2013 Nike Cross Nationals - 2013 NXN

Alexa Efraimson will win NXN 2013

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    erik

    Member since 10/18/2013.

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    10 years ago 12/07/2013 1:14pm EST
    re: Josh Hamilton's Addiction

    Josh Hamilton's Addiction wrote:

    Alexa fan wrote:

    Anything BUT. She looked like she was hanging by a thread with 800 to go, but MAN what a kick she has. Cranny was incredible as well.

    Nah she wasn't hanging by a thread. She was in control the whole time. Classic Withrowning at the end though.

    Efraimson did not look in control at all until the final sprint. Several times she fell back 5or 10m and had to do a little work to get back into it. That never happened to cranny who stayed right on Baxters shoulder the whole time. In the last quarter mile Efraimson really looked out of it but found a huge kick. I couldn't really tell from the video feed if Baxter made legit efforts to open it up in the middle of the race and the others just held on or if she felt like she was red lining the whole time and just ran fast enough to be there.

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    Head Wound Harry

    Member since 12/05/2013.

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    10 years ago 12/07/2013 1:15pm EST
    re: LM

    LM wrote:

    Do tell, why are runners not usually able to "open it up".

    I could have sworn that usually happens when a runner is too spent to offer anything more, which sounds alot like...getting outrun.

    Now that comment does imply that Baxter might not have had her best day...but if you get beat on a bad day you still got outrun.

    Okay, the usual two possibilities are in play here.

    One: I didn't lay the sarcasm on thick enough, although I'm at a loss as to how see how I could have gone any more over the top. I guess I need to quit trying to make my points here with a sledgehammer and upgrade to Claymore mine.

    Two: You're trying to beat me at my own game by pretending to fall for my bullshit hook, line and sinker. I rank this a distant second on the likelihood scale, but if this is what you're doing, I like it. If not, I REALLY pity you!

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    LM

    Member since 05/31/2013.

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    10 years ago 12/07/2013 2:04pm EST
    re: Head Wound Harry

    Head Wound Harry wrote:

    LM wrote:

    Do tell, why are runners not usually able to "open it up".

    I could have sworn that usually happens when a runner is too spent to offer anything more, which sounds alot like...getting outrun.

    Now that comment does imply that Baxter might not have had her best day...but if you get beat on a bad day you still got outrun.

    Okay, the usual two possibilities are in play here.

    One: I didn't lay the sarcasm on thick enough, although I'm at a loss as to how see how I could have gone any more over the top. I guess I need to quit trying to make my points here with a sledgehammer and upgrade to Claymore mine.

    Two: You're trying to beat me at my own game by pretending to fall for my bullshit hook, line and sinker. I rank this a distant second on the likelihood scale, but if this is what you're doing, I like it. If not, I REALLY pity you!

    Looks like you get to pity me. The thing with letsrun is that posts like yours often are completely serious...but on re-read its quite clear what you meant.

  • NXNKnowitall

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    10 years ago 12/07/2013 2:04pm EST
    re: NXNKnowitall

    NXNKnowitall wrote:

    You heard it here first-- Alexa Efraimson is going to defeat Sarah Baxter and win NXN 2013. There hasn't been an athlete (except Mary Cain) like Alexa with such raw speed and talent.

    Her WOW on Flotrack blew my mind.. Sarah Baxter has no chance with speed like that... for those that didn't see it..

    http://flo.mx/1g6eKHp

    .. and it was done on a grass loop

    800m (3min Rest)

    400m (3Min Rest) x 4 Sets

    800m

    2:24

    65

    2:25

    65

    2:28

    64

    2:25

    64

    2:24

    Called it!

  • Bryan

    Anonymous Poster

    10 years ago 12/07/2013 2:14pm EST
    re: NXNKnowitall

    At the 5:00 mark she talks about her plan for the NXN race and how she wants it to go. Very prescient, and she kept to it. Well done.

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    no one

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    10 years ago 12/07/2013 2:24pm EST
    re: Cali-Fornia-Dreamin

    just curious - Cali, how would your respond now, to yourself, to your post. Seriously.

  • wonky_ankle

    Anonymous Poster

    10 years ago 12/07/2013 2:57pm EST
    re: webfoot

    Alexa has another year of high school.

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    watchout

    Member since 11/20/2011.

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    10 years ago 12/08/2013 10:49am EST
    re: Hurt Lockur

    Hurt Lockur wrote:Alexa is going down as the best all around HS girl ever.

    Is that counting Cain (at least, Cain up to this summer)? If so, I may or may not agree.. not sure yet.

    If not, then I agree. I had thought Cranny might have had a chance to possibly maintain an edge at 1500m+ (never know if someone will be faster as a senior than she is as a junior), but after yesterday I'm convinced - Efraimson was already faster at 400/800, and now XC. That's some good range.

    Agree that sub-4:10 is a real possibility for her this year.

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