I was at this race last year, in the Freshman White Race, and my race experience before this one was terrible and I hated cross-country. I just didn't want to do it anymore, and then I came here dreading the race, and as the gun went off, everyone went out super fast and I was in the back, but during this race I started speeding up progressively and I started pacing with one of the faster people at my school, I eventually finished at 66th place. It was the best feeling ever. After that I thought Wow, maybe I could keep doing this sport. I ended up getting 5th man of my school almost every meet in the medium 19s. It felt good and I can only thank Woodbridge.
Angel Castro It’s more so just raising expectations so kids don’t get their minds set on something that’s not as prestigious as the coach wants from them
Nico looks great because today's races compared to those of the Jeff Nelson era are much easier and flatter. The Mt. SAC course of the 70's and 80's was much more difficult. Nico is good on flat courses. He never did the Balboa National Course which has been the measure of true cross country runners. He was good in high school but not a GOAT. He needed more wins and fast times on difficult courses to be considered a GOAT. Woodward Park course is not that difficult...it's a fast course. Woodbridge is a joke....the course is not difficult. It doesn't test you as a runner.
Yet the nxn course is incredibly difficult, muddy, and fairly hilly? He’s literally a national champion, how does saying he doesn’t run enough “hard courses” when he’s literally the best hs xc runner in the nation, make any sense?
@@redalien75 NXN is not hard...terrain is all the same. ..soft easy grass! FLCC course in Balboa is extremely hilly, grass, dirt, rocks, asphalt...etc. NXN is cheesecake compared to the FLCC Balboa course. People like NXN because its Nike..thats it. It is not difficult at all.
@@timothyday9053 That’s great and all but it’s still the national championship, who cares if a national champion doesn’t race on ridiculously hard courses if he’s still the national champion?
i swear this series is so underrated!
I was at this race last year, in the Freshman White Race, and my race experience before this one was terrible and I hated cross-country. I just didn't want to do it anymore, and then I came here dreading the race, and as the gun went off, everyone went out super fast and I was in the back, but during this race I started speeding up progressively and I started pacing with one of the faster people at my school, I eventually finished at 66th place. It was the best feeling ever. After that I thought Wow, maybe I could keep doing this sport. I ended up getting 5th man of my school almost every meet in the medium 19s. It felt good and I can only thank Woodbridge.
That's awesome, Robert! Glad you stuck with it!
My guy at 10:57 is awesome. I love the passion. Saw him in some other vids and he stuck out as my favorite. Such a humble and intelligent kid.
Spoiler alert: I love the respect he gives to his coach at the end of this series. This is a guy who understands life.
Coming from woodbridge high school, watching this and being a part of setting up the event was an amazing moment. my favorite xc meet ever
Watching this race in person was incredible
Nico is just a 🐐
Wild Guess: Newbury Park wins and Nico runs 13:39. Just a guess tho 🤭
And win NXN just a guess tho lol
@@cade10e wdym
10:25 nico is moving so fast it’s blurry 😂
I wonder who’s gonna win
@@therealpeel1836 Well your wrong.
Great oaks head coach now coaches me and my my high schools team because he left great oak and came to my school
You go to herriman high school?
Yea
@@saylordubs cool, tell him a small kid named Kellen says high!
Fuck I can watch these all day
Can't wait 🙂😁👍
Nico is great runner
These teams are built different on God
This is amazing
ahh im gonna miss woodbridge 😞
Real goat all time of California is Riverbank champ!!!
#builtdiff
can someone comment on this once episode 4 comes out so i don’t forget
rip
look out for great oak in 2022 👀
Great oak is trash
What is happening to them in 2022?
Great oak coach just makes excuses the entire time
I failed to see that
Chef Money it’s not an excuse it’s a justification, you clearly missed the point of the entire series!
Made it top 7 only 5athletes🥳🤣💀
Great Oak's program is pretty bad ngl.
Their kids are overworked. That’s why none of them are fast at higher levels
@@toobigforu346 exactly, so them saying "world domination" is really hysterical
i agree it's cute lol. Also how is 4:20 not fast for a high schooler????
Angel Castro It’s more so just raising expectations so kids don’t get their minds set on something that’s not as prestigious as the coach wants from them
Ur joking
First
Nico looks great because today's races compared to those of the Jeff Nelson era are much easier and flatter. The Mt. SAC course of the 70's and 80's was much more difficult. Nico is good on flat courses. He never did the Balboa National Course which has been the measure of true cross country runners. He was good in high school but not a GOAT. He needed more wins and fast times on difficult courses to be considered a GOAT. Woodward Park course is not that difficult...it's a fast course. Woodbridge is a joke....the course is not difficult. It doesn't test you as a runner.
Yet the nxn course is incredibly difficult, muddy, and fairly hilly? He’s literally a national champion, how does saying he doesn’t run enough “hard courses” when he’s literally the best hs xc runner in the nation, make any sense?
@@redalien75 NXN is not hard...terrain is all the same. ..soft easy grass! FLCC course in Balboa is extremely hilly, grass, dirt, rocks, asphalt...etc. NXN is cheesecake compared to the FLCC Balboa course. People like NXN because its Nike..thats it. It is not difficult at all.
@@timothyday9053 That’s great and all but it’s still the national championship, who cares if a national champion doesn’t race on ridiculously hard courses if he’s still the national champion?
That balboa course is brutal i ran it the elevation climb :(
That's like saying Centro wasn't tested when he only ran a 3:50 1500 for the Gold at the 2016 Olympics.