At the HS state meet, he tried to win the 3200, 800 and 1600. He won two and finished second in the third -- making him the first boy in state history to place in all three events.
I know these events aren't the same difference, but a 17-year-old young man training at York's level and your daughter are two different things as well.
Choose two now and as time passes and her training evolves, then you can contemplate bigger challenges.
If you want to compare and contrast their journeys: https://www.mariusbakken.com/about-marius/season-by-season-in-words.html
As a 5th grader, my kid went to 7th grade state and finished 10th in the 400m. As a 6th grader, she went to the 7th grade state and got 3rd in the 400m and got the school record with a 1:03.4. She typically ran the 100m and 200m with the 400m at meets. Not enough top end speed to win the 100m and just missed the state qualifying time and got second in the 200m at sectionals.
But this year in early meets, we have been experimenting a bit. She ran the 800m and smashed the school record, but I honestly think her time was just ok. She didn't pace herself well and could run it faster. Then, last Saturday, she ran the mile. Again, she destroyed the school record and ran it in a 5:33. That was the first time she had ever run it.
Is it insane to try and run the 400, 800 and 1600 all at sectionals? Or, is that a common grouping? My wife and daughter both think it is nuts, but I think she can do it.
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