Do you still dance? Your signature "Ovett wave" could be a couple of subtle moves as you come off the final turn.
Hopefully your dad can capture that if the camera happens to line up with you at some point.
Do you still dance? Your signature "Ovett wave" could be a couple of subtle moves as you come off the final turn.
Hopefully your dad can capture that if the camera happens to line up with you at some point.
Thanks... Hope to get run sub 4:20 this year... Here's 800m PR (last 600m)
Beau Brannan wrote:
Thanks... Hope to get run sub 4:20 this year... Here's 800m PR (last 600m)
https://youtu.be/tuADoZGM44c
When do you race that guy again?
800m PR 1st outdoor this year 1:57.3
Go 55 first quarter, look relaxed, hang on.
All kidding aside, you've got a lot of talent. Depending on your base endurance I would try to go through at 2:13-14 at the half then really concentrate in that third and then run that last quarter like a bat out of hell. You might be surprised- 4:20.
And thus we see the futility of predicting the future of 9th grade runners.
Beau went on to have a fine high school career in a small, not overly competitive state. At the state meet his senior year, he finished second in the 800, with a time of 1:55:10. Three years of hard work and adolescent growth let him lower his 800 time by all of 2 seconds. But he did at least break 4:25 in the 1600, as he ran 4:22.82 for 4th place at state. Beau can be proud of that, as can "Beau," the original poster, probably Beau's father.
Every 9th grader who runs a decent race and/or their parents want to know: what time can I run as a senior? Can I run in college? And the answer is: no one has any idea, least of all the people who try to answer your question. Stop worrying about an unknowable future. Think more about your next race, or training for your next season. Worry about the race in front of your feet right now, not some hypothetical future race. Above all, enjoy the journey.
packing the bowl wrote:
And thus we see the futility of predicting the future of 9th grade runners.
Beau went on to have a fine high school career in a small, not overly competitive state. At the state meet his senior year, he finished second in the 800, with a time of 1:55:10. Three years of hard work and adolescent growth let him lower his 800 time by all of 2 seconds. But he did at least break 4:25 in the 1600, as he ran 4:22.82 for 4th place at state. Beau can be proud of that, as can "Beau," the original poster, probably Beau's father.
Every 9th grader who runs a decent race and/or their parents want to know: what time can I run as a senior? Can I run in college? And the answer is: no one has any idea, least of all the people who try to answer your question. Stop worrying about an unknowable future. Think more about your next race, or training for your next season. Worry about the race in front of your feet right now, not some hypothetical future race. Above all, enjoy the journey.
Or is it the opposite? People who are always thinking about the next race are not going to develop well in the long term. If the next race is always important, then there is a temptation to do a lot of speedwork and rest. This helps an athlete to peak, but not long term development. Always wanting to run fast times leads to disappointment and a spiral of increasing nerves and anxiety and underperformance.
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