Correct that to 14:20 . . . or something a few seconds faster that German's 14:24 . . . using Colin Sahlman's 14:03 last year at RunningLane a week after running 14:26 at the CA meet as reference marks.
There is no way that course is a 5 or 6 in difficulty. There is no grass. There are not very many turns. And there are no monster hills. It is not a flat racetrack, but most midwest courses are more difficult because of the grass alone. Plus more turns usually.
They're not going to blow it out at the California state meet. They have NXN seven days later and they better be concerned about winning that. I don't see them as a sure thing 1-2 at NXN.
They're not going to blow it out at the California state meet. They have NXN seven days later and they better be concerned about winning that. I don't see them as a sure thing 1-2 at NXN.
They're not going to blow it out at the California state meet. They have NXN seven days later and they better be concerned about winning that. I don't see them as a sure thing 1-2 at NXN.
Course record at Woodward > Win at NXN
More importantly Woodward is where we will be able to look at NP21 vs NP22 in a virtual dual meet
I'm really hoping they break it. Nico, Colin, and Leo have all come close, and it's really given me appreciation for how great GF was. Hearing about how GF was so great because he ran 14:24 didn't really click with me a couple years ago when I started following the sport, especially since he didn't win nationals and didn't break 4. Now that I've seen 4 of the best ever miss the record, I have way more respect for it, and now that I have way more respect for it, I'm excited to see it get broken.
I agree that if they don't break it, it's gonna last a whole lot longer. They said they wanted to do WJXC, so I wasn't too surprised when they missed it in October. I do expect them to break it now, though. Lex came into the season with a 13:43 PR, so when they're peaking, I think 14:23 isn't too crazy.
I'm really hoping they break it. Nico, Colin, and Leo have all come close, and it's really given me appreciation for how great GF was. Hearing about how GF was so great because he ran 14:24 didn't really click with me a couple years ago when I started following the sport, especially since he didn't win nationals and didn't break 4. Now that I've seen 4 of the best ever miss the record, I have way more respect for it, and now that I have way more respect for it, I'm excited to see it get broken.
I agree that if they don't break it, it's gonna last a whole lot longer. They said they wanted to do WJXC, so I wasn't too surprised when they missed it in October. I do expect them to break it now, though. Lex came into the season with a 13:43 PR, so when they're peaking, I think 14:23 isn't too crazy.
I'm really hoping they break it. Nico, Colin, and Leo have all come close, and it's really given me appreciation for how great GF was. Hearing about how GF was so great because he ran 14:24 didn't really click with me a couple years ago when I started following the sport, especially since he didn't win nationals and didn't break 4. Now that I've seen 4 of the best ever miss the record, I have way more respect for it, and now that I have way more respect for it, I'm excited to see it get broken.
For the record, German ran a solo 3:56 indoor mile at ~18 years & 2 months (and would run 3:55 later in the year).
Unlike most people in the thread, I actually respect Fernandez and the Youngs enough to remain a neutral observer.
Imagine running 15:15 and not even counting in your team's score. That's crazy!
He went to a different school freshman year and was #1 for it. He also scored in some meets for NP last year when Dapple wasn’t in full strength. I don’t think he ever was last fall, But that gave Doshi and Martinez a chance to catch up to him. So frickin sad that Martinez is not in XC this year and he is a senior
Also note that the Youngs and Aaron Sahlman are not the only national stars in this meet.
Sadie Engelhardt/Ventura soph will race the Div II girls race at noon PST. She broke 17 last year as a frosh and is ranked #4 nationally in Dyestat's 11/17 list.
14:28 (rounded up) win for Lex , , , his best ever at Woodward . . . but German;s 14:24 lives on . . . another 15 years? . . . 30 years? . . . until the end of this century?