Gotama

Brentwood should be much farther up there, is Bumbalough not top in three distance events. Baylor also isn't even on the list, even though Townsend would give them 10 according to rankings.

Baylor....Look at the distance guys they have produced recently. Gifford, Strang, and now Townsend running a US #2 time.

4:06 and sub 1:50 are not equivalent either. Tons of athletes who run 4:06 can't go sub 1:50, in fact most of them can't. Webb went 3:52 and wasn't his 800 PR 1:48?

I'm not vikram. Heh, cultural stereotype; vikram is indian/hindu. The name Gotama is buddhist

Bumbi is certainly the favorite for the 800, but he may try to lower the state 1600 record the day of state, and his 1:54 was in a race, Townsend ran his 1:55 all by himself in the windy rain, no pacer or competition. It suprises me Bumbalough doesn't run faster in the 800, with a 4:06 mile PR.

Jordan may win some smaller meets, but when he's up against all of Chattanooga he's gonna get beat pretty bad by Scarborough, Townsend, Gadberry, and Bean.

McGrath didn't run for TN, he was a national caliber runner. He now runs professionally in the Oregon project. Townsend ran 1:55.5

That's ###### ridiculous; there's no way I'm running. Where the heck are we gonna run anyway, Brainerd is as urban as it gets. Let's use the Greenway. Cotton and the leaders of the CCCL should be ashamed.

i wish i was

I'd be really suprised if there were 10 under 16. The way this year's talent is spread out I don't see much of a pack forming, and I think guys will end up being strung out, which is hard to run fast with.

The best XC team in the state this year will be between Baylor, BA, and Houston. I think over all the years Houston has probably been the best. But then again Houston has much larger numbers than a lot of schools. I think McMinn has an excellent program although this year I dont see them beating Houston. For the amount of people they've got to work with, I think Baylor and BA are the best programs.

What do you predict the top Chattanooga runners will run at optimist or state? Optimist Townsend: 15:20 Srivastava 15:47 Bean: 15:52 Scarborough: 15:58 Billengsly: 16:00 Longstreth: 16:11 Gadberry: 16:18 Glover: 16:20 Morgan: 16:30

Who's the favorite for the individual title as well as the team.

Work my way up to 80mpw, most of it offroad. Leg exercises every other day. Core and pull ups every other day. Starting in July 10x100s every friday.

You can't name anyone who excels at just three running events. Andrew Bumbalough runs national caliber times in 3 distance events, excluding relays, and could probably run a 49 on the side. The kid is by far the most competetive runner in the state, without question; no one compares, no sprinters, no distance runners. Best all around I would say is Michael Bingham.