German Fernandez, Fastest 3200 in High School History

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16 жыл бұрын

On May 31st 2008, at the California High School State Track Championships, German Fernandez set a new 3200m National High School Record of 8:34.23, 2 1/2 hours after breaking the California state record in the 1600m (4 minutes) and one day after running 4:11 in his qualifying heat. Even with all these runs he was still 24 seconds ahead of 2nd place in the 3200 against runners who were completely fresh and are some of the very best in the nation.
I've done such a double and I can tell you that once your wind is knocked out of you from the mile and your legs have been deadened and are not functioning at full capacity, it is extremely hard to come back and run a great 3200. His run is so incredible for a high school runner that it is just about too good to be true.
Basically, I'm extremely suspicious. High school runners are not tested for steroids.

I take records like this seriously and I am asking the national high school federation to test him for steroids to make sure this run was legitimate.
Every single one of those top 5 runners would have been in the 8:30 category had they gone on steroids.
I'm not here to take anything away from Fernandez, I just want to keep the sport clean.

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@andrewmarek 9 жыл бұрын

Lol, just imagine everyone at the starting like, "Don't need to worry about German, he just ran a 4 minute mile 2 hours ago. He's probably dead".

@runcaz7802 5 жыл бұрын

AndrewMarek: not the mile, but the 1600 meter

@taylord2592 5 жыл бұрын

@@runcaz7802 1600 m is a mile.

@aidanphillips2669 5 жыл бұрын

Taylor D 1600m is close to a mile but not quite. A mile is about 1609 meters.

@lunamoonlight5102 4 жыл бұрын

Usually if you aren't *really* putting 100% into something, then you should recover fairly quick. But I'm not him, so I couldn't spell if he was putting all his might into the 1600m just to put it all in the 3200m or what it was exactly.

@toxicblood5548 3 жыл бұрын

run Caz just add a second stop being weird

@The1andonly720 5 жыл бұрын

The description 😂 mans is out to get German 😂

@mikemather5 6 жыл бұрын

I was at this race and watched German do this. He ran the 1600 a couple of hours prior to this in 4:00.29. Problem was he was cramping badly during the cool down. I thought he would scratch the 3200 but he walked out on the track and lined up with everyone else. I think the old 3200 record was about 8:37 and he brought it down to 8:34. He signed with Oklahoma State.

@hardworkgetsbuckets8797 6 жыл бұрын

What's the latest with him?

@chiefhardy6312 5 жыл бұрын

@@hardworkgetsbuckets8797 pretty sure he's about done with pro running. Ended up running like 13:25 in the 5k, but never became a world-class athlete (by world-class I mean Olympian) in anything middle-long distance. Won a couple of NCAA titles tho at Oklahoma State, definitely stood out the most in high school tho.

@user-km9ve5pg8c 4 жыл бұрын

Caleb Hardy we miss him

@Masonjoliveira 2 жыл бұрын

@@hardworkgetsbuckets8797 I believe he is a police officer or something of the sort. He still has a meet named after him at riverbank high school, which he makes appearances at.

@davisatdavis1 2 жыл бұрын

@@Masonjoliveira a police officer? Damn imagine if he's running someone down 💀

@demetriusjohnson5358 8 жыл бұрын

Only one who does distance, esp track and xc both, can truly understand the magnitude of what that Fernandez just did....unbelievable....unbelievable! That's what you call hard work and God given talent. Hats off to this fine gentleman. I know how hard it is for me to run 10 min flat, let alone a 430 mile, but he did it in 4:00..then on the same day ran an 834 2-mile....absolutely incredible. this vid deserves millions of views...

@liner011f7 6 жыл бұрын

The best HS distance performance of all time.

@kckcmctcrc 5 жыл бұрын

Demetrius, this is very true...to me the most impressive T&F events are the Distance races and the High Jump. I was a sprinter in HS and was always amazed with the endurance of the distance guys, their workouts were just brutal. They would always laugh at us for our 'pathetic' training. I was also always impressed with the elite High Jumpers. I would stand there by the Pit watching these guys thinking EVERY TIME, it's impossible to jump that bar at 7', and these guys would just sail over it...A full FOOT OVER MY HEAD. It just didn't seem possible.

@elijahwood2415 5 жыл бұрын

It really is insane. I run the 2 mile and work my ass off practicing and only taking 1 day off a week and can only get a 13:27. Though I don’t eat well and probably don’t have good genetics, it’s just whack some can’t keep a 4:15 pace for the 2 mile

@SoloClone 5 жыл бұрын

3:56, I broke it twice. 3:58 1995/6

@user-km9ve5pg8c 4 жыл бұрын

Demetrius Johnson Lets see if Nico Young can break 8:34. he got 8:40 as a junior

@Windows98. 3 жыл бұрын

4:41 “leading the pack of the mortals here” what a legendary moment, especially for Fernandez

@elguerrero1711 7 жыл бұрын

Seems like everyone in the comment section has ran against Fernandez

@rubenscott3972 5 жыл бұрын

I never seen anyone run whit him maybe the first mile in cross country but in track and that year good luck 2008 was the best years for high school track so many recorded were broken I think the girls also broke records I never seen him on the track the only invitationals but never ran against him there were 3 or 4 heats never was able to make it to heat one you would have to run under 4:30

@lugardo 3 жыл бұрын

i hate comments like this always getting top comment because people assuming it to be true. has no merit i looked through and couldn't find more than 3 claiming that. just a stolen comment from every high school meet video ever

@benben6054 3 жыл бұрын

He ran many races and was invited to special races I would believe half but they never ran against him they never even seen him maybe at the start

@hoogaba 8 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing him run an at an invitational for cross country. He beat the 2cd place runner by at least 2 minutes. MINUTES.

@rubenscott3972 7 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Hill yea me what's the race name did u ever run again Clovis or Buchanan

@cryo9216 7 жыл бұрын

If he beat everyone by 2 minutes, that means everyone else in that race SUCKED!

@samuelpeterson4521 7 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily, if he ran 14:50 - 15:10 at just a normal high school race, then 2nd must have run around 17:00. That's not slow for a normal high school cross country meet.. Now, if he was running in footlocker or NXN, we have a problem lol.

@Mocha7770 6 жыл бұрын

Ken Hill was y

@shoe9331 6 жыл бұрын

Ava Dobson from South Carolina beat 2nd place by 3 minutes in cross country. She has no lactic acid :P

@odrigoray6182 6 жыл бұрын

"Leading the pack of the mortals"😂😂😂

@krafty7279 9 жыл бұрын

Dude, i get like a 2:08 for a half mile, he got that and ran 3 more half miles!!!

@MLGRDR 6 жыл бұрын

Krafty that's pretty good man

@garrettwinslow5640 3 жыл бұрын

yeah this guys insane though 2:08 is pretty good

@garrettwinslow5640 3 жыл бұрын

just realized that was 6 years ago

@markushonda9624 Жыл бұрын

Do you still run?

@britainreynolds7365 2 жыл бұрын

It blows my mind that it took this long for this record to be broken, and that he ran it after a 4:00 mile. Truly this guy was a legend

@sylvanusweist3303 6 жыл бұрын

i like how the video is shorter than the run itself

@zachfriedman4263 3 жыл бұрын

because it's cut. there's nothing weird about that

@statuescrumble 15 жыл бұрын

" I've done such a double and I can tell you that once your wind is knocked out of you from the mile and your legs have been deadened and are not functioning at full capacity, it is extremely hard to come back and run a great 3200" Wow, so if you can't do it, nobody else can huh. Give your fucking ego a rest.

@thorgod0824 4 жыл бұрын

Eric Png what you doing ten years later?

@jasonlespier6728 4 жыл бұрын

@@thorgod0824 LMFAO that's what I'm wondering to 😂

@rooh5825 Жыл бұрын

I think the most amazing feat was that somehow he ran an 8:34 during a 7:21 video.

@mikemather5 4 жыл бұрын

I met German's cousin Ivan Fernandez, a Marine going to school at 29 Palms, CA. When I first saw him I thought he looked a lot like German, then I saw his nametag on his uniform and had to ask. Yep! He was his cousin. Foot Locker was coming up that weekend down at Balboa Park so I drove him down to watch the race. German was very entertained by his "Marine Corp haircut"! German didn't win but did well. California runners have to run an extra race to get to the Foot Locker. The NE, South, and Mid-West top 10 finishers get a week off before the Championship race. Not California. They are so big it takes an additional race to get to the State Championships, then comes the FL West race to make the top 10. And we've actually had some runners, like Annie St Geme, who have doubled and ran both the Nike Cross-Nationals and the Foot Locker in the same season. When they are all done they sit back and say wow, I've run a championship race every weekend for well over a month!

@davidzielke5897 6 жыл бұрын

His talent was off the charts. He was a multiple sport athlete at Riverbank who didn't focus on running until his Junior year in high school. Look up his efforts from his freshman and sophomore year when he was barely training and you should realize just how much talent the young man had. He ran some amazing workouts his senior year (ex 5 x 1 mile repeats with only one minute rest between each one starting at 4:40 and getting progressively faster with each one). Unfortunately he was hampered by injuries after his freshman year in college at Oklahoma State. One of the greatest high school middle distance runner in US history.

@hardworkgetsbuckets8797 6 жыл бұрын

How is he doing now?

@cubsaints 12 жыл бұрын

Fernandez's record is truly legit because it was run in a high school only race. Lukas ran his in a professional race, same with Alan Webb's mile record.

@royalz3920 5 жыл бұрын

Which pixel was he?

@cosmicmoonman1896 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@paolosferrella8232 5 жыл бұрын

You never fail to make me laugh sal

@morganfaunce1824 6 жыл бұрын

He’s not on steroids he’s just that good

@the-gn2zn 9 жыл бұрын

My question is...why didn't they show the whole race? Whats with the video editing? Just to save a minute?!?

@sananto6896 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! German is the most effecient runner I have ever seen. He just seems to glide with the wind. Amazing...thanks for posting.

@b.vancevancerefrigeration4761 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the late 2010's, there was a track forum called dyestat which was the go to for high school running. (I think it was mostly east coast, but the news covered the whole usa). I remember nonstop refreshing the forum pages to see new comments on what Germans time was going to be. If I remember correctly, this 1-3 year span had crazy battles with German, Chris Derrick, Mike Fout, Robbie Andrews, etc. It was also the beginning of FAY-Mans girls cross country dynasty. Who still to this day since 08 has more national championships then every other school in the USA combined. Good times

@The1nvizibleMan 10 жыл бұрын

i would imagine steroids might help with the recovery between events. however, as mrjuchew pointed out, frontrunning in the ncaa 1500m and winning, as a freshman, should give you all the proof you need.

@masterperez15 9 жыл бұрын

Not steroids. It's fucking called being in good shape. Latic acid doesn't produce as much.

@spidey-tron7827 8 жыл бұрын

+Nicolas Cage It happens. This is what wiki says about Lucas Verzbicas,, the dude that beat Fernandez' record " However, by June 2012 Verzbicas was making waves in the professional triathlon world by defeating established professionals and olympic qualifiers to win the 2012 Dallas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup in Dallas, TX as well as the 2012 Banyoles ITU Triathlon World Cup in Barcelona, Spain.

@nohands6865 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder how high his mileage must have been for him to recover and ran so well after almost breaking 4 in the 1600. Kinda makes sense that he never amounted to much on the world stage since he didn’t have much room at improve after high school and his first 2 years in college

@iii-ei5cv 6 жыл бұрын

Thumbs down for the useless speculation in the description. If you're *actually* concerned, write a letter to the organizing body. Otherwise, your "suspicions" have no place in the video description, barring some sort of actual evidence beyond "I don't think this is possible"

@ORIGINALGAMESONLY 8 жыл бұрын

best high school double ever!best ive seen since jeff nelson 1978

@cryo9216 7 жыл бұрын

In 1973 Craig Virgin from Illinois ran an 8:41 and 4:05 double (in severe heat), which translates to 8:37 and 4:03 for the current metric races.

@GeoAce777 Жыл бұрын

it has to be the greatest show in high school distance running history

@princessguniverse9450 8 жыл бұрын

this is going to be my first year of track & I simply can not believe that he was from Riverbank High School, the school I go to now, Bruins forever staying strong, much love German. ❤️

@psyso-cleanedits8953 2 жыл бұрын

4:38 "Walters leading the pack of the mortals here" 😂

@JohnHoulgate Жыл бұрын

This was something special, though in my memory I can't say all too surprising. When I was in high school and ran track, I always found running a second race always seemed to go better than the first. You get a lot of butterflies out of the way running that first race. All the anticipation goes into it, so by the time you get to that second race, provided you have enough recovery time, you're in a different mental state. You're more relaxed and that's when special things can happen. I've seen it with other runners, too.

@theredheadguy7767 8 жыл бұрын

His team is in my league and they are pretty great. They are also very good people. Can't wait for track season now!

@emmanuelrabago8566 6 жыл бұрын

TheRedHeadGuy tvl

@markushonda9624 Жыл бұрын

How was the season?

@ptcooney 16 жыл бұрын

Very impressive running, this is a very tough event mentally.

@ABOUT258dirtybeaners 12 жыл бұрын

His stride is just so smooth and effortless, im fucking jealous!

@LlamaYip 12 жыл бұрын

You have such intelligent insight

@jorgeeduardomoretones1576 9 жыл бұрын

steroids, no steroids, ....WHO right now, is able to run this distance WITH steroids and beat him?

@josephschafstall5701 6 жыл бұрын

lol I could run faster then all of their times combined! 😂

@jimmyclark2774 11 жыл бұрын

German did this when he was 17... Lukas was 19... German doubled... Lukas did not... German did this alone in a high school race... Lukas did it in a pro race... Lukas ran only 2 races that spring...

@bclapinstein 12 жыл бұрын

Wow that was really awesome

@leonelvillarreal5317 4 жыл бұрын

Nico young 👀👀👀

@isaac._.6992 3 жыл бұрын

I got this on my recommend. who else?

@mpm2010lbc 14 жыл бұрын

I just dont believe it. This guy is doing the same thing in college at Oklahoma and tearing it up. He also tore the 2007 or 08 cross country record up, at Mt. Sac which is ONE of the hardest courses in the country! It takes talent, skill and dedication to do this sport. I think steroids had he done them early on in his career, and in this race, would have caught up to him. Thanks for the post anyways. Saw the telecast on Fox Sports in 08 and those dudes were flyin'!

@gopher3737 13 жыл бұрын

wow, amazing - he makes running that fast look so easy...

@procopiojrpalacios9702 5 жыл бұрын

"My Goo'ness!"

@firstbornjordan 10 жыл бұрын

That's impressive and beautiful to watch. At my high school from 1976-1979 we had to run 3km road run every day. Myself and another student always battled out the lead and would be ahead of the others by minutes. The winter temperatures were around minus 2 to minus 6 and we ran each day bare foot for 4 years. First on the road and that was ok, but to finish it was around three hundred metres on thick icy grass and that hurt for the next hour until our feet thawed out. We didn't dare complain or make anything of it because we didn't want to draw attention to ourselves and the shame of not being able to afford joggers to run in. We never got a time for our run and for some strange reason we never asked. I just join an athletics group recently and hope later this year to run a sub five 1500m.

@Chujvbjjb 5 жыл бұрын

Nico Young is coming for that time

@theformerdustyboystrackclu5061 4 жыл бұрын

Ethan Mofarah this didn’t age that well...

@brett2278 4 жыл бұрын

@@theformerdustyboystrackclu5061 yeah it really didn't... Rip spring track :(

@megamindvs2514 3 жыл бұрын

Before COVID became a pandemic

@djsjsmej1861 3 жыл бұрын

@@theformerdustyboystrackclu5061 he probably would have got it if COVID wasn’t a thing

@waterproof4403 2 жыл бұрын

@@djsjsmej1861 the WR is 7:58

@cryo9216 7 жыл бұрын

3200 is 3.7 seconds short of 2-miles, so Fernandez 2-mile time would have been 8:37.9. I don't know what the national record was in 2008, but in 1972 it was 8:40.0. So... not much of an improvement, considering all the advancements in running over those 36 years. No matter, because in 2011 Lucas Verzbicas from Illinois ran 8:29.46.

@DANversusWTP 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ZZLZ-cj8tl 5 жыл бұрын

German Fernandez has a lot more potential then that! Picture that he ran a the 1600m in 4:00 flat then to hours later 8:34 3200m in national record time. Picture if he had some competition in the 1600m or 3200m. German cruzzed the 1600m and 3200m. If he had to run just the 1600m I would see a 3:56 no problem. If he had to run the two mile in pro level competition like Lukas Verzbicas did to get the new national record of 8:29. I am sure German Fernandez would have run 8:25. Five Star ***** Performance!!

@nc8186 5 жыл бұрын

Lol the description really ruins the video lol.

@ecuadorparagliding 4 жыл бұрын

Where is he now in 2019 ?

@beastmodetrevor 14 жыл бұрын

I agree to get the kid tested I mean dang!!! thats fast!!! If he really does it clean he's a beast.

@bapples6234 12 жыл бұрын

What I don't understand is how he runs an 8:34, but the video is 7:21...

@emmad7299 3 жыл бұрын

This video has some editing done to it for some reason. Don’t ask me why since I don’t find any point to it

@Marzzzzella 14 жыл бұрын

DAMN. One of the fastest boys from Arizona can't even compare

@carlsmith9864 2 жыл бұрын

love youtube recommended

@ovj4 11 жыл бұрын

this guy is not human

@lilduck99 14 жыл бұрын

9:42 is realllllly gooooood!

@cloroxbleach118 10 жыл бұрын

Thats fucking insane

@waterproof4403 2 жыл бұрын

The WR is 7:58

@macframa08 9 жыл бұрын

I went to high school with this guy .. rhs

@yubyyt 11 жыл бұрын

Actually Jeff Nelson hold the record. He ran a 3200 in 8:34 which is approximately 8:37 in a two mile. Jeff Nelson ran a 8:36. Verzbicas ran in a college race with no school uniform on.

@lunamoonlight5102 4 жыл бұрын

Both Nico and Cole is only 6 seconds off of this right here. That's nearly as close as it gets.

@xI3aRI2AwJoSSx 12 жыл бұрын

You is a MACHINE boy!!!!!

@emanueldelapaz5115 2 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after Colin Sahlman ran a 8:33

@ZATHURAKEY 8 ай бұрын

Also, German was only 17 when he was a senior in HS , I believe his 18 birthday was in Sept or Oct ish when he was a freshman at OSU

@gorytv9847 5 жыл бұрын

Surprised that so many other fast kids could also keep up

@knickz1992 16 жыл бұрын

wow hes amazing...im only a freshman in high school and i only a 10:15 2 mile run..that dude is GOOD!

@prestigeesports6828 4 жыл бұрын

Syz ummmm so u have the girls National 2 mile record then

@waterproof4403 2 жыл бұрын

@@prestigeesports6828 the women's WR is 8:58

@morganmcdonagh2663 3 жыл бұрын

where is fernandez he now?

@desteddyeggroll 9 жыл бұрын

Wow.

@davd1986 5 жыл бұрын

And where is this guy now? What's he done internationally?

@JoshMcRay 14 жыл бұрын

A California state 1600m record and the high school 3200m record. It was a good day for German.

@JustinRehfeldt 15 жыл бұрын

hahaha i love the garnett quote. way to go, that'll shut em up

@loudmusicman4 13 жыл бұрын

"leading the mortals" lol

@xHunterXIV 12 жыл бұрын

Technically, German still owns the 3200m record since Lukas ran 8:29 for the 2 mile.

@luisbarraza9709 Жыл бұрын

Just watched Arcadia 3200 2023 and 3 boys went 8:33 with a huge field and super shoes. Imagine what GF could run today at Arcadia? 8:20 my guess

@albertbrooksjr.1435 7 жыл бұрын

Nice times for high school, unfortunately this is a great case study for why many runner burnout going into college. Therefore they never reach their potential doubling and tripling events in high school and college. I believe that one of the problems with distance runners in the United States. I have been there and have many friends who have burned out after college.

@MrJuChew 13 жыл бұрын

Fernandez has amazing raw talent. FYI, steroids don't help distance runners. They use EPO if anything, steroids would just give them extra muscle that would probably slow them down. If you want proof of him being clean, he won the NCAA 1500 men's title as a Freshman leading the whole race. He just gets injured very easily, which is why he's out of the spotlight right now.

@sky2315 10 жыл бұрын

Lol man i'm a Junior who ran a 10:43 as a Sophmore! But then again, i don't really like Track... Keep working and get your miles up during the Summer or the Fall if you don't do XC. Keep your body healthy and always take stretching seriously!

@RedsoxNets5 16 жыл бұрын

how many kids are in this race dam?!?! i guess CA hasn't heard of multiple heats?

@Musicspeed1 15 жыл бұрын

i did this once and got killed... ive never felt worse- this guy is awesome!

@Gimpp818 6 жыл бұрын

Damn my fastest was 11:23, my head was pumpin so hard during that run ._.

@daadi5 16 жыл бұрын

ask him what his best 400 meter time is please oh and his weekly mileage

@paulinotou 11 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't know people could run a 2 mile that fast. I couldn't even maintain a 5 minute pace for one mile. much less two. my run time is in the 13s, im trying to get into the 12 minute range.

@farmercorn1 13 жыл бұрын

you know your good when you have people thinking your on steroids

@lightdweller 14 жыл бұрын

Rich Kimball also did it with only 60minutes in between! At 1st he ran 8:46.6 for 2 miles & then ran 4:06.6. Fernandez' converted time to the mile would be around 4:02 flat, while his converted 2 mile time would be around 8:37.5. Timewise, Fernandez' performance is superior, but the time difference when converted is only 4 seconds in the mile & 9 seconds for the 2 mile. Because Fernandez had 90 more minutes of rest, Kimball's 1974 performance may indeed be superior or no less than the same.

@RedsoxNets5 16 жыл бұрын

i haven't doubled in a long time but breaking 5 and 11 would be good for me lol although i haven't ran the 3200 in 2 years so idk how i'd do now

@sky2315 10 жыл бұрын

needed to keep the pace with Fernandez. I would appreciate feedback from others on my opinion. And i mean FEEDBACK, not "who cares" or "This guy will always beat Sage".

@jackstrilky2446 Жыл бұрын

Lukas Verzbicas holds the national high school 2 mile record at 8:29.46.

@Nismo1983 Жыл бұрын

But German has best distance double in American 🇺🇸 high history at age 17 & junior indoor world record mile if they would in same race and German just Focus one race German could ran faster then he did he hold California state cross country record None of newbury park runners broke his record & no spikes either !

@michaelgerhart1888 2 жыл бұрын

Not anymore…

@cameronianhighlander 14 жыл бұрын

All these people posting comments about cheating seem to have lost sight of the fact that this kid has some amazing running technique. Nice strides, keeping his head up... combine that with supreme fitness and you've got a deadly combination.

@megabomb678b 12 жыл бұрын

Just cause he runs fast doesnt mean he takes steroids

@Crumbbumxterminater 11 жыл бұрын

He should be tested my ass. Just cause the guy posting this video cant do it he thinks hes an expert on what it takes to do it. I ran a 1:57 800m, 4:18 1600m, and a 9:01 in the 3200m. In a single day at a regular dual meet. This kid has talent and is a hard worker he should be congratulated

@TonyBologna805 14 жыл бұрын

and he still owns in college

@cadens2203 9 жыл бұрын

Lol, just be like oh shot a German!

@zootecmatch 15 жыл бұрын

Fernandez´s aunt is a knowed importer of steroids in México D.F. and distribute this products around this country.

@Oenloveslife 15 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with baw090971 that German Fernandez is continuing to perform at an extremely high level in college where the athletes are tested. Therefore johnharlin we ought to hear from you about your suspicions now. Thanks.

@Schlunky 15 жыл бұрын

That was in his junior year that he got injured.

@skateVA1011 14 жыл бұрын

DAMN

@nicksacco5041 5 жыл бұрын

It's always funny to see the 3 or 4 people that think they can run at German's pace in the beginning, then just fall back so far soon after

@gmusicjones 14 жыл бұрын

hahaha, 4:40.... "..leading the pack of the mortals.." :P

@christopherwhite3536 3 ай бұрын

Damn. Crazy fast. Im 51 now ran c×c and 1600 and 3200 in high school and college. Cant touch that. Wow

@RedsoxNets5 16 жыл бұрын

well im very proud of you for turning a basketball player into an average (high school average) miler. And if the worst you've ever ran in high school was 10:07 then you probably didn't work that hard after that point cuz you most likely should be on a national level by now