Location: Liberty Bell High School, Winthrop, WA Date: 10.24.15
Distance: 3.1mi Conditions: Low-mid 50’s. Partly sunny and GRRReat!
Comments: Thank you to all of the volunteers - we could not have hosted such a smooth and seamless meet without you. And thanks as well to the MANY that came out to cheer. It was really fun to have so many folks out on the course and at the finish. The kids raced to the occasion and kicked off the Championship part of the season in style!
Observation 1: Excitement, perfect running temps/conditions, and the race went out quick! EVERYONE was faster than usual in the first mile, but we held tough though the middle and had one of our best meets of the year. Expect similar things, and maybe a bit less fast to start this week in Wenatchee. We will be sharp and ready to roll! Observation 2: Great sprint drills! The best of the year. Keep that up the next two weekends and Sarah will be proud indeed! Sage, a solid effort even being ill. We need you back! Rest and recover. Its “one direction” from here to State! Larkin, a great fast start. It hurt a little bit that second mile, but if we can qualify ourselves to Pasco you will have a blast in racing your fastest 5k of the year at State! Johanna, 25 minutes. Knocking on the door! Nice job getting out a little quicker and holding it. Strong! 45 sec. per mile faster than Leavenworth! Ava: Nothing wrong with a race pace still 10 sec. faster than Leavenworth (similar in that sense to Cade, Emerson, Eli) but you compete out there every race — and its admirable to see you wanting more. It will happen! Districts will have basically the same kids and you can turn the tables on the girls from Riverside Christian and Lake Roosevelt. Be smart and tough as usual and you will have your race! The same for Icel, with an added congrats to a smooth and speedy effort at Leagues. The only person on the team to have a faster time at home as compared to any other 5k this year! Smart, tough, running, and you and Ava will have a BLAST passing girls in the second half at State! Ella, super confident out there and such a nice job pushing it into the second mile. Summer hours pay huge dividends in just that situation. As you opened even more of a gap past the biathlon range, Tonasket’s first runner did not have the late race strength to reel you back in. And Athena, congrats on race victory No. 2! Awesome to have you and Ella together to start and your ability to keep accelerating into that final mile is helpful to Ella as well. I’m guessing that things will play out in similar fashion this weekend in Wenatchee, with a little extra advantage as later miles will be a little faster with longer straightaways and less tight/trail conditions. Congrats to all on the first place team finish!
Not quite so fast a start as the girl’s race, but as a group, this was our fastest over all “pace” of the year. EVERYONE was under 8 minutes per mile, and this is a real treat as we’ve had lots of variation in that 7:55-8:11 range for an average split. In accomplishing this at Leagues, I would expect to see a similar result on an even faster course next weekend! Ben, congrats on the new course record and nice work in pushing the pace in the middle part of the race. Oren WILL try to shadow you in a closer way this coming weekend, so try to break up the Wenatchee race in attack-able chunks just like you did at home. Eli, we’ve talked, but a little stuck in no-man’s land out there with a fine result nonetheless. Keep that visual gap at the start a little loser this weekend and you’ll be in better striking distance to the front in the final mile. You’re on track to break 17min and a top 15 finish at State! Cade and Emerson, both in the ballpark of Eli’s time on this course from last year. Solid racing all around, and you can set your sights on breaking 18 in two weeks. Not to look past this weekend… but still, thinking about State will be part of the energy that pulls you to equally great races in Wenatchee. You guys BURIED the second runners for Tonasket and Brewster and Carter wasn’t far behind! And MR. DORNFELD, Nice! You are right in thick of it also finishing in front of 2nd place runners for every school but Bridgeport and Okanogan. Major props! And just so you know, Edgar Alcantara, one place in front of you, was running sub-11min 2miles last year in track. Keep that confidence! Peter, we talked as well, but so great to see you challenge that first mile in spitting distance to Carter. Tough running and every scoring (top 5) runner that you beat from other teams adds points to their totals — in this case a solid reason for our decisive win as you added + 1 to Brewster, +2 to Bridgeport, and +3 to Tonasket and Okanogan. Tim, good to have you back and running well - talking up a storm out there. You have experience with the course in Wenatchee so use that to your advantage. And Geza, you and Tim were BOTH in front of Tonasket’s 4th man! — right in the race and also helping swing that team scoring in important ways. Lock your sights on a similar spot this weekend and we are off to State! Lazo, strong and coming on! A very nice progression both in this race and in the last couple. A more aggressive fist mile for you and Cameron both, and still moving in the final mile. Encore performance please! And Cameron, second only to Can-Am for you in terms of pace and finish. After a more restful week you will have a kick to give in the last 800m. Roll the dice! And Simon, the same for you. A great group with Lazo and Cameron to start and hard fought on your part all the way through. Stay that course and you should find a little more life in your legs for the final stretch this weekend. Sam & Michael, great to see you picking up right where you’ve left it in workouts, and 7:20-7:30 is the right place for you to be at that first mile. Fight hard for that consistent 2nd and use each other to motivate when it gets a little quieter/farther from the crowds around 2miles this weekend. Zach, congrats on busting down the 8min barrier in a major way! By 7 sec. per mile no less! Hold tough on that second mile again this weekend and you always find a sweet kick to the finish!
Distance: 3.1mi Conditions: Low-mid 50’s. Partly sunny and GRRReat!
Comments: Thank you to all of the volunteers - we could not have hosted such a smooth and seamless meet without you. And thanks as well to the MANY that came out to cheer. It was really fun to have so many folks out on the course and at the finish. The kids raced to the occasion and kicked off the Championship part of the season in style!
GIRLS - 3.1mi. 15pts and League Champs!
Observation 1: Excitement, perfect running temps/conditions, and the race went out quick! EVERYONE was faster than usual in the first mile, but we held tough though the middle and had one of our best meets of the year. Expect similar things, and maybe a bit less fast to start this week in Wenatchee. We will be sharp and ready to roll! Observation 2: Great sprint drills! The best of the year. Keep that up the next two weekends and Sarah will be proud indeed! Sage, a solid effort even being ill. We need you back! Rest and recover. Its “one direction” from here to State! Larkin, a great fast start. It hurt a little bit that second mile, but if we can qualify ourselves to Pasco you will have a blast in racing your fastest 5k of the year at State! Johanna, 25 minutes. Knocking on the door! Nice job getting out a little quicker and holding it. Strong! 45 sec. per mile faster than Leavenworth! Ava: Nothing wrong with a race pace still 10 sec. faster than Leavenworth (similar in that sense to Cade, Emerson, Eli) but you compete out there every race — and its admirable to see you wanting more. It will happen! Districts will have basically the same kids and you can turn the tables on the girls from Riverside Christian and Lake Roosevelt. Be smart and tough as usual and you will have your race! The same for Icel, with an added congrats to a smooth and speedy effort at Leagues. The only person on the team to have a faster time at home as compared to any other 5k this year! Smart, tough, running, and you and Ava will have a BLAST passing girls in the second half at State! Ella, super confident out there and such a nice job pushing it into the second mile. Summer hours pay huge dividends in just that situation. As you opened even more of a gap past the biathlon range, Tonasket’s first runner did not have the late race strength to reel you back in. And Athena, congrats on race victory No. 2! Awesome to have you and Ella together to start and your ability to keep accelerating into that final mile is helpful to Ella as well. I’m guessing that things will play out in similar fashion this weekend in Wenatchee, with a little extra advantage as later miles will be a little faster with longer straightaways and less tight/trail conditions. Congrats to all on the first place team finish!
BOYS - 3.1mi. 37pts and League Champs!
