Gotham splits

Sorry for the delay ... here are the splits in the order the races were run.

Mile run

Matt Flint, 4:26.40. 33.1 (209 meters), 65.7 (32.6), 1:38.4 (32.7), 2:11.6 (33.2), 2:45.4 (33.8), 3:19.6 (34.2), 3:54.0 (34.4), 4:26.40 (32.40). Comment: Hey, what do you think you are, a miler or something? Early pace was way too fast, especially on the heels of a heavy week of training. Still, a good work day and solid early season time.

Sam McMullen, 4:31.29. 36.1 (209 meters), 70.4 (34.3), 1:43.6 (33.2), 2:17.0 (33.4), 2:51.6 (34.6), 3:24.5 (32.9), 3:56.8 (32.3), 4:31.29 (34.49). Comments: Weird race. Some slow laps, you had the makings of a great kick and then the last lap wasn't there. Like Flint, a good work day.

Zak Smetana, 4:34.78. 34.3 (209 meters), 68.4 (34.1), 1:43.8 (35.4), 2:18.0 (34.2), 2:51.8 (33.8), 3:26.3 (34.5), 4:01.4 (35.1), 4:34.78 (33.38). Comments: Pretty solid effort, even split race.

800-meter run

Brian McCormick, 2:01.09. 29.2, 59.8 (30.6), 1:30.1 (30.3), 2:01.09 (30.99). Comment: Nice PR, solid effort. Looked a little flat from increased training volume, but things are coming around.

1,000-meter run

Adam Vess, 2:29.88. IC4A qualifier. 29.7, 59.8 (30.1), 1:29.8 (30.0), 1:59.8 (30.0), 2:29.88 (30.08). Comment: Chuck said it best. If this were the leadoff leg of a DMR, you split 3:00. You were locked in to 30s, which is nice for 1200 or mile, but not that effective at this distance. You were flat coming off an extremely hard workout a few days prior. Life goes on.

Tom Lipari, 2:33.19. 28, 59 (31), 1:31 (32), 2:02 (31), 2:33.19 (31.19). Comment: Pretty strong effort overall and a nice PR at this distance.

Matt Janczyk, 2:33.33. 29, 59 (30), 1:30 (31), 2:01 (31), 2:33.33 (32.33). Comment: Excellent PR, but we should not be satisfied since you did not close strong enough. However, this bodes well for a leadoff DMR and/or a strong mile ... both of which may be upcoming soon.

Will Griffin, 2:34.31. 29.4, 60.0 (30.6), 1:31.7 (31.7), 2:03.0 (31.3), 2:34.31 (31.31). Comment: Strong PR but you still looked flat. This is OK. Bigger and better goals are ahead of us, not behind.

3,000-meter run

John Keenan 8:51.21. 35, 71 (36), 1:45 (34), 2:21 (36), 2:56 (35), 3:32 (36), 4:06 (34), 4:42 (36), 5:19 (37), 5:55 (36), 6:31 (36), 7:08 (37), 7:44 (36), 8:18 (36), 8:51.21 (33.21). 1k: 2:56. 2k: 5:55 (2:59); 3k: 8:51.21 (2:56.21). Comments: Pretty solid effort and a 6-second PR, on a day when you looked and raced tight. You made some surges to force the pace, which is never smart but often necessary. I do not dispute these moves and it enabled you and the race to get moving.

Joe McElhoney 8:52.29. 34, 71 (37), 1:45 (34), 2:21 (36), 2:57 (36), 3:34 (37), 4:08 (36), 4:45 (37), 5:20 (35), 5:57 (37), 6:32 (35), 7:08 (36), 7:44 (36), 8:18 (34), 8:52.29 (34.29). 1k: 2:57; 2k: 5:57 (3:00); 3k: 8:52.29 (2:55.29). Comments: Excellent race for being sick, and you showed some extended wheels over the last 1k. Step in the right direction.

Pat Duggan 8:56.45. 35, 73 (38), 1:47 (34), 2:24 (37), 2:59 (35), 3:35 (36), 4:10 (35), 4:47 (37), 5:22 (35), 5:59 (37), 6:34 (35), 7:10 (36), 7:47 (37), 8:22 (35), 8:56.45 (34.45). 1k: 2:59; 2k: 5:59 (3:00); 3k: 8:56.45 (2:57.45). Comments: Performance of the evening. Nicely done. Weird splits, but bottom line is you closed very strong. You had JoeMac in your sights the whole way. I think that helped. Great job.

5,000-meter run

Tim Keegan 15:30.95. 36, 73 (37), 1:50 (37), 2:25 (35), 3:01 (36), 3:36 (35), 4:11 (35), 4:47 (36), 5:23 (37), 5:59 (36), 6:36 (37), 7:12 (36), 7:49 (37), 8:27 (38), 9:03 (37), 9:39 (36), 10:17 (38), 10:55 (38), 11:34 (39), 12:13 (39), 12:52 (39), 13:32 (40), 14:12 (40), 14:51 (39), 15:30.95 (39.95). 1k: 3:01; 2k: 5:59 (2:58); 3k: 9:03 (3:04); 4k: 12:13 (3:10); 5k: 15:30.95 (3:17.95). Comments: Good through 3200m, then the wheels came off. Lack of quality workouts was probably the culprit. Time to get to work and get back where you ought to be. You are not far off, just a few weeks and you'll be there.

Alex Emerel, 16:01.45. 38, 75 (37), 1:51 (36), 2:27 (36), 3:04 (37), 3:39 (35), 4:15 (36), 4:53 (38), 5:30 (37), 6:08 (38), 6:46 (38), 7:24 (38), 8:02 (38), 8:42 (40), 9:22 (40), 10:02 (40), 10:42 (40), 11:22 (40), 12:02 (40), 12:43 (41), 13:23 (40), 14:04 (41), 14:43 (39), 15:23 (40), 16:01.45 (38.45). 1k: 3:04; 2k: 6:08 (3:04); 3k: 9:22 (3:14); 4k: 12:43 (3:21); 5k: 16:01.45 (3:18.45). Comments: Blah. This was not good.

3,200-meter relay: 8:06.17

Kyle Havard: 29, 60, 1:32 (32), 2:02.1 (30.1). Excellent closing lap and a step in the right direction.
Matt Janczyk: 28, 58 (30), 1:29 (31), 1:59.9 (30.9). "That was easy," he said after this fine double.
Brian McCormick: 28, 58 (30), 1:30 (32), 2:03.1 (33.1). Too fast to start, but I like the aggressiveness, especially on a double.
Will Griffin: 28, 58 (30), 1:29 (31)), 2:00.8 (31.8). Solid anchor leg.

1,600-meter relay: 3:30.32

Mike Cocca: 52.8
John Carabetta: 51.6
John Kristie: 53.5
Colin Frederickson: 52.2

Won the section. Everyone doubling back. Nice way to end the meet.

Next up: Terrier at BU, Saturday.