18 kids broke 9:00 (for 3200m) at Arcadia and Flotrack says that only 17 guys did it in the '90s. Can anyone confirm this?
18 kids broke 9:00 (for 3200m) at Arcadia and Flotrack says that only 17 guys did it in the '90s. Can anyone confirm this?
the ghost of german fernandez wrote:
18 kids broke 9:00 (for 3200m) at Arcadia and Flotrack says that only 17 guys did it in the '90s. Can anyone confirm this?
My guess it that they're wrong. 17 broke 9:00 in the 2 mile during the 90s.
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8:50 is the new 9:00. 4 kids broke it at Arcadia this year.
Starting in 1990, here is the number of sub-9 two mile times by year
'90.....3
'91.....1
'92.....1
'93.....0
'94.....2
'95.....0
'96.....1
'97.....2
'98.....0
'99.....7
'00.....10
So technically no. But '88 and '89 were bad years too, both with only one. So it was really '88-'98 when HS running had bottomed out, and that decade combined is only 12.
Northern Star wrote:
Starting in 1990, here is the number of sub-9 two mile times by year
'90.....3
'91.....1
'92.....1
'93.....0
'94.....2
'95.....0
'96.....1
'97.....2
'98.....0
'99.....7
'00.....10
So technically no. But '88 and '89 were bad years too, both with only one. So it was really '88-'98 when HS running had bottomed out, and that decade combined is only 12.
What in the world happened between 98 and 99?
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Northern Star wrote:
Starting in 1990, here is the number of sub-9 two mile times by year
'90.....3
'91.....1
'92.....1
'93.....0
'94.....2
'95.....0
'96.....1
'97.....2
'98.....0
'99.....7
'00.....10
So technically no. But '88 and '89 were bad years too, both with only one. So it was really '88-'98 when HS running had bottomed out, and that decade combined is only 12.
What? 2000 is not part of the '90s.
you cant count 2000 if you counted 1990...by that logic 2000 is part of the 00 Decade.
He just listed 2000. It doesn't actually count toward the 17 number that has been referenced.
sound wrote:
He just listed 2000. It doesn't actually count toward the 17 number that has been referenced.
The 17 is for 2 miles. If you were to go to 3200m (apples to apples comparison with this years Arcadia) you'd have a few more than 17.
Since the general point being made by the OP is valid. The 90s sucked.
i wonder what the numbers are for college guys. is the trend only limited to HS?
Stat guy, III wrote:
sound wrote:He just listed 2000. It doesn't actually count toward the 17 number that has been referenced.
The 17 is for 2 miles. If you were to go to 3200m (apples to apples comparison with this years Arcadia) you'd have a few more than 17.
Since the general point being made by the OP is valid. The 90s sucked.
Yeah. No one broke 8:50 for two miles or the equivalent from 1986 (which had several: John Trautmann, Mark Dani, and both Mastalir twins) to 1999 (Franklyn Sanchez). Now three have run under 8:40 (German, Lukas, Cheserek) in recent years, compared to one all-time before that, with more (Forys, Centrowitz, Joe Rosa) coming in under 8:45.
The running Renaissance is over. We're in the Industrial Revolution now.
Stat guy, III wrote:[/
Since the general point being made by the OP is valid. The 90s sucked.
Or was Arcadia 2013 totally amazing...
I don't know the exact statistics, but probably not far off. HS Distance training went to sh*t from the late 80s till about 2000. Kids are back to doing higher, quality mileage along with more more sophisticated workouts. I, for one, am damn glad to see it. Also, there was an obsession with HS soccer in the 90s that seems to have mellowed somewhat.
Ahhh remember rugrats, remember ring pops...
Are some of those numbers from the 90's representing one boy breaking 9 in multiple years?
UGvvhjv wrote:
Stat guy, III wrote:[/Since the general point being made by the OP is valid. The 90s sucked.
Or was Arcadia 2013 totally amazing...
I believe the number for 2012 was 16. There was at least one year recently similar to 2013.
Track and Field News @tandfn 3h
check out the fastest marks for places 1 through 30 in the history of HS boys 2-miling.
Link is worth clicking and tells quite a story regarding 2012/13.