Wait to go german!
I ran against german in cross country his sopre year and he whooped even then... we've continued to follow his track/xc success and have waited for him to make this type of history. I can't wait to see what he'll do in the future. I feel honored to say I have ran with him.
awesome commentary by the way....
Gibson June 21, 2008 at 6:26pm
Congrats to German, and thanks for the great video and commentary. It is great to see history made. What most of you do not get to see is that he is a great guy. I met him as a substitute teacher, and found him to be friendly, humble, and interesting - kind of rare these days. I hope we see more great things from him in the future - Go German!
WOW!!! Great job German! What a fantastic race to watch! Colby and Luke, amazing races too! Way to go everyone! Great commentating flotrack!
Anonymous June 21, 2008 at 7:32am
what makes this even crazier is that he ran 8:34.40 in a high school only race, i believe when nelson set the record of 8:36 he ran against professional at some Pepsi meet. Nonetheless, incredible race and who knows maybe he'll win a national championship as a freshman at Oklahoma State; with the amount of talent this man has, the sky is the limit for this outstanding individual. C. Derrick will still always be number one in my heart
Fout Fan June 21, 2008 at 3:06am
Fout ran 8:55 a year ago. If healthy he could have been faster. Good luck to him and Chris Derrick on the start of their college careers.
Congrats to Fernandez! Awesome time!
Herman? June 21, 2008 at 2:18am
wtf, did i miss something?!? her-maan?
Lol Fout June 21, 2008 at 1:17am
lol @ fout even being a competitor in the two mile...what has he ran like 8 55?
Lance! June 21, 2008 at 1:02am
get some lance!
Tommy June 21, 2008 at 12:31am
While the Kenyan's have run faster at the same age (albeit their ages are disputable) there is a reason this record stood for 29 years. This kid looks like Salazar running. Runs smooth, but looks like he's about to sit down in a big comfy chair. Awesome performance. And sorry, the announcing was second rate, although I don't announce for a living so it is what it is.
George June 21, 2008 at 12:25am
without a doubt
Harry June 21, 2008 at 12:09am
Chris Derrick would have won this in 8:30
Samdaman June 20, 2008 at 11:30pm
to Anonymous Coward
i'm sorry to break ur heart man but the Kenyans and Ethiopians are at another level of distance. their top guys are about 30- 40 secs in 5k and about a min ahead of us in the 10k. Kenyans and Ethiopians have guys at German's age that run faster ex. kipchoge. Look at Bekele and haile!! when they were young they ran fast times. haile once ran a 10k in 28:03 at the age of 18!! however dont get me wrong german will be a great USA runner one day. he will indeed have a great career in the future and has a chance of being one of the best distance runners the us will ever have.
That was just sick. Great job annoucing Mark. And congrats to Colby. He is the fastest Texas kid ever.
Mjmchase June 20, 2008 at 10:20pm
I hope German has success in the future, but what did Jeff Nelson ever do after his hs record? He certainly never ran a great 5k. Unfortunately hs success does not guarantee future success.
I ran against german in cross country his sopre year and he whooped even then... we've continued to follow his track/xc success and have waited for him to make this type of history. I can't wait to see what he'll do in the future. I feel honored to say I have ran with him.
awesome commentary by the way....
Congrats to Fernandez! Awesome time!
i'm sorry to break ur heart man but the Kenyans and Ethiopians are at another level of distance. their top guys are about 30- 40 secs in 5k and about a min ahead of us in the 10k. Kenyans and Ethiopians have guys at German's age that run faster ex. kipchoge. Look at Bekele and haile!! when they were young they ran fast times. haile once ran a 10k in 28:03 at the age of 18!! however dont get me wrong german will be a great USA runner one day. he will indeed have a great career in the future and has a chance of being one of the best distance runners the us will ever have.