taylorswift13 said:
Holy hell that's crazy for an area meet! Poor girls, run top state times and not even advance lol! Those Humphries' girls times for a freshman are WOW! Even Brynn Brown barely escaped in the 800 lol
Yep, and the state meet middle distance times are usually slower than the regional times. I think the athletes just refuse to trust their training, and get caught up in the adrenaline rush and the fear of going against the best in the state. I'm continually telling my daughter how freaking long 800m is. She ran 2:17 as a sophomore, but I think the XC runners really struggle getting their splits right because they don't get enough reps. With +5 splits, she could run 2:15 without even changing fitness level, but just running even splits. Raevyn Rogers showed us just how long 800m is.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough