LetsRun.com wrote:
srger wrote:How old is he? If he's 19 U don;t really care
Maton, like Edward Cheserek a few years back, is indeed old for HS. He probably very easily could be a freshman as he turned 19 on March 28th. So consider him to be a red-shirt senior in HS!!
I was a sophomore in college at his age.
here is the deal wrote:
All the 19yr old crap doesn't really bother me. High school has age limits, he meets them.
Another thing high school has is high school track meets, which this wasn't.
kod3200 wrote:
Thank god he left that program at his high school... those moron coaches could've prevented this phenomenal performance. Congrats Maton, that's really somethin.
I agree. Good for Maton, and his family.
How do you explain this performance without the coaches? Yes, it takes years of development to get to this stage, and yes the coaches were likely helpful. However, this kid is genetically gifted and even with average coaching he would have gotten close to this point. He seems to know what he's doing without their guidance now. I will say though that he is probably using the same training principals unless he is being coached by someone else. But don't have illusions of grandeur my friend, any coach with a general understanding of training principles would have helped this young man just as much, probably without the headaches. Don't be so prickly fella. I am sure you are a fine high school coach.
Bad Wigins wrote:
here is the deal wrote:All the 19yr old crap doesn't really bother me. High school has age limits, he meets them.
Another thing high school has is high school track meets, which this wasn't.
Which is why this will not be a NFHS certified performance. Also Jim Ryun beat Peter Snell at this age, which is "slightly" more impressive than the people Maton didn't beat. The way I see it, equating this performance with what Ryun did in high school is not legitimate. And what Webb did at Pre is also pretty obvious.
He is 19 years 41 days old! Still very good, but not a true HS age!
He is 19.
malmo wrote:
LetsRun.com wrote:Maton, like Edward Cheserek a few years back, is indeed old for HS. He probably very easily could be a freshman as he turned 19 on March 28th. So consider him to be a red-shirt senior in HS!!
I was a sophomore in college at his age.
And this matters exactly how?
who is comparing his run to Ryun?It was an impressive race with the conditions. Isn't that enough?Also , Webb ran his amazing mile with Pros, last weekend Grant Fisher ran 3;42 against college age folks. The cool thing is come June it will just be race of high school kids. Very exciting.
coach d wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:Another thing high school has is high school track meets, which this wasn't.
Which is why this will not be a NFHS certified performance. Also Jim Ryun beat Peter Snell at this age, which is "slightly" more impressive than the people Maton didn't beat. The way I see it, equating this performance with what Ryun did in high school is not legitimate. And what Webb did at Pre is also pretty obvious.
OLD-Runner wrote:
He is 19 years 41 days old! Still very good, but not a true HS age!
Most states have age guidelines to compete in sports. While he is a year older than most, he is still within those guidelines.
malmo wrote:
LetsRun.com wrote:Maton, like Edward Cheserek a few years back, is indeed old for HS. He probably very easily could be a freshman as he turned 19 on March 28th. So consider him to be a red-shirt senior in HS!!
I was a sophomore in college at his age.
Malmo you're not dumb, so don't be intentionally ignorant/obtuse. You're being a jerk again like you were on the Oregon thread. You were born in the summer so obviously you'd be one of the youngest in the grade and turned 20 just after your soph year ended. That has nothing to do with Maton.
Maton is a year too old, you're making it sound like he's two years too old. He's not.
Everything?He had nothing to do with his success. He didn't work hard, isn't gifted, doesn't have parents who understand distance running?Interesting...
masterscoach wrote:
You dont know what your talking about re: coaches. Matthew owes everything he has to day to those coaches. I know I was there from day one. Best keep your pathetic words to yourself.
At age 18, Ryun ran 3:55.3. At age 19, HE BROKE THE WORLD RECORD (3:51.3)! What I'm saying is there is a BIG difference in physical maturity between 18 and 19, just as there is between 17 and 18. It's a good time for a college freshman and I'm sure he'll go on to Oregon and have a fine running career and get a worthless degree (if he graduates). But this is not a legitimate HIGH SCHOOL sub-4 for more than one reason, and I'm sure NFHS will not ratify.
Where are all of your sub 4 performances in HS?
Haters.
He is in HS...That means its a legitimate HS sub 4!! Unless the country puts an age restriction on what is considered HS that counts nationwide he is LEGITIMATELY a HS runner.
IF you would like to make your own classification that you have to be under 19 then you can start your own list.
He sits next to HS kids everyday in class. I think that counts enough....
If they don't ratify it has nothing to do with his age. What part of" he is within the age for high school" don't you understand. Are you truly this dense? Now if they have a rule about only running it in high school races, then yes it won't count.Yes, we know you hate UoO. News flash, it is a typical average state school. It isn't great it isn't crap.
coach d wrote:
At age 18, Ryun ran 3:55.3. At age 19, HE BROKE THE WORLD RECORD (3:51.3)! What I'm saying is there is a BIG difference in physical maturity between 18 and 19, just as there is between 17 and 18. It's a good time for a college freshman and I'm sure he'll go on to Oregon and have a fine running career and get a worthless degree (if he graduates). But this is not a legitimate HIGH SCHOOL sub-4 for more than one reason, and I'm sure NFHS will not ratify.
Our full race recap is now up:
coach d wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:Another thing high school has is high school track meets, which this wasn't.
Which is why this will not be a NFHS certified performance. Also Jim Ryun beat Peter Snell at this age, which is "slightly" more impressive than the people Maton didn't beat. The way I see it, equating this performance with what Ryun did in high school is not legitimate. And what Webb did at Pre is also pretty obvious.
Ryun had just turned 18 years old when he ran 3:55 in high school and beat Snell. Maton is already 19 and still in high school. Did he flunk a few years?
Ummm. wrote:
malmo wrote:I was a sophomore in college at his age.
And this matters exactly how?
Maton is grown man running under the guise as a high school kid. Much the same as Texas hs football players abusing scoop enrollment rules in so that as 19 year olds they will older and stronger than their peers for the glory of Friday night lights.
Ryan was a few days past his 17th birthday when he first broke 4:00, and was barely 18 when he beat Peter Snell, and broke his first American Record.
No, a sub 4:00 by a 19 year old grown man isn't really anything similar to what the other high school kids who broke the magic barrier.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
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