RUNNING!!! (And stretching)

[Mahri828]

 I guess that there's nothing we can do for now. Anyways, I ran a 5:26 on Saturday, and the same on Tuesday.

[LordVaderRulez]

Wow time to revive a topic....

Well this year, I started my high school track career. This is our second year competing in a league that is in California Division 1, the highest level of competition. Although I missed the first three months of my season, I ended up doing ok. I hope to improve to my times and spread to a variety of events because I feel like I have a lot of untapped athleticism and solid conditioning. My PRs for my three events this year were a 45 second 300m hurdles, 18 second 110m high hurdles, and 17'5" long jump.

I have one meet left, the league JV finals. I'm hoping to medal in both hurdles and hopefully set a PR and medal in long jump (hoping for 18 feet). As far as our team goes, we have a lot of young talent. Our JV 4x1 team broke the school record, as well as the record at the Rocklin Thunder Invitational (42 schools). Our 4x4 team has three non-seniors and they came very close to breaking the school record and placed at the Stanford Invite (over 50 schools were there). We also had three senior girls sign their letter of intents to run track at UCs (one to Cal Poly, the other to Santa Barbara).

At any rate, I can't wait until the off-season, there is a ton of things I would like to improve.

[Micah477]

Revive a topic indeed XD
Next week is my last HS track meet, it's pretty exciting yet depressing at the same time =/
This year I had hoped to expand into some shorter distances (the 800 and 400) but some injuries and major inconveniences/sickness have led me to keep to my mile and 2mile, which is always fun I'm hoping for a large PR in the 2 mile next week, and I hope to score some points in the mile, I'll also be in a 4X800, which is my favorite event so bonus points for that =)
I hope you got your PR's LVR!

[MsRowdyRedhead]

It's good to see you are still running, Micah

[LordVaderRulez]

Had our Frosh-Soph league championships last week, I placed third in both hurdle events posting several PRs (17.1 in 110, 44 in the 300). Also, our normally stacked JV 4 by 1 (typically running a 44.4) was decimated. Two runners were injured and another was called up to varsity. So we took the normal anchor (who missed part of the season injured as well) and put him with a pole vaulter, another previously injured sprinter (only ran at two prior meets) and myself (a hurdler and jumper)  . While we expectantly did bad, I felt good running it and ran a good split, minus my horrible handoff, so I thinking about sprints next year as well. 

Revive a topic indeed XD
Next week is my last HS track meet, it's pretty exciting yet depressing at the same time =/
This year I had hoped to expand into some shorter distances (the 800 and 400) but some injuries and major inconveniences/sickness have led me to keep to my mile and 2mile, which is always fun I'm hoping for a large PR in the 2 mile next week, and I hope to score some points in the mile, I'll also be in a 4X800, which is my favorite event so bonus points for that =)
I hope you got your PR's LVR!

I hope your meet went well and you set some PRs as well! I hope you keep running even after your HS track career is over, it's a fun and great way to stay in shape.

[Mahri828]

 I just finished my Track season. I didn't quite make it to state, but I did get down to a 10:34 in the 3200m, and a 2:10 in my 800m. Only a 4:56 for the mile, but I wasn't really focusing on that at all this year. =P

[Micah477]

Massive congrats LVR, I don't understand how people do sprints and jumps, you guys are crazy =P

Thanks MsRR!

@Mahri: NOOOOOO! You beat my 2 Mile PR! Curses! I never ran a legit 800m but my split in our 4X800 team was 2:10 I've got you in the mile at least, but I don't think I'll be running that at all next year so you can crush my PR's =P

I was really sad that I didn't PR in the 2 mile last, last week, or, really the entire year. I ran a 10:40 at the very start of season, then coach unexpectedly threw me in the 2 mile after I had already eaten/I was still sick and ran an 11:16, then I hurt my leg/bad weather put me at another 10:55, then I paced a teammate for an 11:30, then I had absolutely no sleep after pulling an all-nighter to finish homework and study, putting me at a 10:40 at the end of the season, right where I started. I wanted a 10:10 and it was kind of a bummer since that's my main event; but no worries, I'll get to run it next year hopefully =)

[Mahri828]

 Hahaha, Yes! =D

 Good job at beating me in everything else though. =P I'm hoping for a 4:35 and a sub 10 for my 1600m and 3200m next year. It's possible that I might focus the 800m though, because my school record is a 1:59, and I'll actually be able to lift next year, and I'll be training all summer and all winter, so I have high hopes for breaking it. =)

 What was your end 1600m time?

[Micah477]

Good luck man! Those are some crazy PR's you're shooting for, but you're the kinda guy that can get them!
My mile time was 4:45, it was kind of weird. I was just trying to win the race so I was way off my pacing - I usually stay in last and then move up - here I was just trying to keep up with the guy in first, but 1st and 2nd had amazing kicks, so I had to settle for 3rd =T

[Mahri828]

 Hey, XC season has started up! = D I have my first meet on the 11th! Anyone else?

[Rakoua]

I can barely run from my apartment to the store =P Actually, I can barely walk to there.

[Mahri828]

 Lol, maybe you should hit the gym. =P I just ran 8 miles this morning at 6:15 pace.

[mtmerrick]

I have great walking stamina (3+ hours @ 3-5 MPH is easy) but I can't run more than a few seconds without gerring SEVERLY winded

[Mahri828]

Lol, yeah, it's always like that for me when I start up running again. It goes away pretty quick though.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I kinda agree; though I can manage maybe a minute at full speed?

It's funny, running's always been my forte, in a way. Maybe that's why I liked Baseball so much. =P

[Mahri828]

Lol, I can't stand baseball. It bores me to death. =P Did you ever do sports in high school?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Home schooled, remember? =P So no; not really. Biggest sport was swimming; and that was only during the summers that I got to have swimming lessons or got to volunteer at summer camps.(Or, for '07, actually participating at one. =P)

Basically, the closest I got was Baseball, but even that was a good couple years before High School.(I'd say... '04 was my last year playing?)

[Rakoua]

That was referring to my lazyness, not my physical condition =P
I can actually walk for days, since I go hiking a lot.

[mtmerrick]

My physical condition AND my laziness prohibit running
Though, like raks, I can walk for days.

[Rakoua]

With good music, anyone can walk for extended periods of time.