Monday, April 30, 2007
Conference relays are toworrow
The note from Dom :
You will be excused from class at 1:00pm! It looks as if we may have some rain, please come prepared!! I should not see anybody without extra clothing. I will be using the times from this meet and previous meets to see who will be able to run at the Arrowhead Invite. You must take care of the little things to make it through the next 3-5 weeks of the season.
Meet Date: 05/01/07
Meet Name: Woodland Conf. RelaysMeet
Host: New Berlin West
Yes this is the same track we were just at the other day.
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You will be excused from class at 1:00pm! It looks as if we may have some rain, please come prepared!! I should not see anybody without extra clothing. I will be using the times from this meet and previous meets to see who will be able to run at the Arrowhead Invite. You must take care of the little things to make it through the next 3-5 weeks of the season.
Meet Date: 05/01/07
Meet Name: Woodland Conf. RelaysMeet
Host: New Berlin West
Yes this is the same track we were just at the other day.
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Friday, April 27, 2007
'Tosa Tomorrow
The Dan Benson Invite will be held at Wauwatosa West High School. The meet will start at 10:30 for the field events and 11:30 for the running events. The bus will leave the HS at 9:00am. Perhaps earlier. I will check with Mr. Haury. I have had to make many changes do to a a school function, injuries and sicknesses. If there needs to be any more changes please let me know before 1:00pm tomorrow. After that I can not make any more changes.
Pasta Dinner will be held at Dennis's tomorrow. Please try to make. You do not have to compete to be able to come to the Dinner!!
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Pasta Dinner will be held at Dennis's tomorrow. Please try to make. You do not have to compete to be able to come to the Dinner!!
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
The New Berlin relays
It was cold and windy and it rained a little. That's perfect cross country weather but less than optimal for track and the times showed that.
The guys were disqualified in their first three or four events which was a little discouraging, but hey, they paint lines on the track for a reason.
I don't have official times yet so I will save those for a different post.
I did accidentally take a decent picture of Jordan :
Sara had a good day
Emily wasn't sure about running two races
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The guys were disqualified in their first three or four events which was a little discouraging, but hey, they paint lines on the track for a reason.
I don't have official times yet so I will save those for a different post.
I did accidentally take a decent picture of Jordan :
Here is one of Coach Spence eating a free "track-dog".
Sara had a good day
Emily wasn't sure about running two races
And the concession stand got high marks for selling slices of Rocky's pizza for $3.
See you all on Saturday!
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Race today not tomorrow
The schedule on this site was sent to me a couple months ago by Dom. Apparently a few things have changed since then, including today's race in New Berlin. I'll fact check the rest of the season when i get a chance. In the meantime... the relevant part of Dom's last e-mail reads:
Viking Relays
The bus will leave at 2:00 pm. Make sure that you have all of your equipment and prepare for a change of weather. There as been many changes in the meet line up do to injuries and sicknesses. Please be prepared to compete in any event!!
Field events will start at 4:00 p.m. and the running events begin at 4:30.
¼” spikes will be allowed. Shot and discus circles are cement.
Events will be scored through top 7 places. Medals given to the top 3 in each event
Concessions will be selling food and drink.
Bring your bumbershoots it could be soggy.
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Viking Relays
The bus will leave at 2:00 pm. Make sure that you have all of your equipment and prepare for a change of weather. There as been many changes in the meet line up do to injuries and sicknesses. Please be prepared to compete in any event!!
Field events will start at 4:00 p.m. and the running events begin at 4:30.
¼” spikes will be allowed. Shot and discus circles are cement.
Events will be scored through top 7 places. Medals given to the top 3 in each event
Concessions will be selling food and drink.
Bring your bumbershoots it could be soggy.
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London Results
The London marathon came down to another kick finish yesterday for the second year in a row. There is plenty of video and commentary at Letsrun and Flocasts if you are interested.
the cool part was that Ryan Hall in his first Marathon ever ran 2:08 something and finished in the top ten. He has a shot to win a medal for the US in the next Olympics. He is also a really cool interview.
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the cool part was that Ryan Hall in his first Marathon ever ran 2:08 something and finished in the top ten. He has a shot to win a medal for the US in the next Olympics. He is also a really cool interview.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
Pictures and results ... sort of
I uploaded some pictures to the photo show site if anyone is interested. I am still waiting for results from the coaches.
I do remember a few items.
Dennis ran 4:29 basically by himself in the mile which wputs him way ahead of where he was at this time last year.
Laura ran a very gutsy 800 meter, I didn't get the time but she earned second place the hard way.
Becca took the mile in a tactical battle with a runner from Bay.
Andrew finished the two mile in 10:05. Slower than he wanted but he looked good doing it.
The highlight of the meet though was the mile relay. The four guys who ran the two mile turned around and ran the relay with no rest. They got beat by a very good girl's team but it was close. Andrew finished with a 61 to make her earn it.
Bill should have official numbers soon.
Cheers.
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I do remember a few items.
Dennis ran 4:29 basically by himself in the mile which wputs him way ahead of where he was at this time last year.
Laura ran a very gutsy 800 meter, I didn't get the time but she earned second place the hard way.
Becca took the mile in a tactical battle with a runner from Bay.
Andrew finished the two mile in 10:05. Slower than he wanted but he looked good doing it.
The highlight of the meet though was the mile relay. The four guys who ran the two mile turned around and ran the relay with no rest. They got beat by a very good girl's team but it was close. Andrew finished with a 61 to make her earn it.
Bill should have official numbers soon.
Cheers.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Race Tomorrow : SHS invite
There will be a small home meet tomorrow starting at 4:00. This is a nice friendly get together with a few local schools. The dangerous condition of our track doesn't allow us to host anything more elaborate. The weather should be great so plan to bring a blanket and cheer for the runners.
I know that the ladies have a spaghetti dinner tonight because it is at our house ( 1817 E Newton). I don't know if the guys have a sponsor lined up or not.
Cheers!
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I know that the ladies have a spaghetti dinner tonight because it is at our house ( 1817 E Newton). I don't know if the guys have a sponsor lined up or not.
Cheers!
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London Marathon
The London Marathon is this sunday.
The guys at LetsRun describe the field this way:
"Flora London Marathon is Sunday:This marathon is the richest and most competitive in the world. Take a look at this years men's field: arguably the 2 greatest distance runners ever, Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat, the greatest marathoner ever, Khalid Khannouchi, defending champ Felix Limo (undefeated in his last 2 marathons Chicago 05, London 06), 2 time world champ Jaouad Gharib, Olympic champ Stefano Baldini, NYC champ Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Olympic silver medallist Meb Keflezighi, and fellow American Ryan Hall who will be making his much anticipated debut after his 59:43 half marathon. (Hendrick Ramaala and Martin Lel as well)".
They have a whole collection of related articles including the inside story on Meb's blister and Hall's strategy. If you aren't reading letsrun regularily you should. The link is just to the left.
This will be an awesome race. TV coverage will of course be average but there are a number of good web sites that will be streaming video. I will put some links up saturday morning if anyone is interested.
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The guys at LetsRun describe the field this way:
"Flora London Marathon is Sunday:This marathon is the richest and most competitive in the world. Take a look at this years men's field: arguably the 2 greatest distance runners ever, Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat, the greatest marathoner ever, Khalid Khannouchi, defending champ Felix Limo (undefeated in his last 2 marathons Chicago 05, London 06), 2 time world champ Jaouad Gharib, Olympic champ Stefano Baldini, NYC champ Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Olympic silver medallist Meb Keflezighi, and fellow American Ryan Hall who will be making his much anticipated debut after his 59:43 half marathon. (Hendrick Ramaala and Martin Lel as well)".
They have a whole collection of related articles including the inside story on Meb's blister and Hall's strategy. If you aren't reading letsrun regularily you should. The link is just to the left.
This will be an awesome race. TV coverage will of course be average but there are a number of good web sites that will be streaming video. I will put some links up saturday morning if anyone is interested.
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Want to run faster?
Read a book... no seriously. Running is a huge international sport with a ton of history and really amazing characters that no one ever talks about. Most of these guys and gals are more than happy to share their "secrets" and struggles. The problem is that you have to work a bit to find them.
Which is why I have collected a few classics in the Amazon ads on the left.
In particular let me highly recommend "fast Tracks". It is out of print but you can get a decent library cast-off for less than $4. That's a steal. The book traces the history of the sport from ancient Greece up to the late 70's. There are hundreds of great stories in there that will make you want to get out and run and run faster.
How many of these names do you know?
Zatopek
Haag
Landy
Dodds
Scott
Ovette
Bannister
Liddle
Flynn
Walker
Cerutty
Snell
Ryun
Nurmi
Coghlin
Mills
Cram
Shorter
You should know all of them.
These are legends.
Some of these guys are still alive believe it or not. Steve Scott was featured on Flocasts this morning. Do you know who Steve Scott is? He currently holds the American record in the Mile ( 3:47.69). The Flocast dudes ask him to name his favorite race and he talks about a race where he went out too slow (65) and got out kicked. Go figure. He also talks about the race he set the American record in. He describes the exact point at the beginning of the fourth lap where he hesitated too long before taking the lead and it cost him the world record ( he missed it by .33). If you are a miler you should be watching the video of that race...
Scott's mile record was set in 1982. He also still holds the American record in the indoor mile; the 2000m; and the 1500.
However I think that his most impressive stat is that he broke 4 minutes in the mile 136 times.
Interested? Buy the book.
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Which is why I have collected a few classics in the Amazon ads on the left.
In particular let me highly recommend "fast Tracks". It is out of print but you can get a decent library cast-off for less than $4. That's a steal. The book traces the history of the sport from ancient Greece up to the late 70's. There are hundreds of great stories in there that will make you want to get out and run and run faster.
How many of these names do you know?
Zatopek
Haag
Landy
Dodds
Scott
Ovette
Bannister
Liddle
Flynn
Walker
Cerutty
Snell
Ryun
Nurmi
Coghlin
Mills
Cram
Shorter
You should know all of them.
These are legends.
Some of these guys are still alive believe it or not. Steve Scott was featured on Flocasts this morning. Do you know who Steve Scott is? He currently holds the American record in the Mile ( 3:47.69). The Flocast dudes ask him to name his favorite race and he talks about a race where he went out too slow (65) and got out kicked. Go figure. He also talks about the race he set the American record in. He describes the exact point at the beginning of the fourth lap where he hesitated too long before taking the lead and it cost him the world record ( he missed it by .33). If you are a miler you should be watching the video of that race...
Scott's mile record was set in 1982. He also still holds the American record in the indoor mile; the 2000m; and the 1500.
However I think that his most impressive stat is that he broke 4 minutes in the mile 136 times.
Interested? Buy the book.
Read more!
Friday, April 13, 2007
Conference pictures
I don't really do indoor pictures because the lighting makes it almost impossible for the auto focus on my little camera to take anything but fuzzy impressions. However since several people asked... I did have my camera with me and I did attempt to take a few snap shots. I put them up at the photo show site under the track tab. The link is on the left. The music is by " Big Voodoo daddy " .
Enjoy.
Results,
In the men's 1600 Andrew was in or at the lead for 1200 and then faded. David passed him in the last 200 and posted 4:36 a PR if I am not mistaken.
Dennis broke 2 in the 800 and seemed happy with the effort.
The boy's 1600m relay took second but it was a photo finish. They ran about as well as I have ever seen them. It was almost worth the wait.
In the girl's 1600m Becca ran 5:53 and was 9th I think. Morgan ran 6:04 and looked comfortable.
In the 55m dash Kristin was 6th with 7.94
The 4X200 team was 2nd with 1:58
The ladies 1600m relay ran 4:27
There were a lot of other good performances but I didn't get a watch on them.
I will look for the official results link this weekend.
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Monday, April 02, 2007
Conference is today for varsity runners
Yes the Woodland conference meet is today during the day. Apparently most of the other schools are on spring break so they voted to start early in the day to avoid a midnight finish. Apparently none of the coaches are Brewers fans either. So without further ado the details for today are as follows:
SPECTATORS Admission for spectators is $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. BLEACHER AREAS in the field house are for SPECTATORS ONLY and not for athletes or coaches.
PARKING Buses may drop athletes and coaches on the East end of the Tarble Athletics and Recreation Center (TARC). Team buses can then park where room is available.
CONCESSIONS A concession stand will be available on the second floor. The stand is located in the lobby area.
T-SHIRTS Woodland Conference Indoor Track Meet T-shirts will be on sale for $10 the day of the meet. Long sleeve shirts will also be available for $15.
DIRECTIONS From southbound I-94: Exit at Highway E, the first Kenosha exit. Follow east for approximately eight miles, or until the road ends at Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32) and turn right (south). Carthage College is on this road, approximately one mile south of Highway E. Turn left at the driveway past the flagpole and over the bridge to reach the Carthage Physical Education Center.
Order of Events
Field Events
12:00pm
Pole Vault-Girls First followed by Boys
2:00pm
Shot Put-Girls First, followed by Boys
Long Jump-Boys first 2:00-3:00 finals 3:10, followed by Girls 4:00-5:00 finals 5:10
Triple Jump-Girls first 2:00-3:00 finals 3:10, followed by Boys 4:00-5:00 finals 5:10
High Jump-Boys first, followed by Girls
Running events begin at 2:30pm
All finals will run slow heat first
55 dash and hurdle finalists will be determined by heat winners and next fastest.
8 advance to finals
3200 Meter Relay-Girls
3200 Meter Relay-Boys
55 Meter High Hurdles Pre-lims-Girls
55 Meter High Hurdles Pre-lims-Boys
55 Meter Dash Pre-lims-Girls
55 Meter Dash Pre-lims-Boys
- - -15 minute break- - -
55 Meter High Hurdles Final-Girls
55 Meter High Hurdle Final-Boys
55 Meter Dash Final-Girls
55 Meter Dash Final-Boys
1600 Meter Run-Girls
1600 Meter Run-Boys
800 Meter Relay-Girls
800 Meter Relay-Boys
400 Meter Dash-Girls
400 Meter Dash-Boys
800 Meter Run-Girls
800 Meter Run-Boys
200 Meter Dash-Girls
200 Meter Dash-Boys
200 Meter Low Hurdles-Girls
200 Meter Intermediate Hurdles-Boys
3200 Meter Run-Girls
3200 Meter Run-Boys
1600 Meter Relay-Girls
1600 Meter Relay-Boys
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SPECTATORS Admission for spectators is $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. BLEACHER AREAS in the field house are for SPECTATORS ONLY and not for athletes or coaches.
PARKING Buses may drop athletes and coaches on the East end of the Tarble Athletics and Recreation Center (TARC). Team buses can then park where room is available.
CONCESSIONS A concession stand will be available on the second floor. The stand is located in the lobby area.
T-SHIRTS Woodland Conference Indoor Track Meet T-shirts will be on sale for $10 the day of the meet. Long sleeve shirts will also be available for $15.
DIRECTIONS From southbound I-94: Exit at Highway E, the first Kenosha exit. Follow east for approximately eight miles, or until the road ends at Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32) and turn right (south). Carthage College is on this road, approximately one mile south of Highway E. Turn left at the driveway past the flagpole and over the bridge to reach the Carthage Physical Education Center.
Order of Events
Field Events
12:00pm
Pole Vault-Girls First followed by Boys
2:00pm
Shot Put-Girls First, followed by Boys
Long Jump-Boys first 2:00-3:00 finals 3:10, followed by Girls 4:00-5:00 finals 5:10
Triple Jump-Girls first 2:00-3:00 finals 3:10, followed by Boys 4:00-5:00 finals 5:10
High Jump-Boys first, followed by Girls
Running events begin at 2:30pm
All finals will run slow heat first
55 dash and hurdle finalists will be determined by heat winners and next fastest.
8 advance to finals
3200 Meter Relay-Girls
3200 Meter Relay-Boys
55 Meter High Hurdles Pre-lims-Girls
55 Meter High Hurdles Pre-lims-Boys
55 Meter Dash Pre-lims-Girls
55 Meter Dash Pre-lims-Boys
- - -15 minute break- - -
55 Meter High Hurdles Final-Girls
55 Meter High Hurdle Final-Boys
55 Meter Dash Final-Girls
55 Meter Dash Final-Boys
1600 Meter Run-Girls
1600 Meter Run-Boys
800 Meter Relay-Girls
800 Meter Relay-Boys
400 Meter Dash-Girls
400 Meter Dash-Boys
800 Meter Run-Girls
800 Meter Run-Boys
200 Meter Dash-Girls
200 Meter Dash-Boys
200 Meter Low Hurdles-Girls
200 Meter Intermediate Hurdles-Boys
3200 Meter Run-Girls
3200 Meter Run-Boys
1600 Meter Relay-Girls
1600 Meter Relay-Boys
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