XC? wrote:
Pat Roach competed in the Olympic Trials in the 800 this past summer after running 1:46.58. He ran the 100 (11.28) as a freshman at Gettysburg College and then transfered to Messiah. At Messiah he ran the 400 for two years running 47.7 and was an All-American (he also ran 10.89 and 22.04). Senior year he moved up to the 800 and became All-American in that distance, graduating with a PR of 1:48.77. I don't know his high school times. He finished law school last spring and came on Letsrun asking if he should continue running or start a law career. That is where my knowledge ends.
It only gets better from there. He ran 1:46.58 this year in June. Talk about making a huge jump.