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4 years ago 06/02/2022 10:31pm EDT

Until this year Jim Ryun occupied the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, and 10th fastest miles ever run by a high schooler

thanks to the combined efforts of the GOAT class of 2022, Ryun now holds the 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 10th fastest times.

the king has given up one of his spots on the all time top ten list, now only occupying 40% of the slots. He has also lost his Jr Class Record to Connor Burns.

The year is not over.

Very interested to see

Martin v Bergen at brooks PR, hopefully Bergen can get dragged under 3:59 like burns today

+
Colin and Aaron running the 800 together again, people are saying Aaron is fizzled this season, but I think he just needs someone on the team to push him. Don’t think he can run sub 1:49 again but I think Colin can PR and drag Aaron sub 1:50 again and maybe 1-2 more

What else is happening

4 years ago 06/02/2022 11:05pm EDT

re: 2022 The Milers Year

Connor Burns made history tonight!

But really, how old is he??

4 years ago 06/02/2022 11:08pm EDT

re: 2022 The Milers Year

2022 The Milers Year wrote:
Until this year Jim Ryun occupied the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, and 10th fastest miles ever run by a high schooler
thanks to the combined efforts of the GOAT class of 2022, Ryun now holds the 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 10th fastest times.
the king has given up one of his spots on the all time top ten list, now only occupying 40% of the slots. He has also lost his Jr Class Record to Connor Burns.
The year is not over.
Very interested to see
Martin v Bergen at brooks PR, hopefully Bergen can get dragged under 3:59 like burns today
+
Colin and Aaron running the 800 together again, people are saying Aaron is fizzled this season, but I think he just needs someone on the team to push him. Don’t think he can run sub 1:49 again but I think Colin can PR and drag Aaron sub 1:50 again and maybe 1-2 more
What else is happening

Bergen isn’t even the best miler in his county.

4 years ago 06/02/2022 11:47pm EDT

re: it was huge

it was huge wrote:
Connor Burns made history tonight!
But really, how old is he??

How many times are you going to ask?

4 years ago 06/03/2022 12:00am EDT

re: age difference

Until I get an answer. Where are the journalists on this site? Where is the excitement? Where is the Black Page?

It was huge.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 12:06am EDT

re: 2022 The Milers Year

2022 The Milers Year wrote:
Until this year Jim Ryun occupied the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, and 10th fastest miles ever run by a high schooler
thanks to the combined efforts of the GOAT class of 2022, Ryun now holds the 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 10th fastest times.
the king has given up one of his spots on the all time top ten list, now only occupying 40% of the slots. He has also lost his Jr Class Record to Connor Burns.
The year is not over.
Very interested to see
Martin v Bergen at brooks PR, hopefully Bergen can get dragged under 3:59 like burns today
+
Colin and Aaron running the 800 together again, people are saying Aaron is fizzled this season, but I think he just needs someone on the team to push him. Don’t think he can run sub 1:49 again but I think Colin can PR and drag Aaron sub 1:50 again and maybe 1-2 more
What else is happening

If HS Jim Ryun was running today, he would have run 3:51 in HS. Ok, somebody had to say it…..there it’s done.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 2:46am EDT

re: 2022 The Milers Year

These high schoolers: Burns, Martin, Sahlman are running amazing times, but Ryun was just on another level taking down Olympic Champ Snell in 3:55.

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4 years ago 06/03/2022 4:03am EDT

re: Wise Old Man

Wise Old Man wrote:
2022 The Milers Year wrote:
Until this year Jim Ryun occupied the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, and 10th fastest miles ever run by a high schooler
thanks to the combined efforts of the GOAT class of 2022, Ryun now holds the 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 10th fastest times.
the king has given up one of his spots on the all time top ten list, now only occupying 40% of the slots. He has also lost his Jr Class Record to Connor Burns.
The year is not over.
Very interested to see
Martin v Bergen at brooks PR, hopefully Bergen can get dragged under 3:59 like burns today
+
Colin and Aaron running the 800 together again, people are saying Aaron is fizzled this season, but I think he just needs someone on the team to push him. Don’t think he can run sub 1:49 again but I think Colin can PR and drag Aaron sub 1:50 again and maybe 1-2 more
What else is happening
If HS Jim Ryun was running today, he would have run 3:51 in HS. Ok, somebody had to say it…..there it’s done.

Beat me to it; Jim Ryun with today's shoes, tracks, nutrition, and training knowledge, would crush this class of runners, fast as they are. Wouldn't even be a contest.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 4:30am EDT

re: Neta

Neta wrote:
These high schoolers: Burns, Martin, Sahlman are running amazing times, but Ryun was just on another level taking down Olympic Champ Snell in 3:55.
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ots91-yh_o

However, James did NOT run that time when he was just a high school JUNIOR. Instead, one needs to compare Ryun's best mile time when he was the current age of Burns. Do it. I dare ya.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 6:24am EDT

re: it was huge

Ryun will always be the first great HS miler - always! What he did in his time was simply astronomically impressive! Yes, the country is catching up and the NP Park Guys have raised the bar and others are now not afraid to follow!!!! You’ll see more sub-4 for sure every year.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 7:30am EDT

re: Neta

I remember that race. Joe Douglas used to get tickets for the LATC people and we were were all near the finish line that night.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 7:33am EDT

re: Neta

4 years ago 06/03/2022 7:40am EDT

re: malmo

1964 HS Junior
He ran 4:06.4 wins state meet in national hs record time
He ran 4:01.7 on cinders Modesto
He ran 3:59.0 in cinders Compton
He ran 3:39.0 on poorly maintained cinders Rutgers AAU (4th)
He ran 3:41.9 on really chopped up cinders LA Olympic Trials (3rd 53.5 last lap)

1965 HS Senior
He ran 4:04.4 on cinders Wichita
He ran 4:02.0 on cinders
He ran 3:58.3 on really chopped up cinders in the state meet. Wichita
He ran 3:56.8 on cinders LA
He ran 3:55.3 on synthetic San Diego

College Freshman
He ran 3:55.8 on chopped up cinders Lawrence KS
He ran 3:53.7 on cinders Compton
He ran 3:58.6 on cinders AAU NY
He ran 3:51.3 on well maintained cinders

College Sophomore
He ran 3:51.1 on cinders
He ran 3:33.1 on cinders.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 7:48am EDT

re: 2022 The Milers Year

I don't know if there are any cinder tracks left, but it'd be fun to watch some of these HS 2022 guys, especially the trash talking ones, run on a cinder track without super spikes.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 8:09am EDT

re: Smothered burritos

Smothered burritos wrote:
I don't know if there are any cinder tracks left, but it'd be fun to watch some of these HS 2022 guys, especially the trash talking ones, run on a cinder track without super spikes.

Martin trains every day on a cinder track….in the LRC interview he discussed how it’s slow, like running on sand sometimes.

4 years ago 06/03/2022 8:22am EDT

4 years ago 06/03/2022 8:59am EDT

re: flyingfrog

There have been some false posts about Burns DOB which have been deleted. He was born on December 31, 2004. So he's 17. Ryun was also 17 but a younger 17 (April 29th birthday). So Ryun has not been dethroned!!!!

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