MUST READ!!!! THIS GUY JUST QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS!

I remember running against Gabe in high school. He had some really phenomenal races. I remember him showing up as a Freshman and taking some big scalps. Congrats Gabe on making nationals.

that was a terrible piece of writing, lol.

i raced him in high school. insanely competitive on the track, to a fault. nice enough kid off though.

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that was a terrible piece of writing, lol.

i raced him in high school. insanely competitive on the track, to a fault. nice enough kid off though.

Uhhhh...did you happen to read your own post?

Great story. Saw the Saint Marys team doing a workout a few weeks ago on the local bike path. Gabe stood out from the rest of the team as he blew by me during my long run. Not sure what the workout was but looked to be 8-10 mile tempo in the low 5 min pace range.

The article was not written for runners. Here's a link to some performances.

Coach Kinsey wrote:

Looking for an inspirational story? Look no further. This guy (Gabe Arias-Sheridan) just placed 7th in the West Region and is headed to Nationals!

http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=211286743

Cheers and best of luck to everyone next week!

I met Gabe on a group run after his freshman year of HS. He struck me as a very genuine kid, who clearly had a ton of talent. I've enjoyed watching his success from afar!

BayAreaHasBeen wrote:

Coach Kinsey wrote:

Looking for an inspirational story? Look no further. This guy (Gabe Arias-Sheridan) just placed 7th in the West Region and is headed to Nationals!

http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=211286743

Cheers and best of luck to everyone next week!

I met Gabe on a group run after his freshman year of HS. He struck me as a very genuine kid, who clearly had a ton of talent. I've enjoyed watching his success from afar!

He's a good dude, but he wears those dang shoes around his neck every single day! We get it!

But it really IS a terrible piece of writing. The commenter's post is just normal no-caps MB-speak, but the article is painfully overwritten and ungrammatical:

"The trenches of adversity foster bonds with ungodly strength. Factor in blood relation, and the magnitude of the strength flourishes."

"And then his timid, nervous posture snaps and with it the corner of his mouth reaches his eyes."

"Though, regardless of when it began, there’s aspects cemented into his brain. Like the father figure he never had, and the high school coach which, whether intentional or not, slid into that role."

This kind of language very rarely gets into print. It's far from surprising that someone would point out its conspicuous poor quality. The author is probably a student; I'm wondering where the school paper's editor was when that issue was being put together.

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But it really IS a terrible piece of writing. The commenter's post is just normal no-caps MB-speak, but the article is painfully overwritten and ungrammatical:

"The trenches of adversity foster bonds with ungodly strength. Factor in blood relation, and the magnitude of the strength flourishes."

"And then his timid, nervous posture snaps and with it the corner of his mouth reaches his eyes."

"Though, regardless of when it began, there’s aspects cemented into his brain. Like the father figure he never had, and the high school coach which, whether intentional or not, slid into that role."

This kind of language very rarely gets into print. It's far from surprising that someone would point out its conspicuous poor quality. The author is probably a student; I'm wondering where the school paper's editor was when that issue was being put together.

It's true, it is poorly written.

But so was "Once a Runner," and I still thought it was a good story. I saw this on Facebook earlier today, always good to hear about a positive story in our sport. Kid is working hard and improving, good for him.

Meanwhile, some student at smc is doing the same thing: working hard and trying to improve. Progress doesn't come overnight. Just like his classmate on the cross country team, he isn't the best in the nation, but they're both doing their best and (presumably both) improving over time at what they are passionate about.

It is pretty sweet to go from 9:22 3200m and about 4:26 for the mile to 23:27 as a junior in college, especially while not attending a high altitude school. And this kid had a childhood difficult beyond most of our experiences in growing up with a single mother with an abusive boyfriend, living in foster homes, being separated from his sisters, and then being adopted by a family that took three of them.

I met him at a running camp in high school. It's nice to see he's doing so well now!

Yes, very difficult to read. Like reading the drivel of Tom Derderian and the Boston Marathon book - You want to like it because it is an interesting topic, but the hyperbole is just crap!

Look at that progression on the track from 2015 to 2016 though. 4:00 to 3:52 in the 1500 and 15:19 to 14:27 in the 5k. What a beast. He's gonna have one hell of a 2017.

awesome story, but you can tell it's been written by a journalism student -- trying too hard to make it big. good effort though