Gotham Cup splits

800 meters

Greg Dubois, 2:03.21, 25th place
Splits: 29.3, 59.0 (29.7), 1:30.1 (31.1), 2:03.21 (33.11). Comment: Personal-best and getting better, need to close stronger. It's getting there.

Matt Maynes, 2:03.47, 26th place
Splits: 30.1, 61.1 (31.0), 1:31.9 (30.8), 2:03.47 (31.57). Comment: Not a bad start to the season. Gotta start faster, definitely. Speed work will help. We'll get there.

Colin Johnson, 2:06.71, 42nd place
Splits: 29.6, 60.3 (31.7), 1:33.3 (33.0), 2:06.71 (33.41). Comment: Not a bad effort. You raced well and competed well.

1000 meters

Matt Janczyk, 2:38.68, 31st place
Splits: 32, 63 (31), 1:37 (34), 2:08 (31), 2:38.68 (30.68). Comment: Fantastic effort, major PR and big bounceback after last week's dismal 3k. Most importantly, you COMPETED very well and aggressively, and I was thrilled to see that.

Zak Smetana, 2:43.07, 43rd place
Splits: 31, 63 (32), 1:37 (34), 2:08 (31), 2:43.07 (35.07). Comment: Decent effort in a weird distance for you. You made a great late race move but last lap was a struggle.

Greg Masto, 2:48.68, 53rd place
Splits: 33, 67 (34), 1:41 (34), 2:15 (36), 2:48.68 (33.68). Comment: Too tentative early on. We discussed. It'll get better!


Mile, unseeded

Adam Vess (unattached, redshirt)
4:18.70, first place
Splits: 34 (209 meters), 65 (31), 1:37 (33), 2:11 (34), 2:44 (33), 3:16 (32), 3:48 (32), 4:18.70 (30.70). Comment: Strong start to your season. You were in control throughout and closed comfortably strong.

David Raucci
4:22.54, 10th place
Splits: 36 (209 meters), 68 (32), 1:40 (32), 2:13 (33), 2:45 (32), 3:18 (33), 3:50 (32), 4:22.54 (32.54). Comment: Another "blah" race in which you didn't have that giddyup at the second half, as you normally do.

Girma Segni
4:31.47, 26th place
Splits: 35 (209 meters), 66 (31), 1:38 (32), ?? (lost your shoe and stopped!), 2:51, 3:23 (32), 3:57 (33), 4:31.47 (34.47). Comment: Too bad. Would have been nice to see if you could hang with Adam at the end. Would have been close!

3k, unseeded

Conor Shelley, 8:51.98, 8th place
Splits: 35, 70 (35), 1:44 (34), 2:19 (35), 2:55 (36), 3:30 (35), 4:05 (35), 4:40 (35), 5:16 (36), 5:52 (36), 6:28 (36), 7:05 (37), 7:42 (37), 8:17 (35), 8:51.98 (34.98)
1k: 2:55; 2k: 5:52 (2:57), 3k: 8:51.98 (2:59.98)
Comment: Decent, but not great, start to your season. You didn't blow up, but you just maintained. This is where you are at right now, but it should get much better and faster!

Patrick Duggan, 9:06.30, 17th place
Splits: 35, 71 (36), 1:47 (36), 2:23 (36), 2:59 (36), 3:35 (36), 4:13 (38), 4:48 (35), 5:26 (38), 6:04 (38), 6:42 (38), 7:18 (36), 7:55 (37), 8:31 (36), 9:06.30 (35.30)
1k: 2:59; 2k: 6:04 (3:05); 3k: 9:06.30 (3:02.30)
Comment: Perhaps the best race of the day in the distance crew. Major PR, you hung tough and raced tougher. I'm proud of the effort and I think better things are on the way. Nicely done.

Kris Geist, 9:24.61, 28th place
Splits: 36, 73 (37), 1:51 (38), 2:28 (37), 3:05 (37), 3:42 (37), 4:20 (38), 4:58 (38), 5:38 (40), 6:17 (39), 6:57 (40), 7:36 (39), 8:14 (38), 8:51 (37), 9:24.61 (33.61)
1k: 3:05; 2k: 6:17 (3:12); 3k: 9:24.61 (3:07.61)
Comment: Eh. Post-mono, this seems to be where you are at. Kinda flat, but not too far gone. We'll go from here and get better with distance and thresh.

5k, seeded

Mike Rolek 15:19.30, ninth place

Splits: 36, 71 (35), 1:46 (35), 2:21 (35), 2:57 (36), 3:32 (35), 4:07 (35), 4:43 (36), 5:19 (36), 5:55 (36), 6:32 (37), 7:09 (37), 7:47 (38), 8:24 (37), 9:02 (38), 9:39 (37), 10:19 (40), 10:58 (39), 11:36 (38), 12:15 (39), 12:53 (38), 13:31 (38), 14:09 (38), 14:45 (36), 15:19.30 (34.30)
1k: 2:57; 2k: 5:55 (2:58); 3k: 9:02 (3:07); 4k: 12:15 (3:13); 5k: 15:19.30 (3:04.30
Comment: Great PR and great effort despite early, suicidal pace. A smarter start (4:48-4:50) and you could be approaching 15:00. Nicely done.


5k, unseeded

Alex Emerel 16:06.89, ninth place

Splits: 38, 78 (40), 1:58 (40), 2:35 (37), 3:13 (37), 3:52 (39), 4:28 (36), 5:07 (39), 5:44 (37), 6:22 (38), 7:00 (38), 7:38 (38), 8:17 (39), 8:35 (37), 9:35 (40), 10:14 (39), 10:53 (39), 11:32 (39), 12:12 (40), 12:52 (40), 13:32 (40), 14:11 (39), 14:51 (40), 15:30 (39), 16:06.89 (36.89)

1k: 3:13; 2k: 6:22 (3:09); 3k: 9:35 (3:13); 4k: 12:52 (3:18); 5k: 16:06.89 (3:14.89)

Comment: Solid start to the season, just 9 seconds off PR. You are ready for a PR time, hopefully this week.

DMR A 10:24.30

1200, David Raucci 3:08.5. Splits: 32, 64 (32), 1:33 (29), 2:04 (31), 2:36 (32), 3:08.5 (32.5)
400, John Carabetta, 51.3
800, Bryan Dixon, 2:03.3. Splits: 30, 60 (30), 1:32 (32), 2:03.3 (31.3)
1600, Girma Segni 4:21.1. Splits: 31, 62 (31), 1:34 (32), 2:05 (31), 2:39 (34), 3:14 (35), 3:47 (33), 4:21.1 (34.1)
Comments: Dave and John, solid jobs; Bryan, needs to be faster start to finish; Girma, solid job despite insane early pace. We did not qualify for ICs, but it's a solid first effort at the distance.

DMR B 10:56.60
1200, Teddy Marak 3:17.8. Splits: 31, 63 (32), 1:35 (32), 2:08 (33), 2:42 (34), 3:17.8 (35.8)
400, Matt Maynes, 53.7
800, Greg Masto, 2:09.6. Splits: 29, 61 (32), 1:35 (34), 2:09.6 (34.6)
1600, Joe Tarantello 4:35.5. Splits: 33, 65 (32), 1:39 (34), 2:14 (35), ? (missed split), 3:26, ? (missed split), 4:35.5. Sorry about that, it was crazy with both relays going ...
Comments: Teddy, great job at a weird distance, let's try it again!; Joe T, solid PR effort and race.