I didn't watch yesterday's Footlocker National XC Championships "live" and when I did tune in to the replay of the webcast, I already knew that Luka Verzbicas had won his second straight title. Verzbicas, who was an academic sophomore last year, is now a senior, and became only the third boy to defend a Footlocker championship. He also became the first ever to win both the NXN and Footlocker championship races.
Now one of the most accomplished high school runners in U.S. history, a big question is how Verzbicas will balance his interest in Running with his equally passionate interest in racing triathlons. Offhand, I can't think of any other runner who competed in both sports at such a high level at such an early age. I know that Lance Armstrong was an excellent triathlete before he decided to focus on bike racing. I guess that worked out for him.
But back to the Footlocker race, which you can watch again, below:
3 comments:
is it just me or does john murray's turnover/stride look a lot shorter than the others?
and is that beneficial or detrimental? or who knows?
interesting choice considering the speed murray has and even if he wants a solid pace throughout you have to believe that lukas would provide that. Watching this race i saw murray as a cocky kid who got some sense smacked into him with that race.
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