Maybe Lutkenhaus should skip Worlds

No. Going to the World Champs even if just to go one-and-out would be immensely beneficial.

Only after competing in his first rodeo can he feel and say "This ain't my first rodeo".

I agree with the OP. Lutkenhaus has been competing at a high level since January. It has been a long season. Time to shut it down. Rest up. Hang out at the water park with friends. He is a 16 year old kid. His physical and mental health should be prioritized.

If he was just able to PR by 3 whole seconds, then clearly whatever he was doing from January to now shouldn't have been that taxing on his body. I think one more meet should be fine

What out of competition testing pool is the AIU allowed to put a 16 year old in?

No way, but being school just started back up, I wonder if he can maintain this level. Highschool hours don't allow a whole lot of rest with what I imagine is pretty serious training levels.

Yep. And then he will improve by another 3 seconds. Or maybe by only 1.35 secs.

I assume he will be well past his peak but the experience will only help him for the future. 2028 is a long way away. His coach clearly knows what he is doing so far so i trust he will figure it out. I assume Nike will offer him a sick contract today as well lol.

Confirmed.....Josh Hoey's burner acct is zizwami.

WTF?? As impressive at it was there is no guarantee he will ever make it back. Ask Brazier how injuries can derail you. He can rest all fall. The 1:47s he ran during high school season clearly weren’t too taxing if he’s actually a 1:42 guy.

Why should a runner who is only 1.35 secs short of one of the best wrs in the book skip the World's?

Because there is more to life than running and he is a human being not an AI robot.

LOL. Going to Worlds to compete in Japan as one of the youngest athletes to do so in history is an experience of a lifetime.

There is more to going to Worlds than just running.

Donny and Bryce are great teammates and will look out for Lutkenhaus in Tokyo.

There is no saving for the future with this kid. He is here. Now. 1:42 guys run in global championships. There's no guarantee he will make the Olympics or any other team in the future. Strike while the iron is hot regardless of age.

So you could apply the same argument to every other top runner. They, too, should skip the World's.

What do you think is going to be so stressful about attending worlds? He's going to enjoy the hell out of it.

Nobody is expecting him to win, so he doesn't need to train like the world is on his shoulders.

Congrats on starting the dumbest thread of the day

They’re going to prevent him from hopping on the wrong train or eating poisonous sushi? Are they even going to hang out together?

He should skip to build base for cross county. He’s got a real shot at winning the Texas UIL 5A cross county championships!