I agree. I ran against Cormier twice in high school. I remember leading up to the 2004 Border Wars there was hype about some kid who ran 120 miles a week. So, I asked him and he said that he did it one week that previous summer but was mainly a 90 mile a week guy. It is sad though, giving up an education to go protect a country that cares very little about its own citizens. If you are gonna fight make sure its an honorable fight Ken!
Let me get this straight:
You're saying that Ken ran 6000 miles his last year in HS? I'd be shocked if he ran more than 4000mi.
As to your question:
1) How many high schoolers actually run that much consistently or anywhere close to it? Your survey pool is so limited that of course you're going to have fewer success stories.
2) Can you point to a source that credits Ken with saying that he feels burned out? The article above mentions that he contracted mono, lost quite a bit of fitness and was discouraged coming back at it.
3) Who has succeeded running a lot in HS? I'd suggest that the majority of Kenyans and Ethiopians you see winning races around the world benefited from an active youth. Not to mention all the Japanese pros and America's own Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein.[/quote]