Thirty-seven years is a long
time for a record to remain, but as the saying goes, records are meant to be
broken.
This year Colorado has seen
one of the largest surges of boys chasing the elusive Colorado 1,600 record.
While its debatable what is
considered "within striking distance," I count at least six boys who have the
record in sight. Four of them are seniors, and two of them are sophomores.
Right there the idea of
destiny already rings in the ears - there's no better way to cap a high school
career than with a state record, but then what about the sophomores? Clearly,
they've got time to their advantage.
It's a record that's eluded
many. Being run at altitude provides an additional challenge, but even so, 25 have come within five-seconds since 2000.
Among the those names are
boys who became men and went on to become NCAA All-Americans, national
champions, and represent the good ol' r...
