Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Time Trial
There will be a time trial on march 10th for the distance crew.
They will be running a 1600m to determine who will participate in the Shorewood Invite.
Because of space limitations we typically only put a couple runners in each race.
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They will be running a 1600m to determine who will participate in the Shorewood Invite.
Because of space limitations we typically only put a couple runners in each race.
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Monday, February 27, 2006
New Sectional Assignments for CC
Check out the CC site for details but the new CC sectionals have been posted by the WIAA. Ours looks like this :
SECTIONAL #8 - MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN
Brown Deer, Catholic Memorial, Grafton, Greendale, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Martin Luther, Messmer, Milwaukee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Racine St. Catherine’s, Saint Francis, Saint Joan Antida (Girls), Shorewood, Thomas More, Union Grove, Wisconsin Lutheran.
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Notice that the race will be a lot closer to home next year, but we will have to run a lot faster to advance.
And remember, somebody needs to be thinking about stepping up this summer because there is a fifth spot that still needs to be filled unless Jake decides to come back for another year.
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SECTIONAL #8 - MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN
Brown Deer, Catholic Memorial, Grafton, Greendale, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Martin Luther, Messmer, Milwaukee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Racine St. Catherine’s, Saint Francis, Saint Joan Antida (Girls), Shorewood, Thomas More, Union Grove, Wisconsin Lutheran.
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Notice that the race will be a lot closer to home next year, but we will have to run a lot faster to advance.
And remember, somebody needs to be thinking about stepping up this summer because there is a fifth spot that still needs to be filled unless Jake decides to come back for another year.
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Sunday, February 26, 2006
Dom's sites
Dom passed along the following list of internet sites. I will post permanent links to some of them on the left. If anybody knows of any other pages that they want to share let me know and I will post them.
For links to Track and Field Web Pages, Check These Out!
For High Jumpers, see http://www.highjumping.com/ and http://www.todd.acheson.com/
For Throwers, see www.geocities.com/Colosseum/8682
For the Top 500 National Rankings for Youth(by age and event), look at http://www.unitedstarstrackclub.com/
For youth runners, see http://www.youthrunner.com/
2005 Junior Olympics - see www.usatf.org/events/2005/USATFJuniorOlympicTFChampionships
For info from the National office of USA Track & Field, check out their web page at http://www.usatf.org/
For California Track & Running News, visit http://www.caltrack.com/WOMEN Runners, check out http://www.runningforwomen.com
UPDATE: I am bumping this forward, since nobody saw it the first time :)
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For links to Track and Field Web Pages, Check These Out!
For High Jumpers, see http://www.highjumping.com/ and http://www.todd.acheson.com/
For Throwers, see www.geocities.com/Colosseum/8682
For the Top 500 National Rankings for Youth(by age and event), look at http://www.unitedstarstrackclub.com/
For youth runners, see http://www.youthrunner.com/
2005 Junior Olympics - see www.usatf.org/events/2005/USATFJuniorOlympicTFChampionships
For info from the National office of USA Track & Field, check out their web page at http://www.usatf.org/
For California Track & Running News, visit http://www.caltrack.com/WOMEN Runners, check out http://www.runningforwomen.com
UPDATE: I am bumping this forward, since nobody saw it the first time :)
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How much base is enough?
The author of this article argues that a certain amount of high mileage is critical to success. While it is important not to over train or "burn-out" early, running does require a certain base or minimum number of miles run. The off season is a great time to log these 'friendly' miles without the stress and scrutiny of a weekly race schedule. Anyway, read the article.
http://www.letsrun.com/2004/jkvolume.php
Keep running.
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http://www.letsrun.com/2004/jkvolume.php
Keep running.
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How far did you really run?
The following link has been around for a while but may not have gotten enough attention. It is an off-shoot of the new google mapping technologies that lets you plot and measure your favorite running routes using the latest in satelite and GPS technology.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
It's not really obvious how to use this.
ContinuedYou need to center the map on Wisconsin by double clicking and then zooming in on Shorewood. Once you have the area you need posted, hit the start mapping button; then double click on each point on the map that you want to mark. The rest is automatic.
You can see an example here: http://tinyurl.com/8jdl6
Enjoy!
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http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
It's not really obvious how to use this.
ContinuedYou need to center the map on Wisconsin by double clicking and then zooming in on Shorewood. Once you have the area you need posted, hit the start mapping button; then double click on each point on the map that you want to mark. The rest is automatic.
You can see an example here: http://tinyurl.com/8jdl6
Enjoy!
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
pick'n fast college times
The boys were flying at the Husky invite in Seattle over the weekend.
In the 5,000 the top ten finishers were under 13:50 and the four Wisconsin runners in the race were under 14:00. Chris Solinsky ran 13:45.88.
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In the mile the top six finishers all broke 4:00. The winning time was 3:58.57 and Wisconsin's top runner was 10th in 4:01.
And in the half mile, Wisconsin's Joe Pierre took 10th with 1:51 ( the winner ran 1:49.3).
The 3,000 went in 7:57.8
And the high jump topped out at 7'2"
Not bad for a bunch of amateurs.
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In the 5,000 the top ten finishers were under 13:50 and the four Wisconsin runners in the race were under 14:00. Chris Solinsky ran 13:45.88.
Click the 'read more' button
In the mile the top six finishers all broke 4:00. The winning time was 3:58.57 and Wisconsin's top runner was 10th in 4:01.
And in the half mile, Wisconsin's Joe Pierre took 10th with 1:51 ( the winner ran 1:49.3).
The 3,000 went in 7:57.8
And the high jump topped out at 7'2"
Not bad for a bunch of amateurs.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006
The Milrose games
Sunday, while most of us were watching the super bowl, a bunch of fast guys were in New York for the 99th running of the Wannamaker mile. The race is run on a short banked wooden track inside madison square garden ( okay in 1984 they threw out the old wooden surface and replaced it with something called mondo that is mounted on a steel frame, but it is still severly banked because of space issues even if it isn't as bouncy as it used to be). It's 11 laps to the mile. The race is always run at 10:00 pm and just happens to be the most famous indoor race in the world.
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Bernard Lagat won the featured event in 3:56:85. He was 5 seconds faster than the rest of the field. For those of you who know how it feels to go out too fast and die, the splits tell more than the final time. There was a paid rabbbit who took the field out in 55:8 ( that's suicide territory for those of you who have never run a mile) and held on for a 1:53.7 half before he stepped off of the track. At that point Lagat was all by himself because Bekele and the rest of the boys were in real trouble. Lagat finished with a 2:03 half but nobody had anything left to challenge with.
The other notable race was the High School boys mile. The folks at 'let's run' described it this way:
Boys HS Mile
Brian Rhodes-Devey led through a fast opening quarter of 62.6. John Coghlan, son of famed Irish indoor miler Eamonn Coghlan, soon fell off the pace and would not be a factor finishing 2nd to last in 4:28.76.
Deven led at 800m, followed by Dan McManamon. Greg Kelsey, one of 3 runners from boys high school national XC champion Saratoga High School in the field, took the lead on the third quarter and led in 3:14.6 followed by Alex Bean, as the field bunched together for a kick as the pace slowed. McManamon surged to the front at the bell and would power home for a convincing win, winning by nearly a second in 4:17.18, over Mark Amirault in 4:18.10.
If those times sound slow, remember that it was 11 laps to the mile.
Keep running!
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Bernard Lagat won the featured event in 3:56:85. He was 5 seconds faster than the rest of the field. For those of you who know how it feels to go out too fast and die, the splits tell more than the final time. There was a paid rabbbit who took the field out in 55:8 ( that's suicide territory for those of you who have never run a mile) and held on for a 1:53.7 half before he stepped off of the track. At that point Lagat was all by himself because Bekele and the rest of the boys were in real trouble. Lagat finished with a 2:03 half but nobody had anything left to challenge with.
The other notable race was the High School boys mile. The folks at 'let's run' described it this way:
Boys HS Mile
Brian Rhodes-Devey led through a fast opening quarter of 62.6. John Coghlan, son of famed Irish indoor miler Eamonn Coghlan, soon fell off the pace and would not be a factor finishing 2nd to last in 4:28.76.
Deven led at 800m, followed by Dan McManamon. Greg Kelsey, one of 3 runners from boys high school national XC champion Saratoga High School in the field, took the lead on the third quarter and led in 3:14.6 followed by Alex Bean, as the field bunched together for a kick as the pace slowed. McManamon surged to the front at the bell and would power home for a convincing win, winning by nearly a second in 4:17.18, over Mark Amirault in 4:18.10.
If those times sound slow, remember that it was 11 laps to the mile.
Keep running!
Read more!
