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Verzbicas completed a double never before achieved in high school: owning the 2-mile record and a sub-4:00 mile Ryun as gracious as ever in lauding Verzbicas in New York had never achieved that He was too busy breaking 4 minutes five times in high school starting with his first-ever 3:590 in 1964 and capped by his 3:553 in 1965 beating Olympic champion Peter Snell to win the the national AAU meet to pay much attention to the 2-mile Nor had the other high school sub-4:00 runners: Alan Webb (3:5343 in 2001) Tim Danielson (3:594 in 1966) and Marty Liquori (3:598) in 1967 Verzbicas 3:5971 was also the fastest in a high school race since Ryuns 3:583 in 65 And what a high school race this was: the best boys field ever assembled with every top runner in the country in a season in which milers have been flourishing The results affirmed the depth as the 2-3-4 placers ran fractions above 4:01 4:02 4:03 and the next four finishers broke 4:08 At one point in the mixed zone Verzbicas 18 glanced behind to eye Kenyan-born American Bernard Lagat second this meet in the 5000 in 13:05 who Verzbicas said has become a "great buddy of mine in the last few weeks" Theyd broken bread in February when at the New York Armory Lagat went for the US indoor 2-mile record (which he got in 8:1007) and Verzbicas went for Gerry Lindgrens 8:40 high school indoor record (which he almost got in 8:4324) They mixed again in the Pre 2-mile won by Lagat in 8:1362 "Hes given me a lot of good tips" said Verzbicas "I can only dream of his career Hes 36 and still at the top of his game at the world level"Verzbicas and Lagat already had a shared personal history As Lagat had come to the US from Kenya and become enjoined in American life acquiring citizenship Verzbicas too had thrived on new ways growing up fast and taking hold of his well-crafted trajectory to the pinnacle of the sport Citizenship his father said in New York will soon come Lukas asked about next years Olympic trials begged off saying hell be too young "Next year will be fun to watch" he said "But in 2016 Ill be 23 in my prime"When the mile field set out it was drizzly with winds gusting hardly sub-4:00 weather While everyone in the field was in awe of Lukas and the professional setting they were still great runners in their own right and possessed of a certain teen-age hot-ness The tall Californian Jantzen Oshier of Trabuco Hills whod won the state 1600 in 4:0083 fastest in the nation the week before took the race to Verzbicas and led through the 800 (2:0197) and 1200 (3:0138) It looked like sub-4:00 was out the window even to Verzbicas who held pace on Oshiers shoulder "At that point" said Verzbicas "it was all about the win"After the 8:2946 which is probably "worth" a 3:58 or better after a year in which hed won Foot Locker and Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) run a 4:0388 indoor mile in the New Balance pro field swept the 5000m 2-mile (8:4070 closer to Lindgren) and mile at the high school indoor nationals run a 23:55 road 8K for second only 17 seconds behind Canadian star Simon Bairu and almost won a Boston Marathon road mile against a pro field Verzbicas could be excused for over-the-top confidence when he admitted "This morning I was thinking Sub-4:00 here I come Until the race started I thought it would be effortless"On the last lap Verzbicas bolted ahead The one thing he lacked confidence in was his pure sprint speed "I didnt want to leave it to the finish and risk getting beat in my last high school race" he saidAnd he was right as Elias Gedyon (Los Angeles Loyola) second to Oshier in California tore after him For a moment it looked like Verzbicas could be caught But not after he saw the clock "With 100 to go I was tightening but then I saw 3:52 3:53." he said "I gave it everything I had" When he crossed in 3:5971 the crowd erupted and indeed Verzbicas in an international meet had stolen the show Maybe the fans had come to see Tyson Gay and the 100 but when they left they were talking about Verzbicas and the sub-4:00 The kid was nothing if not honest He said the time was "only" a 3:59 "It could have gone faster" he said Yes true And: "Im not really a miler Im more like a 5000 runner" Also true "To be named among all these super-milers is a great honor"The super-milers paid Lukas homage "It would have been nice to break 4:00 but this is only my second time under 4:10" said runner-up Austin Mudd of Indiana (Center Grove) who closed fast in 4:0183 "Im honored to be in the same race that Lukas did it" Gedyon third in 4:0208 said "I felt like I had a shot but the last 50 meters I just locked up Lukas is talented and works hard Im proud of him" Another milestone was achieved when the Edward Cheserek of St Benedicts Prep in Newark shattered the national sophomore record in fourth with a 4:0329 time The previous mark was 4:0607 At 17 Cheserek is a year older than most sophomores He came to the US about a year ago from Kenya and has given Verzbicas some of his better races: close seconds at NXN and the indoor nationals 2-mileAnother soph 16-year-old Jacob Burcham of West Virginia (Cabell Midland) placed seventh in 4:0766 about as fast as Alan Webb ran as a soph He said he would be shooting for sub-4:00 himself not waiting until senior year but next year as a junior "Thats my goal" he said "In West Virginia we say Go hard or go home"When Verzbicas goes home after a hard workout he faces his coaches his parents whom he constantly credits Mom and dad have taught him the way "You cant get too cocky Thats what my dad said" Lukas noted Lukas father as always was barely noticed after the race He never takes the spotlight Father and son have done wellAnd now that he has topped off the most prolific high school distance running career ever Verzbicas will put on his multi-sport hat before getting back into his spikes to begin college running at Oregon Hell resume bicycling and swimming for the world junior triathlon in Beijing in September which he is only doing on behalf of his best friend Kevin a fellow junior triathlon star being treated for cancer Verzbicas teared up when speaking of Kevins progress with chemo-therapy and his ability to do light runs with their training group Over the summer as tune-up events Verzbicas will do the Pan America junior triathlon championship in Edmonton Canada and US junior triathlon championship in San Diego By summers end his residence outside of college will change to Colorado Springs as his parents have taken triathlon coaching positions at the Olympic Training Center "It feels sad leaving Orland Park Illinois where it all started" he said Despite the September event in China and a late start on college cross country Verzbicas said he did not expect to red-shirt the fall season at Oregon Eugene: another new beginning for the Cant Miss Kid Tags: ColumnsHigh School RacingHigh School Take these with water to speed delivery of energy into your system.
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