My point is no need to spend any money or resources on NCSA or any other organizations to be a fast runner.
You know, coming from poverty one of my motivations was to do well academically using athletics. I did just that, doing as well as one could do at schools DCUM poseurs slobber over. In other words, to crush and dominate snarky twits, a wimpy group on DCUM which is sizable and which by and large resents social and economic mobility.
Also to the point is that being very good at running is a global phenomenon. A number of world class athletes start with nothing. One need only look at the top 25 list in any event, let’s say, the 800M. Do you think the 1:42 guy from Sudan (Kaki) joined expensive youth leagues?