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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 1191678, member: 628"]
I have a question about speed.  Maybe it's a dumb question.  Maybe I'm dumb, who knows.  But I'll ask it anyway...

Are human beings living in the South inherently faster than those who live in the North?

If they are, then I get why we we'd have trouble recruiting for speed in our region.

But if not, then why can't we recruit for speed.

I don't know if this is a good data point, but here are the top 10 college programs for men's cross country right now...

1. Colorado
2. Oregon
3. Syracuse
4. Oklahoma State
5. Iona
6. Wisconsin
7. Villanova
8. Portland
9. Stanford
10. Northern Arizona

Now, maybe you don't need fast kids to build a good cross country program. I have no idea, honestly.  But there isn't a single southern school in the top 10.  And one might assume that there are at least a few kids who can run that live in the north, since 4 of the top 10 are northern schools.

So, sincerely, why can't we recruit fast kids who live in the north?
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