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Post by Justin on Jan 28, 2009 9:48:11 GMT -5
Sorry, I've been off my game lately. Some updates for Dan so far this indoor season:
3000 at Bucknell: DeWitt, Daniel SR Lehigh 8:49.97 good for 7th
5000 at Lehigh: DeWitt, Daniel Lehigh 15:26.64 good for 5th.
I'll keep an eye out for the rest of the season. It looks like some solid indoor results for him so far.
Now Lehigh has to go out and beat Lafayette this weekend.
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Post by dan on Jan 28, 2009 12:52:13 GMT -5
Justin,
Thanks for catching those results. I didn't post a recap on this board right away, but here it is from the 5k (from an earlier email to Jaron):
We started out the first 200 in 37 and some kids from Lock Haven freaked out and bolted to the front.
The first mile was 74-73-73-74 for 4:54. The second mile was 72-75-73. These kids from Lock Haven were all over the place, but Lampi and Wetzel were sitting on them and waiting, so I did the same thing. It wasn’t worth doing all the work just to get leeched off of, so I just sat and hoped I could go when the time came. Lampi went with 10 laps to go and dropped a 69 over the next quarter. Wetzel went too, and I tried to go around the Lock kids as well. I made it around two of three, but I couldn’t/chickened out on getting past the last one. Anyway, I started to “reel” over the last mile, and ended up coming through at 14:50 with a lap to go. You know how well I can kick, and I ended up with a decent time off a slow early pace. Wetzel won in 15:13.95, Lampi 3rd in 15:17.01. Two of the Lock Haven kids took 2nd and 4th, and the other one must have died real bad at some point as I think he might have faded to 15:52 (it was the Jed kid).
Last week was 75 miles in 6 days (two 5-mile doubles). This week is 85 miles in 7 days with two five-mile doubles. I think one of the runs on Thursday (Tuesday and Thursday are the doubles), perhaps the long one, will be off land and in the pool. Who knows…
This weekend is the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet and I will probably run the 3k, but perhaps the mile. I’m not sure.
I'll try to keep the rest of the recaps coming for the next few weeks. Hope all is well at home.
DAN
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Post by Justin on Feb 6, 2009 18:58:53 GMT -5
Another good run for Dan at the Armory:
3000: DeWitt, Daniel Lehigh 8:40.39
I think that's pretty close to a PR.
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Post by dan on Feb 15, 2009 16:17:15 GMT -5
When I was a senior, there was a pretty good guy from Damascus named Ricky Flynn. It appears he is still running (and running well at that!):
Men 5000 Meter Run
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 1833 Flynn, Ricky Lynchburg 14:28.98
2 2473 Ryan, Paul Unattached 14:30.00
3 2095 Heymann, Michael Plattsburgh St. 14:37.52
4 1634 Zablocki, Chris Dartmouth 14:37.97
5 2308 Faller, Jesse Tufts 14:39.65
6 1566 Jabaz, Jorge Concordia (Cal.) 14:42.30
7 1299 Fisher, Mike Baa 14:43.03
8 1594 Dubois, Seth Cortland St. 14:45.62
9 1188 Hanson, Ryan Allegheny 14:46.67
10 1267 Reiter, Zach Army 14:48.87
11 1597 Henry, Josh Cortland St. 14:49.71
Impressive. Sorry if Jaron is the only one who remembers this guy.- DAN
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Post by gdbrown on Feb 15, 2009 19:46:23 GMT -5
Congrats, Dan on the 8:40+ - great effort!
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Post by frojoe23 on Feb 17, 2009 8:17:51 GMT -5
Flynn has had a pretty impressive career at Lynchburg after being a stud in Maryland back in high school. Ran 16:35 to win XC as a junior, but had a tough senior year with Matt Centrowitz killing everybody in the 4A race.
His 14:28 is a new school record at Lynchburg and is faster than his outdoor 5k PR from last year of 14:31.
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Post by frojoe23 on Feb 23, 2009 8:43:53 GMT -5
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Post by ericjoe on Feb 24, 2009 8:05:54 GMT -5
That is quite an accomplishment for Dan. Congrats to him for the impressive PRs. |
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Post by jordan on Feb 24, 2009 8:20:07 GMT -5
Dan!!
great running man.... next stop.. 14:30
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Post by Justin on Feb 24, 2009 13:50:15 GMT -5
Great Job Dan! It looks like you're ready to roll outside now!
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Post by dan on Feb 24, 2009 19:49:18 GMT -5
Everyone:
Thanks for the comments and congrats- it was a great weekend!
It is an odd feeling to do the same things I've done day in and day out for years now and then somehow get two new PR's out of the races. I am very lucky to have had that chance to race down there in such competitive races.
The 5k was on Saturday and I was in the slow heat. A guy from Bucknell led for the first 2000m or so (through a mile in 4:45) and then one of my teammates took over. We were running pretty even splits and came through 2 miles in 9:37 I think. I started watching the lap counter and time real close once I got down to 1000m to go, as I knew I had a shot at sub 15:00. With 800 to go, I needed to run 2:23 or something, and with 400 to go, I needed to run 70. I closed the best I could and hoped for the best as I crossed the line. Once the results flashed up and I saw I had made it by only 4/100th's of a second, I was very happy and very relieved. My other teammates ran well, too. We had a freshman run a ridiculous 14:59.53 just ahead of me, a sophomore in at 15:01 and another in at 15:10.
In the fast section, my teammates went out really quick (two miles in around 9:25). Wetzel closed really great to take third in 14:31 (had a shot to win but Jamieson of American and Anderson of Army had a showdown in the last lap, each closing in like 29 or something to run 14:26-27), and Lampi ran 14:51.
The 3k was the next day, and I was fortunate to have the chance to run in the fast heat of this race. My seed time of 8:40 was the slowest in the race by two-three seconds, and some guys in the race were seeded at 8:15. I knew it was going to hurt, but I thought I had a shot to hang on and see what happened.
The first laps were very even and consistent: 67, 2:15, 3:23, 4:30-31 for the first 1600m. I lost contact right around 2000m (which, incidentally, was the spot where my coach wanted us to be in scoring position). I didn't realize it, but I started running 72-second quarters. The race was already gone ahead of me, but I still had a chance to get a good time so long as I didn't totally blow up. My 1000m split had been 2:49-2:50 and then 2k was 5:42, so I was relatively even for the first 2k. At this point, I thought my 2:50 + 2:52 for the first two 1000m splits plus a likely 2:54 for the last 1000m would give me 8:36, which would still be a 4-second PR.
It is nice to have the 3000m after the 5k, even if only for the fact that there are only 15 laps to run instead of 25. Before I knew it, I had only three laps to go. I was 6:17 at 2200m, 6:54 at 2400m, 7:29 at 2600m, and 8:04 at 2800m. My kick is not exactly legendary, but I was able to hold off a Navy kid who had run 14:38 and 8:22 earlier this winter, so I was happy about that. I finished in 8:38.14, so it was just over 2 seconds better than my previous PR.
I am very excited for the spring season- I will likely open with a 10k somewhere warm near the end of March and then hopefully get a good 5k at Bucknell in mid-April. My goals are 14:30 and sub 31:00, which would cap off a great senior year for me.
I'll be back in town on Thursday (two days from now) and looking forward to Spring Break. It will be a ten-day trip home for me, so we will have lots of good time for runs.
I had to do my long run today and it was 16 alone through the streets of Bethlehem- definitely not as fun as doing the Sunday stroll with all of you guys.
Hope training is going well- see you guys soon. Thanks again for the comments- they mean a lot!
DAN
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Post by woody on Feb 24, 2009 20:27:58 GMT -5
Congrats Dan...That is a great accomplishment!! I am looking foward to this summer, we are going to have a great training group!! You guys are really going to make me hurt lol but it will make me better too.
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