Sorry if this is brief.
I already did the 3200m recap. Nice job guys!
The 1600m went really well considering Andrew and Matt were up early to take the SAT and it was a little on the warm/windy side on the track. Andrew ran 4:58 and Matt 5:02. Look for them to roll when they get fully rested.
The 800m went excellent, probably the highlight event of the meet for us. Will ran a GREAT race. Tucked in the first 400 and absolutely crushed everyone in his heat the second 400. I think he negative split (hard to do) going 65 then 64. Andrew ran really well considering SAT, heat/wind, and doubling. We are going to wait for the official time, but he ran 2:08-2:10 range.
Overall you can see us maturing in terms of racing tactics. Pushing at the right parts of races, sitting back when the pace is too fast early on. We just need to become more aware of what is going on mid race. Do I need to be with that pack or should I run alone? How do I put myself in position not to lose momentum when I want to pass someone? These are things we will continue to get better at and don't always show up in the results.
To end with I want to thank everyone who cheered for me today. The Fletchers came out to watch the 5k and the 1600. It was great to see them. I BY FAR HAD THE BEST CHEERING SECTION from the girls team! I now know how it must have felt to be one of the Jackson 5 or some other more recent boy band. Those ladies can scream. I think my competition was jealous. Due to the nature of the race, the pace was fast early on, I was out at the 200 in 28, and the 400 at 65 (what Will was out in for his 800). I went through the mile in 4:48. I surged at the 2400m mark as there was some prize money for leading the race at that point. I felt I held on decently well and ended up running 3800m and got 4th place.
It is championship season! Many great things to come hopefully!
Coach
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Two Meets and One Post
At the NoVA meet Drew and Andrew ran the late heat of the 3200m. They got out well, but fell off in the later stages. Drew ran about 11:28, and Andrew 11:38 (which is 22 seconds faster than indoors). Both of these guys have a lot more left in them.
At the C2 meet there was a lot of positive things. The 800 went well. Tom almost took his heat gun to wire, but got run down on the end. He ran (2:24) a really tough race and he has a lot of good things in store not only this season, but in many seasons to come. Kyle and Jack Henry ran even splits, Kyle ran a 2:30 and JH a 2:38. Manny went out more controlled this time, and looked a lot better the last lap, and finished with a 2:34. He too has more in him.
The 1500 was probably my favorite event of the night. Nicholas after joining us from lacrosse, ran a really respectable time for as little training time as we have had. He ran a 4:51 and got fifth? I think. The 4:51 is equal to a 5:13ish mile. I know I have been talking Frank up a lot, but there is good reason. Two weeks ago Frank was unsure if he could break 6, and he runs 5:40. Now he is unsure if he can run near 5:30. So what does Frank do? Goes out, runs really well from the gun (2:33 at the half) and finishes 5 seconds back of Nicholas in 4:56, which is about a 5:18ish 1600!!! Let me say that again, Freshman Frank ran the equivalent of a 5:18 mile! That should justify to anyone my excitement about Frank.
The 3k with Dan and Matt went alright. Dan ran a 10:56 (11:35-40ish 3200) and Matt ran 11:20 (12:00ish 3200). The 3200 is a race where we just need to become better at racing it and staying tough the second half of the race. I believe Dan might have got 3rd overall as well. There was a lot of big gaps, so I could be wrong.
What can we learn from Frank? Confidence. Pure and simple. We are working harder and smarter than a lot of other teams. When the tough part of the race hits, we are better prepared than most of our competitors. The next step for us to have huge leap in performance is not a physical one, but a mental one where we start to tap into our abilities.
Overall a great day, and hopefully tomorrow will go well too!
It is a great night to be a knight!
Coach
At the C2 meet there was a lot of positive things. The 800 went well. Tom almost took his heat gun to wire, but got run down on the end. He ran (2:24) a really tough race and he has a lot of good things in store not only this season, but in many seasons to come. Kyle and Jack Henry ran even splits, Kyle ran a 2:30 and JH a 2:38. Manny went out more controlled this time, and looked a lot better the last lap, and finished with a 2:34. He too has more in him.
The 1500 was probably my favorite event of the night. Nicholas after joining us from lacrosse, ran a really respectable time for as little training time as we have had. He ran a 4:51 and got fifth? I think. The 4:51 is equal to a 5:13ish mile. I know I have been talking Frank up a lot, but there is good reason. Two weeks ago Frank was unsure if he could break 6, and he runs 5:40. Now he is unsure if he can run near 5:30. So what does Frank do? Goes out, runs really well from the gun (2:33 at the half) and finishes 5 seconds back of Nicholas in 4:56, which is about a 5:18ish 1600!!! Let me say that again, Freshman Frank ran the equivalent of a 5:18 mile! That should justify to anyone my excitement about Frank.
The 3k with Dan and Matt went alright. Dan ran a 10:56 (11:35-40ish 3200) and Matt ran 11:20 (12:00ish 3200). The 3200 is a race where we just need to become better at racing it and staying tough the second half of the race. I believe Dan might have got 3rd overall as well. There was a lot of big gaps, so I could be wrong.
What can we learn from Frank? Confidence. Pure and simple. We are working harder and smarter than a lot of other teams. When the tough part of the race hits, we are better prepared than most of our competitors. The next step for us to have huge leap in performance is not a physical one, but a mental one where we start to tap into our abilities.
Overall a great day, and hopefully tomorrow will go well too!
It is a great night to be a knight!
Coach
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Deliciously Quaint Episcopal Meet
So we're here at Episcopal, running the 1600m with Alex and Matt, and two guys box Ocampo. After a while he just got impatient so he broke through them when there was a small hole between 'em. Unfortunately, some officials of Dubious Quality DQ'ed Ocampo! Unbelievable. He ran 5 flat, which was a PR .
Matt, on the other hand, ran a PR, 5:11, and with a cold too! Props to both for good times.
"It's a great day to be a knight"
Andrew Stella
PS: I'll tell you when I'm Done Quoting coach...
Matt, on the other hand, ran a PR, 5:11, and with a cold too! Props to both for good times.
"It's a great day to be a knight"
Andrew Stella
PS: I'll tell you when I'm Done Quoting coach...
Saturday, February 9, 2008
1 Race = 1 PR
Alex just ran a good 1600m. It took him a few laps to get out of lane two into lane one and settle into the race. Through 1000m he was on sub 5 pace, just like last week. This week however Alex had some people to run with and stayed tough. He crossed the line in 5:01.1 according to the official results. That is his best time in '08 by 7 seconds and 8 seconds faster than last week. Manny is up next in the 1000m.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Arlington County Championship!
There was a lot of good things happening on the track today. I almost titled this post, "I wasn't going to lose!", as the normally quiet Ashley boldly told me post race when we were discussing her race. That quote summed up an intangible observation of mine tonight about every one of our distance runners.
There was a lot of notable performances if you look just at times as well, and as always, sometimes there is more to the story too.
1600m
As noted earlier, Ashely was a tough runner out on the track tonight. Her time may not have been what she had hoped, but persistence will pay off for her in the long run.
The boys 1600m was a lot of fun to watch. All three guys had good races in my mind, and all for slightly different reasons.
I really wish we could have gotten Alex into the fast heat. The goal was sub 5:00 tonight, and he was on pace through the first 1000m of the race. After that running by himself caught up a little, and he faded just a tad. The great thing though is he went for it, and while he ran the same time as he did a few weeks ago, tonight he did it on his own, and was 3-4 seconds faster than the previous week with 200m to go. With a little more endurance, his time is going to drop fast.
Matt also ran a great race. He ran even splits and passed people at key points during the race. He ran about 10 seconds faster than his previous outing, and was only 3 seconds off his PR from the end of last outdoor season! More good things are in store for Matt both indoors and outdoors.
Andrew ran a great race at well. He responded to challenges by other runners late in the race, ran 14 seconds faster than last week, and it was also a PR!
1000m
Mark was put in a tough position. They ended up dividing the race into two heats. At first they had him in the slow heat, since he didn't have a time. Clearly he needed to be in the fast heat. So a last minute 800 time by me, and we get Mark into the fast heat. Bad news is he is at the back and doesn't have the extra few minutes to get loose. He still ran well, but got stuck out in no mans land. He still held on strong and never gave up, and by my watch sneaked under 3:00.
Manny, like Andrew, ran a PR today. Manny ran about 8-10 seconds faster than he did a few weeks ago, and looked strong on the end. The mantra for him tonight was be relaxed and have confidence, and it seemed to work out well.
Over all we had some PRs, near PRs, and great times considering how the races played out. Every single runner was tough and focused on the track tonight, which is something to be proud of.
All the splits should be updated by the end of tonight, and results will be posted as soon as I get them, hopefully in the next week or so. Also, splits are from my watch, and may not be 100% of what the official results end up as.
Coach Butler
There was a lot of notable performances if you look just at times as well, and as always, sometimes there is more to the story too.
1600m
As noted earlier, Ashely was a tough runner out on the track tonight. Her time may not have been what she had hoped, but persistence will pay off for her in the long run.
The boys 1600m was a lot of fun to watch. All three guys had good races in my mind, and all for slightly different reasons.
I really wish we could have gotten Alex into the fast heat. The goal was sub 5:00 tonight, and he was on pace through the first 1000m of the race. After that running by himself caught up a little, and he faded just a tad. The great thing though is he went for it, and while he ran the same time as he did a few weeks ago, tonight he did it on his own, and was 3-4 seconds faster than the previous week with 200m to go. With a little more endurance, his time is going to drop fast.
Matt also ran a great race. He ran even splits and passed people at key points during the race. He ran about 10 seconds faster than his previous outing, and was only 3 seconds off his PR from the end of last outdoor season! More good things are in store for Matt both indoors and outdoors.
Andrew ran a great race at well. He responded to challenges by other runners late in the race, ran 14 seconds faster than last week, and it was also a PR!
1000m
Mark was put in a tough position. They ended up dividing the race into two heats. At first they had him in the slow heat, since he didn't have a time. Clearly he needed to be in the fast heat. So a last minute 800 time by me, and we get Mark into the fast heat. Bad news is he is at the back and doesn't have the extra few minutes to get loose. He still ran well, but got stuck out in no mans land. He still held on strong and never gave up, and by my watch sneaked under 3:00.
Manny, like Andrew, ran a PR today. Manny ran about 8-10 seconds faster than he did a few weeks ago, and looked strong on the end. The mantra for him tonight was be relaxed and have confidence, and it seemed to work out well.
Over all we had some PRs, near PRs, and great times considering how the races played out. Every single runner was tough and focused on the track tonight, which is something to be proud of.
All the splits should be updated by the end of tonight, and results will be posted as soon as I get them, hopefully in the next week or so. Also, splits are from my watch, and may not be 100% of what the official results end up as.
Coach Butler
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