Gary Martin says his "biggest race yet" was tonight in Philly.... He won it!!!! (video)

Aw, what a nice experience for him! Cold hearted letsrun trolls may mock, but that’s cute, a well-deserved public recognition, and good for high school running!

That is so great. What a fun experience for him.

Very cool. I wish all the elite high school runners well but beyond his running accomplishments Gary Martin has a very engaging personality and just seems like a great kid.

Nice for him, maybe. I had all my money on the Phanatic. Time to head back to GA.

I heard Phanatic was on Twitter the night before saying one more sleep before he beat Martin…

Looked like phanatic was dq’d for not starting where Gary did. From watching it in person, it was a nice thing for Gary although don’t think many in crowd realized who he was or cared.

It’s great the Phillies arranged for it to happen. There’s nothing to be negative about.

The fanatic has been doping for years, everybody knows

Agree. He’s a refreshing change from the other high school runner that is talked about here frequently, but now appears to be off-limits for discussion, and has the initials of CF.

The Phanatic looked a little Flatt last night. Martin is a Gritty competitor!

I'd pay to watch Gary race Brave's Freeze.

Cade Flatt vs. The Freeze - no head start! That would be worth watching.

Yeah and where was Colin Sahlman last night? Clearly still ducking him!

No, Sahlman isn't ducking the Fanatic. They've been smack-talking each other for months. Probably a big showdown next week.

Fanatic walked through the mix zone without responding to the media. Agent says client regrets skipping Penn relays to practice block starts. Asks for less media attention despite wearing giant green costume attracting attention at every appearance.