Yeah you're missing the point. The point is that Malcolm can run 49.0 for 400m, when none of his competitors can run a 15:40 for cross country. What does this mean? You take a guy with 15:40 3-mile strength and 49.0 speed, and you run him in the 800m. The result is a guy who can run 1:51-1:53 in the 800m. That'd be a state record, and could win AA, AAA. But you're not going to run a 1:52 training for the 400m.
Yeah you're missing the
Yeah you're missing the point. The point is that Malcolm can run 49.0 for 400m, when none of his competitors can run a 15:40 for cross country. What does this mean? You take a guy with 15:40 3-mile strength and 49.0 speed, and you run him in the 800m. The result is a guy who can run 1:51-1:53 in the 800m. That'd be a state record, and could win AA, AAA. But you're not going to run a 1:52 training for the 400m.