The best way to describe the races here: disappointing (Will Griffin) and very disappointing (Ken Walshak).
I must be careful to stress that in no way am I displeased with the EFFORT both men put in. But the results were not there.
In both cases, the break in pace happened shortly after the 5km mark – more marked in Kenny’s case.
Both men prepared well for the race, which makes the result all the more disappointing.
Olympic Development/Elite section
25. Will Griffin 30:40.20 *IC4A qualifier
74, 2:25 (71), 3:34 (69), 4:44 (70)
5:55 (71), 7:06 (71), 8:18 (72), 9:30 (72)
10:42 (72), 11:55 (73), 13:08 (73), 14:22 (74)
15:37 (75), 16:53 (76), 18:09 (76), 19:24 (75)
20:41 (77), 21:57 (76), 23:14 (77), 24:30 (76)
25:46 (76), 27:00 (74), 28:15 (75), 29:29 (74)
30:40.20 (71.20)
5km: 15:00; second 5km: 15:40.20
Open A section
24. Ken Walshak 31:50.68
74, 2:28 (74), 3:39 (71), 4:51 (72)
6:02 (71), 7:13 (71), 8:25 (72), 9:38 (73)
10:51 (73), 12:03 (72), 13:17 (74), 14:30 (73)
15:45 (75), 17:00 (75), 18:16 (76), 19:35 (79)
20:54 (79), 22:15 (81), 23:37 (82), 25:01 (84)
26:25 (84), 27:48 (84), 29:11 (83), 30:33 (82)
31:50.68 (77.68)
5km: 15:08; second 5km: 16:42.68
It's funny how a 30:40 10k is disappointing considering when I ran a 30:48 it was a new school record and I was the first Marist runner under 31:00. Boy, the program has come a long way!
ReplyDeleteAlthough results were not as spectacular as hoped, still very solid times with toughness shown when things got a bit out of control. Also, the usual kudos to Pete and Chuck for enabling the athletes to go to Mt Sac. IC4A & ECAC Quals are pretty good, too.
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