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Old glory
Posted Mar 15, 2009 4:33 PM
It's been a while since I've ran. But it still amazes me how deep the talent in San Diego was 8-10 years ago. Every year there are always the standouts, but 99-2001 Cross county and track seasons were packed with amazing Distance and Middle Distance individuals and teams.
(and when I say packed. I'm talking anywere from 5-10+ individuals for the 800, 1600 and 3200 who would have been CIF Champion in any of the off years...) - I'm refering to the boyz bye the way.
As I've followed along occasinoally over the years the biggest thing I see lacking in San Diego is the depth; year after year we produce stars who represent us well each year at state. Most of the invatationals and the CIF "PRELIMS" (not finals, but PRELIMS) within San Diego just don't seem as competitive as they used to be.
Which brings up a good point. Do power house schools (and things fluctuate, so these schools are probably no longer the powerhouses) provide not only more talents runners, but and even ehnanced group?
When a school like West Hills who had 5 or more guys who can go sub 2:00 (and some sub 1:55 - again from 99-2001 they ran 7:50 in there 4x800!!!!!!) does this bring the competition level up a notch? It just makes sense that with a strong team, individuals will have more opportunities to "push" each other during workouts. Everyone knows how hard it is to find the motivation day after day when you're the only guy/girl on your team who is talented and willing working hard. |
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