On the latest episode of On The Line, the gang discussed the Independence Day Showdown sub-4 mile attempt
Amador Valley junior adds to his already impressive 2020, running 4:06.97.
Watch the replay of Independence Day Showdown Sub-4 from Jul 4, 2020 on Milesplit
Watch the replay of Independence Day Showdown Sub-4 from Jul 4, 2020 on Milesplit
Check out details and race video from the Independence Day Showdown on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon
Watch the Independence Day Showdown Sub-4 Attempt LIVE On MileSplit starting at 8:00 p.m. PST
Matt Strangio looks to join the list of CA's mile legends led by Cooper Teare and Austin Tamagno.
On the latest On the Line (above), Cory and Olivia broke down their thoughts for the Independence Day Showdown Sub-4
Olivia and Cory break down their thoughts on the upcoming Independence Day Showdown Sub-4 attempt at South Eugene High School
Pasadena sophomore reflects on training, competing in Arizona and preparations for the July 4 race.
WATCH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY SHOWDOWN SUB-4 ATTEMPT ON JULY 4TH- - - Isaiah Givens, who just completed his sophomore year at Pasadena High, joined Jeffrey Parenti on the MileSplitCA podcast. Givens is scheduled to take the line on Saturday for the Independence Showdown mile run in Oregon with, among others, Matt Strangio and John Lester. In mid-June, Givens got his first competition since late February, running the mile and 3200 on consecutive days at the Desert Dream meet outside of Phoenix. There, Givens ran a 4:16.52 PR for the mile (4:15.03 conversion to 1600m, also a PR), and a 9:16.03 PR for 3200m. Both marks rank near the top in CA for the 2020 outdoor season as well as near the top nationally for boys in the class of 2022. Segments:-17:36 - Independence Showdown goal-16:52 - Reflecting on Desert Dream performance-15:00 - How he got hooked up to run at the Independence Showdown-14:07 - Training since Arizona in preparation for the July 4 race-13:30 - Critiquing the mile from Arizona looking ahead to July 4-12:25 - Altitude training during COVID-19-10:15 - On YOY drops in the mile (1600m) and 3200m-9:35 - Reflecting on 2019 XC season-7:45 - Takeaways from the State XC Championship experience-6:20 - Preferred pre-meet diet-5:40 - On father as coach and the 2020 Pasadena HS team-3:50 - Isaiah's ideal race at Independence Showdown-1:50 - Transition to XC training-1:25 - Preference between 1600m and 3200m
One more sub-4 attempt by a field of high schoolers will take place on Saturday in Oregon.
Cory sat down with Jesuit (CA) graduate Matt Strangio to talk one last high school mile race
On this week's On The Line, the gang discusses the next big sub-4 attempt on July 4