Nobody cares? Yeah, RIGHT! Then why is there a thread about this? Because people care. I sure do. Many do. And for good reasons. And the live broadcast, from pre-race to long after the finish, is excellent. I cheer for the last runner in each race almost as much as I do for the champion. And for good reasons.
I can't believe our privilege here. We get to watch the futures of our sport racing each other, on a high quality broadcast FOR FREE and we're going to talk smack? I get that NXN sort of waters down the field but I watched this whole presentation and I don't think there are many meets where you get to learn about the athletes, get historical context and have a genuinely fun race. If you don't care about it, just go about your day and leave the rest of us in peace.
L&L A drama series took over LR, people forgot Champs XC. Its off season now, everyone is getting ready for indoors. Fax, more will watch A L&L tell-all livestream than the race.
The guy who won Champs ran the fastest time since Drew Hunter. Hardly a B meet. NXN is the interloper here. They should have left the Individual National Championship alone. Nike ruins so many things it touches...
The West is at a big disadvantage at Champs since the qualifying race is the same day as the NXN final. Most of the West's best runners choose NXN (other than Sadie Engelhardt). The other regions have the option to run both Champs and NXN.
The West is at a big disadvantage at Champs since the qualifying race is the same day as the NXN final. Most of the West's best runners choose NXN (other than Sadie Engelhardt). The other regions have the option to run both Champs and NXN.
Northeast and NY have to choose NXR or Footlocker Regional as they are on the same day.
L&L A drama series took over LR, people forgot Champs XC. Its off season now, everyone is getting ready for indoors. Fax, more will watch A L&L tell-all livestream than the race.
NXN only matters to 15 year olds who worship Nike. I know a ton of people who like Champs more.
FL/Champs is always where the best plan on attending. "NXN qualifier" has never carried the same prestige as FL qualifier. That isnt changing anytime soon.
I’m not sure if Leo, Lex, Aaron, Simmons, Gorze, Heidesch and Brown would agree with you.
Hunter Jones was 10th at both so the depth is basically the same. Lex and Leo would have faded at footlocker too.
Hunter Jones was 10th at both so the depth is basically the same.
Lex and Leo would have faded at footlocker too.
At NXN Lex and Leo were dealing with cold and wind that they aren't used to dealing with in Southern California. Yesterday in San Diego it was 60 degrees and no wind. Lex and Leo would have done very well.
The cold weather guys dominated the meet yesterday.
That's not the point. People in cold weather states have experience running in BOTH warm weather AND cold weather. Warm weather early in the cross country season and also at the end of outdoor track season.
People in Southern California don't have experience running in cold windy weather at all. Ever. It doesn't exist in Southern California.
and if Nike didn't give backpacks or SWAG or have all the pretty lites flashing chances are you wouldn't care about that either. Footlocker for years and years provided quality competition for runners without having to bribe them to come. Footlocker of course wanted to bring people into the stores, but they were focussed on making them quality races.
Nike is using it #1 #2 and #3 to get you to buy their overpriced shoes.
The cold weather guys dominated the meet yesterday.
That's not the point. People in cold weather states have experience running in BOTH warm weather AND cold weather. Warm weather early in the cross country season and also at the end of outdoor track season.
People in Southern California don't have experience running in cold windy weather at all. Ever. It doesn't exist in Southern California.
Aaron Sahlman did perfectly fine in cold and wind. The excuses that insult all Californians, if not every other runner in the field at NXN never end, trying to defend the Youngs.
Hunter Jones was 10th at both so the depth is basically the same.
Lex and Leo would have faded at footlocker too.
At NXN Lex and Leo were dealing with cold and wind that they aren't used to dealing with in Southern California. Yesterday in San Diego it was 60 degrees and no wind. Lex and Leo would have done very well.
Oh poor things! Cold?! Wind!? Nevermind, they would easily win national-OH WAIT THEY GOT WHOOPED IN THE COLD AND WIND TOO.
Buddy, they were like 15th place don't tell me they were going to crush it at champs. Stop D riding.
The cold weather guys dominated the meet yesterday.
That's not the point. People in cold weather states have experience running in BOTH warm weather AND cold weather. Warm weather early in the cross country season and also at the end of outdoor track season.
People in Southern California don't have experience running in cold windy weather at all. Ever. It doesn't exist in Southern California.
What was the actual temperature of the race? You make it sound like 15 degrees and 40 mph winds.