Grace Ping, 7th Grader, Takes Down ENTIRE Roy Griak High School Field

Watch 12-year-old Grace Ping tear up the high school girl's 5K gold race in a winning time of 18:12. The Cotter standout beat high school senior Judy Pendergast for the individual win by four seconds. The impressive performance was just one of many for Ping, who holds six world records for her age group, including an 18:02 5K on the track which she ran last year at the St. Mary's University meet.
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[@carolinec4289]

Some things you might have missed if u weren’t paying attention 1. Grace Ping is in Seventh Grade 2. From the time she starts to the time she finishes she is in Seventh Grade the whole time 3. The girl who won the race was in seventh grade 4. She beat girls who are older than 7th graders 5. And last BUT NOT least the announcer makes gReaT ciRCleS(oh and Grace Ping is in seventh grade) You are welcome

[@justinreilly1]

Caroline Cushing also Grace Ping is a “future stud” (ie 7th grader) who is beating straight up “studs” (12th graders)!

[@Darr247]

You apparently missed that her and Pendergast are studs, too... and the software is circularizing his points, when he manages to connect the end to the beginning... when he doesn't, it leaves them as he drew them. Oh, and 7th grader Grace Ping is likely a junior or senior by now.

[@elm2908]

Caroline Cushing sorry, what grade is she in?

[@melissastark2285]

@@elm2908 hahahhaahha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrSupernova111]

LMFAO!!

[@Kyrelel]

In case you missed it during commentary, she is in 7th grade.

[@awesomeawesome6146]

Snooby66 really I’m missed it

[@hoytsigman5435]

Yeah and that time is phenomenal

[@user-cc9mt8sw7m]

and her name is ping

[@leona._.5190]

Which grade?

[@thesmilingtitan]

it was written in the video title and i still missed it

[@esketitravioli8762]

Why is the announcer putting the 2nd place girl down she did great

[@thealmostnormallife5816]

IKR

[@Sea_bear_42]

Yeah she finished in SECOND

[@carolemerle9995]

Because the announcer is stupid. Needs some lessons on how he does things. She did great.

[@gigionthego833]

Your absolutely right! She did a great job. It’s bloody 5k!! I would’ve fainted. She did awesome in 2nd!!

[@im_not_real1456]

seriously! I was a sprinter/long jumper in track so I rlly am always astounded by anyone who can run a friggin 5k that fast!! lol would've taken me a month to finish running that 😂

[@avagarner5465]

if anyone is wondering, they announced that she was a seventh grader exactly 20 times- not including how many times they announced that she was 12 or 13.

[@rg1809]

testament to how astonishing it is.

[@mckenzies.7187]

The number of times they said she was in 7th grade + the times they called her young + said she was 12-13 was 25 💀

[@lvega5606]

And every other athlete seems to be Emily Covert.

[@ChezFontaine-l4g]

The announcers obviously are Jeff epstein types.

[@diverbob8]

Yea at 12 or 13, I was trying to figure out way grade she is in.

[@robinl.kintzle533]

According to the announcers, only two people were running.

[@HALEYSTHEBOMB]

LOL fr

[@carolkenyon2247]

That's hilarious

[@vagwan1398]

No, the other ones might not be in 7th grade so they're not relevant. Keep up.

[@carolkenyon2247]

@@vagwan1398 what a maroon

[@zxckon]

Carol Kenyon ikr biggest maroon ever.

[@sophier315]

There are other ways of highlighting Grace Ping’s talent than putting the high schooler down, because she is absolutely amazing too

[@aviation2709]

hes a Jackas s

[@UnknownUser-nz3io]

she should run in a bikini

[@beeznutz9742]

naw imagine losing to a person 5 years under u just quit at that point

[@ZYZZ_WHEY]

@@beeznutz9742 bro that’s a plus for sprinters

[@UnknownUser-nz3io]

IS THIS ABOUT SEX?

[@jhonisokayiguess1275]

Nobody: Not a single person: Announcer: that was a really good circle

[@Willy72070]

JhonIsOkayIGuess boi your dumbass copied my comment

[@jhonisokayiguess1275]

GALACTIC Clan I commented before you and you copied me. shut the hell up idiot.

[@wavy9888]

GALACTIC Clan nobody cares, childish boy!

[@westwilson1083]

GALACTIC Clan fuck off you winey little bitch

[@Logan-no7qi]

GALACTIC Clan cry

[@mitch2753]

I wish the commentators told us what grade she’s in

[@madiannc]

i think shes in 8th grade

[@lucysmith9254]

😂😂

[@Robert-pn3cq]

@By God's Grace r/woooooosh

[@jazzyramirez9213]

i agree , they should’ve

[@emaced256]

@By God's Grace no way! I would have never guessed

[@alyg2633]

The course they are running looks like the Wii sports golf course

[@cormaconeill1]

A G that shows a lot about you

[@alyg2633]

@@cormaconeill1 that makes absolutely no sense

[@jacobmartin8332]

We only need Waluigi

[@Sosa40706]

Callum O'Neill yes it shows he is a man of culture. and you are not you peasant

[@marijackson3707]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@luca_sebastian]

Can we just appreciate how beautiful that course is

[@viannccaa]

UGAFAN 69 ikr I ran today and the grass looked pretty ugly

[@taliatomhave5884]

it’s also evil,, rip my time and legs 💀

[@ste.f]

I know right? Whenever I go out jogging, the ground is muddy and just awful 😂. I need new joggers because they are so dirty

[@elijahebbert6884]

Fun fact my coach helped design this course

[@miltonturner2977]

It's NOT a real golf course without Alligators in all the ponds...to cull the SLOW Golfers!

[@barfingonall4s]

"It's still a warm day in Minneapolis." This was the most informative thing that the commentator could tell us for ten minutes during the race.

[@taliatomhave5884]

Pozzy Thump yea. And Minneapolis is cold sometimes

[@ethanrichter3444]

Except that Les Bolstad is in st paul

[@ynegash5358]

I watched this race in person. I honestly couldn't believe what I was witnessing at the time. Grace Ping ran an awesome race.

[@davidd34]

I bet that was fun and inspiring too. What's she doing now in 2022?.

[@alecibarra8862]

@@davidd34 currently running at oklahoma state university

[@davidd34]

@@alecibarra8862 Thanks. How's she doing in college in her races so far? And do runners have a possibility of turning pro after college, like so many other sports afford?

[@kennethdonlon3744]

@@davidd34 She's far from setting any records or meeting Olympic qualifying standards, but still a good college runner.

[@davidd34]

@@kennethdonlon3744 How's she doing against my fav Katelyn Tuhouy, who wins lots of races and breaks records and I'm not talking 45's and 78's either. Hopefully K.T. will go on to the pro circuit.

[@cheese2272]

At the start this is what I imagined 17 th century battles looked like

[@Mysterial88]

hahaha.. exactly - I swear I was kinda reminded of a scene in Braveheart

[@idkheheidk1480]

Bruv line battles do be liek that

[@arandomperson-3372]

Yup that’s cross country for ya 😂

[@Alan-gt5lr]

It’s a normal cross country race. If you’ve ever been to one, you will know. There’s just a mob of people. If you don’t go fast for the first mile you’ll get body blocked and then you won’t get your timr

[@pookie7584]

Ikr

[@genesiscedeno8786]

Why ya’ll gotta bring down the high schooler like that? Yes, Grace is exponentially good, but damn don’t bring down the senior just because Grace is talented.

[@taliatomhave5884]

Genesis Cedeno like Judy Pendergast is rlly good too

[@paris3183]

William Van Dusen do you know how long 5 kilometers is?

[@haleyhull]

Savy Jmil 3.1 miles

[@inubuns]

Genesis Cedeno literally doesn’t matter lol, do be so pressed about it

[@trix5884]

Savy Jmil this is 5 miles you dumb fuck

[@BiggiemanMD]

Incredible performance but I found the announcer's repeated comments that the older girls were getting beaten by a 7th grader to be disparaging. The fact is, the top 3 ran a fast face, Grace is no everyday 7th grader, she is an exceptional, world class competitor.

[@Star3marie304]

BiggiemanMD exactly

[@Spikeyjuice]

BiggiemanMD j

[@candicew.1096]

Yup, did you hear him say, "These are the big girls..." like, really dude?

[@MoMoMyPup10]

And in fact, a 7th grader. The fact that they barred her in future races from competing says a lot about how unique it was for a 7th grader to whup them.

[@lashaunbeazer9264]

You LAST SENTENCE. IS EXACTLY WHY HE KEPT SAYING THAT! You people in this world are fucking amazing with the sentimentality. Jesus christ. He even kept saying that Pindergrass was one of the best in the country, REPEATEDLY.

[@TampaJohn]

Had these announcers been prepared, they would have known that Grace was in the 7th grade! That would have made some story while the race was going on!

[@NotJamie]

you know you've reached peak cross country nerdiness when you watch running videos for fun...

[@johnkoudys8646]

NotJamie 0ln

[@margolemley6328]

Hah I saw one of your comments on a different racing vid

[@Yudhi1950]

Nah, It's easier than running them yourself!

[@hollytorbett4525]

She's a good runner

[@bryan.v8781]

NotJamie i don’t even run cross country or I’m interested in running

[@CODTRIXZ]

18:14 for a 13 year old girl is crazy. I am a junior in high school. I am the #20 out of the 140 kids on the Lyons Township Boys Cross country team and my pr is 17:32. The best girl on the team has ran like a 18. It is insane that a seventh grader can put up a time like that. She is a prodigy.

[@tkn9979]

Fusion Xtract wym im in 6th grade and can run a 5k in 10 min

[@nuker1949]

@@tkn9979 that's physically impossible

[@ianschram6171]

Nuker194 not if u believe, I have a 13 minuet marathon

[@Connor-mg7wc]

Chicken Strip how’s it feel to have a joke go that far over your head?

[@chickenstrip220]

Kneegur he doesn’t seems like he’s joking dumbass

[@jaylyn4385]

I kinda hate how he keeps pointing out the fact that she got beat by a 7th grader

[@noclanerth9447]

*facts.*

[@drbagel9188]

Jaylyn loves beebo it’s kinda mean to that he keeps doing that, but think it’s a 7th grader beating a senior. Plus she ran a 18 minutes 5k which is extremely good for a 7th grade girl. So I see why it’s upsetting, but if you actually understand how crazy what Grace Ping did is it makes sense why he is so hyped up about it. Also, it’s his first time seeing her run so that makes it even crazier for him.

[@movieclipsintheater3841]

Dr Bagel also when ur younger your body can hold more tolerance in being tired lol so she could run for a long time without being tired

[@paris3183]

Uncle false

[@animationsforkids5995]

@@movieclipsintheater3841 eh I mean she does have less body fat and weight because she is smaller and much younger. But the other girls most likely had more experience and there muscles are stronger so.....

[@smartbody2456]

I love going back to this video and watching Grace Ping 7th grader just smash this race! So Awesome Grace!,!

[@jackrobar1504]

6 years later " grace ping takes home a gold medal for teams USA"

[@nigelft]

Jack Robar Altough I will always be for Team GB, as England is my home, but I appreciate top tier athleticism when I see it ... Right out the gate, her foot was always on the gas peddle, never letting up for a single second ... How she has such staminer, God only knows, but she comfortably blew the rest away with ease, over an incredibly tough course. I, too, would love to see her lift a Olympic gold medal one day ...

[@kaito2005]

Not a chance, unless all of East Africa goes up in flames.

[@Ilovemunchlax1]

6 years? More like 9-10 maybe.

[@biancaxwrasslin9084]

Or Katelyn touhy

[@ARandomDonut]

Is say more like 7 or 8 years

[@Ryan-tn8ph]

So you're saying she ran over 3 miles in 18 minutes? I once ran a 6 minute mile and fainted...

[@xxvprsqueaker7076]

Ryan Speck I can run 3k in 11:56

[@vcbrusky]

@@xxvprsqueaker7076 that's nothing get me a pair of Adidas and wave some tacos at the finish line I run a 5:00 5k

[@vcbrusky]

@@Anthony-cu9go It wasn't sarcasm but it was a joke yes....I in fact cannot run with super human speed

[@owenfunk7026]

Anthony ././ Wow, you don’t laugh much, do you

[@rockwall5329]

XxVPR Squeaker World record 12:36 bro

[@ayah3223]

I’d like to see those announcers race any of these girls. They shouldn’t be so harsh towards the racers, they all did better then I ever could.

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Especially running in that heat 😵 My regionals xc race was at 9 o clock and well 9 o clock in Florida heat is, well, 😭😡😠🤬😱😱😓😵😫😩🤕😈☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@MegaStairman]

It wasn't a harsh description of number 2 ...it just that your generation is fucked up in the head with your wokeness

[@sambaxter7035]

I mean.. 18:10 isn’t anything crazy. I agree with you tho

[@ayah3223]

@@sambaxter7035 they are only 7th graders tho- but thx

[@sambaxter7035]

@@ayah3223 one of them is a 7th grader, the rest are high schoolers. I think the announcers could probably run an 18:10 depending on whether they run or not

[@thehobbyfam]

Since this was 2016, here's the update: By 2019, her family had moved to Arizona, and she and her younger sister Lauren, as a high school freshman, were regularly placing 1st and 2nd in high school races in Arizona, at ages 16 and 14. They were students at Desert Vista High School Having an injury during the 2019 season, she placed 30th in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship race in San Diego in December 2019. According to MileSplitUSA, she has committed to attend Oklahoma State University after she will graduate from high school in 2021.

[@hazelfreyre9976]

And Lauren Ping was a second off of the record for the mile at 4:44. They both used to live in Minnesota and went to Cottor high school. Two years after she moved the team she used to be on in Minnesota, won sections and went to an alternate state meet.

[@russell_szabados]

@Renae Hobby awesome to hear, thanks for posting a follow up on her successes!

[@COVID--kf3tx]

damn I can't belive she graduated this year...

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Thanks for copying that straight from Wikipedia.

[@gdserpentine4251]

She never beat her times from seventh grade (at least not in the longer distance, her mile pr is from freshman year). Even as a collegian she hasn’t come close. Can we stop propping up these young talents as “the next big thing”. Let people grow and run naturally. I never broke six in the mile in middle school and went under 4:10 in college.

[@fraser2636]

She just has better ping than everyone else Edit: didn’t expect to get likes from this shitty joke wow

[@sirenwavemtv8334]

Oh yeah yeah gang Oh stfu hahahaha

[@wannagogetramenbuddy1160]

Oh yeah yeah gang lmao

[@acexaloty-1336]

She got the best guns and 0 ping GOATED 🐐

[@movieclipsintheater3841]

AcE Xaloty - stfu with bortnits shit worst game I’ve played in my life. Seasons were all ass besides two and make no sense to the quote on quote “story” their trying to tell

[@ryankelly3059]

Uncle the fuck is bortnits?

[@robertpeters2741]

I ran around the block 20 times yesterday then I put it back in the toy box

[@mykayla2931]

lmao

[@maaancheta6018]

Robert Peters nice

[@angelinan1842]

stonks

[@mefford67]

😂😂😂😂

[@arielgarcia4598]

That got me

[@bzakie2]

I’ve never heard two more terrible unprepared commentators.

[@yuliyaishutkina5858]

they should have at least googled grace ping beforehand...this way they would have known that she is only a 7th grader..

[@HALEYSTHEBOMB]

Their behavior baffles me, they both had the audacity to bring another amazing runner down.

[@celeste2025]

Ikr, so what if she's younger and a great runner too, no need to downplay the other runners' talent and endurance

[@cMckone93]

tbf they're commentators for high school cross country...

[@mitchellbaker9434]

This ain't exactly Bob Costas here. They probably go to high school themselves.

[@pauloconnor3056]

(Grace moves forward a centimetre) Nobody: Literally nobody: Commentators: a gap is forming

[@crlx2810]

uh ru dumb? a gap IS forming ok?

[@liammoore1658]

Her brother, Jamison ping goes to my school and is currently the leader for the fastest mile run and shuttle run in the history of our school

[@dashydelilah7572]

Cool

[@bombchuuuu]

I don't like how he kept talking about how the senior was getting beaten by a 7th grader.

[@omitizy5871]

CJ don’t get frustrated it is incredible because her body hasn’t physically matured yet (muscle) like the other varsity girls this is insane

[@madelynstormknight9733]

@@omitizy5871 that doesn't matter he didn't have to bring the senior down because of that. Children have a lot more energy then highschoolers

[@isaacm.2377]

@@omitizy5871 Not true, a girl can reach maturity at age 8-13, sometimes later but just because she is in seventh grade does not mean she is not matured. Do not assume my friend or try to predict, because clearly you might be wrong. By the way, it takes will power to continue and she probably had a lot, it is not always based on physical strength, an example it Mike Tyson.. do you know how many times he has beaten people much larger than him? Think about what you say next time. (sorry for explaining too much lol)

[@arx754]

Welcome to "real life". Geez, can't believe how overly-sensitive you and others are.

[@tonybarfridge4369]

CJ yea that's just rude and annoying and disrespectful

[@yoshabetic]

Btw did you guys know she’s a 7th grader?

[@chloes394]

Master Speller hahahaha

[@cslzhi2124]

I didnt know omg

[@hannahhoffmann8337]

Master Speller yeah he said

[@yoshabetic]

@@hannahhoffmann8337 Yeah, I was being sarcastic since they said it so many times as a joke.

[@tomek4408]

@@hannahhoffmann8337 r/wooooosh

[@williamgarrett3233]

Well done grace fantastic.i hope and pray you have a great future. The sport and the world of athletes needs someone like yourself. God bless.

[@AmikaofMan]

Grace Ping, from a 52 year old man just one word - INSPIRED continue to do you girl and congrats on the win

[@hairypoppins3991]

This is how many times they said “ Seventh Grade “ and “ Grace Ping “👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

[@meee_5155]

69

[@WhoamIhonestly123]

130

[@papenfuscharlie5567]

69 I think

[@himothy0325]

18

[@joeystablein]

Commentator: I don’t know if I have made this clear she is in seventh grade Us: Yeah we read the title Commentator: She is in seventh GRADE! Us: You have made it clear enough we know she is in seventh grade Commentator: I don’t know if I have said this yet, but she is in seventh grade!

[@sniclops15]

Guys I have shocking news are you ready for this? She's in 7th grade

[@brookerule9168]

Frost Gamer OH MY GOD! wHaT! rEaLlY! hOw Do yOu kNoW!!.?

[@weirdwayman6631]

Frost Gamer omg 😲 really !!!!!!!

[@oxean_blue7510]

OoOoOoH mY tHaTs nEw nEwS

[@madiannc]

NO WAY REALLY

[@westcoast5797]

DUDDDDEEEE I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT

[@jimwilson3554]

Wrong. The story is a very young runner is beating 16 and 17 year old's and has already set world age group records which surprisingly the commentators did not know about.

[@theoneandonly9055]

"That was a really good circle."

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

How was she not on the radar for this race at the beginning she was a world record holder in the 5k for a 10 year old at 18:02. She's something special I hope she has continued success.

[@harryspringfield6970]

goldsilverandiamonds but she can’t improve lol

[@harryspringfield6970]

I started running at 14 and I can run 16 minute 5k at 15

[@smooth7708]

@@harryspringfield6970 Imao she was 12 at the time of the race, and don't flex yo times without evidence

[@MeBituman]

She was also the record holder as a 12 year old at 16:44. But a long way to go to compete with the Kenyans.

[@harryspringfield6970]

MeBituman bruh she peaked at 12 amirite

[@papabones-G48]

Great job Grace Ping, what an awesome race and an at-a-girl for not being intimidated by the older girls! Some great battles at the home stretch! Thanks for the RIDE and "KEEP ON KEEPIN ON"!!

[@treywhidden7577]

That was a really good circle *Circle is made automatically*

[@junkjackbuildernz]

he meant it was really close to be being a perfect circle, since it only corrects it to the closest oval, so usually they aren't t actually circles

[@TehNynja]

@@junkjackbuildernz this

[@hiroya1934]

Who else feels this mild irritation towards the announcers for the way they speak about the runners?

[@NickolaiVolkov]

Big Doggie69 Mild is putting it lightly. I read some of the comments, gathered they never do get their crap together, so I muted it 3 minutes in. :)

[@Ella-he1xt]

mr arican Stuff u

[@justintime4178]

Ya that announcer was annoying.

[@liner011f7]

No, the announcers were understandably impressed by Grace, it was the first time they saw her.

[@lashaunbeazer9264]

@mr arican thank you for having a brain, and being reasonable.

[@fredwilson8326]

she may be a future champion very nice to watch thanks for sharing

[@clax5612]

Not to crush her dreams, but the Olympic runners were running around 17 minutes at that time. It is still a great time, just not Olympic worthy.

[@koeien9939]

Clax Yeah but remember she still has another 4 years at least to train if she intends on competing at the Olympics

[@clax5612]

S Chan 99.9% of girls slow down as they get into HS. She'll slow down to around 18 minutes. you need around 15 minutes to qualify for the Olympic Trials for girls. 14 for guys.

[@clax5612]

Thomas Paulson That's my 4k time XD

[@rosaparks7519]

fred wilson she may she will

[@katharinag3283]

Would've enjoyed more this race without the commentator

[@bridgewaterboys2576]

Ikr

[@WhoamIhonestly123]

Just mute the volume

[@thespanglishiconoclast7064]

could have done without the map as well

[@venomousviper3691]

Then turn it on mute,right?

[@NwoDispatcher]

I would have enjoyed it without the diversity

[@MyBricks4you]

"That was a really nice circle" the thing auto correct the circles lmao 😂

[@abc-eb4zh]

hahah😂😂

[@lanabaee]

We know but it's hard to even draw anything with a mouse. Did you see how the other ones were ovals NOT circles? Plus there's this thing where it's almost like a circle but not as round as a cirlce and it's not an oval.

[@desireedriver6390]

John's Bricks idky i laughed so hard 😂

[@calebeells3414]

"That was a really good circle" 😂

[@lindseylewis6948]

Caleb Eells highlight of the video

[@tedros6917]

No lie I feel bad for everyone else who basically got completely ignored. They still had great times, jeez

[@Bweyg]

Your not wrong, they always look up to the WR holders that are on the top, but they almost never look at the middle ground (like Mo Farah who ran a time of 12:53 for a 5k, the 5k WR for the men's side is 12:35) definitely kind of a little sad, but I mean we cant really do much except look at the middle ground ourselfs

[@jennifera4350]

Grace Ping...amazing! She makes it look effortless!

[@kyleross1057]

I'm not sure why I watched all 20 minutes of this

[@TheCutie314159265]

Kyle Ross same tho

[@ericanderson735]

Kyle Ross okay so it's not just me 🤣😂

[@reganweisdorfer5115]

Ok just started this video and saw ur comment 1minute into the video it's 11:50p.m. And I'm skipping ahead thank you for giving me more sleeping time😃

[@ashleighjane983]

omg same!!😂😂

[@megaoof6789]

Same

[@thisisreal1437]

It looks like she's being chased down by a stampede😂

[@allenatkins2263]

"START THE PLANE JOCK, START THE PLANE!"

[@barchetta575m]

I played "In the House, In a Heartbeat" while watching that scene.

[@leoruffz6455]

That's probably her mentality tbh

[@lodii7246]

@@allenatkins2263 *I CANT START IT I CANT FIND THE KEYS*

[@juliarademacher9190]

that’s literally what it is. try tripping and falling at 200 meters...speaking from experience that’s not fun

[@cloudbudget]

Fantastic race!! Nice effort. Looking forward to seeing Grace Ping, Pendergast and the rest in the future. Could be seeing Ms. Ping in the Olympics!!! What a beautiful and powerful running style she has. Amazing talent.

[@danielmcbride9183]

That's what I've been thinking, I hope to see her in the Olympics as well.

[@bobross3967]

She will burnout before she's old enough

[@clax5612]

She won't even make trials. I ran a 17:41 as a 7th grader, and I never got any attention, besides at nationals. Olympic runners were running low 17's at this age.

[@clevelandbci9562]

"It'd be funny if her middle name was Poo." - My crazy niece

[@bethannprather1462]

I actually laughed so loud just now! Great comment 😂😂

[@clevelandbci9562]

@@bethannprather1462 I'll tell her😃😃 Took me a second to get it, then I cracked up, too.

[@mazda_rt24-p]

😂😂😂😂

[@TampaJohn]

Or if Ping was her middle name and Pong her last.

[@ramzikearl7344]

That’s hilarious! I would never have thought of it. Thanks. I laughed out loud.

[@earthisabignigga2026]

Commentators keep on saying the same thing "7th grader beating a senior, grace ping beating ...)

[@ivydowell7306]

*When people were walking across the course I got a bit of anxiety because I run that distance too and it always toys with my emotions🤣*

[@sagespills3159]

Same when I get to the end I’m either pissed or crying 😂

[@Linzizzle18]

Like why do they feel they need to cross it so much??? So disrespectful to the athletes

[@Gottaquicklychangehurhur]

my momentum ruined :')

[@ganeshprem3043]

I don't even run and it annoys me.

[@gingerthralow8996]

Yeah some people did that to me and I had to slow down like IK I’m really slow and not important but like I’m trying to do something here 🥲

[@heyyitssammy487]

just give me two days and im sure i will be half way done

[@andyishome]

I have had the fortune of watching her run for the past couple of years and it’s been astounding, she is an insanely good runner!!!

[@albeeyu-chichiu3949]

This race: *Grace Ping a seventh grader VS Emily Corvet senior*

[@madiannc]

and it wasnt even emily

[@yodaami]

@@madianncno, it took them 10 minutes to find out the real name

[@dallincandland]

Man... I ran cross country a bit in high school and my best was like a 22:59.. To be able to run a 20 minute 5k is an accomplishment in and of itself. It would have been nice to hear more love for the other runners too, although what Grace did here is indeed incredible.

[@carterthompsonruns]

I’m at a 17:55 as a freshman

[@dallincandland]

That's fantastic! Keep it up man. :)@@carterthompsonruns

[@lvega5606]

I broke 18 and am a girl

[@colonelangus6885]

My god, when you were doing your crappy graphics of the course, Grace Ping was taking the lead and you failed to cover it.

[@makaylah6970]

Colonel Angus LOL

[@davidruble8257]

What's up Macy q

[@syrtech121]

Colonel Angus lmfao. Crappy graphics of the course. So true

[@milesralls7972]

Chakram I am currently trying to sell you XD

[@syrtech121]

Miles Ralls lol sameee. Just got one from a trade up. I REALLY want white painted Chakrams lol

[@scottlee9373]

Dad; "Can I give you a ride to school?" Grace; "No thanks. I'd rather run!" lol Wow!

[@zoeolive015]

They should get drones for these things

[@pennypackmtb2542]

Grace plays this win down as to not as big of a win as people make it out to be. I believe it to be the race that made Grace the star she is. The fact is, it has been watched over 4 million times is a big statement. Watched by every Cross Country Team in the nation, giving the youngest of runners hope and a dream. Giving courage to girls to run and make a difference. This is a big deal to so many. When you see a child so young, do something so big that only a few achieve in a life time, you must become a fan! To put in the effort and make the sacrifices, because you have a dream, is indeed living the dream!

[@marshal3577]

Fantastic commentary!!..always knew which runners they were talking about, really quick mental math, well spoken, no awkward silences, really helpful map circling, crucial questions always answered..just really well performed all the way around. National TV quality commentating.

[@barrykendrick3146]

Yes, & just an understandable oversight that the early race leader Emily Covert started out as blonde wearing blue with red piping & strangely morphed into a redhead wearing black & Orange!

[@balluumm1]

An incredible run, she is definitely going to be an athlete of the future! Brilliant!!!

[@tk-lg4uz]

Nobody: Commentator: Oh that’s a really nice circle (Edit- 1:50)

[@Willy72070]

Ty Klein oh great! Another person steals my comment

[@tropic6159]

GALACTIC Clan he didnt steal your comment lol. He quoted something that happened in the video

[@wavy9888]

GALACTIC Clan OH MY GOD! STOP! NOW! IF I SEE THIS AGAIN YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHATS GONNA HAPPEN!

[@Linzizzle18]

***"That was a really good circle"

[@velz9418]

i mean the circle was kinda nice

[@guittadabe5214]

Grace Ping beat everybody. She didn't beat Pendergras. Pendergras was by far the best of the rest. Without her Grace Ping would have been on her own for the whole race! I can't wait to see what Ping will do in the future. She keeps this up, she will be an Olympian and perhaps a gold medalist!

[@lejf57]

Your comment makes no sense. She finished ahead of Pendergras which means she did beat her.

[@juicedgames8302]

What in the fuck are you trying to say?

[@kaylahrose6034]

It looks so easy I swear, but Ik how hard it is😂😂

[@kaylahrose6034]

Horse Lover Gamer, that's just my opinion, and in my eyes it does look easy because of the way the cameras are moving.

[@PONYBOYonline]

Of course it looks easy....it's running. There's nothing difficult looking about running at all. All of the struggle comes from within which you can't see.

[@jhoncena1111]

They made it look easy.

[@memeloverxxx4120]

Kaylah1. Fym looking at them run makes me burst into an asma ataack

[@koyramerritt5916]

Kaylah Rose lol same

[@camerongray7767]

Why is this still in my recommended, I have been recommended this video for like 7 years

[@linxto2518]

She's a second-place winner, no need to put her down she did really good still jeez

[@dsd_savage5570]

I hate racing but I love running :( My fastest 5k is 18:27 and im and 11th grader, and everytime I finish running i feel like barfing my heart out but the feeling you get when you know you accomplished or finished a race feels great

[@justinthekid8042]

DsD_Savage that’s really good this is my first year ever running and im 14 and I run 21s I’m hoping by next year I can run sub 20s what do you think?

[@mellothegamer9721]

@@justinthekid8042 I believe in u!💪. Running a 21 is really good in my opinion and yes if u put in the hard work I believe u can get sub 20s. This is my first year of cross country and Im 11th grade. I have asthma tho😥. So far my fastest 5k time is 20:41. My goal is to get sub 20s or 19s before season ends. But keep uo the great work and keep training hard. Hard work pays off in the end👌

[@phillipstevens8391]

Just don't make the mistake of skipping long runs, do one once every week, don't worry about distance just focus on a long time and go at a easy to moderate pace

[@anonymousfortniter7184]

i’m 12 and my 5k is 22:04 any tips

[@butmyopiniondoesntmatter5954]

DsD_Savage Once I was running a 10 km but on the 8th km I had stomach pains you get from a cold... you know what comes out of that. It felt nice relieving myself at the end from... that. Still I proceeded to eat ice cream.

[@isaacakers3930]

The beginning was how Simba’s dad died

[@dannyolder8649]

Isaac Akers underrated comment

[@clevelandbci9562]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mazda_rt24-p]

😭😞

[@TampaJohn]

@@chungweiwang578 That was very random and off topic.

[@jfan4reva]

That's why the starter fired the gun and ran for the sidelines. Didn't want to get trampled under a hundred or more pairs of CC spikes.

[@camerongray7767]

I swear this has been in my recommended for like 6 years and I have watched it so many times, but it always in my recommended

[@tonichappell7596]

Grace was not even mentioned as one of the favourites to win the race at the start!!

[@platepus8896]

0:34 when i open a pack of gum

[@bee1117]

PlatEpus this comment is so underrated😂

[@rasheedjeffries5754]

Lol.....good one

[@yoinkoxo1728]

Yo this actually made me laugh lmao

[@maggienoodle]

this comment is gold

[@JohnJohnson-ok4gf]

To me, it looks like a scene from Braveheart.

[@mintchip3384]

I run cross country and I still get stressed out seeing other people run. 😂

[@ellabrill2278]

I’m going to Griak this weekend and i’m getting anxious just watching this video

[@johnthemad628]

OMG SAME 😂😂 i have a meet tomorrow and i am so nervous

[@ramatathiam6710]

Dang I’m over here thinking it’s just me feeling that way

[@rskenny4446]

I finished cross country, yesterday was state championships at wickham park

[@chubbiandpepperoni]

Exactly!!! Me too!!!

[@catherinecampbell2367]

Wow…second time watching after a while, still amazing. Every one of those runners are great, but Grace Ping stands out. Incredible 🤩Keep it up

[@randomllamaproductionz8035]

Anyone else watching and doesn’t do cross country? No, just me ? ☹️

[@alexisrmartin]

RandomLlamaProductionz ! me!!😂

[@sophiabono8033]

I do xc 🤣😂

[@Grahmps]

RandomLlamaProductionz ! Does Track and Field count?

[@HeatherStAmand-eq3uo]

I do track! I’m considering Cross though

[@howardOKC]

Yes, just you. Congrtats!

[@begone3487]

Me: Im going to do that some day! Also Me: *takes bite of hamburger*

[@oliveneuendorf6182]

*takes care not to spill coke, chips and chocolate on my stomach as I do so*

[@eke8400]

OPG Katy Perry *eats only meat*

[@millymcbug]

Caity Lotz my life is literally: *eats junk food 24/7* *decides to run XC* I'm gonna be super healthy!!!! *eats even more unhealthy because I earned it*

[@RPGKID-se9qb]

I always run 5k soooooo many times you just need to pace yourself and have a good strategy and a lot more but get that it's easy Yeah I am a runner

[@RPGKID-se9qb]

But stuffed up the spelling there ohhh shit

[@ivanramirez2778]

and I'm here thinking its just another clickbait with shitty performance but nah, that is actually incredible time and performance

[@owencooper8989]

Ivan Ramirez h

[@jtj1128]

Lmao high schoolers can’t even get under 18

[@Kstub220]

I run in the griak every year, so I knew what to expect. I always hear pings name when I go there

[@hamish.wakefield3981]

Ivan Ramirez

[@hamish.wakefield3981]

E

[@Saleigh]

Just these girls running this entire distance is amazing to me I never liked running as a sport these girls are all just amazing !

[@lupowers9581]

Adding my comment for 6 years down the road.

[@snubdanub2312]

Lu Powers yup

[@whytheheckrulookingatmynam7778]

R u in third grade

[@derk4012]

same here lol

[@jacobandris5659]

Lu Powers i

[@iamshreaded2739]

My best time is 16:57 and I am in 9th grade

[@TampaJohn]

I was the top runner on my HS team and I never broke 17:00 for 5k. For a girl to break 17:00 is amazing. Way to go.

[@sophia-wc2fm]

Jesus the feeling of stopping after running is amazing and also horrible bc u rly soak in how painful it is

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

sophia :/ Coming out of the tunnel is terrible.

[@yippehanako]

Yes the chest and throat feeling raw 😭

[@geode786]

Even worse cause I have asthma, so the loss of breath catches up to me.

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Imagine how much faster she could have been if they were running early and not in the middle of the day sun

[@michmichmichmichmich]

I can't even run down the stairs 😳

[@hey6162]

Omg lol😂

[@ellableuoneal3384]

okaymichelle weirdo haha

[@uspapyrusuwu1653]

okaymichelle neither can i but i ran 200m one and i came 5th

[@uspapyrusuwu1653]

okaymichelle and i was not trained for it are 200m runner wasn't here so i had to do it

[@florastar3111]

mistic- wolf seroiusly????i ran 2k and im 9

[@lukehumphrey2076]

I just finished my cross country season, and it is so stressful waiting for the gun to go off! I could only imagine what these girls are going through! It's sort of satisfying for you to be on the other end, and not on the line.

[@RandomZombieAttack]

Luke Humphrey it's only stressful when it's a big meet with 500 kids on the line, smaller meets are way better

[@1421cougarfan]

TriangleTrees it's only stressful when it is a race do you not get nervous or something

[@attackontwentyonepilots5343]

UnafraidSafeGaming - same

[@graceeggleton5812]

I can relate, I'm awful at the line at a big race 😂

[@taliatomhave5884]

Luke Humphrey ikr

[@maliashag.9136]

I cant even walk to the refrigerator for some food.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Malia Shaghasi bacon wrapped jalapeño popper flavored lays on top of my fridge.... so delicious, and will safely stay there for several more hours... maybe days....

[@nowayoo2759]

And u wonder why. That's what u walk to😂

[@etiennemarais7096]

Very Very Well Done. Congratulations to A SuperStar Born.

[@christopherreyes1564]

They mentioned that she’s in 7th grade about 18 times

[@carlyhagen6291]

my friend, we're in grade 8, runs 30+ km every day she's on a track team and she's NEVER missed a practice. if she's away, she gets her coach to tell her a workout and she runs on the treadmill in the hotel btw watch out for her in the 2020 olympics- Sadie Sigfstead, long distance (2000m)

[@ADuckOnQuack97]

Highly doubt that but okay

[@benvanderbosch8589]

www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/sadie-sigfstead-359634 there are many people faster than her..

[@cinnamontoastjr3161]

if ur in eighth grade u cant be in the olympics

[@defaultavatar1037]

So your saying an 8th grade girl runs 18 miles each day, and will be in the Olympics in 2020? Okay

[@quartz870]

Ye OK.. Bs

[@hiroya1934]

2:54 “She either goes to the same high school” boi shes 7th grade in middle school

[@barchetta575m]

In his defense, I know many schools (including public school) that have 6th - 12th. LAUSD's Fulton Prep in Van Nuys, CA is one such example.

[@omitizy5871]

They also mean she made varsity which is generally older high schoolers

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

:/ hiroya aaaannnddd, the announcers are likely high schoolers.

[@kaitlynganzel]

:/ hiroya my school is 6-12 high school

[@Jessica-gg8mr]

Well ya see.... Some highschools have 7th and 8th classes....

[@leefithian3704]

7th graders mostly haven’t started vaping yet , perfect conditions for a nice run

[@makesmartTROYces]

You'd be suprised the generation below me are a different breed😂😂 Im only 22 and Im appalled by a lot of these little kids

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Ha ok sure maybe where you live

[@leefithian3704]

@Accidental Genius ha , well I have to admit , but not endorse “mmmm wish anyone to do “ smoking in the boy’s room , just like the Motley Crue song , look it up kid , it’s real music , but tobacco products are MOSTLY bad , there are specific times , uses , both medically, socially and ceremonially...but YOU must be wise to decide , so study with a keen interest and attention, then proceed at YOUR own educated perils, good luck

[@jacobfaughtrunningproducti974]

@@makesmartTROYces yeah, I know a few 7th graders that vape and Im just sitting here like, when I was in 7th grade I didn't even know what a vape was

[@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189]

Astounded at the filming and crowd turn out for a high school race!!

[@KN-ev1tq]

Good race and very impressive run by Grace Ping, but the commentators were ill-prepared. They were almost 12 minutes into the race before the commentators figured out who had been in the lead two the whole time. And a lot of silence during the video could have been used to tell us when they hit the mile markers or Kilometer markers, so we could know their split times.

[@greggarey4811]

They said the first 1km time. They said when they hit the 3km. He was giving times the whole time just some were estimates if where they would be by a certain point in the race and he was close a few times.

[@thebeardedone1225]

Its always great to see spirit in a young athlete. Yet too many times, they're introduced to the real world, and priorities change. Way to go young lady! On this day in history, you've proven to the world that you have what it takes to be a champion.

[@bigflat1238]

The commentary has been perfectly respectful to grace ping throughout race ,don’t know what people are whinging about ,they are just highlighting how amazing a run it has been

[@tgltyty]

these announcers really need to learn who the girls in the field are and what schools they come from.

[@elinorhiller1586]

Jerry Freudenburg we got... uh... two girls in front *facepalm*

[@Motorjam]

yes because they're gonna memorize the names of 400+ people every year

[@barrykendrick3146]

What is truly amazing is that the girl they initially ID as Emily Covert, the early leader, is blond wearing blue with red piping; they don't even notice as she falls off the pace & a redhead wearing black & orange moves up! By the way, this girl-who may or may not be Emily Covert-finishes in ~19:07 at the very end of the video 19:40.

[@Aggarius]

Jerry Freudenburg seriously I go to the state meet every year in Arizona to watch and every race I have 10 or so faces I have memorized despite never watching besides that day

[@litzy2069]

eMilY CoBoUrn

[@chocolatebubbles6426]

“2nd place is 1st place loser” -The commentators

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Exactly right👍

[@Makenzie.nn1]

What are you talking about? That’s Abby Lee Miller phrase “second place is the first person to loose•

[@katiemago]

@CHAVEZE MUIR Pls stfu 😩

[@katiemago]

@CHAVEZE MUIR i’m 14 dumbass 😕😕😕

[@mazda_rt24-p]

@@katiemago he's 12 is that a good enough reason why he's asking for subs? 🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@MickLoud999]

I'm 56 years old and I'm still looking for the finish line, The sun set an hour ago, I think!

[@davidnelson9445]

BenSlayr anyone can watch KZbin

[@colonelangus6885]

BenSlayr What should 56 year olds be doing?

[@MickLoud999]

BenSlayr That is the most stupid comment I have ever read..anywhere. explain yourself

[@Aspader]

Mr MC lol

[@StringsPalace]

That male announcer was throwing shots at the seniors and jr’s 😂😂