Michael Stember CA State Meet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Michael Stember from Jesuit wins the 1600m (1995). Set the state meet record until it was broken by Ryan Hall in 2000 (4:02). Wait for it - don't close the window just after one lap!
Splits are 2:08/1:56(!) and a 1:24 final 600m.
Who came here after watching a video call god speed by TH-cam recommendation ... you were not alone buddy
The music ruined it the first time, had to come for the real thing haha
Was thinking someone else did as well xD
I didnt understand anything from that video ... so im here
I wanted to see what Bigfoot really looks like.
@@kconnaroe That video is the stupidest shit ever. Dude trying way too hard to be badass and American. Its just cringe.
"he's gonna steal it on this lap and prolly nothing for the last lap"
You thought wrong buddy
Not wrong. He probably was kicking early because he didn't think he could outkick the others in a last-minute kick.
Not, what he said. He said, "He's trying to steal it this lap, because he probably doesn't have the next lap." Implying Stember was trying build enough of a lead early to avoid having to out kick anyone at the end. Completely logical thinking, seeing the strategy Stember used in this race.
@@Trancefreak12 dude cmon stember could beat anyone in this field at any distance.... stember was a beast at 800 and 1600... he wasn't trying to avoid a last-minute kick he was just way faster than anyone in the field. Dude dominated the race. He probably just dug unleashing a big kick. Cuz it looked hella cool. But it was pretty clear he could have outran anyone in a shorter distance as well. Dude was a college all-americans so no one in this field was touching him at any distance
chris P All that may be true, but in this race he went out to a 7 second lead and Lost 1 second on the final lap winning by 6 seconds, showy but poorly ran race. He would have had an even better time if he ran intelligently and not just depend on raw natural ability
Alan Webb took advantage of his poor attitude a few years after this
@@richardwheeler6115 but if he hadn't done this then there will be ni godspeed
I'm here to hear the crowd laughing from Godspeed.
Same, but I don't hear any laughing.
@@TheKrouton good god, have we been click-bated?
Me too, but I’m deaf in one ear and can’t hear out of the other one!
One can only imagine the thoughts of the lead runners thinking that they got a good pace going and all of a sudden this guy runs by like he just entered the race from the infield.
Yeah in the other one all I heard was enter sandman
I heard it.
i saw it in person - everyone's jaw dropped and people just gasped.
I was there also, same meet didn't two kids break 1:48 in the 800?
@@liner011f7 you replied to a 10 year comment. Lol
Oh wow this comment is 10 years old
@@emanandchill what's wrong with replying to an old comment?
@@AVGyerra22 Nothing wrong just that he's asking them a question, but they're not likely to reply. Because it's been 10 years since that account has been used.
I had to run against stember in high school. same class. same town. dude was on another level
Luxury Brown did you really have to send that ?
@@gamma_dablam Keyboard Warrior, no worries.
@Luxury Brown that's a 7 year comment. Dummy.
@@emanandchill That's the second post in this thread where you are on peoples case about ""old comments". A few years isn't a very long time, you stupid child.
@@emanandchill AND?
godspeed
They laughed the crowd actually laughed
@@slimshady7625 no one is laughing now
I think his racing strategy was brilliant, at the start of the race he went up to first to lead and to set the pace, this in turn made the others pace the same speed he put at the start then he went to the back conserving his energy while the others were running the pace he set, them the infamous kick 😁
Well there's no doubting his pronouns :)
They Laughed. The Crowd Actually Laughed.
I didn't hear any laughing. What timestamp?
@@mrbobjrsrv lmao its from another video
Enter the sandman
That another fucking video XD
Lmaoooo
I had JUST finished that one XD
Stember was an all-around great athlete. I remember he was clowning around in practice one day, walked over to the high jump pit and leaped over like 6'0". Me, I was just trying to clear 5'4". But then again, he was like a toothpick, so I think a stiff breeze might've helped me over the bar. j/k lol
Great run, though. Brings back memories. Michael always did have a great kick. And this way just a gutsy performance.
Yeah ask Alan Webb
He is a legend in TH-cam does he know that? What does he do now?
@@venkyratnam now he's a chef, cooking up some yummy food.
@@mtrinca78
Is he aware his performance has over 22 million views on TH-cam?
@@ddave7026 Fuck that
I ran with Mike in High School,.. he is,.. and is still amazing,.. I remember him breezing by me with 400 meters to go... It was a awesome competing with you Michael!! Thanks for the good memories!!! D'Ottavio
First reply in 12 years
2nd reply
This comment is older than many fortnite players
@@aleksey6151 LOL
Nothing to say. Just wanted to reply to a 12 y/o comment : D
That is by far the most vicious kick ive ever seen! Ill call it....supercruise!
well said I agree possibly best kick n history
6th gear
That's Chuck Norris roundhouse kick level
looks like he was just playing with them until he said "this is boring, time to burn"
Dash when he grow's up.
Woow, I can't believe he didn't collapse after that!
Luxury Brown Delete your Internet, random TH-cam warrior
For 15 years all any runner saw was his back. sweet.
Gay
gay
Gay
Unless it was Alan Webb
Gay
I was fortunate enough to be supervised by his Dad, as a Therapist. What a privilege. Couldn't be the Therapist I am today w/o him. I do know he was proud of his son, and now I see why.
Did this guy just kick 600 in the mile
+Henry Walker, first 1000 meters are about positioning the 600 meter race.
kick meaning he starts to pick it up and get to his finishing sprint
Nops. Nope. Hes just way faster
Yep
Who came here to actually hear the crowd laugh?
Me hahahahaha
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me lmao
I used to race against him in high school. He would race the 1600 like that a lot...see ya with 600 left!
first comment in 10 years
@@athesus3684 first comment in 10 years
This is the oldest youtube comment i've ever seen. Cheers mate
A decade old comment. *GOLD FIND*
@@terragaia7092 Ha! I never realized anybody had left a comment under my post until this one popped up.
“He is moving like a tremendous machine”... Michael Stember, a human Secretariat.
It's almost like he started out fast on purpose, to force a certain case on the leader, and then smartly fade it back to let them do all the work, while conserving energy himself for the last Sprint.... GENIUS! LOL
hes wearing the same colors the Flash wears, and with this horrible old footage that blurs and such... when he does that last sprint around it looks like he is actually becoming the Flash. :)
Jesuit colors
Who else came here just to hear the crowd laughing?
Man this was an inspiring race. I’m sure he practiced the race like this several times.
Hundred of times.
@@arandomweeb5574 maybe 1000s
Put enter sandman in this video and it will be amazing
Been around for a while th-cam.com/video/pNSWTwB-_bk/w-d-xo.html
Ævdun that was the joke ya dimwit
Hacking tutorials Lol wut
r/wooosh
@@vdun I think iam god I just thought of it and boom it's already there iam awesome
He's the Seabiscuit of high school track.
I would call him the "Secretariat" of track if you refer to the Belmont Stakes
If your comparing the greatest in track to the greatest in horse racing then he should be compared to "Man O War" not Secretariat.
I timed the video, his splits are as follows: 30seconds at the 200m, 1:01 at the 400m, 1:33 at the 600m, 2:06 at 800m, 2:37 at 1,000m, and 3:04 at 1200m. Great running.
what is good then?
B L the world record flatout for 200m is 20 seconds....
@B L - This is a High School Boys 1600m, not 200m. His fastest split until he kicked it into high gear at 600m to go. So how is that not good?
Dirty Dan :- do you think if any person run only 200 meter and another person run 1600 meter, will run in same speed. if yes then take admission in school again.
Kundan Kumar are you kidding? I’m arguing that running 200m in 20 seconds would be amazing if he kept that constant.
This is the single smartest and most in shape athlete I have ever seen. Watch him pace himself PERFECTLY to be even in the middle of the pack and conserve his energy because he KNEW what he could do to them, and showed it at the exact moment and held that INCREDIBLE speed for that far.... it’s truly amazing
"He's trying to steel it this lap because he really doesn't have it next lap" haha!
i bet he felt robbed after the race ended...lol
Damn, the guy is running sooo fast his feet and legs disappear.
At the start, when he let 5 people pass him after the first 100m, I knew something was up. He was toying with them. Boy, what I wouldn't give for a fraction of that talent.
Same!
I wouldn't say he was toying with them, he didn't have any need to get in first, he was just saving his energy for the kick.
@@ovichggat Bro that's an 11 year old comment.
What was I doing 12 years ago? 🤭
Remember when halo 3 came out? That’s how old this comment is bois
The fact he almost full out sprinted the last two laps... 56sec 400M.. that’s insane.
hahaha his second split is 1:56. thats just fuckin nuts. this guy must have been a hell of a 800 runner too
They were all good runners and i certainly dont want to put the other guys down as i would have been lucky to keep up with the back markers but thisz guy looks like hes just crusing along and then says to himself lets kick up the pace and see who can come with me
Even running hard he looks very relaxed
omg....i didnt know which one was him but i remember seeing the kid in 5th or so early on and seeing his hair waving in the breeze.....I sure didnt expect to see him be the one to turn on the burners and first come from behind, then open up an ever widening lead the final 800m....stunning sight to behold. Thanks uploader
Even when he pulled ahead he remained in a fairly even, casual stride.
Why use all of your power when you don't *need* to.
Magnificent sprinter! I wish to keep up that speed for just 1 lap. My best time for the mile run was above 9 minutes, very mediocre. Achieved in my high school years and frankly, I'm am considerably out of shape by now. I should exercise again.
without spikes...
Occult without spikes?
Spikes make you go faster. He isnt wearing them.
Crazy, with spikes he could probably hit 4 flat
Why isn't he wearing spikes?
@@ljkarel because he isn't
Wow! he had enough heart to remain on his legs and standing at the end, too. That was an amazing kick! with 600m, he just took off! imagine if he had held it in until the last 400m instead, jeez... stember's the man
25 years latter, still worth seeing again!!
This man is a god damn genius! He treated the first two laps as if it were a mile run then he went into an 800 meter dash for the last two laps, allowing him to cause a massive gap in between everyone and him.
“I see this as an absolute win!”
-Dr.Bruce Banner
"He's trying to steal it this lap, cause he probably doesn't have it next lap."
Michael: "I'm about to make this man a liar!"
I feel like Enter Sandman would be a great song to put over this. Idk why just a feeling.
Yeah man, got that feeling too. Pretty weird that we both got the same feeling about this.
@@Aron.1312 really? Damn. Me too.
Supreme Meme Yo no way dude. I thought the same thing
@@sonice9020 no way! that's some Supernatural shit right here
Steal, not steel. Anyway, the guy who said that was probably right. He did slow down on the last lap, but he demoralized them with that early kick. He probably knew he wouldn't outrun them at the end if he started his kick when everyone else did. When he got so far ahead so early, it also took away their incentive to run as hard on the last lap. If some of the others had taken off with him, it might've been a different outcome. It was a ballsy strategy and it worked.
Luxury Brown the unexpected early kick surely had an effect on the pack and his primary target, the kid who won the 800 meter race earlier. "Demoralized" might be strong but it had to get into their heads a little bit... especially the kid with blazing 800 meter speed who was probably counting on having the best kick.
mike bronicki So before creating a whole theory based on a false statement, next time just check the times with the video bar. He had gas to do 2 laps under 1:00, so he did and ezly won the race.
Godspeed
the beginning takes 3 seconds so it is 4:04 because he finishes in the video at 4:07 with the rest of the video just the end!
For those like me who just got recommended Godspeed 10 years later and we're guided by a nice comment who had the link, hello! What did you think of the laughing instead of Metallica?
Still didn't hear any laughter only cheering... was there a joke in it somewhere or was the Godspeed video just clickbait?
Crazy impressive kick. But did he really give himself a high five @4:15?
+Justin Sylve Hahaha! I suppose he did! When you just ran 4:04 in HS, you can hi5 yourself I suppose.
So clapping is actually just self-high-fives. Interesting :)
When you are so far ahead of everyone you are forced to give yourself a high five.
I. C. U. lmao i'm dying
👏
He knew he was getting out way too quick at the start, he stayed back, trailed them, and took off. Amazing performance.
Okay really ! Who has the energy to run around and stand up after running that fast. I remember when I did the 800m I did the the German Fernandez - right when i crossed the finish line I fell to the ground out of breathe
Kai Hinton first
Is it just me or does german fernandez sound reaaaally naughty
That’s because you’re a P word.
and yes I also came here to hear the crowd laughing from godspeed.
Holy crap!!! What could he run for an 800m?
HandelandJ I don't know about high school, but in his early 20's he got down to a 1:46 pr.
Ran a rather pedestrian(?) 2: 06 to warm up, before starting to race, and finishing off with a 1: 58
(took splits from Mrkientube post)
@@jowbloe3673 Note to self: Mrkientube's comment was the one I just commented on/responded to a commenter on his comment!
5:57 PM
4/28/2019
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Wow, that really did take me completely by surprise when he just burst into the front like that... Kinda gives me a wierd similarity to Emil Zatopek.
first comment in 11 years
My name is Michael Stember, but everyone called me GODSPEED!!!
He's the main protanist dude. Look at his colors shining and making you notice him. Also at first he was thinking about the teachings of his dead sensei, and with the power of love and friendship he keep running, faster and faster.
*HE'S ALL ALONE! HE'S RUNNING LIKE A TREMENDOUS MACHINE!*
dang! that must have sucked for the guys that were leading it the whole time haha.
first comment in 11 years
It looks like he ran the last 800m in 1:58 or 1:59.
ran the last 400 in 56
My friend in my class is Michael stember's nephew
themanconor23 wow you're famous
Never late to school lol
I saw this about 2 years ago and really needed motivation today so I thought of this. Then underneath it suggested I rewatch Leo Prinsloo take on robbers so I did.. I'm good now
This Video & comments need to be kept in a digital museum bcz of how old they are
A legend. Man I miss those days.
Godspeed anyone?
5:48 PM
4/28/2019
I liked the music 🎶 So I came to watch the whole show !
Reminds me of a video clip from Blockbusters stores when a high school runner with special needs would say " this is my front and this is my back ... And that's all your going to see "
This guy was just GONE and all they saw was his back !
Came here to listen to the crowd laugh at him but looks like many of them were cheering him up and knew him, or were used to him doing this.
He was going so fast the camera was having a hard time picking him up lmao.. Great run though
“I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast... And when I run, I feel His pleasure.” - Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire
god this makes me wanna do this imagine how amazing this felt
smart, smart runner
kelseyleannemusic dang 9 years ago
This is perhaps the oldest comment i've ever seen
Hmmm fascinating..
@@syro2412 there are 15 year old comments on this post
There are not enough superlatives to describe just how good this is.
Can't watch this without Enter Sandman in the background tbh, seems like a very appropriate choice of music
Ooohhh I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS!!! Amazing amazing amazing 😉 well done!!!!!
I too am here from godspeed to hear the crowd laugh as this legend puts us mere mortals to shame
Welcome to those who are here after the recommended videos witg metallica rock.
I'm well aware that 4 seconds is a huge difference since I'm a distance runner as well, but just because German ran a better race you give him more credit? German's splits were constant. Stember was crazy enough to do 800 splits of 2:08 and 1:56. They shine in different areas. German can keep a constant pace and Stember could kick.
Raimakusa
But at the end of the day, what matters is who crosses the line first. So stemper of this race was the better athlete. Even so stemper had slower splits because he was deliberately going steady through the first 800m.
The actual video had only 164k views for 14yrs but in other video in Godspeed 22M
Only runners can understand truly how difficult and amazing this is.
5:51 PM
4/28/2019
My track coach is in this race, at like 46 seconds you can see him, he is in last and in a black and yellow jersey and black shorts, O'Dowd pride!!!
Extremely impressed
I low key did the same thing I just did it in the first lap of an 800m race. I almost sprinted the first 200 meters and left other guys like 30 meters behind me, lap after lap they were catching up to me. The fatsest group caught me in the last 150 meters and I kept up the pace with them for a while but in the last 50 meters I started accelerating with another guy and I beat him by 0.1 seconds. That was when I was like 13 years old. I finished with a time of 2:21. After we finished running my coach came over to me and said “That was amazing, don’t ever do it again”.
BTW ~ That was 3 years ago. My personal best for 800m now is 2:04
Somebody make an Anime version of this.
I cannot unhear music now
"He's trying to feel (or probably "fill") it in this lap cuz he doesn't have it in the next lap" Where you at, doubter
dang that was pretty crazy i gotta say ive never seen som1 kick like that before
I just watched his acceptance speech. He talks about he was intimidated by the guy who was in first. (Took second). He decided at 5 in the morning that he would kick at 600. He called his coach and his coach said I think you’re strong enough. He wanted to mess with the guy. He says it in different words. But watch his speech. It’s about halfway through his speech he talks about it.
I hope he got a standing ovation
This was 13 years ago. Back then this was quite impressive. And I'm sure a 4 second difference doesn't make it nothing @_@
It’s been a quarter of a century 🤯
holy shit that was one fucking amazing kick, at like 1000m into the race i was like woa whose that red guy, and is he going to hold that pace? AND HE DID! holy shit!
yeaa ikr
Are you still alive? Lol
wow!
-Owen Wilson
The best way to win a sprint, is to make sure there isn’t one.
Insanely awesome
When you know you've got the race but then decide you might as well get the record too.
2:37 4 racer on front : NANI!!?
No one can beat Shaggy
I don't understand why the 1997 state meet (videos) is nowhere to be found. There are many other California state meet videos going all the way back to 1983, but the '97 meet seems to be invisible and forgotten.
Go to video time 3:53 and you will see that he is more than a few meters past the 100m start line.
Last 100m in 14 seconds at best.
wow those are some legendary strides! O.O
Man that dude is like lightning not even tired
He was so fast that most of the time he barely registers on camera. Godspeedy Gonzales.