It's great seeing that 11 year old kid win a serious prize. Something like that could impact him for the rest of his life by setting him on a running career.
@@RossNixon His time was very respectable. I was more shocked when he went sub-6 minute pace on the first lap and was like "no f-ing way. can he really keep this up?". With a little more even pacing, he should be able to shave off considerable time.
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Hey Nick, 33 year old dad of 3 boys here. My family and I love your videos. Your super humble, great attitude and you make running and working out fun by getting people of all ages and athletic ability involved. And your also teaching people that it’s ok to suffer a little bit to get to that next level.👍. May the Lord bless you bro. Shout out from Grand Rapids, Michigan 🇺🇸
Mad respect to you Nick not only have you bettered yourself as a man and a runner at a competitive level but now you're helping the community and setting a great example of transparency to help others. We need more people like you. Respect.
I was really impressed with Jen's time, 4:54 for a woman is truly impressive. Too bad she wasn't slightly faster it would have been fun to see her pass Nick at the end.
Dude, you're beasting it out right now! RunGum is hitting record sales and your RU-vid channel hitting all time highs, all while bringing a ton of people in the sport together in a unique way. Keep it up brother! 💪🏼👊🏼
He should be using his platform to raise awareness to stay home and safe, run while being safe and away from others. This video is literally the opposite of what needs to be done. This video is sending the wrong message.
All the way on the East Coast in CT, but I wish I could come to these they look like so much fun! I'm going into college next year as a Decathlete and this would be some fun way to "compete" now that events have been all canceled and stuff. Way to get the community out there!
well slightly fast considering its actually 1209 meters where the time was taken from. Its a 1609 meter race not a 1600. or in better terms a true mile race. so at 1200 he was probably like 3:20 haha
I bought some of the brooks elmn8 spikes right before track season was supposed to start but I’ve never been able to wear them. This just makes me even more excited!!!
"i dont think anyones gonna beat chicago man". i want to go, im 12 and im from new hampshire, however i like short distance, 800 at most. beat that if i do go which is highly highly highly highly unlikely
Nick, I love your content, but please understand that a lot of HS runners watch your channel and want to emulate you. Most states are requiring pretty strict start up guidelines for HS sports requiring masks and social distancing, and when they see this (from and Olympian and someone with a biochemistry degree) it makes coaches jobs that much harder. Even if you don't believe in the severity of the virus, please do better at setting an example for your subscribers.
Zachary Heath Don't be such a snowflake Zac. Getting your panties all in a bunch because someone asks someone else if they can do something reasonable isn't a good look.
I know this is technically allowed now in Oregon, but this amount of people together breathing in essentially the same air while intensely working out def makes me anxious and worried about COVID transmission.
This is frowned upon but 20k people protesting in the same area is supported? It was funny to see the cdc guidelines of “no more than 10 people in a group but 100 for protests”😂
That Guy the huge differences is almost every protestor is wearing a mask while all these runners aren’t. I understand it’s better to be outside but they’re all running around the same area and it just makes me very worried.
@@timithy4569 I can't believe people are doing stupid shit like this for a RU-vid video. Like I love the channel and everything but it drives me crazy that people do selfish stuff like this. These kids are runners and obviously have strong respiratory systems, would probably recover from COVID with moderate symptoms, or even worse, be asymptomatic. I hope running with Nick was worth risking contracting the virus and spreading it to their families who may not be as healthy as they are. I can't imagine the guilt someone would feel watching their parents struggle to walk up the stairs from all of the scar tissue that developed in their lungs from COVID-19 :-) but thats none of my business. All love, just being realistic. Why are people pretending like we still aren't in the middle of a global crisis?
Couldn’t agree more. This video made me crazy. Let’s see. He encouraged people to travel from all over the US. No one wore masks. He’s shaking hands with everyone. A mass pack start. And it’s the mile. Tons of jostling. Oh yeah, nearby CA’s Covid numbers are off the charts. Stupid and irresponsible.
@@thewolfman540 Everyone got different sinthomps and consequences, you're talking about your experience but there are other experiences that ends very bad.
Every week is getting more interesting. Thanks for these videos. I also want to Vlog like this in our place but there are only few runners in our place 😂
Nick, love your channel, but come on man. This is so irresponsible! You’re shaking hands, encouraging people to drive cross country, and cramming everyone on the starting line. As a role model to thousands of children around the globe, wear. a. mask! Show them how to be a leader and lead by example. We are still in the middle of a global pandemic with no end in sight. I challenge you to think of creative ways to engage your fans while social distancing (i.e. encourage your fans to do a virtual 5k next week and screen shot their times). Please, please don’t be a part of the problem!
this channel has gotten me back to running consistently just like back in the days of my high school! Thanks so much nicksymmonds I can't wait to join one of these events to test out my abilities and to have fun!
