tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post2051154197379859057..comments2024-03-27T17:43:26.504-07:00Comments on Cross Country Express: Weekend NorCal InvitationalsAlbert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-50295062215184079262016-10-19T09:09:23.049-07:002016-10-19T09:09:23.049-07:00@8:05 Good point but a win with a big improvement ...@8:05 Good point but a win with a big improvement has greater implications for league and section finals. It appears that Jesuit had a bad day or "jogged" because they have an upcoming meet. Seems strange that they would do that at an invitational but it could be because they just wanted more time on the course. Time will tell but for now, WG's "win is a win" as you say. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-58841536907286316372016-10-19T08:11:36.312-07:002016-10-19T08:11:36.312-07:00Hank, Mt. Sac has temporary shoe chips that you ge...Hank, Mt. Sac has temporary shoe chips that you get to keep this year. That is also an option. <br />With today's technology every big race should have this with live splits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-5696496935773204962016-10-19T08:05:45.351-07:002016-10-19T08:05:45.351-07:00@6:47. A win is a win. If the starting quarterback...@6:47. A win is a win. If the starting quarterback doesn't play and you lose is it still a loss? If the other team doesn't try, have a bad day or run their best guys is it less of a win?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-37275239921957003562016-10-19T06:47:29.383-07:002016-10-19T06:47:29.383-07:00The WG win over Jesuit still doesn't make sens...The WG win over Jesuit still doesn't make sense, even if you put Strangio back in. Jesuit beat them head-to-head by 80+ at Stanford so you would think that WG would have to run out of their minds to win at the Bronco. However, the times don't show that as only 1 of the top 7 ran a faster adjusted time. Did Jesuit run all out or was this a true win for WG?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-55378716911942018532016-10-18T22:52:42.165-07:002016-10-18T22:52:42.165-07:00Just for fun, I slotted Strangio in the top 10 at ...Just for fun, I slotted Strangio in the top 10 at Bronco Invite and recalculated scores. Willow Glen still beats Jesuit, 72-78.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-26004241524332724062016-10-18T10:38:02.320-07:002016-10-18T10:38:02.320-07:00Regarding the new Hayward course our team was gett...Regarding the new Hayward course our team was getting 2.94-2.96 on GPS watches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-76925964097744686922016-10-17T18:05:28.748-07:002016-10-17T18:05:28.748-07:00Chip-in-the-bib is great as long as you have an ar...Chip-in-the-bib is great as long as you have an army (your xc team) to afix those onto the bib # (2 strips per bib) then add to that the label you should/could also put on the bib so you know who gets what bib #. If you do by your lonesome, it will take you a season of House Of Cards to prepare all the bibs (for a Crystal Springs Inv size race).<br /><br />hankHankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193101636229726446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-87669171826894005542016-10-17T17:54:14.735-07:002016-10-17T17:54:14.735-07:00Matt Strangio was held out of the last meet. Preca...Matt Strangio was held out of the last meet. Precautionary move.Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-74775403109649588982016-10-17T15:19:04.777-07:002016-10-17T15:19:04.777-07:00Jesuit was missing Matt Strangio, who has been in ...Jesuit was missing Matt Strangio, who has been in their top 3 almost all season as a frosh. Idk why he didn't race. But Walt has been doing this a long time. I trust he knows what he's doing here. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656266952694348739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-50396258323977643262016-10-17T13:13:23.899-07:002016-10-17T13:13:23.899-07:00Selena, look at moving to chip-in-the-bib technolo...Selena, look at moving to chip-in-the-bib technology next year. They did it at Crystal and it worked like a dream. Kids don't have to put anything on their shoe and there is no collection at the end. I think the Serra coaches said they cost about $.20 per. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-58475240532810041392016-10-17T07:34:45.489-07:002016-10-17T07:34:45.489-07:00The nature of cross country is that courses are al...The nature of cross country is that courses are always changing. The true comparison is only on the day of the race. Even then, that can be affected as it was two years ago at the State meet when the first race had perfect conditions and later had heat and a dust storm. That's why college recruiters focus on track times. Still, I love XC more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-1620401546349039222016-10-17T07:23:48.157-07:002016-10-17T07:23:48.157-07:00Thanks Bill! Bronco Invite was a lot of fun (and w...Thanks Bill! Bronco Invite was a lot of fun (and work). We got lucky that the rain held off. We had some minor glitches and learned a few things. We will do better on chip collecting process next year. Overall, we're pleased. Ms Selenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300464267301984153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-28535790903220262162016-10-16T21:32:57.721-07:002016-10-16T21:32:57.721-07:00The Hayward course isn't short of 3 miles, it&...The Hayward course isn't short of 3 miles, it's just a different 3 mile. The finishing straight has actually been shortened in this configuration, so it'd be pretty dang lame/stupid if it was short because there's no reason for it to be. This course is a bit faster probably due to (as I believe has been mentioned) the absence of two uphills. The large hill is still run two times, as it was in the previous setup. If I'm not mistaken; the new 2017 course will be different as well in order to finish on the all-weather track Hayward HS has closed the old course down to build, so the records from previous seasons will probably be sealed anyways.<br /><br />Change is ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-2154315224386616192016-10-16T20:41:47.189-07:002016-10-16T20:41:47.189-07:00Bronco invitational was a fantastic meet. Run way ...Bronco invitational was a fantastic meet. Run way more smoothly than last year with some great xc weather. I didn't see any runners with allergy problems. Hope the wet weather continues all the way to section finals. <br /><br />Rio Americano boys and vista del lago girls look like the clear favorite d3 teams heading to sections. Jesuit looked beatable but w/o 2 of their top 5 running.<br /><br />Great day of running and looking forward to league champs.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-29443243273926152552016-10-16T14:24:02.325-07:002016-10-16T14:24:02.325-07:00A lot of the top runners who went to Stanford and/...A lot of the top runners who went to Stanford and/or Clovis sat out for the Bronco Invitational. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-59072947187514881492016-10-16T14:08:02.126-07:002016-10-16T14:08:02.126-07:00I'm not sure if Jesuit had their normal 5th ru...I'm not sure if Jesuit had their normal 5th runner it would have made a difference. WG had 5 guys in top 25 and averaged 16:33. They beat Jesuit by 27 points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-10234075770480572052016-10-16T10:28:47.542-07:002016-10-16T10:28:47.542-07:00Is there a large Ethiopian and Hispanic community ...Is there a large Ethiopian and Hispanic community in Williw Glen? Where do they get these guys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-55891543451195197772016-10-16T09:50:36.635-07:002016-10-16T09:50:36.635-07:002 of Jesuit's top 7 from Stanford didn't r...2 of Jesuit's top 7 from Stanford didn't run and one of the replacements scored yesterday. Was that strategic or are they hurt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-53025842807630505982016-10-16T09:24:33.954-07:002016-10-16T09:24:33.954-07:00http://ca.milesplit.com/meets/245911/results#.WAOp...http://ca.milesplit.com/meets/245911/results#.WAOpn5MrKRuAlbert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-62810725850966799962016-10-16T09:15:40.305-07:002016-10-16T09:15:40.305-07:00Anyone know how to get Bronco results? I hear Will...Anyone know how to get Bronco results? I hear Willow Glen beat Jesuit in their backyard. How did that happen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-6122005405075823312016-10-16T09:04:57.687-07:002016-10-16T09:04:57.687-07:00Glad to hear that. To bad for this years seniors w...Glad to hear that. To bad for this years seniors whose marks I'm assuming will not go on NCS Top 10 list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-37697693457665989032016-10-16T09:01:55.149-07:002016-10-16T09:01:55.149-07:00No you don't throw those records away. More th...No you don't throw those records away. More than likely, this is a temporary year with the altered course. Either way, you still keep those records.Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-4639658541002499252016-10-16T08:59:13.246-07:002016-10-16T08:59:13.246-07:00Also is it still even 3 miles. Has anyone remeasur...Also is it still even 3 miles. Has anyone remeasured what was just used for Mariner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-74807832736134391222016-10-16T08:57:35.877-07:002016-10-16T08:57:35.877-07:00So I take it from the last two posts this means we...So I take it from the last two posts this means we have to throw out all the course records. So sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-52110719181022262142016-10-16T08:49:25.677-07:002016-10-16T08:49:25.677-07:00The Hayward course is different this year due to c...The Hayward course is different this year due to construction on the track area. The course is faster than the previous version. My best guess is somewhere between 10-20 seconds faster.Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com