She just did a podcast with the running effect and shared some insight on her training. She just started running as a freshman, low milage, reminds me of Valby.
In the 2024 x-country season, Blade and Olympic Trials qualifier Englehardt are tied 1-1 against each other; stay tuned for more fireworks. 😍
Just my opinion, but I give the edge to Sadie. She had a late finish to her track season, so would not be expected to be in top form early in xc. Also, she peaked too early last year and was disappointed in her performance at NXN and I think that is her focus this year (her post season). I think she is going to show up big in whichever national meet(s) she ends up running. NXN will be so good this year if all of the top runners have a good day.
I hope this talented runner gets and stays healthy.
I don't blame mods for deleting creepy posts about a teenager's body. The fact that people click the down button when she does something great is high level douchebaggery. From hers and Sadie's interviews, they both seem like very good, humble girls despite all the amazing stuff they've done.
People need to just focus on accomplishments and quit assuming that a girl has a problem and that it's being ignored. She's obviously doing something right and I'm sure she'd get help if she needed it.
A few weeks after running the fastest 3-mile time in the Nation's history, this girl ran the 3rd fastest 5k time in Clovis history - but you say she "lost" by finishing 2nd behind the fastest runner in history?
I haven't raced in a couple years, but last time I did, I'm pretty sure XC wasn't a 1-on-1 combat sport. If making history is "losing" then the 99.999% of us who aren't nearly as good as her must be big winners in your book.
"Blade took recruiting trips to Northern Arizona, UCLA, Stanford, Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida State before committing to FSU, where she plans to pursue a double major in exercise science and sports marketing."
I was also surprised that she visited all those top programs yet decided on fsu. I listened to the the running effect podcast. She says multiple times that she wants a long running career and that her mileage is on the lower end so that there’s room to grow in college and beyond. I hope she knows it takes make more than low mileage to sustain a long running career, that’s all I’m going to say.