Edwards knows the opportunity is special, but he’s not making the race a bigger deal than it needs to be. He’ll bring that approach and his US#8 3,200 time of 8:49.04 to this Friday’s Brooks PR Invitational boys 2-mile, where he’ll toe the line against some of the country’s best distance runners. One foot in front of the other, Edwards is confident in the work he's putting in. “He kind of focuses on things and sees what happens, which is probably what back in my day, I would have done.” “He doesn't promote himself or bang his own drum,” University coach Ed Frohnapfel, a former 2:36 marathon and longtime road racer, said. The rising senior from University High in Morgantown has a reserved but focused approach to the sport, cultivated away from the spotlight and committed to the purity of the sport. West Virginia distance running standout Larry Josh Edwards brings an old-school mentality to his training and racing. University Junior On A Path To 'Best Ever' Status In West Virginia
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