Liberty Bell XC: Liberty Bell Invite (MS) 10/09/2021

LBH Invite -- 10/09/2021

Course Length -- 1.5 miles

General Notes -- The course is mostly flat through the first mile then rolls up and down through the last half mile. The footing is either grass or soft dirt which does tend to slow down the times a bit. At race time, the weather was in the high 40's to low 50's with some sun coming out later in the day. Almost all of the middle schools in attendance were from our league.

The girls won with 19 points. Manson was 2nd with 42 points. There were 2 teams and 24 athletes in the race.

The boys were 2nd with 36 points. Okanogan won with 22 points. There were 2 teams and 30 athletes in the race.

Anja – One mile: 6:50. Finish: 10:38, 3^rd place. Average: 7:05.

It was awesome to hear about the sportsmanship and teamwork that you got to experience during this race! Between running with your own teammates and helping another school’s runner through a tough spot in the course, you also ran a fantastic race! You led the race for a little bit which shows a lot of strength and toughness. And not to forget the big PR. Keep up the hard work!

Josie – One mile: 7:12. Finish: 11:37, 9^th place. Average: 7:44.

I know the week leading up to this race was busy and you went into the race feeling a little tired. But you still did a great job of staying focused and you ran that first mile really fast! That shows a lot of determination and grit. Don’t worry about how one day went, just keep looking forward to these next practices. You are getting stronger and smarter with each race and I am excited for your next race!

Elsa – One mile: 7:25. Finish: 11:49, 11^th place. Average: 7:52.

Hooray! Congrats on a big PR! It’s great to see your hard work paying off – you are getting faster with every practice and every race. During the race you got caught in between groups which can be tricky but I think you did an excellent job of digging deep and finding the grit to compete and keep running. I think you’re figuring out racing and what works for you and how to run your own race, so keep it up!

Camille – One mile: 7:49. Finish: 12:22, 17^th place. Average: 8:14.

Superb job! You ran a very fast race –I think you did a great job of digging in deep to find the strength to run your own race. You started the race with a great big pack of Liberty Bell girls which is always good to help stay calm and find a good pace, and then towards that last half mile, you got a little separated but found your own focus and energy. I’m confident you’ll continue improving!

Freya W – One mile: 8:05. Finish: 12:30, 20^th place. Average: 8:20.

Wowzers! What a race. You got off to a great start, running with a group and your speediest mile split yet! And then in the middle, you ran a bit by yourself which means you had to look within for the energy to run your own race. This can be hard, especially since the last half mile of our home course is the hilliest part, but you did a great job and ran a PR! Way to finish strong!

Landon – One mile: 6:41. Finish: 10:06, 12^th place. Average: 6:44.

What a race! You went out in your fastest mile yet of the season. Not only did you go out fast, but your average was pretty close to your mile which means you held on through the hills at the end. It probably helped that you had Oliver to chase down the entire race, but our course has a much more difficult last half mile. Sounds like you had a lot of fun too. Keep moving those arms!

Sawyer – One mile: 7:05. Finish: 10:49, 18^th place. Average: 7:12.

This was by far your fastest opening mile, which helped you blow away your previous best pace for the season! I would imagine running with Wyatt through most of the race kept you consistent, because you looked calm and in control. You did lose a bit of speed on the hills, but that's to be expected on our home course. Overall, great job!

Luke – One mile: 7:04. Finish: 10:55, 20^th place. Average: 7:16.

You improved on your opening mile by a whopping 25 seconds! You probably went out a bit fast, because it looked like you lost a bit of steam late in the race, but our course is fairly difficult through the last half mile. You were able to maintain your drive on the hills and had a great finish. Nice one!

Liam – One mile: 7:29. Finish: 11:32, 23^rd place. Average: 7:41.

As you mentioned, you had a monster improvement on your opening mile. That set you up for an aggressive race and a strong finish. You definitely lost some speed in the back part of the course, but you recovered on the final stretch. What's even more impressive is that you did that while running by yourself for a lot of the race. Stupendous!

Elliot – One mile: 9:49. Finish: 15:35, 27^th place. Average: 10:23.

After 3 races, you're really starting to get the hang of this thing! First off, your opening mile was almost a minute faster than your previous best. Second off, your average has dropped over a minute from your first race this season. That's an enormous achievement that you should be proud of. And it sounds like you really are. Way to keep working and finding that drive to run!