How good are her routes though?
10.9 for males is “fast” but not elite fast. For comparison sake I ran a 10.7 and didn’t even run track.
I ran 10.69
Giggity giggity
I didn't run.
My car does a 10.68 100
So then we can agree 10.9 is just meh.
For a guy his size at his age? Pretty good. Roughly translates to a 4.49-4.55 40
I guess it depends how fast he reaches top end speed. Taller guys typically have a harder time getting to top end speed off the blocks or off the ball or out of their stance. Guys like Tyreek Hill are fast all the time even after a change of direction which makes them elite.
Not calling bullshit, but I was a very good track athlete in HS as my secondary sport and a FAT 10.7 is absolutely "elite" (i.e. good enough to have your running in state finals in most states) for a HS boy.
And the fact he’s listed at 6’4”, pretty impressive before Coach Balis gets a hold of him.
You can call bullshit if you want. I never really ran track in HS. The last time I was officially timed was in 8th grade running 11.3. Baseball was my jam so I did not run track until my SO year after I tore my hamstring and just ran on the track team to rehab a little but still putting up decent times my 8th grade self would smash. I never ran track my Jr and Sr years but I ran with the track team often enough to know I ran a 4.4 to 4.5 40 regularly and 10.7 to 10.8 100m on the regular my Sr year. By that time I was a baseball player but I did have thoughts about trying to do both because I knew I would at least qualify for state in Indiana.
I've always wondered what it would be like to be talented and not have to work for it. Did it feel good?
That hurts. My father pushed me harder than anyone has ever been pushed athletically. I was a machine. I wish he would have pushed me academically but I worked hard. He would race me with his bike and when we were not running or he was throwing me 150 pitches a day or making run go routes or chase fly balls. The sad reality is I was too cocky and quit playing baseball because I got my feelings hurt in college.
The way you talked about running so fast but not "doing track", I just assumed you were one of the exceptionally talented people who failed to realize their potential. Sounds like you were still working hard and training but for different sports.
There is fast and then elite fast. He’s fast but the debate was elite or not… at least on my end. But I will concede he’s 6ft4in so his combo of size and speed makes him lethal not his “elite” speed.
Damn, 10.7 wins state a lot of years. You, um, probably should have ran track?
