wheres the talent in high school running today!

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21 years ago 12/22/2002 6:04am EST

I am just wondering how a country with a population as large as the US and with such a large participation rate in cross country and track & field could have such a lack of talent (with the exception of Chris Solinsky)? I have been taking a look at some these the high school times put up by our top runners and compared it to Canada's runners and these times appeared to be very similar. I also noticed that at meets such as the Mcquaid invitational the Canadians raped us. Would someone mind explaining how a country with such a small population as Canada can even compete with us.

21 years ago 12/22/2002 8:59am EST

re: Derek

simple...canadians have health insurance (and no guns).

21 years ago 12/22/2002 11:13am EST

re: Derek

Canada just has much more talent i guess

21 years ago 12/22/2002 2:31pm EST

re: fetus and son

the most talented kids dont do track. the play soccer, lacrosse, and drink the heck out of high school. kids that cant make other teams do track etc...im not stating this as an absolute, but i got started at running because i was cut from the soccer team way back in the day. im not talented, but i work hard.

21 years ago 12/23/2002 10:01am EST

re: Derek

1. They run fast because their long johns itch.

2. Kids have to run in place just to stay warm in winter.

3. You?d run fast too if you were being chased by a polar bear.

4. Trying to get to the bathroom fast after too many Molsons.

5. Canadians as an ethnic group are just genetically better suited for running.

6. Most of the country doesn?t have TV yet.

21 years ago 12/23/2002 10:12am EST

re: South of the border

its sitting in front of TV and Computers getting fat, playing soccer and working.

you hear about kids losing weight and become great runners in america (kevin tsishart(sp) for example) its shit, my xc team last year would have been great if we had had 3 of the soccer players play for us.

im a 4:26, 9:41 guy and a junior and i know there are people WAY more talented than me not running. Hell the american mile record holders kids play soccer!

21 years ago 12/23/2002 10:20am EST

re: just

that tschirhart kid used to be fat?

21 years ago 12/23/2002 10:31am EST

re: just

So kids that used to be fat but turned themselves into runners is bull shit? Your buddy from SoCo used to be a fat kid and if i recal correctly he trounced you in every race during xc.

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