Friday May 16
Temp: 72, wind (cross wind, 3-5 mph)
Today was near perfect. Weather was great. Kids all felt good.
but…
the entire day was disaster. Every kid choked.
Let’s start in the 100. Not much choke here really. My guys made it into the semis, both running 11.5’s fairly easy.
In the semis, they both ran 11.2, and got 6th in their heat, not moving on. They ran 100% so it’s the best they could do.
The finals was very fast for this area. The top 5 all ran 10.9 or faster (10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.9).
The hurdler, MC, was supposed to run just the 300h. The head coach also put him in the 110s, which he struggled with all year. He made it to finals and got 6th. But his hip, which was feeling good today, became tight after the finals going into his 300H.
In the 300s, he ran awful, a full second off his time Tuesday, which was jogged. I was just very upset since I didn’t want him to run the 110s. It’s partly my fault for not sticking up and pulling him out when I could have. He took 6th in the 300.
The 4x1 had an outside shot of getting top 2 if they had perfect exchanges. For some reason, one runner who has run leg 2 all season, thought he’d change hands and he missed the 2nd exchange, leading to DQ and last place finish in the heat.
In the long jump, TJ jumped 19’2, fouled a 20’4", and needed to jump 20’11" to move on. He placed 6th.
The 400m guys, JR, ran another 56.5. He was in lane 8 and hit his usual first 100 in 13.5x and then was in the 14s for the second, but he finished stronger than normal. Not sure if it was from the easier 2nd 100 or just rest from last week.
He is ready to start preparing for next year. He is really interested in going after it for his senior year. I’ve been scrolling hours for 400m prep info, and will be making another journal for him soon.
BA, the rising sprinter in the group, made it to the semis in the 200, running 24.3, with a slight head wind on the turn. He ran 100% and barely made it in. We both agreed to not run the semi’s and focus on the 4x1.
BA has alot of promise and is interested in training year round.
The majority of sprinters are 2 or 3 sport athletes, so it’s very exciting to see kids who want to train for track year round.
We have our league championship on Tuesday, and the county meet on Fri. Since the majority of county teams were in our region, only a select few will be going. Leagues will be loaded with guys.
Will report back next week.
