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Mar 14, 2007 15:22:11 GMT -5
Post by Justin on Mar 14, 2007 15:22:11 GMT -5
Hey all. Darrell commented about outdoor being interesting in the screen resolution thread, so I thought I'd start an official thread here about the outdoor season.
Personally what I'll be looking for is what kind of outdoor seasons some of the down state guys will be having after putting up some insane times indoors.
2 come to mind, the 9:13 by Bazell in January and the fast race by Centro here at NIN.
Personally, I think Centro is a better bet as to following up. He's a senior who qualified for FL nationals, and ran his fast time in a national meet here as of late.
Bazell scares me a bit because he ran so fast early (over 5 months before outdoor states) and he didn't really come close to it here late in the indoor season.
From the indoor times, I would guess if the trianing is in the "right place" and assuming the indoor to outdoor conversion, Bazell should be in the low 8:50's for 3200, and Centro should be in the high 8:40's.
I guess we'll have to see.
Locally, I guess it's just going to be interesting to see how fast Bowser gets. Any predictions?
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Mar 14, 2007 23:16:11 GMT -5
Post by tommy on Mar 14, 2007 23:16:11 GMT -5
I think that's selling some local athletes short. Even if we're just looking at distance, JT Carney will be very much worth watching. He had a good indoor season and should only improve on it. Also, I'd keep an eye on Eric Morris, returning from injury, he'll probably be itching to run well. And we're expecting good things from Julian Gates. On the girl's side I of course will be watching Lauryn MacFawn, and I expect Amanda Twigg from Fort Hill and Rana Conneway from Hampshire to have a good seasons as well. Sierra Wassell of Southern will likely surprise some people too. Just throwing some other names out.
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Mar 15, 2007 6:47:09 GMT -5
Post by frojoe23 on Mar 15, 2007 6:47:09 GMT -5
Justin, I agree with your assessment of Bazell, but I don't see him breaking 9. He has a shot to do it, but I see his two-mile being overshadowed in outdoor by his teammate Andrew Revelle (remember he ran 4:18 at Princeton not too long ago). There should be some great duels between these two and Joey Thompson of Howard (he owned both of these guys at the State Meet last year, but had a not too impressive indoor season).
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Mar 15, 2007 7:43:07 GMT -5
Post by Justin on Mar 15, 2007 7:43:07 GMT -5
Tommy,
I don't think I was "selling anybody short", but you're right there are other runners in the area. Carney could challenge, seniors in the outdoor season are always dangerous as they see the end is near. Morris had some good runs before injury, it should be interesting to see if he can bounce back. Hopefully there are some other guys making that jump up into the top of the class.
Plus I always forget the girls. Lauryn should have a great season, and again hopefully others challenge her along the way.
Outdoor is always interesting to see who has put the work in over the winter. XC is the same way, but I've found that more runners get the work in over the summer with the warm weather and no school, and less get good off-season running in with the dark cold days over the winter months. Those that run indoor are always a mixed bag, some will get better in outdoor and some will come off indoor overraced and under trained.
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Apr 23, 2007 17:14:43 GMT -5
Post by Justin on Apr 23, 2007 17:14:43 GMT -5
So I've kind of been in the dark so far this year. It's nearly May, any good runs put down for area runners? I seriously have not seen many results, so please fill me in.
Thanks.
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Apr 23, 2007 19:46:06 GMT -5
Post by QCS Admin on Apr 23, 2007 19:46:06 GMT -5
Not to many meets,and I have no idea what going on in Western Maryland.Beall ran at WVU Sat and I think their going to Smithsburg tomorrow.
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Apr 23, 2007 19:50:18 GMT -5
Post by Justin on Apr 23, 2007 19:50:18 GMT -5
Thanks Darrell. I know April was usually mostly small tri and dual meets, but usually there are at least a couple match ups which produce some fast times. I guess we'll just have to see what May brings.
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Apr 24, 2007 7:00:17 GMT -5
Post by frojoe23 on Apr 24, 2007 7:00:17 GMT -5
Ryan Bowser of Northern put down a 10:23 for the 3200 on Friday night. He didn't run the mile, but did run on the 4x800. He was all alone for the 3200.
JT Carney put up a nice double on Saturday at Morgantown with 10:14 for 3200 and then 4:36 for 1600. Those two should have some good match-ups the rest of the year. Should be a fast Area Meet.
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May 11, 2007 11:06:40 GMT -5
Post by Justin on May 11, 2007 11:06:40 GMT -5
Looks like the area meet was ok. The usual though with having the boys and girls on different days with conservative races and slowish winning times. Any good times from WMIL?
The girls look to be running well this season.
Regionals and States are right around the corner, any predictions?
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May 11, 2007 11:49:05 GMT -5
Post by frojoe23 on May 11, 2007 11:49:05 GMT -5
Bowser put down a 10:22 3200 after splitting 2:04 on the 4x800. He was through the mile in 5:05 and alone after 1 1/2 laps.
Word is that Carney from Beall has mono. Don't know if that will mean he won't be running or not. Didn't run at county, but may run last two meets of his senior year.
The region has Dustin Adams sitting at 10:01 and Lilley under 10 a couple of times. Lilley also ran 4:36 for the 1600, but he typically only runs one race in meets. Williamsport can easily replace him in the 1600 with Justin Cole who has run high 4:30's and also is 2:03 for the 800. Brunswick has the two Trettel twins who can run very close to 2 flat in the 800 and one has run 50 point and the other low 51 for the 400.
Girls side looks like Lauryn in the 3200 and Twigg of Fort Hill easily in the 800 and probably the 1600.
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May 11, 2007 12:33:11 GMT -5
Post by Justin on May 11, 2007 12:33:11 GMT -5
Thanks Jaron.
That's too bad for Carney. Hopefully he feels better soon.
The region looks tougher than I thought it would. It looks like Washington County has stepped up to the challenge that Allegany and Garrett counties have put out there for the past couple years.
It should be interesting to see how Bowser responds to Regionals. He's been racing in a comfort zone of the 10:20's lately. In my opinion it's not easy to "turn that switch on" all of a sudden and race at 10 seconds/mile faster. I'd like to see him run a 3200 splitting the 1st 1600 at 4:50, just to see what happens.
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May 23, 2007 13:17:07 GMT -5
Post by Justin on May 23, 2007 13:17:07 GMT -5
Anu comments from Regionals and going into States. Were the slower times due to the 1 day format?
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May 24, 2007 6:56:09 GMT -5
Post by frojoe23 on May 24, 2007 6:56:09 GMT -5
I would guess that has a lot to do with it. Cole from Williamsport had a great last lap of the mile, but he was fresh. Ended up running 2:17 for the open 800, so I think with everyone recovered from the 3200 by Saturday morning, he won't win at states. I'd put my money on Bowser to win the 3200 and the 1600. Carney obviously only made it in the 3200, but he did not look too good. When it came time to move, he just didn't have it - hopefully with only one race left, he can be up front. Also, Julian Gates of Alco has a great shot at winning the 800. He split 2:02 high in the 4x800 and then 4:44 for the mile before running 2:06 in a tactical 800. Zac Cupler of Northern has a shot at placing in the top 6 in the 3200 - ran 10:13 at regionals just by hanging at the tail end of the pack.
The 3200 is without a doubt the race to watch, with Adams being a front runner and Lilley possibly being if the pace is very quick. If it isn't I look for Lilley to lay back and attempt to kick it in for the win, but Bowser's kick is far superior and if Adams can't get more than 10 seconds up with 2 laps to go, it's lights out!
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May 24, 2007 6:58:53 GMT -5
Post by frojoe23 on May 24, 2007 6:58:53 GMT -5
Should've commented on the girls side as well. The Beall 4x800 has an excellent chance of winning with a senior at lead-off and a freshman at the 2 and 4 legs. If it's close, Walbert will get the win for the team. Look for Twigg to win the mile easily. She will rely on that kick and with the race being longer, no one should match her speed over the last 100. As for the 3200, Lauryn is obviously the front runner, but the girl that upset her last year won her region in 12:20 and looks like she just coasted, although Lauryn coasted about 30 seconds faster.
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May 24, 2007 7:34:07 GMT -5
Post by zach on May 24, 2007 7:34:07 GMT -5
Boys 4x800 should be good as well. Allegany and Northern both have shots to win. Although I'm not sure Williamsport laid it all out on the line at regionals. They could shake things up if they run Cole today. As for the 3200 I would have like to reserved comments due to my conflict of interests, but I can't help it. This should be a great one to watch. I really beleive Ryan is in 9:40 shape but hasn't had the right races this season to show this. If Adams takes it out hard and Ryan and a couple of others go with him we will see some fast times at the end. I expect some guys from the north to stir the pot some in the beginning. I just hope that it is not a slow first mile. For Ryan to go sub 10 (or anyone for that matter) the first mile needs to be 4:50. Then things will get interesting in the last half.
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