Simmons is undefeated and in the Southwest he even took a wrong turn. But he still won the race by over 10 seconds over Jojo Jordan on a muddy course. Nathan Neil only beat Jojo's Bob time by 5 seconds earlier in the season. Danny beat Jojo by 10 seconds later in the season. Respectfully, it ain't "wide open."
He didn’t take any wrong turn. Would i say he is a favorite yes. It is not open and close that he blows away everyone away though. In fact he won’t attempt to lead the race until after 2k.
Simmons is a very heavy favorite. He SHOULD win. 8:34 3200 PB. 2nd place last year, top returner. Coached by the best in the business. He always seems to run well.
But he's nowhere near as heavy a favorite as Lex/Leo Young last year. We all know what happened there.
Simmons is a very heavy favorite. He SHOULD win. 8:34 3200 PB. 2nd place last year, top returner. Coached by the best in the business. He always seems to run well.
But he's nowhere near as heavy a favorite as Lex/Leo Young last year. We all know what happened there.
Except for the fact that you don't realize that Simmons is a super smart racer. No matter what he will be in contention. What Leo and Lex did was beyond stupid. He will race smart while other guys will go out in 4:30 and blow up just like last year. If you watch the NXN race, you almost never see him until the finish in which he took second. Casey Clinger (also from AF) also used this strategy and won twice against guys that made foolish moves on each other and then he kicked their butts in the last 400m. He will be right their no matter what, and his kick is almost impossible to beat.
Except for the fact that you don't realize that Simmons is a super smart racer. No matter what he will be in contention. What Leo and Lex did was beyond stupid. He will race smart while other guys will go out in 4:30 and blow up just like last year. If you watch the NXN race, you almost never see him until the finish in which he took second. Casey Clinger (also from AF) also used this strategy and won twice against guys that made foolish moves on each other and then he kicked their butts in the last 400m. He will be right their no matter what, and his kick is almost impossible to beat.
Yes this is why I said he is the very heavy favorite. But even Kipchoge loses sometimes. Things happen. Injury, illness, falls, and just plain old bad days.
I like simmons but it isn’t a clear path. After what Hunter Jones did at NXR last year i thought he would win NXN but 10-15 seconds and was 10th. The course is not very forgiving and it boils down to who has the gas in the last 1k. sometimes you reach for a gear and it’s gone.
I like simmons but it isn’t a clear path. After what Hunter Jones did at NXR last year i thought he would win NXN but 10-15 seconds and was 10th. The course is not very forgiving and it boils down to who has the gas in the last 1k. sometimes you reach for a gear and it’s gone.
no it boils down to who is the best. The midwest overhyped hunter jones and everyone in that race last year.
The same thing is actually happening this year. Midwest / Heartland think it's "wide open" but it's clearly not.
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Except for the fact that you don't realize that Simmons is a super smart racer. No matter what he will be in contention. What Leo and Lex did was beyond stupid. He will race smart while other guys will go out in 4:30 and blow up just like last year. If you watch the NXN race, you almost never see him until the finish in which he took second. Casey Clinger (also from AF) also used this strategy and won twice against guys that made foolish moves on each other and then he kicked their butts in the last 400m. He will be right their no matter what, and his kick is almost impossible to beat.
This conversation is funny. Kids are still developing and emerging at this age and the existence of one great runner does not preclude the other elites from taking the next step up.
As the clear favorite, I’d still put the odds like this even if Danny has a great day.
Simmons 50% Neil 10% Fast Horse 10% Noonan 5% Griffith 5%
I like simmons but it isn’t a clear path. After what Hunter Jones did at NXR last year i thought he would win NXN but 10-15 seconds and was 10th. The course is not very forgiving and it boils down to who has the gas in the last 1k. sometimes you reach for a gear and it’s gone.
no it boils down to who is the best. The midwest overhyped hunter jones and everyone in that race last year.
The same thing is actually happening this year. Midwest / Heartland think it's "wide open" but it's clearly not.
Excuse me? Kole Mattison took 4th at NXN and won Champs. Indiana might have two guys as good/better than Kole was last year.
Fast Horse was out kicked by Andreas Dybdahl in the CIF SS Div 2 finals. Let's see what happens on Saturday in the CIF state meet and in the merge.
To be fair Fasthorse was 50 seconds ahead of him at Clovis, probably didnt push too much and got beat by a better kicker. Same thing happened at woodbridge when Noonan kicked Fasthorse down. In a fast race like NXN Fasthorse is a huge threat, but his kick may be lacking