I am pretty proud of the way we all ran last night. I have some reasons on why we ran so well, but before I get to that, I want to try and analyze some state rankings and how they affect us.
Boys & Girls 3200 m Relay: I am very happy with our rankings in this event, 4th for the boys and second for the girls. But, we still need to race that event full speed. We need to learn how to attack it, how to trust our teammates, and how we can get better at that.
Boys & Girls 3200: Right now the cut-off for the top 18 in the women is looking to be about 12 minutes for the girls and 10:05 for the boys. We have one girl who is looking very comfortable in the standings, but the rest of us have a lot of work to do if we want to into this thing. We have great fitness, but I think we need to learn how to prepare, how to start, and how to react to this race.
Boys & Girls 1600: The boys cut-off is looking like 4:35, the girls about 5:29. We have a couple racers who are under the boys cut-off, and a couple of girls who are very close to the girls cut-off. This is like the 4 x 800, we cannot rest on our laurels, we need to keep racing hard through the rest of the season!
Boys & Girls 800: The girls cut-off is 2:26, boys about 2 flat. We have quite a few athletes who are very close to crashing this party. The more the merrier, I say! We will have a few more opportunities for these athletes, they need to capitalize on them!
Boys & Girls 1600 m Relay: The girls cut-off looks to be about 4:21, the boys is looking like it is about 3:31. We are very close with both of our teams to being on the outside looking in for this race. As a team, we are going to work more on running 400's, and training for 400's. That will help us, as I feel we are more than fit enough to be able to have enough gas to run this last event of the day.
Boys & Girls 400: The girls cut-off, 61 and a half. The boys, 50.9. We are soooo close in both of these events. Do I think we can get one or two kids in, of course! Will it be a tough task, yeah I think so. But, I believe that we can do it, so let's train hard and get those times!
Now, these are my unofficial cut-off times for April 21st. These times will get faster as the year continues, so we need to continue to train just as hard as we have been training right on through to the end of the year. But, what I was most proud of on Monday night was we finally started believing in our training. We started trusting our legs, we began to take control of our own paths and destinies. That is what racing is all about. It is about working as hard as you can, and then working a little harder during the week. Then it is about believing in yourself when it comes race time and not being afraid of doing what you are capable of! You all proved that to yourselves Monday, let's prove it again on Saturday!
C.T.O.Y.S.
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