Sunday, May 26, 2013

Hutchins and Hamilton at the finish line at NCS MOC



26 comments:

Anonymous said...

Best race of the day no doubt. hutchins ran such a smart race. the crowd was silent when they finished. Nobody knew what happened.

Anonymous said...

Did he try and pass on the inside? Why is the guy on the inside on the rail?

Albert Caruana said...

Hutchins in white was in the lead.

Anonymous said...

sure looks like somebody interfered with the progress of somebody else...?

Anonymous said...

do you have the link to more pictures from different races

Anonymous said...

You are not allowed to pass on the inside on the home stretch. You must maintain your line. If he was going to pass he should have swung wide.

Anonymous said...

Are there videos from NCS?

Anonymous said...

Hutchins wasn't on the rail. The photos give the appearance of contact, but there was none. The video shows it clearly.

Anonymous said...

http://www.playonsports.com/channels/track-and-field
Webcast of NCS, SF, NO, etc.

Anonymous said...

^

Scroll to the bottom and click on [California] in the menu on the left.

(Announcers aren't very good for NCS but the whole day's worth of Saturday events are on there in one big video clip)

Anonymous said...

So happened to the fist half of the NCS meet on video?

Anonymous said...

Maybe it isn't all there.

Anonymous said...

Hutchins led the whole race from 800 to go. true guts. Hamilton was the one that passed Hutchins (Hutchins had the lead). This is for everyone who thought there was NO chance of Clayton Hutchins winning...

Anonymous said...

Hutchins didn't win. Hamilton has been running tactical races throughout the qualification process and has allowed athletes to finish within seconds (hundredths of seconds) of him for weeks. Getting to State is a marathon, not a sprint. It was a great race!

Albert Caruana said...

I don't think athletes try to win races by .01 seconds to conserve their energy. Hamilton was very fortunate to win. I was one of the people that didn't think Hutchins had a chance to win but it was pretty clear to the those that watched him race on Friday that he was ready for a big effort on Saturday.

Anonymous said...

Hamilton's plan going in to the race was to try to let the leader get ahead as far as possible while staying in second place with 200 to go, then try to outkick him. Seems like he got the job done. He did it to practice his finish.

Anonymous said...

I'll call you out on that one ^ He barely won, and it's not like he looked super comfortable coming down the home stretch. You can try to fluff it up as much as you want, but Hamilton struggled to get that win.

Anonymous said...

i was watching this race next to what appeared to be an o'dowd athlete or alumni. With 250 to go hamilton started to let hutchins get away and it was obvious he was laboring. This guy was shocked. Not once this season has hamilton ever appeared vulnerable, until then. hats off to Hutchins for making it a race,

Anonymous said...

The kid has been inj...great race leave it alone.

Anonymous said...

What losers we all are for speculating on what happened in a race none of us were in. (1) Hamilton won; (2) He's utilized the same strategy throughout the season with similar results (a win); (3) We'll all know how this will shape up in a matter of days. If you read the related articles, Hamilton said he made his kick just in time. Last I checked, it doesn't matter what margin an athlete wins by, as long as there's a win. If you want to recognize Hutchins, fine, no one disputes his efforts. Let it go. This is starting to sound like sour grapes.

Albert Caruana said...

http://davidsorianophotography.smugmug.com/Sports/NCS-MOC/i-4TNVJ4R/1/M/DSC_6672-M.jpg

That says it all after the race.

Anonymous said...

Albert, I'm really surprised by your comment thread. What "says it all" about the race was the video (or witnessing it in person). Hamilton is a great kid and doesn't deserve you bashing him. He won-- period. Get over it and move on. Look at all the previous races, Hamilton always allows someone else to lead. It doesn't matter who leads, it matters who wins.

Albert Caruana said...

I didn't bash Hamilton at all. I thought it was a great race and there was a lot of sportsmanship after the race. You can read into it whatever you want but I was complimentary of both runners.

Anonymous said...

Since when has Albert bashed anyone...? Hamilton fan, get a grip

Anonymous said...

So is there no way to watch the race on video?

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LslGguqyfp8&feature=player_embedded

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