Track and Field on TV today (Sunday)

U.S. Open at Madison Square Garden will be shown on ESPN2 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

Also, great article in today's Boston Globe about endorsements by shoe companies of potential Olympic hopefuls including former Soquel HS runner Maggie Vessey.
New Balance, other shoe companies bet on Olympic track and field hopefuls

and a new record for former Alisal HS runner Diego Estrada:
NAU Roundup:  Estrada smashes NAU mile record

CCS Returning State Meet Individual Qualifiers

Event 2  Boys 1600 Meter Run
  1 Chris Waschura            11 Woodside               4:19.00  
  2 Grant Foster              11 Los Gatos              4:21.44  
 
Event 3  Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 
  2 Kamara Biawogi            10 Prospect                 14.66   
  3 Markell Stine             11 Los Altos                14.73   
 
Event 4  Boys 400 Meter Dash
  None
 
Event 5  Boys 100 Meter Dash
  1 Jourdan Soares            11 Gilroy                   10.66   
 
Event 6  Boys 800 Meter Run
  1 Chris Waschura            11 Woodside               1:56.61  
  3 Cody Johnson              10 S.L.V.                 1:57.79  
 
Event 7  Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
  2 Kamara Biawogi            10 Prospect                 38.87  
  3 Markell Stine             11 Los Altos                39.39  
 
Event 8  Boys 200 Meter Dash
  None
 
Event 9  Boys 3200 Meter Run
  1 Kevin Bishop              11 Monta Vista            9:08.74  
 
Event 11  Boys High Jump
  1 Stephen Dorsey            11 Monterey               6-09.00   
 
Event 12  Boys Pole Vault
  2 Marc Toney                10 St. Francis           14-06.00  
  3 Austin Decker             11 N.M.C.                14-00.00   
 
Event 13  Boys Long Jump
  2 Jourdan Soares            11 Gilroy                22-09.00   
  3 Khalil Johnson            10 St. Francis           22-04.50  
 
Event 14  Boys Triple Jump
  1 Ricky Strehlow            11 Wilcox                45-06.00    
  2 Dubem Awuzie              11 Oak Grove             44-04.00    
 
Event 15  Boys Discus Throw
  1 Cody Bickham              11 St. Francis             174-10  
 
Event 16  Boys Shot Put
  3 Cody Bickham              11 St. Francis           56-00.50  
 
Event 18  Girls 1600 Meter Run
  1 Nikki Hiltz               10 Aptos                  4:51.94  
  2 Allison Sturges           11 Mountain View          4:55.32  
  3 Anna Maxwell               9 S.L.V.                 4:57.42  
 
Event 19  Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
  2 Cydney Leath              11 Mt. Pleasant             15.05  
  3 Paige Haar                10 Mitty                    15.21 
 
Event 20  Girls 400 Meter Dash
  1 Asheley Bamberg           11 Andrew Hill              56.02  
  2 Iesha Hardiman            11 Wilcox                   56.18  
  3 Ellisa Bryant             10 Piedmont Hills           56.25    
 
Event 21  Girls 100 Meter Dash
  1 Alexandria Diaz           10 Piedmont Hills           11.95   
  2 Shelby Smallwood          09 Valley Christian         12.02   
  3 Tekeya Todd               11 Piedmont Hills           12.19   
 
Event 22  Girls 800 Meter Run
  1 Nikki Hiltz               10 Aptos                  2:12.65  
  2 Allison Sturges           11 Mountain View          2:13.80  
 
Event 23  Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
  3 Crystal Yen               11 Saratoga                 45.63  
 
Event 24  Girls 200 Meter Dash
  1 Alexandria Diaz           10 Piedmont Hills           24.92   
  2 Iesha Hardiman            11 Wilcox                   25.01   
  3 Asheley Bamberg           11 Andrew Hill              25.14  
 
Event 25  Girls 3200 Meter Run
  1 Anna Maxwell               9 S.L.V.                10:46.48   
  3 Vanessa Fraser            10 Scotts Valley         10:51.58  
 
Event 27  Girls High Jump
  1 Michellie McDonald-O'Bri  11 St. Ignatius           5-05.00  
  2 Kylie McKown              11 Mountain View         J5-05.00  
  3 Nikki Myashita            11 Aptos                  5-03.00   
 
Event 28  Girls Pole Vault
  1 Rachel Bolton             11 Homestead             11-09.00  
  2 Thresa Vinson             11 Aptos                 11-06.00  
  3 Taylore Jaques            09 Presentation          11-00.00  
 
Event 29  Girls Long Jump
  1 Kristin Sato              11 Valley Christian      18-03.25   
  2 Cydney Leath              11 Mt. Pleasant          18-00.25    
 
Event 30  Girls Triple Jump
  2 Cydney Leath              11 Mt. Pleasant          40-06.00    
  3 Marisa Kwiatkowski         9 Wilcox                36-09.50    
 
Event 31  Girls Discus Throw
  1 Brielle Rowe              11 Mountain View           125-02  
  2 Krystal Alnas             11 San Benito              123-00  
  3 Brianna Cueva             10 Watsonville             122-00    
 
Event 32  Girls Shot Put
  1 Samantha Sinclair         11 Mountain View         40-09.50  
  2 Tyhana Cooper             10 Sacred Ht. Cath.      40-07.00  
  3 Brielle Rowe              11 Mountain View         38-00.25  

Ohio Association of Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches clinic notes

Handouts and videos from former University of Colorado coach Jay Johnson can be found here:
http://www.coachjayjohnson.com/2012/01/2012-oatccc-clinic/

Or you can check out the following individual links:
6-page handout
http://coachjayjohnson.com/assets/clinics/2012_OATCCC/handouts_1st_2nd_talks_6pages.pdf
Color version of 13 week training schedule
http://coachjayjohnson.com/assets/clinics/2012_OATCCC/handout_13_weeks_color.pdf
13 week Training Schedule video
http://www.slideshare.net/coachjayjohnson/13-week-training-schedule-11297607
Third Presentation:  Threshold Training Handout
http://coachjayjohnson.com/assets/clinics/2012_OATCCC/handout_threshold.pdf
Threshold Running video
http://www.slideshare.net/coachjayjohnson/threshold-running-3185613
13 week General Strength and Mobility document
http://coachjayjohnson.com/assets/clinics/2012_OATCCC/handout_GSM_13_weeks.pdf
General Strength for HS Distance Runners video
http://www.slideshare.net/coachjayjohnson/general-strength-for-hs-distance-runners

Coming up...

This weekend, I will post all the returning state meet qualifiers from each Northern California section.  It will be interesting to take a look at all the contenders heading into the start of the 2012 track and field season.

If there is something else you would like to see posted on this site or have a great idea, please feel free to post it in the comment section below or email me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com.

I love it!

As a trackless track and field coach, I would love to have this at my disposal.  Plus how great would this be for distance workout.


By the way, this was posted by Malmo on www.letsrun.com.  This is found at Christ's College in Central Christchurch.  


Today is the anniversary of Peter Snell's world record of 3:54.4.  Although that wasn't run on grass, his 800m. world record of 1:44.3 was which is an amazing time run on that surface.

NorCal athletes and their college destination...

Chris Waschura Woodside HS-Stanford University
Kevin Bishop Monta Vista HS-Stanford University
Alex Conner Sonoma Valley HS-Yale University
Carrie Verdon Campolindo HS-Colorado University
Kieran Gallagher Gunn HS-Harvard University
Allison Sturges Mt. View HS-Duke University
Bridget Blum San Francisco University-Claremont McKenna (new)
Shea Taylor Grace Davis HS-Brigham Young University (new)
Deon Pinder Merrill West HS-Oklahoma University (new)
Kendal Nielsen Bear River HS-Cal Poly SLO (new)
Holland Reynolds San Francisco University-Colgate University (new)
Brielle Rowe Mountain View HS-Princeton University (new)

Any others?  Email me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com

Legendary Runners posts from the past

Great article in this month's Running Times about former New Zealand runner Peter Snell which you can find at this link:
Peter Snell:  Gentleman, Athlete Scholar

I wrote about Peter and a few other legendary runners a few years ago.  You can find my list of the top 10 legendary runners at the following link.  They may not have been the best but I believe they were the most influential (scroll down for the top 10 list).
http://www.crosscountryexpress.com/search/label/Legendary%20Runners

League Entries to CCS 2012

http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2012/ccs_auto.htm
and
CCS Time Schedule for semis and finals (draft)

Thanks to Hank Lawson and www.lynbrooksports.com for the above information.

We are #54!

Top 100 Running Blogs of 2012

Track and Field Starting Dates

San Francisco Section:  Monday, January 23rd
Central Coast Section:  Monday, January 30th
North Coast Section:  Monday, February 6th
Sac-Joaquin Section:  Monday, February 6th
Northern Section:  No official first day
Oakland Section:  Waiting to confirm.

Awalt and Mountain View coach Cooke was a mentor to many

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_19805130 (interesting link to Track and Field for your historians out there)

Pole Vault Summer Results

http://www.ucsspirit.com/about/current-results.cfm/type/315DAF9D-9DFD-4A06-8361-C829C12614A1

Skyline All-Comers Meet Results (Saturday, January 21st)

http://adkinstrakwest.com/Meet_Results/Results_20120121.htm

California HS Indoor Invitational

Results:  http://www.flashwest.com/12Meets/12RFDhs

Video of boys' 800m. race with Nick Ratto of St. Joseph Notre Dame winning the race:

Kind of reminiscent of the following 800m. race except not quite as dramatic:

Run For The Dream Indoor Track and Field Invitational (January 20th/21st)

http://www.runforthedream.com/

UHS Cross Country

Mention in today's New York Post about NY Giants coach showing video of University runner Holland Reynolds crawling to finish line at the 2010 CA state XC championship.  

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/coach_recruits_patton_for_inspiration_0QozNzWzbWl3vL1wXTOFDO

Go Niners!

Bring Back the Mile

http://bringbackthemile.com/welcome

How do you all feel about running the mile instead of the 1600?  What about running the 1500 in high school?

The Martinez/Tim Bruder Relays You're Invited!

Dear Coach,

On March 17, 2012 the 80th Annual Martinez/Tim Bruder Relays will be held at Alhambra High School. We invite you to join in the tradition as we celebrate the oldest relays in California.

All events are relay(4 person track event, 3 person field event and 2 person pole vault) with medals awarded to the top 5 places. Each athlete may participate in a maximum of 4 events. Starting heights of the pole vault will be Varsity Boys-10'6", VG-8', F/S B 9'0", F/SG7'0". We are also asking participants(including throwers) to follow the National Federation Rules regarding uniforms(NO football jerseys, sandals etc.PLEASE!)

In addition, we will once again hold The Tim Bruder Memorial Steeplechase exhibition.This event is open to coaches and spectators who have the courage!

I have attached an entry form for your convenience. We hope to see you and your team in March! 

Interested in a discount please call me regarding volunteer opportunities!

Best of luck to you in your 2012 season

Angela Paradise

Head Coach Track and Field/Cross Country

Saturday All Comers Results

UC Berkeley:  http://www.rtspt.com/events/cal/11412/ (Nick Ratto 1:55.07, Parker Deuel 4:23.26)
Los Gatos:  http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2012/LGAC2/lgac_2.htm

More will be posted as I find them.  If you have links to any results, send them to albertjcaruana@gmail.com.

Why Runners Should Lift More and Run Less

Please check out the following link and share your thoughts on what the author is "selling".
Why Runners Should Life More and Run Less