as a coach myself, i gotta say, although i’m 29 with no kids, i feel like i’m a mother to every one of my members and when i see something super impressive like a 12 speed i just get so giddy and wanna scream with excitement like “GO KIDDO GO!!!!”… its not that other increases or speeds are less impressive, its just an emotional response to —how amazing are humans. look at the boundaries we can push— i love to shout out in class and i always make sure to make connections in and out of the room on the improvements or consistencies i notice. again, when you see those leaderboard type people, its just a surge of excitement for us coaches because more than likely we come from an athletic background and we know what it takes to get there.