Just a quick preliminary note to let everyone know that we had a lot of fun and success at the Ed Sias Invite on Saturday.
Seventy Pumas made the trip to compete against 40 other schools.
Here is a rough recap:
Frosh Boys, 2nd place - Jackson Yates with top 10 finish
Frosh/soph boys, 1st place - Zac West with top 5 finish
JV Boys - Spencer Jones 1st, Michael King 2nd overall
Varsity Boys, 1st place - Ryan Anderson 2nd, Harrison Luft, Colin Bartlett, and Nick Jensen in top 12
F/S girls, 1st place - Andrea Natoli 1st, Shannon Palladino 2nd, Shaz Breedlove 3rd, Carolina Avelar, Allie Ahern, and Sam Perry also in top 10
JV Girls, 1st place - Shawn Cichosz, Abby Orgish, Castine Jaffe 3rd-5th
V Girls 6th - Brynna Thigpen top Puma girl
Many more excellent results and stories to tell - will update with more on Sunday, Sep 9.
You can also check to see if the Ed Sias website has been updated with results in the meantime.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Ed Sias Invite 9/8 - Now Includes Race Lineups
Here is an update with more info on Ed Sias Invitational.
WHO: Puma Lineups by Race
WHAT: This Saturday, 9/8 = ED SIAS INVITE with 40 schools competing and over 2000 runners at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez! Link to the event website for more details + video, pics and results from previous years
WHEN: Be at MCHS 6:15 (yes, AM!) = BUS leaves at 6:30; we should arrive at 8:00 with the first race at 9:00; we'll leave at 2:45-3:00ish and expect to be back at MCHS around 4:30 PM.
Race Schedule
HOW (to get there to watch):
WHO: Puma Lineups by Race
WHAT: This Saturday, 9/8 = ED SIAS INVITE with 40 schools competing and over 2000 runners at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez! Link to the event website for more details + video, pics and results from previous years
WHEN: Be at MCHS 6:15 (yes, AM!) = BUS leaves at 6:30; we should arrive at 8:00 with the first race at 9:00; we'll leave at 2:45-3:00ish and expect to be back at MCHS around 4:30 PM.
Race Schedule
- 9:00 = Boys Frosh
- 9:25 = Boys JV
- 9:50 = Boys Frosh/Soph
- 10:15 = Boys Frosh/Soph and JV
- 11:05 = Boys Varsity
- 11:55 = Girls Varsity
- 12:20 = Girls JV
- 12:45 = Girls Frosh/Soph
- 1:10 = Girls Frosh/Soph and JV
- **Break**
- 2:00 = Awards Ceremony and Dance Party (+ lots of shwag give-aways!)
HOW (to get there to watch):
- DRIVING DIRECTIONS: (click here)
- COURSE MAP and ELEVATION DIAGRAM: (click here)
GO PUMAS!
First Pasta Feed of 2012 - Friday Night!
WHEN: Friday, September 7, 6-8 PMWHAT (to bring):
- Freshman: Drinks
- Sophomores: Bread (garlic bread too)
- Juniors: Salad
- Seniors: Dessert
WHERE: 585 Caber Drive, home phone 538-4658. (Hicks House) (Sorry - no pool)
HOSTS: Jensen and Hicks
DIRECTIONS: From Calistoga Rd, East on hwy 12, left on Los Alamos, Left on Scotland, Left on Caber. First driveway on the right.
HOSTS: Jensen and Hicks
DIRECTIONS: From Calistoga Rd, East on hwy 12, left on Los Alamos, Left on Scotland, Left on Caber. First driveway on the right.
HOW: There will be many of us at this event. Please demonstrate your sincere appreciation for the host family's hospitality and consideration for others by employing your best manners and decorum... a gentle reminder that we are guests at a teammates's home, not camping out in Tahoe!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Team Scoring Update on Intersquad Meet (Updated with 2 mile splits)
As mentioned in our previous post, we adjusted the scoring of the intersquad meet by skipping the scoring place of anyone whose pace slowed more than 2.5% in the final mile. We did this to encourage runners to be more disciplined in their pacing and to not go out too fast.
Here is the pacing report (click here)
After adjusting, GREEN wins both the Girls and Boys races.
The girls ended up being much better at following our instructions than the boys. Of the 25 girls with splits, Sophia M stopped for Cecilia, 22 met the objective, and 18 actually negative split 3rd mile (pretty sure Sophia M would have negative split also) - so we give 92% of the girls a passing grade, 72% with A's.
Of the 33 guys with splits, 22 met the objective, 12 actually negative split their 3rd mile - so we give 67% of the boys passing grades, with 36% A's.
Some impressive "sandbagging" performances (these are some runners that did a great job following directions, plus now we know they are capable of going out somewhat faster!)
*Shawn Cichosz - 6:48 last mile, 47 sec negative split for last mile!!
*Abby Orgish - 6:57 last mile, 34 sec neg split
*Castine Jaffe, 7:01 last mile, 30 sec neg split
*Haleigh Frye, 7:05 last mile, 21 sec neg split
*Allie Ahern, 6:40 last mile, 19 sec neg split
*Carolina Avelar, 6:42 last mile, 17 sec neg split
*Jeffrey Marin, 6:39 last mile, 46 sec neg split
*Brian Padilla, 6:51 last mile, 29 sec neg split
*Colin Bartlett, 5:18 last mile, 21 sec neg split
*Antoine Thibault, 6:08 last mile, 15 sec neg split
More video from 2 mile point...
Here is the pacing report (click here)
After adjusting, GREEN wins both the Girls and Boys races.
- Girls: Green 100, Gold 111
- Boys: Green 102, Gold 108
The girls ended up being much better at following our instructions than the boys. Of the 25 girls with splits, Sophia M stopped for Cecilia, 22 met the objective, and 18 actually negative split 3rd mile (pretty sure Sophia M would have negative split also) - so we give 92% of the girls a passing grade, 72% with A's.
Of the 33 guys with splits, 22 met the objective, 12 actually negative split their 3rd mile - so we give 67% of the boys passing grades, with 36% A's.
Some impressive "sandbagging" performances (these are some runners that did a great job following directions, plus now we know they are capable of going out somewhat faster!)
*Shawn Cichosz - 6:48 last mile, 47 sec negative split for last mile!!
*Abby Orgish - 6:57 last mile, 34 sec neg split
*Castine Jaffe, 7:01 last mile, 30 sec neg split
*Haleigh Frye, 7:05 last mile, 21 sec neg split
*Allie Ahern, 6:40 last mile, 19 sec neg split
*Carolina Avelar, 6:42 last mile, 17 sec neg split
*Jeffrey Marin, 6:39 last mile, 46 sec neg split
*Brian Padilla, 6:51 last mile, 29 sec neg split
*Colin Bartlett, 5:18 last mile, 21 sec neg split
*Antoine Thibault, 6:08 last mile, 15 sec neg split
More video from 2 mile point...
Monday, September 3, 2012
September Workouts Posted, Ed Sias Invite Up Next
First, please note that the September WORKOUT SCHEDULE has been posted
WHAT'S NEXT? ...This Saturday, 9/8 = ED SIAS INVITE with 40 schools competing and over 2000 runners at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez! Link to the event website for more details + video, pics and results from previous years:
Logistics = Be at MCHS 6:15 = Bus leaves at 6:30; we should arrive at 8:00 with the first race at 9:00; we'll leave at 2:45-3:00ish and expect to be back at MCHS around 4:30 PM.
Ed Sias Schedule
(Greg will share at Friday's practice which race each runner is entered in):
MCHS XC has a total of 83 runners entered in 9 races:
9:00 = Boys Frosh
9:25 = Boys JV
9:50 = Boys Frosh/Soph
10:15 = Boys Frosh/Soph and JV
11:05 = Boys Varsity
11:55 = Girls Varsity
12:20 = Girls JV
12:45 = Girls Frosh/Soph
1:10 = Girls Frosh/Soph and JV
Break
2:00 = Awards Ceremony and Dance Party (+ lots of shwag give-aways!)
GO PUMAS!
WHAT'S NEXT? ...This Saturday, 9/8 = ED SIAS INVITE with 40 schools competing and over 2000 runners at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez! Link to the event website for more details + video, pics and results from previous years:
Logistics = Be at MCHS 6:15 = Bus leaves at 6:30; we should arrive at 8:00 with the first race at 9:00; we'll leave at 2:45-3:00ish and expect to be back at MCHS around 4:30 PM.
- DRIVING DIRECTIONS: (click here)
- COURSE MAP and ELEVATION DIAGRAM: (click here)
Ed Sias Schedule
(Greg will share at Friday's practice which race each runner is entered in):
MCHS XC has a total of 83 runners entered in 9 races:
9:00 = Boys Frosh
9:25 = Boys JV
9:50 = Boys Frosh/Soph
10:15 = Boys Frosh/Soph and JV
11:05 = Boys Varsity
11:55 = Girls Varsity
12:20 = Girls JV
12:45 = Girls Frosh/Soph
1:10 = Girls Frosh/Soph and JV
Break
2:00 = Awards Ceremony and Dance Party (+ lots of shwag give-aways!)
GO PUMAS!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Monday, 9/3/12 8:30AM Run!
WHAT: A fun, easy pace, long run
WHERE: Howarth Park (trail head adjacent to Lake Ralphine)
WHEN: Monday, 9/3/12 at 8:30 AM
...WHY YOU SHOULD GO? ...Because when you get back, we'll have homemade Breakfast Crepes from our very own Alex "Big Ticket" Morrison waiting for you right after the run!
Please contact Greg if you can bring fresh fruit and/or some juice for drinks. -Expecting 20-25 people or so; parents and sibs, come run with us!
Hope to see ya there!
-Greg
Cell: (707) 291-2967
greg.fogg@comcast.net
WHERE: Howarth Park (trail head adjacent to Lake Ralphine)
WHEN: Monday, 9/3/12 at 8:30 AM
...WHY YOU SHOULD GO? ...Because when you get back, we'll have homemade Breakfast Crepes from our very own Alex "Big Ticket" Morrison waiting for you right after the run!
Please contact Greg if you can bring fresh fruit and/or some juice for drinks. -Expecting 20-25 people or so; parents and sibs, come run with us!
Hope to see ya there!
-Greg
Cell: (707) 291-2967
greg.fogg@comcast.net
Intersquad Meet - 8/31/12 at Spring Lake
Due to confusion about meet dates, we originally thought we would be attending our first competition on Friday, August 31, but later found out that it was scheduled the following week. So we decided to have our own informal "intersquad" meet at Spring Lake on the 31st instead, and we are sure glad we did.
One big objective this week was for everyone to learn our warmup procedure and the Spring Lake Course. Objective accomplished.
We divided the the boys and girls into two teams apiece - the "Gold" and the "Green" teams. We scored the top 10 runners on each side.
Our instructions to the team were pretty simple. We wanted them to be diciplined in their pacing in this effort. Go ahead and race, but you need to be able to run your last mile at a pace that is at least as fast as your first two miles. If you fade too much on the third mile, your placing will not count for your team. This clause forced them to run their first two miles in a more conservative and "under control" manner. In other words, we wanted them to save themselves for the third mile a bit more than they might naturally do when they race.
As of this writing, we still need to complete the analysis for who met the pacing objective - we will update final adjusted meet results soon. In the meantime, we are posting the unadjusted results here:
Most everyone did a great job of following instructions and executing the race plan. We even had some very nice PRs today (we were not expecting this at all). The coaches were very pleased with what we saw.
Here are the PRs:
-123 seconds Kevin Moe
-86 seconds Kelly Fitzgerald
-63 seconds Ryan Anderson
-55 seconds Shannon P
-50 seconds Alex Morrison
-15 seconds Nick Jensen
-15 seconds Zac West
-8 seconds Samantha Perry
close call: +8 seconds Evan Drake
Finally, here is a short clip of our first 20 runners coming through the 2 mile split (more video to come)
One big objective this week was for everyone to learn our warmup procedure and the Spring Lake Course. Objective accomplished.
We divided the the boys and girls into two teams apiece - the "Gold" and the "Green" teams. We scored the top 10 runners on each side.
Our instructions to the team were pretty simple. We wanted them to be diciplined in their pacing in this effort. Go ahead and race, but you need to be able to run your last mile at a pace that is at least as fast as your first two miles. If you fade too much on the third mile, your placing will not count for your team. This clause forced them to run their first two miles in a more conservative and "under control" manner. In other words, we wanted them to save themselves for the third mile a bit more than they might naturally do when they race.
As of this writing, we still need to complete the analysis for who met the pacing objective - we will update final adjusted meet results soon. In the meantime, we are posting the unadjusted results here:
Most everyone did a great job of following instructions and executing the race plan. We even had some very nice PRs today (we were not expecting this at all). The coaches were very pleased with what we saw.
Here are the PRs:
-123 seconds Kevin Moe
-86 seconds Kelly Fitzgerald
-63 seconds Ryan Anderson
-55 seconds Shannon P
-50 seconds Alex Morrison
-15 seconds Nick Jensen
-15 seconds Zac West
-8 seconds Samantha Perry
close call: +8 seconds Evan Drake
Finally, here is a short clip of our first 20 runners coming through the 2 mile split (more video to come)
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