Yo these kids were amazing at USATF XC talking to every kid and signing anything. Super impressive guys. My daughter has a crush on Leo took pictures with both of them without a bother. I told everyone, “that’s why they are going to Stanford.” They have that “it” factor great looking and personable kids.
Leo Young is #goodforthesport
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Shoeless Cyrus wrote:
EvilRunner wrote:
i met you at a meet. didn’t know who you were. you were a huge jerk and acted like you were better than everyone.
i beat you in the mile so that was cool but too were an as$hole.
I won. I was a jerk to everyone. Because I could be like that.
Maybe you would, too, if you had been me. But you're not.
Neither is anyone Leo. Nor Lex. They're as close as they can be to each other, and neither is the other.
Take a breath wad of twisted salt.The only time the twins raced a mile together and neither won was at Music City. There was also a 1600m where they didn't win. Colin Sahlman won both races.
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Ritzenhein fan wrote:
Their enthusiasm in front of the camera is fake. They act the way they do just so that people like you will praise them. Their act is basically just a virtue signal.
Unlike you, I've talked to Lex and Leo a number of times in person. They are the same in person as they are in front of the camera.
You might not like the way they are, that's up to you. But they don't suddenly turn into different people when the camera starts rolling.
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Ritzenhein fan wrote:
teach&coach wrote:
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Their enthusiasm in front of the camera is fake. They act the way they do just so that people like you will praise them. Their act is basically just a virtue signal. I know people like this at school and hate them.
one of my teammates had a conversation in line for the bathroom with them at nxn and he said that they were very polite and genuine
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sahlmander wrote:
Shoeless Cyrus wrote:
I won. I was a jerk to everyone. Because I could be like that.
Maybe you would, too, if you had been me. But you're not.
Neither is anyone Leo. Nor Lex. They're as close as they can be to each other, and neither is the other.
Take a breath wad of twisted salt.The only time the twins raced a mile together and neither won was at Music City. There was also a 1600m where they didn't win. Colin Sahlman won both races.
This is inaccurate. Rowan Fitzgerald was victorious in a race not won by anyone from NP, including the Young's.
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Do you have a link to those results? I found one race where Rowan beat Leo and Aaron, but Lex didn't compete.
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Ritzenhein fan wrote:
teach&coach wrote:
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Their enthusiasm in front of the camera is fake. They act the way they do just so that people like you will praise them. Their act is basically just a virtue signal. I know people like this at school and hate them.
I think you should fix your hatred along the lines of "hating the sin but not the sinner."
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Are they making good money off of their YouTube channel? A lot of their videos get 50k+ views which pretty impressive
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Ncstate wrote:
Yo these kids were amazing at USATF XC talking to every kid and signing anything. Super impressive guys. My daughter has a crush on Leo took pictures with both of them without a bother. I told everyone, “that’s why they are going to Stanford.” They have that “it” factor great looking and personable kids.
I don’t think they are going to Stanford because of their looks and being personable. Probably more to do with they are really fast and I’m assuming get pretty good grades too
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imagine being a grown up and hating successful teenagers this much. pathetic
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briguy wrote:
Are they making good money off of their YouTube channel? A lot of their videos get 50k+ views which pretty impressive
No, they don't make much money from YouTube.
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R/didnthappen
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Small fields at World xc compared to years past ? 64 finishers in the u20 race ? how does this compare to the 80s 90s 2000s
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They are mature beyond their years. I hope you haters someday find the joy in life that they do. You're only hurting yourselves. ✌️
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teach&coach wrote:
As someone who is about a decade older than the Young twins but who works with teens every day, one thing I can really appreciate about them is their genuine enthusiasm for what they're doing. It's not a new observation, but one thing teen boys often try hard to avoid is the appearance of caring too much. A lot of teen boys (who will grow up to be good, contributing members of society; I'm not trying to dig into them too hard) play up a certain level of sarcasm, cynicism, or too-cool-to-care vibes around guys their own age, OR they tip into a kind of cringey machismo as they try to figure out what "being a man" looks like for them. The Youngs just don't have that same energy; they don't try to play down their enthusiasm or excitement, and they aren't trying to look "edgy" or play up to a more mature audience. I can see how this would turn off guys their own age (and if you read through comments on some of the bigger running IG accounts, there are plenty of high schoolers throwing shade and even subtle homophobia their way), but I like that they don't change what they're doing to fit in.
I'm also impressed by the way they seem to lean into a variety of interests. They have their sport, but they also post about drawing, camping, photography, mountain biking, etc. I wish more of the teen boys I work with had interests outside of their sport, Fortnite, and social media dramas. It relates to the teenage avoidance of "looking like you care," but there's a certain refreshing vulnerability to pursuing a variety of interests. While they might seem weird to other high schoolers, I think in the long run the Young's apparent lack of screen/video game/phone addictions and pursuit of multiple hobbies will be really healthy and serve them well as they grow up.
Anyway, those are just my observations as someone who spends a lot of time around boys their age. I can definitely see why some people would find them "cringe" or awkward, but I also think my students would have better mental health and be better poised for young adulthood if they borrowed certain traits from the Youngs.
I agree with pretty much everything you write, but his hair annoys TF out of me. I know this is completely and utterly petty, but there it is.
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I agree with pretty much everything you write, but his hair annoys TF out of me. I know this is completely and utterly petty, but there it is.
A petty person who admits they are petty? Your honestly is refreshing.
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When everything you do is catered to your online audience, and you are constantly referring to your content and merch, it's frankly annoying. In their case, though, the results more than back it all up. They are two of the best we've ever had, and I love that they went for world xc (Lex would have made it as well, probably, had he been healthy) and helped bring back a very rare team medal.
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