That’s actually kind of fast for an 8th grader if they aren’t training much. What’s your point?
He was also about 3 feet tall and 35 lbs, several years away from sprouting his first pube.
damn i ran a 5:06 in 8th grade why didnt i become fast
I ran 5:32 in eighth grade on about 5-8 miles per week. I'd totally have accepted retaining this 26 second margin, which would have put me at 4:20/14:33 (26x3+13:09).
fr lol I ran 5:10 in 8th grade and only improved to 4:30 by my senior year, friend ran 5:05 and ran 4:34 by his senior year. according to these guys we should’ve all been dropping 14:10 5ks in high school
tuohy's 7th grader pr was 4:58
He ran 13:11 before turning 20, so his middle school times really don’t matter.
Pretty mind blowing that he did not break 5 in 8th grade but won the National Championship, but NP’s Zaki Blunt broke 5 in 8th grade but never made varsity for CC at Newbury Park.
Puberty is a powerful thing