Which High School nationals is better? I don't understand why there appears to be two different championships. How do you decide which to go to?
Which High School nationals is better? I don't understand why there appears to be two different championships. How do you decide which to go to?
Wait, so There’s RunningLane, NXN, Bermuda and now Champs sports???
4 nationals. It’s nuts at this point
Screw MS and their push to make this Bermuda thing a thing. It's just some gimmick to get families to spend $$$ somewhere. Is Milesplit a running NEWS website, or are they a paid promotion website?
Champs Sports is the old Eastbay which is the old Footlocker which is the old Kinney. If you're supermegaelite and your HS team sucks, this is your best path. There is no "team" vibe.
NXR->NXN is the crown jewel series for TEAMS. It's been around almost 20 years and is one of the (or maybe even THE?) only true national team championship. It has also done a very good job of getting some of the best bad-team individuals to participate as well. If you are supermegaelite AND your team is supermegaelite, this is the desired path.
RunningLane is a great race, great venue, great course. Last year, when Nike cancelled, RunningLane did an incredible job of playing host to a top-notch national meet. Jesuit LA's boys will be there this year, and then we will see a mad rush of teams and individuals that just missed the NXN cutoff make their way to Huntsville for RunningLane. It will be insanely fast, and some will mistakenly make claims overstating the abilities of teams and individuals at RunningLane while understating those at NXN.
There is an irrational back-and-forth between people regarding NXN vs. RunningLane. There used to be the same irrational back-and-forth between NXN and KinneyFootLockerEastbayChamps.