Why this Ipswich club is rich in winning spirit
Pascoe is proud of all his athletes, supporting them through the highs and lows of their challenging but rewarding sport.
Month: December 2017
Workout Wednesday: Fartlek With Grand Valley State
Watch Grand Valley State tackle a fartlek before the 2017 DII NCAA Cross Country Championships, where the men finished runner-up and the women placed sixth overall. THE WORKOUT: Men: 8 min. hard, 1 min easy, 7 min. hard, 1 min easy, 6 min. hard, 1 min easy, 5 min. hard (faster pace than before), 1 min easy, 4 min. hard, 1 min easy, 3 min. hard, 1 min easy, 2 min hard, 1 min easy, 1 min hard, 1 min easy. Women: The same as above, but working down from 7 minutes hard instead of 8. THE COOL-DOWN: 30-sec. strides
Why ‘NANCI’ enjoys beating ‘BERT’ in running contests
At 64 and still fighting fit, Reeves said the NANCI story had its genesis with up and coming athlete Peter Bracken.
ON THE RUN: Foot Locker Champ Dylan Jacobs, Coach O’Malley | Ep. 67
Sandburg High School’s John O’Malley is the only coach in history to produce two Foot Locker National champions: Lukas Verzbicas, who won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010, and now Dylan Jacobs, who was the surprise victor last weekend in San Diego after placing 13th at NXN. Listen to this podcast on Soundcloud here. Highlights: 1:12 – Coach John O’Malley on building the Sandburg program, being the first coach to mentor two Foot Locker champions. 4:00 – Dylan Jacobs on running journey from middle school to making the Sandburg varsity seven and now, winning a national title. 7:59 – Dylan Jacobs on choice to race both NXN and Foot Locker; Jacobs and Coach O’Malley on overcoming disappointment at NXN to win Foot Locker. 15:17 – Dylan Jacobs on Danny Kilrea and Zach Kreft, his in-state rivals and future teammates at Notre Dame. 17:35 – Dylan Jacobs and Coach O’Malley on staying confident without a perfect season. 22:21 – Dylan Jacobs explains his finish-line celebration, created with help from Lukas Verzbicas. 24:14 – Dylan Jacobs on big goals for senior track season. 25:15 – Dylan Jacobs explains why he committed to Notre Dame. 27:02 – Dylan Jacobs, Coach O’Malley reflect on toughest workout, typical week of training during the cross country season. 33:59 – Coach O’Malley on what influences him as a coach. 34:32 – Dylan Jacobs on the athlete that has influenced him the most. 35:50 – Dylan Jacobs and Coach O’Malley predict who would win in a race between Katelyn Tuohy and Claudia Lane
Danny Kilrea Satisfied With Third Place Finish At Foot Locker
Danny Kilrea Satisfied With Third Place Finish At Foot Locker
Dylan Jacobs After Winning Foot Locker Nationals
Dylan Jacobs After Winning Foot Locker Nationals
Katelynne Hart After Her Second Place Finish At Foot Locker
Katelynne Hart After Her Second Place Finish At Foot Locker
Claudia Lane After Back-To-Back Foot Locker Titles
Claudia Lane After Back-To-Back Foot Locker Titles
Sophomore Graydon Morris Takes Second At Foot Locker
Sophomore Graydon Morris Takes Second At Foot Locker
Olivia Theis After Her Third Place Finish At Foot Locker
Olivia Theis After Her Third Place Finish At Foot Locker
Loudoun Valley boys team champions at NXN
Loudoun Valley boys team champions at NXN
Boys Foot Locker West XC Regional – Kashon Harrison wins in 15:38
Kashon Harrison of New Mexico and Meikael Beaudoin-Rousseau of California battled at Foot Locker West for their first national championship berths.
Girls Foot Locker West XC Regional – Claudia Lane breaks course record
Defending Foot Locker champion Claudia Lane demolished the field at Foot Locker West with a new course record of 16:59. She is the first girl to break 17 minutes on the Mt. SAC 5K course; Jordan Hasay ran 17:17 in 2007. Lane has now erased many of California’s toughest high school girls course records, including a 16:30.30 run at Woodward Park and a shocking 15:59 at the Mt. SAC Invitaitonal’s 2.93 mile course; both records were previously held by Sarah Baxter, who ran 16:40 at Woodward Park and 16:00 at the Mt. SAC Invitational.
Claudia Lane after dominating Foot Locker West
Defending Foot Locker champion Claudia Lane became the first girl to break 17 minutes at Mt. SAC’s 5K course for the Foot Locker West Regional. She ran 16:59. Jordan Hasay previously ran 17:17 in 2007.
Kashon Harrison of New Mexico after Foot Locker West victory
Kashon Harrison of New Mexico made Foot Locker Nationals for the first time after placing 13th at the West Regional in 2016.
Aidan Troutner was surprise winner of 2017 NXN
Aidan Troutner keeps the boys NXN title in Utah’s house as the BYU commit joins Casey Clinger as the individual champion.
Katelyn Tuohy scorches Nike Cross Nationals record with dominant win
New York sophomore Katelyn Tuohy ran 16:45 to win Nike Cross Nationals by 40 seconds and break Katie Rainsberger’s course record by 11 seconds. She and California’s Claudia Lane have broken records all season on opposite coasts of the country, but won’t race each other this year as Lane will compete at Foot Locker. “Maybe next year,” Tuohy said.
Grace Ping’s little sister Lauren placed 11th at NXN as a seventh-grader
Grace Ping isn’t the only runner in the family. After competing in the open race for the past two years, seventh-grader Lauren earned All-American honors in the championship race with an 11th place finish.
