What is up with the NCAA XC Times?

TheFuK!!!! wrote:

What is up with the NCAA XC times, are all the courses on a track or are they all super short? There is no way a bunch of no namers with slower track times then I ran in 06 time frame are cracking 23:00 for an 8k like it's a joke. Something is ridiculously up with this crap. I Ran against some seriously good guys and all of us were trying to crack 24:00 for an 8k. Sub 25:00 was placing high in big meets. I was an XC All American and earned 13 accolades on the track and was not close to the garbage that is taking place, I was also nearly missed the Final in US track Championships in the 800m.

TheFuK!!!! wrote:

What is up with the NCAA XC times, are all the courses on a track or are they all super short? There is no way a bunch of no namers with slower track times then I ran in 06 time frame are cracking 23:00 for an 8k like it's a joke. Something is ridiculously up with this crap. I Ran against some seriously good guys and all of us were trying to crack 24:00 for an 8k. Sub 25:00 was placing high in big meets. I was an XC All American and earned 13 accolades on the track and was not close to the garbage that is taking place, I was also nearly missed the Final in US track Championships in the 800m.

But seriously wrote:

But seriously, what is going on this XC season? The shoes have been around for a few years now. Threshold is more popular but not every team is doing double threshold. Sub-23 8ks are happening all the time. That used to never happen. Especially the number of sub-23s we’re seeing this season.

Get Kitty Girl wrote:

But seriously wrote:

But seriously, what is going on this XC season? The shoes have been around for a few years now. Threshold is more popular but not every team is doing double threshold. Sub-23 8ks are happening all the time. That used to never happen. Especially the number of sub-23s we’re seeing this season.

Y’all act like ‘the shoes’ were a one-and-done deal.
They’re not.
Newer models = better technology. The best shoes in 2024 are much better than the best shoes in 2019.

But seriously wrote:

But seriously, what is going on this XC season? The shoes have been around for a few years now. Threshold is more popular but not every team is doing double threshold. Sub-23 8ks are happening all the time. That used to never happen. Especially the number of sub-23s we’re seeing this season.

is this satire wrote:

guy who breaks 1:50 in the 800 a few times and can be counted on to run around 14:30 for 5000 can't believe guys running in the low 13s for 5000 would absolutely destroy him over 8k

i'm curious if you graduated with a degree

adidas5 wrote:

Many of the guys running sub 23 mins are running 7:40s and 13:20 or faster on the track. Were you running 13:20 in 06??

TheFuK!!!! wrote:

is this satire wrote:

guy who breaks 1:50 in the 800 a few times and can be counted on to run around 14:30 for 5000 can't believe guys running in the low 13s for 5000 would absolutely destroy him over 8k

i'm curious if you graduated with a degree

I have a Bachelors, and 3 Masters Degrees. I have completed a post grad from Carnagie Mellon to support my credentials.

TheFuK!!!! wrote:

Not fast only 3:45.

200m: 22

400m: 48

500m: 1:03

600m: 1:18

1000m: 2:24

800m: 1:47

1500m: 3:45

Mile: 4:01

3,000m: 8:11

5,000m: 14:12

10,000m: 29:03