It’s funny because now when Simeon loses in college he’s going to be clowned on. Why do these kids not realize the incessant trash talk just leads to worst things for them in the future.
Leo has looked even better in his best 1500s than he did today (as has Birnbaum in other races). These are all really terrific athletes.
I almost wonder if the failure at NXN going out hard has made him a bit more conservative for the near term.
No, the NXN problem was Lex and Leo going out by themselves on a very cold windy day, when they really should have tucked into the pack and let other runners break the wind for most of the race.
A cold day for Lex and Leo in Southern California is 50 degrees, so NXN was a shock for them. They didn't take the cold and the wind into account, because they had no experience with that.
The weather conditions today, while not amazing, were far better than NXN.
It’s funny because now when Simeon loses in college he’s going to be clowned on. Why do these kids not realize the incessant trash talk just leads to worst things for them in the future.
He was just goofing around with the fake trash talk. He has nothing personal against Lex and Leo. It was just a joke. Some of you guys took him too seriously.
That was not my point. I’m sure it’s just a joke between them but people online are engaged with it like it’s actually beef. What I am saying is it can go both ways and be really devastating for Birnbaum when he loses a race in the future. Don’t know why he would portray himself like that now when he’s going to be shushed on in a few months.
So when all is said and done, only 1 Newbury park kid breaks 4 in HS?
Rain & lack of a pacer eliminated a fast enough pace. Off his 1500s and his showing in this race Leo was clearly capable of sub 4. Oh well, on to college...
The would of, could of, and should of list is a lot longer than the list of kids who did it...
Leo looked happy enough after the race. good sportsmanship going up to birnbaum with a smile after being shushed 😂
If the twins do respond well, what do the other two do? Walk back their trash talk, pretend it never happened, or double down? Some people will probably say it was all just a joke but when it’s incessant, unprompted, not reciprocated, and likely is meant to and does get under the skin, is it really?
Im mainly talking about connor “won’t be any competition” burns who despite the lack of competition finished 4th. When he comes 112th in cross and oregon comes in 14th, will he still be talking?
Interestingly, I’ve never seen the Young brothers say anything negative about anyone else. Their posts and interviews are always upbeat, positive and it seems like they are really just trying to maximize their running potential, not targeted directly at anyone.
It makes the the other guys look like a-holes if they continue to bash on them without Leo and Lex reciprocating. I really just think the young’s want to run and make content and shouldn’t care what the other guys are saying.
I assume there is some jealousy with how popular they are with their YouTube channel and hell, I mean Leo’s performance at Worlds could be seen as much more impressive than any other high schoolers performance running this year considering Hs’ers don’t run 8k. And then Lex took the 5k record from Burbs but it’s not like lex hasn’t said LAST YEAR he was going for it.
Leo looked happy enough after the race. good sportsmanship going up to birnbaum with a smile after being shushed 😂
If the twins do respond well, what do the other two do? Walk back their trash talk, pretend it never happened, or double down? Some people will probably say it was all just a joke but when it’s incessant, unprompted, not reciprocated, and likely is meant to and does get under the skin, is it really?
Im mainly talking about connor “won’t be any competition” burns who despite the lack of competition finished 4th. When he comes 112th in cross and oregon comes in 14th, will he still be talking?
burns is controversial for the sake of being controversial. it’s super cringe and immature. the fact he is dragging simeon into it, makes it even worse. i don’t think simeon would participate in this feud if it wasn’t for burns.
So when all is said and done, only 1 Newbury park kid breaks 4 in HS?
you americans are weirdly obsessed with the 4 min mile. you do realize 3.39 1500 or 13.34 5000 are way better performances right?
You do realize running a better performance at a different distance doesn't make you a sub 4 miler? People were saying they would have 4 sub 4 milers not 4 guys with times with IAAf point equivalents to sub 4. Seems like a simple enough concept that people here seem to be struggling with.
you americans are weirdly obsessed with the 4 min mile. you do realize 3.39 1500 or 13.34 5000 are way better performances right?
You do realize running a better performance at a different distance doesn't make you a sub 4 miler? People were saying they would have 4 sub 4 milers not 4 guys with times with IAAf point equivalents to sub 4. Seems like a simple enough concept that people here seem to be struggling with.
are you too dumb to get my point? only ignorant people would think a sub 4 mile is the only thing that matters.
laros’ 3.32 the other day, meh, they guy never broke 4 in the mile…🙄
Birnbaum is for real! After seeing his race against the pros on Friday night and this one, he could become the best American miler ever. Our 1500 squad for LA28 could be unreal!
He just has the swagger of a future pro. The glasses are gonna be a great marketing gimmick in the future lol. Don’t want to get ahead of myself but I believe he has the mental to be one of our big guys.
Interestingly, I’ve never seen the Young brothers say anything negative about anyone else. Their posts and interviews are always upbeat, positive and it seems like they are really just trying to maximize their running potential, not targeted directly at anyone.
It makes the the other guys look like a-holes if they continue to bash on them without Leo and Lex reciprocating. I really just think the young’s want to run and make content and shouldn’t care what the other guys are saying.
I assume there is some jealousy with how popular they are with their YouTube channel and hell, I mean Leo’s performance at Worlds could be seen as much more impressive than any other high schoolers performance running this year considering Hs’ers don’t run 8k. And then Lex took the 5k record from Burbs but it’s not like lex hasn’t said LAST YEAR he was going for it.
I'm just going to point out that just because they don't talk about other people doesn't necessarily mean they chose the high road. Clearly something happened between them and Sahlman, and they have refused to go to the same meets as each other since NXN. Who knows what happened, but at least sahlman posted stuff that got taken down (after someone at NP told him too). I wouldn't be surprised if the NP admin or their parents have kept them all on a tight leash since, which is super smart. HS kids say dumb things, and having handlers in charge of them to stop them from saying dumb things is good for their long term prospects.
C'mon. They are high schoolers. They all were great and Birnbaum was greater. Amazing race and thank you. I am guessing that 99.9 % of the people on these boards never ran that fast. I ran 4:10. In college. 30 years ago. Never ran that fast. Great race and don't troll kids. Okay, they probably never see these boards but criticize adults who deserve it.