Before I get into the heart of the matter here, I must state for the record -- and I know he would agree -- that Sean Hopkins was a big pain in the ass when he was running for me at Marist between 2001 and 2005.
Hopkins was part of the largest, most dysfunctional train-wreck of a recruiting class in my 17-year history as Running Red Foxes coach. While many of his classmates were either dropping out of school or quitting the team -- or some variation of both of those things! -- Hopkins kept giving me lip, kept showing up for practice, kept running ... right up to and beyond graduation.
Yeah, Hopkins often said rude, inappropriate things on those long van rides. But he kept showing up for practice, kept running. Three years after graduation, I am proud of the fact that he's still showing up and still running. And he's posting some pretty swell times now, too, having just PRed for 5,000 meters at Yale.
That's what I wanted to write about. The Yale race, and his involvement with the current team.
Two weeks ago at that endless USMMA meet, Hopkins showed up wearing the Sayville Running Company team uniform. But at the end of the day, he showed he's still a true, red-and-white Running Red Fox to the core. In the 5k at USMMA, he battled it out with freshman Nick Webster. The two of them worked together. Truth be told, Webs used Hopkins, kicked him down and rode the bearded old Fox to a PR time on a day when the conditions were not all that great.
So on Sunday Hopkins shows up at Yale, this time wearing the more familiar red and white of the Alumni Racing Team. His reputation preceded him, but not of being the smart-talking bad-ass from yesteryear. Oh no. Webs spread the word to the guys in the 5k that day: Sit on Hopkins. You'll get a great time. Lovely! My own, personal, living-breathing pacesetter.
Check out the splits from a few posts ago and you'll see this to be the case. Hopkins was the perfect prop for Emerel and Duggan, both of whom ran marvelous races and posted big-time PRs. But this time, Hopkins was not to be denied his own glory. He might have been used, but he prevailed with the fastest time of the day. And he was able finally to put to rest the ghost of Charlie Williams -- fittingly enough at Yale, where Charlie outdueled him many years ago -- and get that long-sought PR for the 5k.
Hopkins' reach on this team is far greater than as a pacesetting prop. He coached and advised Tim Keegan, who has put together a marvelous freshman year of running. He has remained close to the team, despite the fact that he was actual teammates with only a handful of the graduating seniors. He's on a first-name basis with guys a lot younger than him, who have gotten to know what the back of his singlet looks like.
Yeah, Hopkins was a pain in my ass back in the day. But one thing I'll never forget was how he put things together during his senior season -- not an easy task, at a time when many runners lose their way as they prepare for real life. I'll admit we probably didn't connect properly as coach-athlete for several years, but we finally made the right adjustments toward the end of his college career. I remember his last race at VCP, how he PRed and ran great. Afterwards, he hugged me and said: "We nailed it, Pete." I'll never forget that moment.
Usually, the memories end right there. Fortunately, this shaggy old runner just won't go away. And he's helping to create more great memories. For me and for a new generation of Running Red Foxes.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
MAAC time schedule/order of events
Saturday, May 3
Field Events:
4:00pm
Hammer Throw (M)
Javelin (W)
Long Jump (M)
5:30pm
Hammer Throw (W)
Javelin (M)
Long Jump (W)
Running Events:
5:00pm 3,000 M Steeplechase (M)
5:15pm 3,000 M Steeplechase (W)
5:30pm 10,000 M Run (M)
6:20pm 10,000 M Run (W)
Sunday, May 4
Field Events:
11:00am High Jump (M)
Triple Jump (W)
Shot Put (M)
12:30pm High Jump (W)
Triple Jump (M)
Shot Put (W)
Pole Vault (M)
1:00pm Discus (M)
2:00 pm Pole Vault (W)
2:30pm Discus (W)
Running Events:
12:00pm 4x100m (M)
12:05pm 4x100m (W)
12:10pm 1500m (M)
12:25pm 1500m (W)
12:35pm 100m Hurdles (M)
12:45pm 110m Hurdles (W)
12:55pm 400m (M)
1:05pm 400m (W)
1:15pm 100m (M)
1:20pm 100m (W)
1:30pm 800m (M)
1:40pm 800m (W)
1:50pm 400m Int. Hurdles (M)
2:00pm 400m Int. Hurdles (W)
2:10pm 200m (M)
2:20pm 200m (W)
2:30pm 5000m (M)
2:55pm 5000m (W)
3:15pm 4x400m (M)
3:20pm 4x400m (W)
Field Events:
4:00pm
Hammer Throw (M)
Javelin (W)
Long Jump (M)
5:30pm
Hammer Throw (W)
Javelin (M)
Long Jump (W)
Running Events:
5:00pm 3,000 M Steeplechase (M)
5:15pm 3,000 M Steeplechase (W)
5:30pm 10,000 M Run (M)
6:20pm 10,000 M Run (W)
Sunday, May 4
Field Events:
11:00am High Jump (M)
Triple Jump (W)
Shot Put (M)
12:30pm High Jump (W)
Triple Jump (M)
Shot Put (W)
Pole Vault (M)
1:00pm Discus (M)
2:00 pm Pole Vault (W)
2:30pm Discus (W)
Running Events:
12:00pm 4x100m (M)
12:05pm 4x100m (W)
12:10pm 1500m (M)
12:25pm 1500m (W)
12:35pm 100m Hurdles (M)
12:45pm 110m Hurdles (W)
12:55pm 400m (M)
1:05pm 400m (W)
1:15pm 100m (M)
1:20pm 100m (W)
1:30pm 800m (M)
1:40pm 800m (W)
1:50pm 400m Int. Hurdles (M)
2:00pm 400m Int. Hurdles (W)
2:10pm 200m (M)
2:20pm 200m (W)
2:30pm 5000m (M)
2:55pm 5000m (W)
3:15pm 4x400m (M)
3:20pm 4x400m (W)
Yale splits, 4.27.08
1,500-meter run
Colin Johnson, 4:13.78. Astonishing, 30-second personal best!!!!!!!
66, 2:15 (69), 3:24 (69), 4:13.78 (65.78 last lap).
Theo Marak, 4:15.69. Personal-best.
66, 2:14 (68), 3:23 (69), 4:15.69 (68.69 last lap).
3,000-meter steeplechase
Note: International style, with water on outside of track. Lap splits are much longer.
Nick Webster, 9:39.93. Personal best.
74, 2:35 (79), 3:58 (83), 5:22 (84), 6:47 (85), 8:10 (83), 9:30 (80), 9:39.93 (9.93). Started way too fast! Struggled in the middle, closed strong. A more even-paced race will yield a faster time.
Matt Janczyk, 9:52.63.
78, 2:38 (80), 3:59 (81), 5:24 (85), 6:49 (85), 8:16 (87), 9:40 (84), 9:52.63 (12.63).
Greg Masto, 10:07.83.
80, 2:44 (84), 4:08 (84), 5:35 (87), 7:04 (89), 8:32 (88), 9:57 (85), 10:07.83 (10.83).
Zak Smetana, 10:17.89.
81, 2:44 (83), 4:08 (84), 5:35 (87), 7:05 (90!), 8:35 (90!), 10:07 (92!), 10:17.89 (10.89).
5,000-meter run
Sean Hopkins, Marist Alumni Racing Team, 15:37.65, 6th place. Personal best.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:55 (74), 6:11 (76), 7:27 (76), 8:43 (76), 9:59 (76), 11:15 (76), 12:33 (78), 13:51 (78), 15:05 (74), 15:37.65 (32.65).
Alex Emerel, 15:42.57. Personal-best time by 15 seconds. 8th place.
73, 2:26 (73), 3:41 (75), 4:55 (74), 6:11 (76), 7:27 (76), 8:43 (76), 9:59 (76), 11:10 (77), 12:33 (77), 13:51 (78), 15:05 (74), 15:42.57 (37.57).
Pat Duggan, 15:45.63. Personal-best by 25 seconds (over last week!). 11th place.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:55 (74), 6:11 (76), 7:27 (76), 8:44 (77), 10:00 (76), 11:17 (77), 12:36 (79), 13:56 (80), 15:10 (74), 15:45.63 (35.63).
Colin Johnson, 4:13.78. Astonishing, 30-second personal best!!!!!!!
66, 2:15 (69), 3:24 (69), 4:13.78 (65.78 last lap).
Theo Marak, 4:15.69. Personal-best.
66, 2:14 (68), 3:23 (69), 4:15.69 (68.69 last lap).
3,000-meter steeplechase
Note: International style, with water on outside of track. Lap splits are much longer.
Nick Webster, 9:39.93. Personal best.
74, 2:35 (79), 3:58 (83), 5:22 (84), 6:47 (85), 8:10 (83), 9:30 (80), 9:39.93 (9.93). Started way too fast! Struggled in the middle, closed strong. A more even-paced race will yield a faster time.
Matt Janczyk, 9:52.63.
78, 2:38 (80), 3:59 (81), 5:24 (85), 6:49 (85), 8:16 (87), 9:40 (84), 9:52.63 (12.63).
Greg Masto, 10:07.83.
80, 2:44 (84), 4:08 (84), 5:35 (87), 7:04 (89), 8:32 (88), 9:57 (85), 10:07.83 (10.83).
Zak Smetana, 10:17.89.
81, 2:44 (83), 4:08 (84), 5:35 (87), 7:05 (90!), 8:35 (90!), 10:07 (92!), 10:17.89 (10.89).
5,000-meter run
Sean Hopkins, Marist Alumni Racing Team, 15:37.65, 6th place. Personal best.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:55 (74), 6:11 (76), 7:27 (76), 8:43 (76), 9:59 (76), 11:15 (76), 12:33 (78), 13:51 (78), 15:05 (74), 15:37.65 (32.65).
Alex Emerel, 15:42.57. Personal-best time by 15 seconds. 8th place.
73, 2:26 (73), 3:41 (75), 4:55 (74), 6:11 (76), 7:27 (76), 8:43 (76), 9:59 (76), 11:10 (77), 12:33 (77), 13:51 (78), 15:05 (74), 15:42.57 (37.57).
Pat Duggan, 15:45.63. Personal-best by 25 seconds (over last week!). 11th place.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:55 (74), 6:11 (76), 7:27 (76), 8:44 (77), 10:00 (76), 11:17 (77), 12:36 (79), 13:56 (80), 15:10 (74), 15:45.63 (35.63).
Penn Relays splits, 4.24.08
3,000-meter steeplechase
John Keenan, 9:39.77
72.0, 2:26.9 (74.9), 3:42.7 (75.8), 5:01.1 (78.4), 6:24.4 (83.3), 7:45.7 (81.5), 9:07.1 (81.3), 9:39.77 (32.77).
5,000-meter run
Conor Shelley, 14:52.67. Personal-best. First sub-15:00.
72.8, -- (missed split), 3:35, 4:44.4 (69.4), 5:54.4 (70.0), 7:06.2 (71.8), 8:17.4 (71.2), 9:29.6 (72.2), 10:42.9 (73.2), 11:56.0 (73.0), 13:09.0 (73.0), 14:20.0 (71.0), 14:52.67 (32.67). Nicely done. Strong, solid race.
Adam Vess, 15:11.38. Ugh.
70.2, 2:16.7 (66.5), 3:25.0 (68.3), 4:33.3 (68.3), 5:43.8 (70.5), 6:57.0 (73.2), 8:11.2 (74.2), 9:28.0 (76.8), 10:44.8 (76.8), 12:02.8 (78.0), 13:18.3 (75.5), 14:33.7 (75.4), 15:11.38.
10,000-meter run
Girma Segni, 30:22.25. Personal-best by 30 seconds. School record.
73, 2:25 (72), 3:36 (71), 4:49 (73), 5:59 (70), 7:10 (71), 8:24 (74!), 9:36 (72), 10:48 (72), 12:00 (72), 13:12 (72), 14:23 (71), 15:36 (73), 16:47 (71), 17:58 (71), 19:11 (73), 20:24 (73), 21:36 (72), 22:49 (73), 24:08 (79!!!), 25:25 (77), 26:40 (75), 27:53 (73), 29:08 (75), 30:22.25 (74.25).
Mike Rolek, 31:42.92. Ugh.
73, 2:25 (72), 3:38 (73), 4:51 (73), 6:03 (72), 7:15 (72), 8:28 (73), 9:42 (74), 10:59 (77), 12:14 (75), 13:33 (79), 14:51 (78), 16:10 (79), 17:28 (78), 18:48 (80), 20:07 (79), 21:24 (77), 22:43 (79), 24:01 (78), 25:20 (79), 26:38 (78), 27:57 (79), 29:14 (77), 30:30 (76), 31:42 (72.92).
John Keenan, 9:39.77
72.0, 2:26.9 (74.9), 3:42.7 (75.8), 5:01.1 (78.4), 6:24.4 (83.3), 7:45.7 (81.5), 9:07.1 (81.3), 9:39.77 (32.77).
5,000-meter run
Conor Shelley, 14:52.67. Personal-best. First sub-15:00.
72.8, -- (missed split), 3:35, 4:44.4 (69.4), 5:54.4 (70.0), 7:06.2 (71.8), 8:17.4 (71.2), 9:29.6 (72.2), 10:42.9 (73.2), 11:56.0 (73.0), 13:09.0 (73.0), 14:20.0 (71.0), 14:52.67 (32.67). Nicely done. Strong, solid race.
Adam Vess, 15:11.38. Ugh.
70.2, 2:16.7 (66.5), 3:25.0 (68.3), 4:33.3 (68.3), 5:43.8 (70.5), 6:57.0 (73.2), 8:11.2 (74.2), 9:28.0 (76.8), 10:44.8 (76.8), 12:02.8 (78.0), 13:18.3 (75.5), 14:33.7 (75.4), 15:11.38.
10,000-meter run
Girma Segni, 30:22.25. Personal-best by 30 seconds. School record.
73, 2:25 (72), 3:36 (71), 4:49 (73), 5:59 (70), 7:10 (71), 8:24 (74!), 9:36 (72), 10:48 (72), 12:00 (72), 13:12 (72), 14:23 (71), 15:36 (73), 16:47 (71), 17:58 (71), 19:11 (73), 20:24 (73), 21:36 (72), 22:49 (73), 24:08 (79!!!), 25:25 (77), 26:40 (75), 27:53 (73), 29:08 (75), 30:22.25 (74.25).
Mike Rolek, 31:42.92. Ugh.
73, 2:25 (72), 3:38 (73), 4:51 (73), 6:03 (72), 7:15 (72), 8:28 (73), 9:42 (74), 10:59 (77), 12:14 (75), 13:33 (79), 14:51 (78), 16:10 (79), 17:28 (78), 18:48 (80), 20:07 (79), 21:24 (77), 22:43 (79), 24:01 (78), 25:20 (79), 26:38 (78), 27:57 (79), 29:14 (77), 30:30 (76), 31:42 (72.92).
Mets splits, 4.19.08
Only a handful of splits from this day, with many several guys running the night before and several more taking the meet off. Here it is ...
3,000-meter steeplechase
Greg Masto, 10:04.53. Personal-best. Fifth place.
73.7, 2:29.7 (76.0), 3:50.0 (80.3), 5:11.5 (81.5), 6:34.7 (83.2), 7:58.1 (83.5), 9:21.3 (83.2), 10:04.53 (43.23). Too fast at the beginning! But you ran tough the rest of the way.
5,000-meter run
Zak Smetana, 16:03.68. Personal-best. Third place.
75, 2:30 (75), 3:45 (75), 5:01 (76), 6:18 (77), 7:34 (76), 8:52 (78), 10:10 (78), 11:30 (80!), 12:51 (81!), 14:13 (82!), 15:31 (78), 16:03.68 (32.68). A few !! laps cost you a sub-16:00 but you finished strong and raced well. Great to see.
Pat Duggan, 16:10.32. Personal-best. Fifth place.
75, 2:30 (75), 3:45 (75), 5:01 (76), 6:18 (77), 7:34 (76), 8:52 (78), 10:11 (79), 11:30 (79), 12:52 (82!), 14:14 (82!), 15:34 (80), 16:10.32 (36.32). Similar race to Zak. Tough finish. Nice job.
3,200-meter relay: 4th place, 8:06.75. The Senior Relay.
Matt Maynes: 1:58.3
Theo Marak: 2:05.0
Bryan Dixon: 2:02.6
Tom Dixon: 2:00.6.
3,000-meter steeplechase
Greg Masto, 10:04.53. Personal-best. Fifth place.
73.7, 2:29.7 (76.0), 3:50.0 (80.3), 5:11.5 (81.5), 6:34.7 (83.2), 7:58.1 (83.5), 9:21.3 (83.2), 10:04.53 (43.23). Too fast at the beginning! But you ran tough the rest of the way.
5,000-meter run
Zak Smetana, 16:03.68. Personal-best. Third place.
75, 2:30 (75), 3:45 (75), 5:01 (76), 6:18 (77), 7:34 (76), 8:52 (78), 10:10 (78), 11:30 (80!), 12:51 (81!), 14:13 (82!), 15:31 (78), 16:03.68 (32.68). A few !! laps cost you a sub-16:00 but you finished strong and raced well. Great to see.
Pat Duggan, 16:10.32. Personal-best. Fifth place.
75, 2:30 (75), 3:45 (75), 5:01 (76), 6:18 (77), 7:34 (76), 8:52 (78), 10:11 (79), 11:30 (79), 12:52 (82!), 14:14 (82!), 15:34 (80), 16:10.32 (36.32). Similar race to Zak. Tough finish. Nice job.
3,200-meter relay: 4th place, 8:06.75. The Senior Relay.
Matt Maynes: 1:58.3
Theo Marak: 2:05.0
Bryan Dixon: 2:02.6
Tom Dixon: 2:00.6.
Larry Ellis/Princeton splits: 4.18.08
Sorry for the delay. Will try to play catch-up with the splits ...
1500-meter run
Conor Shelley, 3:57.21. Personal-best by 7 seconds
61.5, 2:05.4 (63.9), 3:09.4 (64.0), 3:57.21 (64.21 last lap). Steady effort. Could have used a stronger kick. We'll take it!
3000-meter steeplechase
John Keenan, 9:43.07
73, 2:28 (75), 3:45 (78), 5:00 (77), 6:20 (80), 7:41 (81), 9:00 (79), 9:43.07 (43.07). Flat effort.
Nick Webster, 9:43.15. Personal-best time by about 5 seconds
73, 2:29 (76), 3:45 (76), 5:03 (78), 6:24 (81), 7:43 (79), 9:02 (79), 9:43.15 (41.15). Strong effort. Good rebound over final 1km.
Matt Janczyk, 9:50.25. Personal-best time.
73, 2:29 (76), 3:45 (76), 5:03 (78), 6:23 (80), 7:45 (82), 9:06 (81), 9:50.25 (44.25). Solid effort. Fade at the end.
5,000-meter run:
Girma Segni, 14:32.65. Outdoor best. School record.
69.3, 2:17.0 (67.7), 3:24.5 (67.5), 4:32.2 (67.7), 5:40.6 (68.6), 6:49.8 (69.2), 7:59.1 (69.3), 9:07.7 (68.6), 10:17.3 (69.6), 11:31.3 (74.0), 12:44.4 (73.1), 13:56.1 (71.7), 14:32.65 (36.65).
Tim Keegan, 15:06.10. Personal best by 5 seconds.
75.3, 2:26.9 (71.6), 3:36.9 (70.0), 4:47.6 (70.7), 5:59.3 (71.7), 7:10.9 (71.6), 8:22.1 (71.2), 9:34.3 (72.2), 10:46.3 (72.0), 12:01.0 (74.7), 13:16.5 (75.5), 14:30.6 (74.1), 15:06.10 (35.50).
Mike Rolek, 15:09.41. Outdoor best.
71.9, 2:24.1 (72.2), 3:35.2 (71.1), 4:46.2 (71.0), 5:57.2 (71.0), 7:08.6 (71.4), 8:19.8 (71.2), 9:33.0 (73.2), 10:48.0 (75!), 12:03.9 (75.9), 13:19.1 (75.9), 14:35.0 (75.9), 15:09.41 (34.41)
1500-meter run
Conor Shelley, 3:57.21. Personal-best by 7 seconds
61.5, 2:05.4 (63.9), 3:09.4 (64.0), 3:57.21 (64.21 last lap). Steady effort. Could have used a stronger kick. We'll take it!
3000-meter steeplechase
John Keenan, 9:43.07
73, 2:28 (75), 3:45 (78), 5:00 (77), 6:20 (80), 7:41 (81), 9:00 (79), 9:43.07 (43.07). Flat effort.
Nick Webster, 9:43.15. Personal-best time by about 5 seconds
73, 2:29 (76), 3:45 (76), 5:03 (78), 6:24 (81), 7:43 (79), 9:02 (79), 9:43.15 (41.15). Strong effort. Good rebound over final 1km.
Matt Janczyk, 9:50.25. Personal-best time.
73, 2:29 (76), 3:45 (76), 5:03 (78), 6:23 (80), 7:45 (82), 9:06 (81), 9:50.25 (44.25). Solid effort. Fade at the end.
5,000-meter run:
Girma Segni, 14:32.65. Outdoor best. School record.
69.3, 2:17.0 (67.7), 3:24.5 (67.5), 4:32.2 (67.7), 5:40.6 (68.6), 6:49.8 (69.2), 7:59.1 (69.3), 9:07.7 (68.6), 10:17.3 (69.6), 11:31.3 (74.0), 12:44.4 (73.1), 13:56.1 (71.7), 14:32.65 (36.65).
Tim Keegan, 15:06.10. Personal best by 5 seconds.
75.3, 2:26.9 (71.6), 3:36.9 (70.0), 4:47.6 (70.7), 5:59.3 (71.7), 7:10.9 (71.6), 8:22.1 (71.2), 9:34.3 (72.2), 10:46.3 (72.0), 12:01.0 (74.7), 13:16.5 (75.5), 14:30.6 (74.1), 15:06.10 (35.50).
Mike Rolek, 15:09.41. Outdoor best.
71.9, 2:24.1 (72.2), 3:35.2 (71.1), 4:46.2 (71.0), 5:57.2 (71.0), 7:08.6 (71.4), 8:19.8 (71.2), 9:33.0 (73.2), 10:48.0 (75!), 12:03.9 (75.9), 13:19.1 (75.9), 14:35.0 (75.9), 15:09.41 (34.41)
Monday, April 21, 2008
Yikes!
Fellas ... this is an insanely busy week for me in all corners of my life. Please be understanding. I will try to get the splits up here this week ... but I may not. Quickly, here is how the week unfolds for you all:
Tuesday: Workout at track for some
Wednesday: Workout at track for most
Thursday: Coach Pete and 5 guys travels to Penn
Friday: We return from Penn, will be back in time for practice
Saturday: Pre-meet day
Sunday: Yale, bus departure, 7 a.m.
ALSO SUNDAY: Upon returning from Yale, we will have a VERY IMPORTANT team meeting for all returning runners to discuss issues pertaining to the summer and fall.
Have an excellent evening (or day, depending on when you are reading this...)
Tuesday: Workout at track for some
Wednesday: Workout at track for most
Thursday: Coach Pete and 5 guys travels to Penn
Friday: We return from Penn, will be back in time for practice
Saturday: Pre-meet day
Sunday: Yale, bus departure, 7 a.m.
ALSO SUNDAY: Upon returning from Yale, we will have a VERY IMPORTANT team meeting for all returning runners to discuss issues pertaining to the summer and fall.
Have an excellent evening (or day, depending on when you are reading this...)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Mets schedule
BUS DEPARTURE: 6:45 a.m.
Track events, starting at 10 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s 10k
W- 4 x 100
M- 4 x 100
W- SteepleChase
M- SteepleChase
W- 100m HH trials
M- 110m HH trials
W- 100m dash trials
M- 100m dash trials
W- 1500m
M- 1500m
M- 110 HH Final
W- 100 HH Final
W- 400m
M- 400m
W- 100m Final
M- 100m Final
W- 800m
M- 800m
W- 400m IH
M- 400m IH
W- 200m
M- 200m
W- 5000
M- 5000
W- 4 x800
M- 4 x800
W- 4 x 400
M- 4 x 400
10:00am Men and Women LJ, separate pits, TJ to follow
10:00am Men’s Hammer, (outside circle) Women to Follow
10:00am Women’s Discus, (inside circle) Men to follow
10:30am Women Pole Vault, Men to follow
12:00noon Women’s HJ, Men to follow
1:00pm Men’s Javelin, (outside runway) Women to follow
2:00pm Men’s and Women’s Shot ( separate circles)
Track events, starting at 10 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s 10k
W- 4 x 100
M- 4 x 100
W- SteepleChase
M- SteepleChase
W- 100m HH trials
M- 110m HH trials
W- 100m dash trials
M- 100m dash trials
W- 1500m
M- 1500m
M- 110 HH Final
W- 100 HH Final
W- 400m
M- 400m
W- 100m Final
M- 100m Final
W- 800m
M- 800m
W- 400m IH
M- 400m IH
W- 200m
M- 200m
W- 5000
M- 5000
W- 4 x800
M- 4 x800
W- 4 x 400
M- 4 x 400
10:00am Men and Women LJ, separate pits, TJ to follow
10:00am Men’s Hammer, (outside circle) Women to Follow
10:00am Women’s Discus, (inside circle) Men to follow
10:30am Women Pole Vault, Men to follow
12:00noon Women’s HJ, Men to follow
1:00pm Men’s Javelin, (outside runway) Women to follow
2:00pm Men’s and Women’s Shot ( separate circles)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Directions to Mets
For those that are interested in where we are running Saturday, or for family and friends ...
PALISADES PARK REGIONAL SPORTSPLEX
Roosevelt and Grand Avenue
Palisades Park, NJ
Directions
From Route 4 West:
Grand Avenue exit south towards Leonia/Palisades Park.
Follow Grand Avenue for approximately 2 miles and turn right on Roosevelt Avenue.
Follow Roosevelt Avenue to the end.
From I-95 South:
Exit 68 (same as NJ Turnpike)
At light, make left following signs for U-Turn
At light on Fort Lee road make a left
Follow over the Turnpike to Grand Avenue and turn right on to Grand Avenue.
Follow Grand Avenue for approximately 2 miles and turn right on Roosevelt Avenue.
Follow Roosevelt Avenue to the end.
From Route 80 East:
East on Route 80 to Route 95 North
Exit 70, Leonia
Follow ramp onto Fort Lee Road
Follow Fort Lee Road to Grand Avenue and turn right on to Grand Avenue.
Follow Grand Avenue for approximately 2 miles and turn right on Roosevelt Avenue.
Follow Roosevelt Avenue to the end.
PALISADES PARK REGIONAL SPORTSPLEX
Roosevelt and Grand Avenue
Palisades Park, NJ
Directions
From Route 4 West:
Grand Avenue exit south towards Leonia/Palisades Park.
Follow Grand Avenue for approximately 2 miles and turn right on Roosevelt Avenue.
Follow Roosevelt Avenue to the end.
From I-95 South:
Exit 68 (same as NJ Turnpike)
At light, make left following signs for U-Turn
At light on Fort Lee road make a left
Follow over the Turnpike to Grand Avenue and turn right on to Grand Avenue.
Follow Grand Avenue for approximately 2 miles and turn right on Roosevelt Avenue.
Follow Roosevelt Avenue to the end.
From Route 80 East:
East on Route 80 to Route 95 North
Exit 70, Leonia
Follow ramp onto Fort Lee Road
Follow Fort Lee Road to Grand Avenue and turn right on to Grand Avenue.
Follow Grand Avenue for approximately 2 miles and turn right on Roosevelt Avenue.
Follow Roosevelt Avenue to the end.
Monday, April 14, 2008
This week ...
Guys: Here's the plan for this week, further workout details to be given at practice.
Monday: Timed fartlek for those racing Mets. Probably at DCC track again.
Tuesday: Track workout at Spackenkill for those racing Princeton on Friday.
Wednesday: Track workout at Spackenkill for those racing Mets on Saturday.
Thursday: Regular distance/strides for Mets racers; pre-meet day for Princeton racers.
Friday: Meet at Princeton for several guys; pre-meet day for everyone else. Van leaves at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: Meet at Mets (in New Jersey). Bus departure, 6:45 a.m. (may change to earlier, but we'll see once we get the field order of events).
Sunday: Long run at 9 a.m., as usual.
A note on the weather: It's going to be a nice week. Maybe too nice. It will start off cool and get progressively warmer as the week goes on. I know we'll all enjoy the warmth. Just make sure you are STAYING HYDRATED. Specifically, make sure to REHYDRATE as soon as you are done running or working out, with sports/replacement drink. Our bodies are not quite ready for 70 and sunny. But I think we'll adjust rather quickly. It's better than 40 and rainy.
Monday: Timed fartlek for those racing Mets. Probably at DCC track again.
Tuesday: Track workout at Spackenkill for those racing Princeton on Friday.
Wednesday: Track workout at Spackenkill for those racing Mets on Saturday.
Thursday: Regular distance/strides for Mets racers; pre-meet day for Princeton racers.
Friday: Meet at Princeton for several guys; pre-meet day for everyone else. Van leaves at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: Meet at Mets (in New Jersey). Bus departure, 6:45 a.m. (may change to earlier, but we'll see once we get the field order of events).
Sunday: Long run at 9 a.m., as usual.
A note on the weather: It's going to be a nice week. Maybe too nice. It will start off cool and get progressively warmer as the week goes on. I know we'll all enjoy the warmth. Just make sure you are STAYING HYDRATED. Specifically, make sure to REHYDRATE as soon as you are done running or working out, with sports/replacement drink. Our bodies are not quite ready for 70 and sunny. But I think we'll adjust rather quickly. It's better than 40 and rainy.
USMMA meet: 5k splits
Nick Webster: 15:45.16. 1st place. Personal-best time.
74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:58 (75), 6:13 (75), 7:28 (75), 8:45 (77), 10:01 (76), 11:20 (79), 12:38 (78), 13:56 (78), 15:11 (75), 15:45.16 (34.16). Excellent effort.
Sean Hopkins: 15:54.53. 2nd place. Marist Alum racing for Sayville Running Company.
73, 2:28 (75), 3:43 (75), 4:58 (75), 6:13 (75), 7:28 (75), 8:45 (77), 10:01 (76), 11:20 (79), 12:38 (78), 13:58 (80), 15:18 (80), 15:54.53 (36.53).
Hopkins, if you are reading this: Great to see you racing again, and thanks for working with Web to give him a race. See you in a few weeks at Yale (perhaps a rematch with Web?).
Joe Tarantello: 16:45.20.
75, 2:30 (75), 3:47 (77), 5:07 (80), 6:28 (81), 7:49 (81), 9:11 (82), 10:34 (83), 11:58 (84), 13:23 (85), 14:45 (82), 16:07 (82), 16:45.20 (37.20). Solid effort. We gotta work on some thresh this week!
74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:58 (75), 6:13 (75), 7:28 (75), 8:45 (77), 10:01 (76), 11:20 (79), 12:38 (78), 13:56 (78), 15:11 (75), 15:45.16 (34.16). Excellent effort.
Sean Hopkins: 15:54.53. 2nd place. Marist Alum racing for Sayville Running Company.
73, 2:28 (75), 3:43 (75), 4:58 (75), 6:13 (75), 7:28 (75), 8:45 (77), 10:01 (76), 11:20 (79), 12:38 (78), 13:58 (80), 15:18 (80), 15:54.53 (36.53).
Hopkins, if you are reading this: Great to see you racing again, and thanks for working with Web to give him a race. See you in a few weeks at Yale (perhaps a rematch with Web?).
Joe Tarantello: 16:45.20.
75, 2:30 (75), 3:47 (77), 5:07 (80), 6:28 (81), 7:49 (81), 9:11 (82), 10:34 (83), 11:58 (84), 13:23 (85), 14:45 (82), 16:07 (82), 16:45.20 (37.20). Solid effort. We gotta work on some thresh this week!
USMMA meet: Mile splits
Girma Segni: 4:22.05. First place.
67 (409 meters), 2:11 (64), 3:18 (67), 4:22.05 (64.05). Nice last lap.
Conor Shelley: 4:24.20. Second place.
67 (409 meters), 2:11 (64), 3:19 (68), 4:24.20 (65.20).
Tom Dixon: 4:46.62.
69 (409 meters), 2:17 (68), 3:30 (73), 4:46.62 (76.62).
67 (409 meters), 2:11 (64), 3:18 (67), 4:22.05 (64.05). Nice last lap.
Conor Shelley: 4:24.20. Second place.
67 (409 meters), 2:11 (64), 3:19 (68), 4:24.20 (65.20).
Tom Dixon: 4:46.62.
69 (409 meters), 2:17 (68), 3:30 (73), 4:46.62 (76.62).
USMMA meet: 3k splits
Zak Smetana: 9:23.40. 18th place
72, 2:26 (74), 3:37 (71), 4:52 (75), 6:18 (76), 7:25 (77), 8:43 (78), 9:23.40 (40.40). Solid effort, relatively slow time. Weird race for all.
Teddy Marak: 9:33.08. 19th place
72, 2:26 (74), 3:37 (71), 4:53 (76), 6:13 (80), 7:31 (78), 8:52 (81), 9:33.08 (41.08).
Greg Masto: 10:07.52. 33rd place
72, 2:28 (76), 3:46 (78), 5:11 (85), 6:37 (86), 8:03 (86), --:-- (missed split), 10:07.52.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:37 (71), 4:52 (75), 6:18 (76), 7:25 (77), 8:43 (78), 9:23.40 (40.40). Solid effort, relatively slow time. Weird race for all.
Teddy Marak: 9:33.08. 19th place
72, 2:26 (74), 3:37 (71), 4:53 (76), 6:13 (80), 7:31 (78), 8:52 (81), 9:33.08 (41.08).
Greg Masto: 10:07.52. 33rd place
72, 2:28 (76), 3:46 (78), 5:11 (85), 6:37 (86), 8:03 (86), --:-- (missed split), 10:07.52.
USMMA meet: 10k splits
Alex Emerel: 33:51.73. First place. Meet record.
76, 2:35 (79), 3:55 (80), 5:12 (77), 6:20 (78), 7:50 (80), 9:09 (79), 10:28 (79), 11:48 (80), 13:09 (81), 14:29 (80), 15:51 (82), 17:12 (81), 18:35 (83), 19:57 (82), 21:20 (83), 22:43 (83), 24:06 (83), 25:29 (83), 26:53 (84), 28:17 (84), 29:42 (85), 31:07 (85), 32:30 (83), 33:51.73 (81.73).
First 5k: 16:30. Second 5k: 17:21.73. Strong effort with tons of lap traffic on warm, humid morning.
Patrick Duggan: 34:43.07. Fourth place. Debut at distance.
76, 2:35 (79), 3:55 (80), 5:12 (77), 6:20 (78), 7:50 (80), 9:09 (79), 10:28 (79), 11:49 (81), 13:11 (82), 14:35 (84), 15:59 (84), 17:25 (86), 18:50 (85), 20:15 (85), 21:40 (85), 23:07 (87), 24:33 (86), 25:59 (86), 27:27 (88), 28:56 (89), 30:26 (90), 31:58 (92), 35:22 (84), 34:43.07 (81.07)
First 5k: 16:40. Second 5k: 18:03.07. Ugh. A tough one.
76, 2:35 (79), 3:55 (80), 5:12 (77), 6:20 (78), 7:50 (80), 9:09 (79), 10:28 (79), 11:48 (80), 13:09 (81), 14:29 (80), 15:51 (82), 17:12 (81), 18:35 (83), 19:57 (82), 21:20 (83), 22:43 (83), 24:06 (83), 25:29 (83), 26:53 (84), 28:17 (84), 29:42 (85), 31:07 (85), 32:30 (83), 33:51.73 (81.73).
First 5k: 16:30. Second 5k: 17:21.73. Strong effort with tons of lap traffic on warm, humid morning.
Patrick Duggan: 34:43.07. Fourth place. Debut at distance.
76, 2:35 (79), 3:55 (80), 5:12 (77), 6:20 (78), 7:50 (80), 9:09 (79), 10:28 (79), 11:49 (81), 13:11 (82), 14:35 (84), 15:59 (84), 17:25 (86), 18:50 (85), 20:15 (85), 21:40 (85), 23:07 (87), 24:33 (86), 25:59 (86), 27:27 (88), 28:56 (89), 30:26 (90), 31:58 (92), 35:22 (84), 34:43.07 (81.07)
First 5k: 16:40. Second 5k: 18:03.07. Ugh. A tough one.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Princeton splits: 10km
Mike Rolek: 30:36.66. School record. IC4A Qualifier.
73, 2:26 (73), 3:39 (73), 4:53 (74), 6:07 (75), 7:20 (73), 8:33 (73), 9:47 (74), 11:01 (74), 12:15 (74), 13:29 (75), 14:43 (74), 15:57 (74), 17:11 (74), 18:25 (74), 19:37 (72), 20:50 (73), 22:13 (73), 23:17 (74), 24:31 (74), 25:44 (73), 26:58 (74), 28:14 (76!), 29:27 (73), 30:36.66 (69.66).
First 5km: 15:19; second 5km: 15:17
Strong. Steady. You nailed it.
Tim Keegan: 31:39.57. USA Junior Qualifier
77, 2:34 (77), 3:49 (75), 5:06 (76), 6:24 (78), 7:41 (77), 8:58 (77), 10:15 (77), 11:30 (75), 12:47 (77), 14:04 (77), 15:19 (75), 16:32 (73), 17:47 (75), 19:02 (75), 20:18 (76), 21:35 (77), 22:48 (73), 24:04 (76), 25:20 (76), 26:37 (77), 27:52 (75), 29:10 (78), 30:26 (76), 31:39.57 (73.57)
First 5km: 15:56; second 5km: 15:43
Perfectly executed race. You ran tough. Splits a bit erratic, but we can work on that. Nice job.
73, 2:26 (73), 3:39 (73), 4:53 (74), 6:07 (75), 7:20 (73), 8:33 (73), 9:47 (74), 11:01 (74), 12:15 (74), 13:29 (75), 14:43 (74), 15:57 (74), 17:11 (74), 18:25 (74), 19:37 (72), 20:50 (73), 22:13 (73), 23:17 (74), 24:31 (74), 25:44 (73), 26:58 (74), 28:14 (76!), 29:27 (73), 30:36.66 (69.66).
First 5km: 15:19; second 5km: 15:17
Strong. Steady. You nailed it.
Tim Keegan: 31:39.57. USA Junior Qualifier
77, 2:34 (77), 3:49 (75), 5:06 (76), 6:24 (78), 7:41 (77), 8:58 (77), 10:15 (77), 11:30 (75), 12:47 (77), 14:04 (77), 15:19 (75), 16:32 (73), 17:47 (75), 19:02 (75), 20:18 (76), 21:35 (77), 22:48 (73), 24:04 (76), 25:20 (76), 26:37 (77), 27:52 (75), 29:10 (78), 30:26 (76), 31:39.57 (73.57)
First 5km: 15:56; second 5km: 15:43
Perfectly executed race. You ran tough. Splits a bit erratic, but we can work on that. Nice job.
Princeton splits: 5km
Adam Vess: 14:33.41. School record. IC4A Qualifier. USA Junior Qualifier.
70, 2:18 (68), 3:27 (69), 4:36 (69), 5:45 (69), 6:56 (71), 8:08 (72), 9:20 (72), 10:31 (71), 11:43 (72), 12:54 (71), 14:03 (69), 14:33.41 (30.41).
Strong personal-best. Excellent last 600 meters. Room for improvement in the middle. Nicely done.
Conor Shelley: 15:27.40.
73, 2:26 (73), 3:37 (71), 4:50 (73), 6:04 (74), 7:17 (73), 8:32 (75), 9:47 (75), 11:03 (76), 12:19 (76), 13:34 (75), 14:51 (77), 15:27.40 (36.40).
Blaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
70, 2:18 (68), 3:27 (69), 4:36 (69), 5:45 (69), 6:56 (71), 8:08 (72), 9:20 (72), 10:31 (71), 11:43 (72), 12:54 (71), 14:03 (69), 14:33.41 (30.41).
Strong personal-best. Excellent last 600 meters. Room for improvement in the middle. Nicely done.
Conor Shelley: 15:27.40.
73, 2:26 (73), 3:37 (71), 4:50 (73), 6:04 (74), 7:17 (73), 8:32 (75), 9:47 (75), 11:03 (76), 12:19 (76), 13:34 (75), 14:51 (77), 15:27.40 (36.40).
Blaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Princeton splits: Steeplechase
John Keenan: 9:38.75. Personal-best time
72, 2:27 (75), 3:44 (77), 5:01 (77), 6:20 (79), 7:40 (80), 8:57 (77), 9:38.75 (41.75). Strong finish. Solid PR
Matt Jancyzk: 10:02.12
73, 2:27 (74), 3:44 (77), 5:02 (78), 6:25 (83!), 7:49 (84!), 9:16 (87!), 10:02.12 (46.12)
Was going well, obviously fell apart. We'll bounce back soon.
72, 2:27 (75), 3:44 (77), 5:01 (77), 6:20 (79), 7:40 (80), 8:57 (77), 9:38.75 (41.75). Strong finish. Solid PR
Matt Jancyzk: 10:02.12
73, 2:27 (74), 3:44 (77), 5:02 (78), 6:25 (83!), 7:49 (84!), 9:16 (87!), 10:02.12 (46.12)
Was going well, obviously fell apart. We'll bounce back soon.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Friday Night at Princeton
Dear team members and followers of this fancy blog:
As you know, it was a challenging weekend for me and thus this blog has not been updated. I will get the Friday Distance Night splits up here as soon as I can. But let me summarize that night by telling you how amazing and how proud I was of the effort put in by the team, specifically:
Mike Rolek, school record holder and IC4A qualifier at 10,000 meters, 30:36.66
Adam Vess, school record holder and IC4A qualifier at 5,000 meters, 14:33.41
Tim Keegan, USA Junior Qualifier at 10,000 meters, 33:39.67
John Keenan, new PR at steeple, 9:38.75
Nicely done, gentlemen.
2 school records
2 IC4A qualifiers
2 Jr National qualifiers
A pretty good night.
As you know, it was a challenging weekend for me and thus this blog has not been updated. I will get the Friday Distance Night splits up here as soon as I can. But let me summarize that night by telling you how amazing and how proud I was of the effort put in by the team, specifically:
Mike Rolek, school record holder and IC4A qualifier at 10,000 meters, 30:36.66
Adam Vess, school record holder and IC4A qualifier at 5,000 meters, 14:33.41
Tim Keegan, USA Junior Qualifier at 10,000 meters, 33:39.67
John Keenan, new PR at steeple, 9:38.75
Nicely done, gentlemen.
2 school records
2 IC4A qualifiers
2 Jr National qualifiers
A pretty good night.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
New member of the Marist Track Family
Coach Chuck and his wife Tina proudly welcome their beautiful baby daughter into the world.
Name: Madison Catherine
Weight: 7 pounds, 4 ounces
Born: April 1, 4:14 a.m., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Just 17 more years before we can recruit her for the Running Red Foxes.
See you all soon ...
Name: Madison Catherine
Weight: 7 pounds, 4 ounces
Born: April 1, 4:14 a.m., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Just 17 more years before we can recruit her for the Running Red Foxes.
See you all soon ...
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