Two sophomores sub-9:00 indoors at CT state opens

Kiefer is always injured because she is 20 pounds overweight. She remained injured with Hudson.

You make it seem like coaches in college will give Puffer speed. You don't take a 10k runner and turn him into a miler. There is a reason why coaches move athletes up in distance in college and as a pro. Tinman training is inferior because it eliminates fast twitch muscle fibers that are very important at a high level.

Apparently you've never talked with him. Kid's an anti social jerk.

Knowledgeable wrote:

Apparently you've never talked with him. Kid's an anti social jerk.

Someone's got his feelings hurt and went to little ol letsrun to trash a guys name

you're not "knowledgeable" you're an assz

If he's antisocial I don't expect him to make big statements, what did he cancel your hangout and you got mad?

prompted to post after reading coverage in the Courant of the state open yesterday. Normally, Puffer comes off as a chill dude with a laissez-faire attitude with a positive demeanor explaining away a performance or circumstance that wasn't ideal. His quotes of "embarrassing", "missed out on a fast mile", "demotivating" and "lost" x2. These aren't words I hear from this cheerful lad. had me reflect on perspective, that sherry and puffer are 2 of the best in the nation in a range of 3 distances. Let's not forget that and continue to encourage them. Any down vote solely rests on "Tinman".

In watching puffers races over the last 3 years, I've noticed he has great Vo2 capacity, stamina, and dedication. Where he is not strong is that of speed, or a kick. He has gotten a bit stronger this last season, yet still relegates his win strategy of making moves far early creating a safe game yet this tactic is known, and no other tricks in the bag. When he loses it's almost always to being out kicked. His latest quotes ie supra, gave me an impression of burn out or discouragement. fast twitch and some strength training is needed particularly for xc to close, and chew up hills.

which brings me to my final comments. On the oblique I caught mention of "Tinman" and "Swartz" not realizing he was coaching him. Especially after reading assessments by others, it's clear there is some there there to what's been said. It aligns with what i've noticed from puffer in performance without the knowledge of "Tinman's" practices. Though puffer has steadily improved , and progress is not linear nor should it be as a mindset, the progress to which he's made overall as well as rate is marginal. It glaringly shows, to a point if I were his parents, I'd find another coach and approach as this philosophy is not working optimally, for this particular outstanding runner. I fear coaching may have already expended his best years and he'll ultimately get so discouraged from stagnation while others improve to a point of leaving running prematurely.

Tinman gets talented athletes young in their career, then over trains them and they fizzle out. His emphasis on CV and LT over speed causes extreme plateaus.

Puffer has run 8:55 for 2 mile but his 800 PR is only 2:03. So he can average 2:13 for an entire 3200 but he can't run faster than 2:03. That's a failure in COACHING.

you’re an idiot if you think he can’t go faster than 2:03 for 800. he split a 1:55 a couple weeks ago, and has if i’m not mistaken has closed a 3200 in faster than 2:03.

Irving Black tantrum at Wickham Park Tent ⛺️ wrote:

Do not approach the timing tent or at least approach with caution. Did Irving Black make it? Did they take down the tent?

Did Irving Black blow a gasket from the grave? I heard he was very “loud and gruff”

My guess is the Puffer dude (a highly recruited stud with a lot of dank it sounds like) was trying to avoid the timing area because if you do so much as accidentally wear jewelry to the starting line or have the wrong color undershirt on during a 4x800m relay, Irving Black will come back from the grave along with the unidentified white haired grump with a thick CIAC rule book out and yell at very high decibels. Today this would be verbal abuse but back in the 80s and 90s and 2000s it was common for grumpy middle old aged men going through a crisis to do this. Most likely it was caused by abuse in their own lives and so they are passing on the favor

So how did Puffer and Sherry do this year?

This made my day and a roar of a laugh, thank you! Without doubt the piston rod through the hood still echos and reverberates fear just being proximal. It could at least account for a stutter step throwing one off stride and missing a couple of seconds from past trauma scarring.

As to Puffer and Sherry, they are two phenomenal runners with great sportsmanship towards each other and love of the spot, , positive attitude, and dedication. This has them standout even more so, making it easy to be a supportive fan of, and amass a following. It is in that, a collective regard for their ongoing success and potentials be realized exists. Hats off to all for your passion about running, tis the root of the spirit to which you write here and tolerate each other's comments.

My issue is that they honor and name track meets after verbally abusive coaches and abusive track figures. Even ones dead many years ago

Llama Stain wrote:

This made my day and a roar of a laugh, thank you! Without doubt the piston rod through the hood still echos and reverberates fear just being proximal. It could at least account for a stutter step throwing one off stride and missing a couple of seconds from past trauma scarring. .

Yes if I had athletes at Connecticut HS track and field meets I’d be careful about approaching the timing tents. The CT transgender athletes competing as females these last few seasons probably made the timers and long time track and field rulebook guys really mad. Some of the guys with the timing companies are nuts, some legit Q anon crazy. All these grumpy (often M@GA supporting) geezers can now do is to accept the world is changing

Tinman does not overtrain any of his athletes. I know what you write is drivel based on that assertion alone.

didn’t have a Tinman to coach us in CT high school. We’d just go to Wickham Park, race, and go to McDonalds.

It's almost as if someone goes to the LR High School forum a few times a day, searches for "Puffer," and if something comes up he/she feels compelled to post something nasty about the kid and Tinman.

It's even money whether this person is a bitter rival of Tinman's or on some kind of spectrum.

Aidan is a great runner and a gracious competitor. He will go to a great college and likely not have to pay a penny. The worst things Aidan ever did was be born at the same time and in the same state as Gavin Sherry, but that's not his fault. Both kids have bright futures.

Some people need to mellow out.

The kid just ran a 4:08 mile PB at the Danbury Dream Invitational. Seems to be progressing well…

Grade Mile

8 4:41

9 4:26(c)

10 4:18(c)

11 4:08