Ladies,
It was an important day. The usual way of doing business is to take the 7 fastest girls in a meet and carry them through to the next meet. I think in the name of fairness that's what we should strive to do, but I will add this year's injuries make it necessary for me to throw in the fact I must consider health. The idea is we have to field the team with the best chance to advance. If runners aren't healthy, they may need to be substituted for the sake of the team. I hope it doesn't come to that, but hey, that's why we list 12 runners!
First, today's results.
It was an important day. The usual way of doing business is to take the 7 fastest girls in a meet and carry them through to the next meet. I think in the name of fairness that's what we should strive to do, but I will add this year's injuries make it necessary for me to throw in the fact I must consider health. The idea is we have to field the team with the best chance to advance. If runners aren't healthy, they may need to be substituted for the sake of the team. I hope it doesn't come to that, but hey, that's why we list 12 runners!
First, today's results.
| Runner | 800 | Mile 1 | Mile 2 | 5k | Pace |
| Carrie | 3:12:00 | 6:33:00 | 13:39:00 | 21:45:00 | 7:00:58 |
| Baili | 3:22:00 | 7:00:00 | 14:14:00 | 22:09:00 | 7:08:43 |
| Danielle | 3:27:00 | 7:12:00 | 14:54:00 | 23:28:00 | 7:34:12 |
| Zoe | 3:26:00 | 7:06:00 | 15:08:00 | 24:13:00 | 7:48:43 |
| Sara | 3:26:00 | 7:27:00 | 15:36:00 | 24:36:00 | 7:56:08 |
| Ani | 3:26:00 | 7:25:00 | 15:21:00 | 24:45:00 | 7:59:02 |
| Molly | 3:38:00 | 7:36:00 | 15:49:00 | 24:53:00 | 8:01:37 |
| Kate | 7:24:00 | 15:19:00 | 24:32:00 | 7:54:50 | |
| Delaney | 3:46:00 | 7:43:00 | 15:45:00 | 24:48:00 | 8:00:00 |
| Madison | 3:25:00 | 7:25:00 | 15:40:00 | 25:05:00 | 8:05:29 |
| Katlyn | 3:34:00 | 7:32:00 | 16:02:00 | 26:22:00 | 8:30:19 |
| Chelsey | 3:39:00 | 7:46:00 | 16:42:00 | 26:41:00 | 8:36:27 |
| Cynthaney | 3:44:00 | 7:52:00 | 16:42:00 | 27:04:00 | 8:43:52 |
| Alannah | 3:59:00 | 8:17:00 | 17:42:00 | 27:56:00 | 9:00:39 |
| Payton | 4:00:00 | 8:13:00 | 17:53:00 | 29:15:00 | 9:26:08 |
| Amber | 4:08:00 | 9:20:00 | 19:41:00 | 31:41:00 | 10:13:14 |
In the first race there were many contenders for "Most Significant" race. Carrie's calf blew after mile one but she held on. Baili held an impressively even average split pace. Zoe toughed out a hard run on her shin. Ani and Molly showed us their Brown County times were no flukes. Sara held herself together from start to finish in good form.
I asked Coach Vance and Coach Scott who they thought had the most significant race. We were split in opinion, which is not a bad thing, but one name showed up on 2 of the 3 lists AND was a best time for the course. Sara won the shirt for her effort. For my money, this was the most focused I've seen her since the accident, and if we could see more of it, could see her drop a significant amount of time in the next couple of weeks.
In the second race things were much clearer. While I think everyone put up a great effort, one did rise significantly above the others. Kate not only beat 3 of the runners in the first race, but also posted a best time. She has become especially aggressive the last couple of weeks and ran herself into the top-5 today. Easy call, and I didn't conference on this one. Kate all the way.
Delaney also beat 1 of the top-7 runners. She fell off a little in the second mile, but always comes back strong in the end. If we could just get a little more out of the middle, Delaney would drop serious time. Something to work on this week!
So, based on time, how did the girls stack today?
| Runner | 5k |
| Carrie | 21:45:00 |
| Baili | 22:09:00 |
| Danielle | 23:28:00 |
| Zoe | 24:13:00 |
| Kate | 24:32:00 |
| Sara | 24:36:00 |
| Ani | 24:45:00 |
| Delaney | 24:48:00 |
| Molly | 24:53:00 |
| Madison | 25:05:00 |
| Katlyn | 26:22:00 |
| Chelsey | 26:41:00 |
| Cynthaney | 27:04:00 |
| Alannah | 27:56:00 |
| Payton | 29:15:00 |
| Amber | 31:41:00 |
That would mean, going into Conference at least, our top-7 would be:
- Carrie
- Baili
- Danielle
- Zoe
- Kate
- Sara
- Ani
But that's only in a perfect world. Kate at least will be taking SAT next Saturday, so Delaney moves into the 7 slot, with Molly at 8. Now the deal with THAT is we may have an injury that will bump another girl up... I'd put the odds at 50/50. Point is, if you are anywhere near the top-10 on this list, there is a chance you will get to run Conference.
Now for what we need to know for the immediate future... what is the tournament Top-12?
- Carrie
- Baili
- Danielle
- Zoe
- Kate
- Sara
- Ani
- Delaney
- Molly
- Madison
- Katlyn
- Chelsey
For you other ladies, unfortunately that means the season is over. Ordinarily I would invite you to continue practicing with the team, but the reality is you all have some level of injury that needs to heal. That being the case, I believe you need to rest more than you need to run. I'll need your uniforms, but other than that, I want you to take a break from running for a bit.
For the rest, one more regular week of training, then taper. Let's get through this week as smoothly as possible!
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