The National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF) in partnership with USA Track & Field (USATF) announced the Nike Elite Program, a one-of-a-kind inaugural initiative designed to provide comprehensive support for the top Un...
It was not my point that he was old.. Myers is 18 and 8 months, I was trying to see where he was exactly.
Oh thats my bad. I am not seeing any indicators about his birthday on any sites. However it seems he is not 18 yet, as his name is not showing up on Whitepages.
This interview seems a little troll-like but I respect the maturity in ignoring social media. Also that he focuses on the process and not results. But most importantly he understands that Lebron is king.
Ps: What the fvck is wheel thrown ceramics? Why was that never an option for me? That subject sounds great.
It was about time he has too much raw speed, only person that has more is that Lutkenhaus kid. Nobody is touching him in a mile except maybe Latham. I only see Latham or Noonan being able to beat him in a 3200, Kitchen is good but I don’t think he has the kick, he’s more durable.
He is still improving sharply, so I don't see that stopping too soon. He ran 1:48.6/4:02/8:41 last year and has improved five seconds in the mile this year already. Last year, he dropped 4-5 seconds from indoor to outdoor. If he does that again, he's in the range of the national outdoor record. He's also run 8:03 3k this year. As for pure speed, he's not comparable to Lutkenhaus, a 46 type, but has good speed for a miler with a 49.4 400m as a junior and that's fine for an 800/1500 time with range. Lutkenhaus could well be a force at the mile in the future but Powell is there right now and with the 1500 types going down to 800m, the really fast times don't typically come until they are much more aerobically developed. With Webb, we saw the 47 carry already in high school but it wasn't until 2007 at his peak that he dropped until 1:46, all the way down to 1:43.8. So, I wouldn't expect him to be competitive with Lutkenhaus at 800m for years, if ever.
I was referring to someone else's post about Powell's improvement curve behing less because he was already maximized in hs by his parents' expert coaching. My sense is actually that they took it relatively slowly with his development. Myers has been training with pros for years and obviously is currently way, way ahead and cannot possibly improve more than another 5 seconds in the mile lifetime under the best case scenario, but obviously, there's more room for Powell to improve than Myers at this point.
Owen’s parents don’t play a role in coaching him right now. Susan Empey from Mercer Island has done a great job developing his talent while still leaving room for growth. Apparently he averaged 53mpw in the fall, and only touched 60 miles a few times throughout his HS career.
Can confirm the parents havent written a single workout Coach Empey has been his coach all 4 years of High School -- she is a 2x Marathon OTQ herself so extremely competent
