IL Run wrote:
Look a bit deeper. He beat some 9:0X guys by 40 seconds in that race. Methner also won NXR and Footlocker regionals beating some guys who finished very high at NXN and Footlocker last year.
I’m rooting for Methner to be up there, otherwise his course record at Detweiller won’t look as impressive. Sort of like boys that go under Jeff Nelson’s old Mt SAC record but are nowhere near his 2 mile time in track due to the fact the course runs much faster now than in the past.
If Methner can beat Young I’d expect him to be under 8:40 in track. If a half dozen boys break 8:40 next season that will be super cool.