Posted on 07 December 2010. Tags: boston, cross country, cycling, lance armstrong, marathon, new york, plano east high school, tour de france, triathlon
Here is a photo of a young Lance Armstrong in high school at Plano East High School during a cross country meet.
Armstrong has run three marathons (NY twice, Boston once) during his first retirement from cycling. His marathon PR is 2:46:43. He has also competed in several triathlons as well during his athletic career.
I am not sure if Lance was a high school cross country champ but with his drive and genetic disposition it’s a pretty safe assumption.
And on yeah, this young lad, in the photo above, has won cycling’s prestigious Tour de France seven times.
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Actually, Lance did get second at this race. This was 1988-89 at the District 9-5A Cross Country Meet at UT Dallas, the last year Lance competed for Plano East. The race winner, Richard Hird from Berkner High School, won the meet his sophomore-senior years.