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Kai Wilmot
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Wilmot will not win against a fresh field. Second for Templeton. He's come on at the right time.
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1. Joe Hardy 12 14:55
2. Aaron Templeton 12 14:57
3. Matthew Maton 11 14:59
4. John Dressel 11 15:06
5. Grant Fisher 11 15:10
6. Mickey Burke 12 15:13
7. Elijah Armstrong11 15:14
8. Conner Mantz 11 15:17
9. Louis Colson 12 15:26
10.Levi Thomet 11 15:29
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How would you rate the difficulty of Balboa Park compared to the Foot Locker Regional races?
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Grant Fisher will win.
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Balboa Park wrote:
How would you rate the difficulty of Balboa Park compared to the Foot Locker Regional races?
Will some runners do better with having to hit the hill twice?
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Faster than FLW and FLNE
Slower than FLMW
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Agreed.
B1G10Beauty wrote:
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Uhhh, no. FLMW is slower than Balboa, with the weather likely playing a factor. There are a lot of hills, and it can be cold as sh1t. I'm going mainly by historical results for FL champions and top 5-10 finishers from the midwest. Balboa yields faster times.
watchout wrote:
Balboa Park wrote:
How would you rate the difficulty of Balboa Park compared to the Foot Locker Regional races?
Will some runners do better with having to hit the hill twice?
IMO -
Faster than FLW and FLNE
Slower than FLMW
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A reasonable projection, Prophet. I have seen Templeton race, though, and I think he is probably the best in the field. He ran 8:54 for 3200 not long ago, and he runs better on hilly courses than on a flat track.
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That could very well be. Mainly the reason I picked Hardy is because he has the ability to run in the mid to high 14s like Templeton, and also has a really good kick. I think it could be any of the top 3 or so.
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I don't know that Aaron can kick like an 800 runner or a miler, but he does have better wheels than he used to have. He finished that 8:54 with a 31 last 200 but didn't appear to be straining for every last second. Of course, with a great runner, you often can't tell whether they're straining, you know?
It's correct to say that he's best on rolling courses. He ran incredibly at his Region meet on a rolling/hilly course, destroying the CR by quite a bit and running under 15:20 while winning by quite a bit. Same thing at our state meet.
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prophet11 wrote:
1. Joe Hardy 12 14:55
2. Aaron Templeton 12 14:57
3. Matthew Maton 11 14:59
4. John Dressel 11 15:06
5. Grant Fisher 11 15:10
6. Mickey Burke 12 15:13
7. Elijah Armstrong11 15:14
8. Conner Mantz 11 15:17
9. Louis Colson 12 15:26
10.Levi Thomet 11 15:29
I have seen the future. And the junior class is incredible.
Templton is a senior. Going to Furman University.
Colson is a senior. Going to Harvard University.
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Maton is a junior...
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Interesting that some of these favorites are going to lesser schools.
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That is how "lesser" schools become just as good.
Too many good kids in the country and they shouldn't feel they have to walk-on or take some BS amount of aid.
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Two Ivies and a strong Southern private school are "lesser?!"
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Can we just clear something up? Matthew Maton is a junior as far as I can tell. I don't think he's going to college a year early.
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Hardy was 10th in his regional. I don't think he's going to win.
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Results were misleading. Hardy had the lead at one point, before deciding the victory wasn't going to easy to do at a relaxed effort, and then relaxed. He jogged the last straightaway and was smiling and shaking other runners' hands. To get a better idea of how good he is, consider ~8:50 as a junior and a 14:44 5k this year on a course slower than FL South. He also has a very good kick. As much a favorite as Templeton, if not more so.
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A HSer wrote:
Hardy was 10th in his regional. I don't think he's going to win.
Templeton FTW. Though Fisher and Maton could give him a run.
Hardy cruised it in with 300 to go once he realized his qualifying spot was set. I wouldn't count him out of the running just yet.
