At the time the guy missed out on an overall podium spot to a 13 year old. I wonder if he remembers that and knows who it was beating him now. Losing out on an overall podium spot to a 13 yeat old future Olympian is a totally different thing. And the 2 guys who beat him can say they beat Conner Mantz in a half marathon. Results link for anyone interested
Are you effing kidding me with that time? Is the sport already that out of reach for even the competitive kids by that age if they werent "tiger woods'd" or "jakob ingebrigexgsten'd" by their father?
Are you effing kidding me with that time? Is the sport already that out of reach for even the competitive kids by that age if they werent "tiger woods'd" or "jakob ingebrigexgsten'd" by their father?
Are you effing kidding me with that time? Is the sport already that out of reach for even the competitive kids by that age if they werent "tiger woods'd" or "jakob ingebrigexgsten'd" by their father?
Ever heard of Yared Nuguse, Hobbs Kessler or Grant Fisher?
Are you effing kidding me with that time? Is the sport already that out of reach for even the competitive kids by that age if they werent "tiger woods'd" or "jakob ingebrigexgsten'd" by their father?
From what I've read he didn't run like crazy at that age. This wasn't off of no running, but it wasn't Ingebrigtsen level. I think talent did a lot here.
Men 5y319d 3:02:57.5 Matthew Feibush (USA) 19 Jun 2007 04 May 2013 Irvine CA USA 6y089d 2:06:51 Charlie Westrip (USA) 15 Aug 2010 12 Nov 2016 Huntsville AL USA 7y331d 1:43:36 Jaden Merrick (USA) 16 Oct 2007 12 Sep 2015 Waterloo IA USA 8y324d 1:38:22 Grattan O'Neill (USA) 26 Feb 2007 16 Jan 2016 Elkmont AL USA 9y268d 1:28:42 Nathaniel Lee (USA) 19 Jan 2008 14 Oct 2017 Norwalk CT USA 10y230d 1:25:41 Jerome-Dino Daniels (USA) 04 Mar 1974 20 Oct 1984 Hayward CA USA 11y257d 1:23:58 Ayden Buchanan (USA) 21 Feb 2006 05 Nov 2017 Valencia CA USA 12y133d 1:19:26 Wesley Paul (USA) 25 Jan 1969 07 Jun 1981 Kansas City MO USA 13y081d 1:18:53 Jacob Bragg (AUS) 15 May 2000 04 Aug 2013 Brisbane AUS 14y354d 1:13:18 Jeff Taylor (USA) 01 Oct 1966 20 Sep 1981 Philadelphia PA USA 15y101d 1:02:44 Alene Emere Reta (ETH) 25 Jun 1982 04 Oct 1997 Kosice SVK 16y316d 1:00:45 Faustin Baha Sulle (TAN) 30 May 1982 11 Apr 1999 Vitry-sur-Seine FRA 17y076d 59:57
Mantz was around 13 years and 150-160 days.
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At the time the guy missed out on an overall podium spot to a 13 year old. I wonder if he remembers that and knows who it was beating him now. Losing out on an overall podium spot to a 13 yeat old future Olympian is a totally different thing. And the 2 guys who beat him can say they beat Conner Mantz in a half marathon. Results link for anyone interested
15 year old record holder got caught for doping a few years later. After his suspension was over, Reta competed in a number of lower prize money races across the US. Very, very few of these races drug test and he made thousands of dollars in prize money for a number of years. He did win 1000 in a race I coordinated and we did not have drug testing. We got significant media attention after the race that was not helpful. nothing we could do but write the check.
Where is that Jason Hassel guy today? Also 13 and was behind Mantz by ~4 minutes in that race with a 1:23:33 HM
Typing his name into athletic.net shows up with an account from Odgen UT, but it claims he was a senior in 2010. It could be the same guy but just shows the wrong grade.
I do doubt that though, as the PR's are 2:14/4:56, which doesn't seem right for a senior who was running a 1:23 half marathon at age 13. However, there was only one track meet and 0 XC races on record, so it could just be that the only data showing is from early season or from an off day.
I looked at all divisions for the Utah state XC meet the year Mantz graduated, and Jason Hassel does not show up, which again, is strange for someone who was that good in middle school.
At the time the guy missed out on an overall podium spot to a 13 year old. I wonder if he remembers that and knows who it was beating him now. Losing out on an overall podium spot to a 13 yeat old future Olympian is a totally different thing. And the 2 guys who beat him can say they beat Conner Mantz in a half marathon. Results link for anyone interested
Surprised no one mentioned yet that the course is like 700 ft net downhill. still a solid time but probably the elevation gives a 5 minute boost for a 1:20 runner.
Men 5y319d 3:02:57.5 Matthew Feibush (USA) 19 Jun 2007 04 May 2013 Irvine CA USA 6y089d 2:06:51 Charlie Westrip (USA) 15 Aug 2010 12 Nov 2016 Huntsville AL USA 7y331d 1:43:36 Jaden Merrick (USA) 16 Oct 2007 12 Sep 2015 Waterloo IA USA 8y324d 1:38:22 Grattan O'Neill (USA) 26 Feb 2007 16 Jan 2016 Elkmont AL USA 9y268d 1:28:42 Nathaniel Lee (USA) 19 Jan 2008 14 Oct 2017 Norwalk CT USA 10y230d 1:25:41 Jerome-Dino Daniels (USA) 04 Mar 1974 20 Oct 1984 Hayward CA USA 11y257d 1:23:58 Ayden Buchanan (USA) 21 Feb 2006 05 Nov 2017 Valencia CA USA 12y133d 1:19:26 Wesley Paul (USA) 25 Jan 1969 07 Jun 1981 Kansas City MO USA 13y081d 1:18:53 Jacob Bragg (AUS) 15 May 2000 04 Aug 2013 Brisbane AUS 14y354d 1:13:18 Jeff Taylor (USA) 01 Oct 1966 20 Sep 1981 Philadelphia PA USA 15y101d 1:02:44 Alene Emere Reta (ETH) 25 Jun 1982 04 Oct 1997 Kosice SVK 16y316d 1:00:45 Faustin Baha Sulle (TAN) 30 May 1982 11 Apr 1999 Vitry-sur-Seine FRA 17y076d 59:57
Mantz was around 13 years and 150-160 days.
Those are dated and haven’t been updated in years.
15 year old record holder got caught for doping a few years later. After his suspension was over, Reta competed in a number of lower prize money races across the US. Very, very few of these races drug test and he made thousands of dollars in prize money for a number of years. He did win 1000 in a race I coordinated and we did not have drug testing. We got significant media attention after the race that was not helpful. nothing we could do but write the check.
And we know he was only 15 when he ran that time because he was born the year of the Great Harvest when farmer Geb's cow had twins
At the time the guy missed out on an overall podium spot to a 13 year old. I wonder if he remembers that and knows who it was beating him now. Losing out on an overall podium spot to a 13 yeat old future Olympian is a totally different thing. And the 2 guys who beat him can say they beat Conner Mantz in a half marathon. Results link for anyone interested
Surprised no one mentioned yet that the course is like 700 ft net downhill. still a solid time but probably the elevation gives a 5 minute boost for a 1:20 runner.
Nowhere close to a 5-minute boost! That'd be 23 seconds per mile for 50 feet of downhill per mile. That's not even close. Maybe 4-5 seconds per mile. I don't think Strava GAP is way accurate, but probably ballpark and it'd say 4-5 seconds per mile. Also, running at 5000 feet would eat away at some of that too.
At the time the guy missed out on an overall podium spot to a 13 year old. I wonder if he remembers that and knows who it was beating him now. Losing out on an overall podium spot to a 13 yeat old future Olympian is a totally different thing. And the 2 guys who beat him can say they beat Conner Mantz in a half marathon. Results link for anyone interested
At the time the guy missed out on an overall podium spot to a 13 year old. I wonder if he remembers that and knows who it was beating him now. Losing out on an overall podium spot to a 13 yeat old future Olympian is a totally different thing. And the 2 guys who beat him can say they beat Conner Mantz in a half marathon. Results link for anyone interested
15 year old record holder got caught for doping a few years later. After his suspension was over, Reta competed in a number of lower prize money races across the US. Very, very few of these races drug test and he made thousands of dollars in prize money for a number of years. He did win 1000 in a race I coordinated and we did not have drug testing. We got significant media attention after the race that was not helpful. nothing we could do but write the check.
What a blast from the past. I remember him winning a big 5K in my area a few times in blistering times.