This. Yes, ROJO was exaggerating for effect. One or two seconds in the 400 really does not matter in a DMR. At NCAA's, Grant Fisher made up 9 seconds on the 1600 leg. Yared Nuguse made up 7+ seconds on his leg. It's all about the 1600 and the 1200. I went to ND and we had some football players come out for sprints indoors - but they were fastest their freshman year. Amazing athletes. And they had to do spring drills starting in March so they could not run outdoors. By sophomore year, the RBs had put on 20 pounds of muscle and the WRs had put on 10. You just can't run as fast, as long, with more weight. You can take hits, you can run people over, but you are only going to slow down at 400 meters. At 10 meters around the line of scrimmage, your quickness will still be there. But you're not going to drag another 20 pounds to a faster 400 time. Anyway, go Irish, DMR champions and keep building the program. The goose is loose.