exactly.... wrote:
Why get excited?????
We all know how things panned out for Sarah Baxter and Julia Stamps. Phenom 12-15 year old girls are a dime a dozen. The fact is though that very few of them are successful after high school, and even fewer move on to post collegiate careers in running.
Female distance running is an interesting beast.....With the female triad and pressure put on these young kids, its know wonder the majority fall short of expectations......
Things will change so much for these girls after puberty. Angles become less efficient, and work becomes much harder.
The article below is from a 4 year study done in the DC area and shows the facts of female HS regression as the girls get older...definitely wort a read for those who actually take interest in the science of running....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/09/16/in-prep-cross-country-girls-often-face-an-uphill-battle-span-classbankheadphysiological-changes-can-hinder-female-runners-span/27e0ff9f-e32f-4458-a3d2-34852ac72858/?utm_term=.c5107dc137d8
French Dawg wrote:
exactly.... wrote:
Why get excited?????
We all know how things panned out for Sarah Baxter and Julia Stamps. Phenom 12-15 year old girls are a dime a dozen. The fact is though that very few of them are successful after high school, and even fewer move on to post collegiate careers in running.
Female distance running is an interesting beast.....With the female triad and pressure put on these young kids, its know wonder the majority fall short of expectations......
Things will change so much for these girls after puberty. Angles become less efficient, and work becomes much harder.
The article below is from a 4 year study done in the DC area and shows the facts of female HS regression as the girls get older...definitely wort a read for those who actually take interest in the science of running....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/09/16/in-prep-cross-country-girls-often-face-an-uphill-battle-span-classbankheadphysiological-changes-can-hinder-female-runners-span/27e0ff9f-e32f-4458-a3d2-34852ac72858/?utm_term=.c5107dc137d8
Yeah man a dime a dozen. That's why she's #3 all time at Woodward park. I was there. She went out the first mile in 5:07. It was fukin insane.
rosshm16 wrote:
HS sophomore is 14? Did she start high school two years early?
Cheetah wrote:
I couldn't find anyone else talking about this. Claudia Lane from Malibu, CA ran a 16:45 5k at historic (for CA) Woodward Park in Fresno. At 14 that's pretty close to all the talk about Grace Ping's amazing time.
Lane's time is the #1 So. time and #3 all-time at Woodward Park behind Sara Baxter and Julia Stamps. Hopefully she can stay healthy and positive and improve.
http://www.milesplit.com/articles/197749-tasty-race-of-the-week-california-state-xc-meet-highlights
Coaches delight wrote:
[quote]Cheetah wrote:
This kids form if just terrible. Arm carriage, weird stride you name it needs work.
A little form work she will run faster. Watch the d-4 highlight film and you'll see what I see.
Coin Flip wrote:
If her form bothers you, wait until you see Brie Oakley.
