patrick's in Kenya but they would beat every distance team in U.S. high school history by a ton.
There’s a hundred teenagers in East Africa as fast as the NP boys. There’s also a guy from Norway not much older who’s running is on a different planet than these guys. But sure, to slow American kids NP are gods.
He's not wrong. When is the last time an American not named Galen Rupp was competitive against the true world elite in the 5k or 10k?
When you consider the fact that people achieve much more with way less (african teens) your take on the Newbury Park boys makes no sense.
The Newbury Park boys pale in comparison to their tan counterparts from East Africa.
Who stole your meal money at university? Your posts scream, "I'm a terrible loser."
What, for bringing facts that you don't like? Their greatness against inferior American high school talent, impressive as it is, doesn't make them competitive against the Africans.
There’s a hundred teenagers in East Africa as fast as the NP boys. There’s also a guy from Norway not much older who’s running is on a different planet than these guys. But sure, to slow American kids NP are gods.
He's not wrong. When is the last time an American not named Galen Rupp was competitive against the true world elite in the 5k or 10k?
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