ThatEpicMania wrote:
You've messed up your order here. Drew is the oldest Hunter boy, then a brother who is one year his junior, then the brother who is currently a senior at Valley. And Drew never competed in VHSL indoor track because it was sanctioned in Loudoun County until after he graduated, not because he was so much better than everyone else in the state (though he was, obviously, elite).
Definitely you are correct on all counts. Sorry about that. Just late night brain fog or something on my part. I'd speculated wrongly about why Drew didn't run VA indoor track his senior year only because I'd errantly compared his MileSplit results to another from the school who did run indoor track...just not that year.
The times I listed, however, matched to the boy. It's just that, as you pointed out, the order should be Drew (2016 graduate)--next brother (2017 graduate)--current HS senior brother. So this is the correct array of times, showing that GENES CAN ONLY GO SO FAR TO EXPLAIN RESULTS. Despite the same coaches, and having come from the same gene pool, the three boys show a range of talent that differs. Of course, there are other factors involved, too...like, for the two following Drew, the emotional baggage of following in his massive footsteps! And physiological factors and the negative effects resulting from reading drek on the LetsRun message board.
Genes ruler, no kidding these three brothers weren't identical male triplets with identical functioning organs and brains and limbs, so their genes are obviously different in some ways! That doesn't diminish the value of comparing their times at the same points in their senior years. Same source of genes (parents), same coaches, so take it for what it's worth and nuthin' more. You're the type of spin doctor, anyway, who will have a counter argument for anything. We're ALL knuckleheads, you knucklehead.
Below is the relative comparison between each boy's best , in the correct order this time, and still only through Feb 28 of his senior year at LVHS, from Drew to the brother who graduated one year later to the youngest, currently a senior (all stats from MileSplit). IF I've misread any MileSplit stats, and assuming all stats chosen are correct**, then still the relative comparisons wouldn't change:
**I saw that one stat, not a best time, was incorrect -- MileSplit lists identical 3200 and 2-Mile times (9:14.55) for the youngest Hunter boy on the the same date and at the same invitational this winter. I really don't think so! The race was a 2-Mile, where he finished second to a teammate. If this Hunter boy really ran identical 3200 and 2-Mile (approximately 3219 meters) times in the same race, then WOW, his final 19ish meters was run in a world record 0.00 seconds. Great GENES! Or great COACHING! Or great TAILWIND...oh, it was indoors.
5000m XC: 14:20.80>>>17:03.40>>>15:14.40
800m: 1:52.98 (Outdoor)>>>2:15.89 (Outdoor)>>>1:56.10 (Outdoor)
1000m: 2:28.95 (Indoor)>>>--none-->>>2:32.48 (Indoor)
1600m: 4:03.88 (Outdoor)>>>4:59.60 (Outdoor)>>>4:17.15 (Outdoor)
Mile: 3:57.81 (Indoor)>>>--none-->>>4:16.67 (Indoor)
3200m: 8:59.67 (Indoor)>>>10:57.55 (Outdoor)>>>9:07.24 (Outdoor)
2 Mile: 8:42.51 (Indoor)>>>--none-->>>9:14.55 (Indoor)