fasterat48 wrote:
I think as a rule posters should not imply doping until or unless the subject of the post has been caught doping. Other message boards for cycling and triathlon follow this protocol. If any of us were the subject of a post we would expect the same, right?
Not at all. If I ran a WR or a significant age group record, I would expect to be suspected. Not all dopers get caught. It makes no sense to believe or act as if everyone who's never been caught is clean.
Anyway, good thread topic. Sorry to contribute to the tangent.
I think the record will stand for 5-10 years. I would be surprised by anything over 12. I agree with a few earlier posters: there's momentum right now for HS track in the US with Ritz Hall and Webb in the thick of their careers and Rupp in recent memory. The minor frenzy over AJ Acosta's senior season is evidence of the interest fast HS times can generate. German keeps the ball rolling.
On the other hand, his record is very special. If it and other significant record aren't broken in the next ten years the momentum might stop and we could be looking at another thirty years before it goes down.