FreshmanJunior wrote:
Our team is one of the best in the country. Lots under 5, lots under 10. Sub 17 5k wont even make you on varsity. We do have a competitive atmosphere. 5:10 is super good off nothing. I ran 6:30 my 8th grade year, and went sub 18 last year, im pretty average, but if I can break 18 after a 6:30 in 8th grade (I was a sophomore last yr) he can sure as heck break 18 this yr (my mile time freshman yr was 5:30)
If your team truly was one of the best in the country, then you would not be on this site saying that a 5:10 8th grader has GREAT natural talent. And a barely sub 18 is AVERAGE for you? For comparison's sake to your 5:10 8th grader, I ran 5:12 in 7th grade, and the next year ran a 17:13 5k. I think any where from 17-17:30 should be reasonable.
But why the stress on this one individual? If you have top national caliber team, there should be plenty of far more talented young guys to fill his spot when it is their turn to take the reigns in a few years. I assumed you were hoping for him to be a top scorer this year, or else I did not think that someone could care so much about this dude that they made a thread about it. To me, I'm thinking about this as if you are a CBA Lincroft runner who is pretty slow in comparison to his teammates, and for some goshdarn reason gives a crap cares about a mediocre dude. IF YOU ARE A TOP NATIONAL CALIBER TEAM YOU HAVE PLENTY OF RESOURCES OTHER THAN A FREAKING 5:10 MILER!!! IF THAT'S GREAT NATURAL TALENT IN YOUR OPINION, HOW THE F*CK IS YOUR TEAM SO F*CKING GOOD????
-end of rant