{"comments":{"933182":{"pb_id":"43805","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"933182","comment_id":"933182","member_id":"43805","comment":"I heard recently that Kai wasn't able to do any speed work until after the state meet because of his hip acting up. If this is true, that would mean that he ran pretty much his whole season in base training. Also, keep in mind that he was in a boot in July, and maybe part of August. So what he did, he did off of four months of training and four weeks of speed workouts.
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\nHe will be an incredible pick for whatever college gets him (Wisconsin or Stanford).
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\nAlso, unless Templeton (or someone other than Joe or Dressel) run away with the FL title, then I would crown Kai as the final US #1.","date_added":"Dec 11th 2013, 1:56pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"RunSpokane","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=43805","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/RunSpokane.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1073997"},"933143":{"pb_id":"53446","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"933143","comment_id":"933143","member_id":"53446","comment":"Kai Wilmot smiles because he loves the run... and he has a whole deck of cards up his sleeve.","date_added":"Dec 11th 2013, 10:24am","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"commenter","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=53446","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/commenter.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1343413"},"932500":{"pb_id":"1111","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"932500","comment_id":"932500","member_id":"1111","comment":"Wilmot obviously has some major talent (sub-9 as a soph) and shows he can grind out big-time wins with smart tactics. He reminds me a bit of Mike Fout. A guy who is terrific over the long distances, has tons of talent, is injury prone, and if he can stay healthy can be one of the very best. I really hope he stays healthy this winter and spring and busts out some tremendous times.","date_added":"Dec 9th 2013, 10:45pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"624","email_settings":"4294967295","email":"sbush1002@gmail.com","address":"Scott-Bush","gender":"m","member_id":"1111","member_name":"Scott Bush","avatar_location":"av-1111.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-1111.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-1111.jpg","pb_title":"Scott Bush","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=1111","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Scott-Bush.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"624"},"932498":{"pb_id":"45736","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"932498","comment_id":"932498","member_id":"45736","comment":"All I know about Kai is what I read here...that said, I suspect that come spring, if he remains fit, Kai will be among the track elite. If at Arcadia, he may be the guy to beat. This based on a suspicion....I was not there, am not privy to the runners thoughts and plan, that the course favored track runners?......it was hard and the course is generally so bland that runners rarely had to alter their stride or carriage like they would at Arcadia or VCP. Indeed, I would rate a steeplechase on track as much more challenging. Runners could maintain the same form except for a couple of obstacles that were really hazards.
\nLook at the other top finishers...Efraimson, Cranny and Haney are all world class middle distance runners on track at the junior level. Indeed, Haney back on a solid flat course was again the standout runner he was last summer. Down the road, do not forget how he and Wilmot ran at NXN...love to see them go at it at Arcadia or Penn or NBON...
\nOf all things, both winners reminded me of how Abby D. Crushes college fields fall and spring.","date_added":"Dec 9th 2013, 10:40pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"Bsarno1","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=45736","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Bsarno1.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1116260"},"932432":{"pb_id":"3300","pb_type":"members","likes":"2","parent_id":"0","pid":"932432","comment_id":"932432","member_id":"3300","comment":"I can tell you from up close experience that a number of teams of both genders stayed inside until right before introductions. I was one of the people who had to chase teams down to get them to the introductions.
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\nWhen I think back on which teams did what I don't see a correlation between what they did pre race and where they finished. I think its more about what each runner needs to be able to prepare for the race. For some the cold is not a factor, for others it is. As long as you take care of doing what you need, you'll be fine (able to perform up to your capabilities). I can tell you this - as much as a day or more before the race we could see those who were freaked out by the cold and focused on it too much to the detriment of their performances.
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\nWhat Wilmot did worked for him and that's all that matters. Anyone would have been impressed by that performance but I think even more, his nerve in going that far out in front of a field of that quality. You have to have a ton of confidence in yourself and your training to do that. Congrats to him. Both races had sme of the best performances I've ever witnessed on an XC course.","date_added":"Dec 9th 2013, 5:42pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"Joe Lanzalotto","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=3300","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Joe-Lanzalotto.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"7321"},"932425":{"pb_id":"9184","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"932425","comment_id":"932425","member_id":"9184","comment":"

<\/a>Scott Bush, on , said:<\/p>

\nThe North Central plan of staying inside paid off. I wonder how many other teams (if any) stayed inside that long?
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\nI wondered about that aspect on Fri when teams were running the course (and\/or posing) shirtless... I'm not sure which teams they were, though, so I don't know how it corresponds to their performances.
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\nDan","date_added":"Dec 9th 2013, 4:54pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"members\/avatar\/3295.jpg","pb_title":"dkap","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=9184","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/dkap.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"10044"},"932297":{"pb_id":"1111","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"932297","comment_id":"932297","member_id":"1111","comment":"The North Central plan of staying inside paid off. I wonder how many other teams (if any) stayed inside that long?","date_added":"Dec 9th 2013, 3:14pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"624","email_settings":"4294967295","email":"sbush1002@gmail.com","address":"Scott-Bush","gender":"m","member_id":"1111","member_name":"Scott Bush","avatar_location":"av-1111.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-1111.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-1111.jpg","pb_title":"Scott Bush","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=1111","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Scott-Bush.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"624"},"932245":{"pb_id":"46488","pb_type":"members","likes":"1","parent_id":"0","pid":"932245","comment_id":"932245","member_id":"46488","comment":"And now we know for sure why "Kai Wilmot was smiling".","date_added":"Dec 9th 2013, 2:13pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":198278,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-46488.jpg","pb_title":"Chardongirls1978","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=46488","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Chardongirls1978.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1145194"}},"last_id":"932245","url":"comments.php?item_type=news&item_id=198278&item_url=gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531"}