HS Sophomore wins state 1500 in 3:53, in his first full year of running

I'm high right now but that measurement seems low professor. I believe world leading Professor John Don measured it to be 69 times more impressive than my race. Also, I heard he ate 527 Jamaican beef patties as well.

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I am a big believer in Chadamonics and the huge impact it has had on society. If it were not for your theories than I would never be able to get free Arnold Palmers whenever I wanted. I no not disagree with your findings professor; however, some of your variables might not have been as accurate because of how you always seem to have to sell illegal speakers during your tests.

Thank you for the compliment Usain. I do not like to brag but I am the greatest professor that has ever lived. I will confirm that I did measure it to be 69 times more impressive than your race. The variables of coarse being food eaten before hand, amount of pain in your side, gravitational force from the weight of your chin, force of the spill, blackness of the trench coat that your dad owns, and if you won any bike and pedestrian awards in your life time.

Professor Don,

Couls the rockiness of ones hand be used in such a scientific analysis?

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Blah blah blah. Everyones opinion has more credibility than ever everyone elses. You are wrong because you disagree with me, blah blah blah. Noone knows what next year will bring, how much he will train, how much and how fast he trained to ger here...

webfoot - I will take your comment as from someone who is young and perhaps not all that experienced. With 30 years plus on from high school, and from the experience of being a 4:08 miler in high school who found greater success in academics than athletics, I can state that patience should reign in terms of expectations and development. If one wants to make a career out of middle distance or distance running, and frankly I would advise in most cases against it, what matters is the kind of training and path of development one can handle at age 20, not as a 10th grader.

My teammate was experienced - he ran a 4:21 mile as a ninth grader. When he ran 4:10, he was only 5"5 and 110 pounds, so lots of improvement was expected.

He was a very good college runner, but not great. He too found academics more interesting than track, and while on athletic scholarship, became Phi Beta Kappa in economics and math and went on to become a PhD in econ, and is world renowned in his field today. He made the "smart" choice (for him) to focus on academics (35-40 miles a week at most in college), and yet one would not have guessed in 10th grade that would have been his choice. Again, I think the right attitude is to let high school athletes merely express themselves through athletics and be good teammates and make good basic life choices. If they later decide to make it a career, fine. Accordingly, patience in terms of expectations should reign. Cheers.

Not sure what over the top claim you think I made. To summarize what I said:

1) I'm impressed that a sophomore with limited running experience ran 3:53

2) I predicted he would run in the high 3:40s by his senior year, an improvement of 4 seconds.

Not sure the purpose of your anecdote about a 4:10 HS runner who was average in college. I had a recent conversation with my kids that having a talent at something does not mean they have to pursue it if the passion is not there.

By the way, I have plenty of experience. Won my share of races and was on world championship and ncaa championship teams. Observed many talented runners not make it in college, and observed 2nd-tier HS runners become very good in college. Observed runners giving up the sport for many reasons: academics, injury, girlfriend, drugs. This is a sport of attrition.

Bump...I wonder what that kid from Bernards is up to now?

I’ve heard he’s living in Alaska but he still walks TO every graduation despite his spilled layg. Amazing!