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Post by Justin on Nov 15, 2008 14:15:56 GMT -5
Awesome run by Lauryn:
27 Lauryn MacFawn FR 22:24.1 6:01 SYRA Syracuse
She was the 5th runner for Syracuse who came in second in the NE, so she's a scorer for a national qualifying team as a Freshmen. Incredible achievement.
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Post by Justin on Nov 15, 2008 15:03:12 GMT -5
Lehigh men came in 9th, beating Navy and Maryland.
Dan: 107 Dan Dewitt, Sr 35:42 5:45 was 6th man.
The course looked interesting online, a loop course, each about 2 miles, pretty flat from the profile, but times looked slow all the way around from top to bottom.
Another local guy: 138 Ryan Bowser, Fr 37:12 6:00
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Post by dan on Nov 15, 2008 18:03:14 GMT -5
Well, thanks for catching the results, Justin. This race was incredible, as I finished 15 spots ahead of where I did last year, yet my time was a full 3 minutes slower. The course was incredibly muddy, with probably 3 inches of straight mud on about 40% of the loop which we ran three times. I felt sluggish from the gun, and ran 5:10, 5:35, 5:45, and then I didn't hear any more after that, but they were definitely near 6-min pace. I just felt totally drained and couldn't do anything to get rolling.
Our team finished ninth, beating Navy and Maryland and doing pretty well overall. We had Wetzel finishing 20th, and our sophomore Evans ran huge and finished 38th I think. It was just a crazy race. I went in looking to run mid 31's, and the winner only ran 31:36.
Definitely an energy-absorbing course with all its 90 degree turns, the energy just got sucked from your legs. I am upset with not running faster, but there's nothing really to be done.
On the whole, I had my best season ever. I will take 1-1.5 weeks off, and then start up again and try to set some blazing new PR's before I become a permanent, card-carrying member of the Hawkins Distance Project.
See you all for Turkey so very soon!
DAN
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Post by tommy on Nov 15, 2008 20:05:14 GMT -5
I tagged along with Dr. MacFawn up to NY to see Lauryn's race, and it was much the same conditions wise. The first mile and a half or so was done on the fields of Van Cortlandt and it was extra sloppy and slowed the times a fair amount. Once they enter the woods it's mostly a gravel pathway so it isnt quite so bad in the rain, but still times were affected. Lauryn ran excellently, running in the 3/4/5 pack not far behind their #2 runner. She was in 4th coming out of the woods but one of her teammates overcome her on the long path to the finish. Regardless, Lauryn has gone from a possible redshirt to varsity scorer in the course of her freshmen year, helping Syracuse top two nationally ranked teams to qualify for Nationals. A fantastic year that I of course attribute to great high school coaching. That may just be my opinion though.
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