Kai looked so smooth out there, he has a really nice gait. Great to see a kid win after struggling with injuries.
9 seconds isn't exactly domination, although the manner it was done was very convincing. I believe all 9 seconds of that gap to second came during the last K.
The top boys are close enough that it could reshuffle a bit if it were a 4 or 5 race series with a race in each region. Maybe the WA kids had a home field advantage, maybe not, but if I had to choose between racing for a championship 150 miles from home or 2500 miles away from home I'd opt for the 150 mile trip.
As for Tanner Anderson being the favorite now, it doesn't always work out like that. De La Rosa was the top returner, but wasn't any faster this season compared to last. I heard he fell in the first K and still fought his way back, very impressive.
I'd bet on whoever the youngest guy was among the top 10-15 returners to win.
Kai Wilmot you're my hero
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3 sophomores among the top 10 returners. I like their odds. Most would have liked Kai's odds after going 8:57 as a soph too, so who knows.
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Wish he was looking at smaller schools. I know Wisconsin is proven in cross country, but not much in the way of track speed kind of guys and I think Kai is one of those.
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Kai is msot definitely a cross country runner, not a speed track type runner. Yes he has run some fast times, but it's because of the fact that he is an aerobic machine. John Dressel from Mt. Spokane is similar to Kai.
Tanner Anderson on the other hand would be more of the speed track kind of guy, as is Joe Hardy from Seattle Prep.
Watching these four race the past few years has been awesome! We are lucky here in Spokane and the state of Washington to have such amazing talent running in our state at the moment.
I look forward to watching Joe Hardy win Footlocker. And then it's time to wait for the 3200m at state... 8:40 to win the 3a title? -
"Maybe the best HS XC runner ran yesterday...
We will never know for sure…"
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Send me some of whatever you're smoking . . . I'll give Kai a pass for running in the JV race because he is a team player and wasn't just dodging the FL competition. BUT the above statement is just silly . . . -
whaththehuh? wrote:
"Maybe the best HS XC runner ran yesterday...
We will never know for sure…"
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Send me some of whatever you're smoking . . . I'll give Kai a pass for running in the JV race because he is a team player and wasn't just dodging the FL competition. BUT the above statement is just silly . . .
FL is a fvckin joke dude. That was 20/30 yrs ago. Anybody that can bring it is going to be at NXN. Forget the FL sh*t. -
RunSpokane wrote:And then it's time to wait for the 3200m at state... 8:40 to win the 3a title?
State could be so epic this year...
Hardy, Anderson, Wilmot, Dressel could all very reasonably be low 8:50's or in the 8:40's at state. And Foerder and Hauger sub-9. And that's just 3A! Of course, that would mean one of the Eastside guys hits the AQ time at the regional meet. I forget what it'll be this year, 9:03? 9:02? It'd be a shame if regional is tactical and they only run 9:05, as it would leave a potential sub-9 guy at home. -
Keepin it Real wrote:
whaththehuh? wrote:
"Maybe the best HS XC runner ran yesterday...
We will never know for sure…"
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Send me some of whatever you're smoking . . . I'll give Kai a pass for running in the JV race because he is a team player and wasn't just dodging the FL competition. BUT the above statement is just silly . . .
FL is a fvckin joke dude. That was 20/30 yrs ago. Anybody that can bring it is going to be at NXN. Forget the FL sh*t.
Foot Locker is far from dead. It's still the best national event -
"FL is a fvckin joke dude. That was 20/30 yrs ago. Anybody that can bring it is going to be at NXN. Forget the FL sh*t."
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Uh-Oh, someone forgot to tell Cheserek that he shouldn't have been able to "bring it". -
whaththehuh? wrote:
"FL is a fvckin joke dude. That was 20/30 yrs ago. Anybody that can bring it is going to be at NXN. Forget the FL sh*t."
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Uh-Oh, someone forgot to tell Cheserek that he shouldn't have been able to "bring it".
Nonetheless, Kai would've tagged Cheserek's azz the last 800. -
I think that it is fair to say that at least the top 6 here at NXN could have done quite well at FLN with Kai being in the running of winning it if he had as good of a performance as he did this last weekend
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Where is Wilmot, Dressel, and Hardy going to school next year?
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Dressel will be going to Mt. Spokane High School next year I believe. He's only a junior.
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His nick name is Kai? Taylor is his listed name.
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Distance Maniac wrote:
High volume quality mileage with decent talent translates into national success.
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DC Trainer wrote:
Distance Maniac wrote:
High volume quality mileage with decent talent translates into national success.
Actually, high volume with no speed equals high volume, not winning. High volume is irrelevant if speed can't be realized.
No one said anything about no speed. But okay, I guess someone forgot to tell Frank Shorter. -
Bleu wrote:
His nick name is Kai? Taylor is his listed name.
Taylor is his first name, Kai his middle name, and Wilmot his last name.
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Maton has beaten all these guys. Some of them multiple times now this season (Hardy, Armstrong, Dressel, Thomet). Sure nice of them all to either be not taking the race seriously or simply be out for a jog. [quote]jmoney swag dawg wrote:
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Where's Kai? Hurt again? If so, get healthy dude. You were fun to watch this past fall.
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Spokanewecan wrote:
Where's Kai? Hurt again? If so, get healthy dude. You were fun to watch this past fall.
Pretty sure he was injured again - he just ran his first track race of the year last week (9:50 for 3200m). That was enough to keep him alive for the GSL Championships this week.
