This is too late to be useful to anyone except me, but here is a link to the Royal Comet meet info, including the order of events.
The meet starts at 10am today, with the Steeplechase. After the high hurdles, they run the 3000/3200, then the 4x100 and 4x400 before the 1500/1600 and Tanski mile. Then: 100, 400, IH, 800, 200, 4 x 800, Sprint Medley (no DMR at R-H? That's a surprise...)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Blog Down
I can't post live, so I'm trying via e-mail.
A very nice win over Fairport on Tuesday. Almost everything went our way, allowing us to rack up 86 points. One last dual meet on Monday, against Penfield, but in the meantime, we have a busy weekend with the JV meet on Friday and the Royal Comet Invite on Saturday. When the blog comes back up, I'll post the link to the meet info.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Last Week
So, I made my first trip to Hilton Head Island last weekend. I hope it's not my last, as it was an excellent experience. It didn't hurt that my cousin arranged her wedding in some great environs, with fantastic food and plenty of guests that I don't get to see often enough.
As you can imagine, a rushed trip is not conducive to catching up on blogging, so I'll have to provide more links and less writing today! First up is this entertaining article on last week's meet at Rush-Henrietta, featuring Amanda's unique situation:
Paratore wins 3,000m in bizarre fashion
I quickly found two factual errors in the article. Are there others? Be the first to comment with the errors and win accolades!
I don't know if it's part of the article, but when I went to the link, I got bonus content of the photo of Val and Amanda leading the way up the hill at Webster Park in last fall's meet against Thomas and Hilton (and Arcadia).
And of course, there was this photo in the D&C when I returned last night:
Great performances by the distance team can be seen in the full Cadet Classic results.
As you can imagine, a rushed trip is not conducive to catching up on blogging, so I'll have to provide more links and less writing today! First up is this entertaining article on last week's meet at Rush-Henrietta, featuring Amanda's unique situation:
Paratore wins 3,000m in bizarre fashion
I quickly found two factual errors in the article. Are there others? Be the first to comment with the errors and win accolades!
I don't know if it's part of the article, but when I went to the link, I got bonus content of the photo of Val and Amanda leading the way up the hill at Webster Park in last fall's meet against Thomas and Hilton (and Arcadia).
And of course, there was this photo in the D&C when I returned last night:
Great performances by the distance team can be seen in the full Cadet Classic results.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Deadbeat
Yes, I still owe a write-up of the meet at Rush-Henrietta on Tuesday. The punchline is that we beat Victor and Irondequoit (but lost to R-H) to improve to 4-1 on the season.
Good luck to the team this weekend at the Runnin' Cadet Classic (and to the JV folks at Irondequoit)! The Glavin 3000/3200 should be exciting. And I am a fan of the XC Steeplechase race.
Good luck to the team this weekend at the Runnin' Cadet Classic (and to the JV folks at Irondequoit)! The Glavin 3000/3200 should be exciting. And I am a fan of the XC Steeplechase race.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Canandaigua
A very nice team effort for the boys' win in Canandaigua on Wednesday! The Distance Team contributed quite substantially.
In the 400, AJ and Justin M went 1-3 in the tough wind conditions. We followed that up in the 1600 by taking the top 5 (or was it 6?) positions. Geoff tried his hand at the 400 hurdles and came very close to completing the sweep with Eric and Juan - I think if he knew how badly the Canandaigua competitor was going to fade in the wind, he would have caught him.
The 800 was perhaps the most exciting race of the day, as Canandaigua's runner jumped out to the lead, with a pair of Justins and Ben in pursuit. Coming off the last turn, they went by en masse, for another distance sweep. The perfect distance score was kept quite easily in the 3200, as the lone opposition runner dropped off the very slow pace set by Geoff, John W and Adrian during the first mile (attempting to pull along some of our youngsters).
We completed the day with a pair of relay victories, with Ben, Will, Justin M and AJ taking the 4 x 400 by a sizable margin, then the 4 x 800 crew of Justin R plus the 3200 runners came within meters of lapping Canandaigua's entry.
It reminded me of old East Aurora track meets, where the distance team would score all possible points and the sprinters, jumpers and throwers would net just enough points to pull out the win. I don't think this is the trick to beating R-H (or even Victor) next week, though!
The girls meet was quite exciting, but there were not quite enough points to be had. Val split the 1500/800 with Canandaigua's top runner, and Amanda made a valiant effort to beat the twin sister in the 3000.
Unfortunately, both the 3000/3200 and the 4 x 800 relays were run as combined events, giving the girls less recovery time before the 4 x 800 relay. I thought they had a shot at knocking off Canandaigua, but couldn't quite stay close enough to give Val a shot in the anchor leg. I am looking forward to a rematch at Counties, Sectionals and/or State Quals.
In the 400, AJ and Justin M went 1-3 in the tough wind conditions. We followed that up in the 1600 by taking the top 5 (or was it 6?) positions. Geoff tried his hand at the 400 hurdles and came very close to completing the sweep with Eric and Juan - I think if he knew how badly the Canandaigua competitor was going to fade in the wind, he would have caught him.
The 800 was perhaps the most exciting race of the day, as Canandaigua's runner jumped out to the lead, with a pair of Justins and Ben in pursuit. Coming off the last turn, they went by en masse, for another distance sweep. The perfect distance score was kept quite easily in the 3200, as the lone opposition runner dropped off the very slow pace set by Geoff, John W and Adrian during the first mile (attempting to pull along some of our youngsters).
We completed the day with a pair of relay victories, with Ben, Will, Justin M and AJ taking the 4 x 400 by a sizable margin, then the 4 x 800 crew of Justin R plus the 3200 runners came within meters of lapping Canandaigua's entry.
It reminded me of old East Aurora track meets, where the distance team would score all possible points and the sprinters, jumpers and throwers would net just enough points to pull out the win. I don't think this is the trick to beating R-H (or even Victor) next week, though!
The girls meet was quite exciting, but there were not quite enough points to be had. Val split the 1500/800 with Canandaigua's top runner, and Amanda made a valiant effort to beat the twin sister in the 3000.
Unfortunately, both the 3000/3200 and the 4 x 800 relays were run as combined events, giving the girls less recovery time before the 4 x 800 relay. I thought they had a shot at knocking off Canandaigua, but couldn't quite stay close enough to give Val a shot in the anchor leg. I am looking forward to a rematch at Counties, Sectionals and/or State Quals.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Spring Break
Nasty weather prevailed for both meets during Spring Break, with the apparent exception of the start of the Webster Invitational at Penfield on Wednesday. I was not able to catch the alleged nice weather that day, but the times in the Steeplechase and 3000/3200 seem to support that allegation.
On Monday, the runners were treated with snow at the Wayne County Spring Break meet at Marion High School. Results from that meet are here. Highlights included Val's double victory in the Steeplechase (7:53) and 800 ("only" 2:25), Amanda's victory by almost one full minute in the 3000 (10:51), Ben, Geoff and Adrian's 2-3-5 in the 800. Geoff's runner-up to Ryan Moynihan in the 1600, AJ's win in the 3200, under 10 in the snow, and the boys' overall win.
The Webster Invitational results are available here.
On Monday, the runners were treated with snow at the Wayne County Spring Break meet at Marion High School. Results from that meet are here. Highlights included Val's double victory in the Steeplechase (7:53) and 800 ("only" 2:25), Amanda's victory by almost one full minute in the 3000 (10:51), Ben, Geoff and Adrian's 2-3-5 in the 800. Geoff's runner-up to Ryan Moynihan in the 1600, AJ's win in the 3200, under 10 in the snow, and the boys' overall win.
The Webster Invitational results are available here.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
World "Best" not "Record"
Technically, you can't call it a World Record (although the BAA is appealing that decision), but a couple of Kenyans duked it out yesterday to see who would wind up running the fastest marathon in history. Because the Boston Marathon finish line is "too far" from the starting line, and the course is "too downhill", the course is ineligible for World Record certification. Those of us who have run Boston can attest that the downhill portions actually make Boston a tougher course than flat marathons. Not to mention the fact that you only run downhill for the privilege of running up the Newton hills, culminating in Heartbreak. It is true that yesterday's tailwind was helpful, but every course is unique, so why not require world records to only be allowed on a track?
In the end, Geoffrey Mutai had just a little bit more left at the end. From our vantage point just past Kenmore Square, with less than a mile to go, it was not clear who would prevail, but Moses Mosop could "only" manage 2:03:06 to Mutai's 2:03:02.
Ryan Hall showed what a stud he is, by leading for much of the race, then hanging on to finish fourth in a blistering 2:04:58.
Since the elite women start 28 minutes before the men, the leaders came through almost 10 minutes before the men. And the fans were going crazy, as there was actually an American in the hunt for the win as the top 3 came through in an ever-shifting bunch. We went back inside to catch the exciting finish on TV, and Desiree Davila wound up two seconds short, running 2:22:38, behind Kenya's Caroline Kilel.
Perhaps the finest Boston that I have witnessed - topping the Salazar-Beardsley dual in 1982.
In the end, Geoffrey Mutai had just a little bit more left at the end. From our vantage point just past Kenmore Square, with less than a mile to go, it was not clear who would prevail, but Moses Mosop could "only" manage 2:03:06 to Mutai's 2:03:02.
Ryan Hall showed what a stud he is, by leading for much of the race, then hanging on to finish fourth in a blistering 2:04:58.
Since the elite women start 28 minutes before the men, the leaders came through almost 10 minutes before the men. And the fans were going crazy, as there was actually an American in the hunt for the win as the top 3 came through in an ever-shifting bunch. We went back inside to catch the exciting finish on TV, and Desiree Davila wound up two seconds short, running 2:22:38, behind Kenya's Caroline Kilel.
Perhaps the finest Boston that I have witnessed - topping the Salazar-Beardsley dual in 1982.
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