There was this runner at our rival HS who was by all measures, an average cross country runner. Broke 17 a few times as a senior. At state, He led for much of the race but faded and ended up finishing 3rd. It was still a really incredible performance and shocked everyone.
EPO works for all ages.
In Wyoming a few year back, maybe 4, a freshman girl showed up and ran a 2 minute PR to win the 4A State meet. Nobody knew who she was. Hilarious.
Not winning state meet, but when I was in hs, one of the girls at my school who usually ran 20 low or so had this one good meet where she ran in the low 18s as a jr. Just a fluke thing she never accomplished again as she quit after hs. I've seen guys get pr's then take 2-3 years to break them. Right conditions, right competition, they get pulled along to an amazing race. The next couple years they come up a few secs short in their best races.
Many years back but it doesn't happen that often.
Average XC guy 17:XX, ran winter track did nothing special. Qualified for the Class meet with a 2:01 800 PR. Ran 1:55 low in the Class meet for the win over an undefeated 15:5X XC and multiple state champion who ran 1:55 high.
There was this one soph who started the season as last man on the JV team--made varsity midway through the season, team went to States, where he ended up sixth and his team won by like two points.
I saw a boy run a 30 sec pr as a Junior qualify for state in the mile at sectionals running 425. He Never ran that fast again
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