Been a little sick the past 2 weeks. Ran Umass Dartmouth invite last Saturday, placed 40something-th and was 5th on the team with a 30 second PR of 26:07. Actually I was 6th, since my buddy Ben ran 26:05 in the Sub Varsity Race.
Very proud of the guys, Paul got 3rd in 24:43, Chris ran 25:20, Marc 25:30, Devon 25:35. Sold run. We got 4th out of 37 teams.
Our girls kicked ass, they got 2nd in the meet, Grayce led the way in 18:24. 3 other girls broke 19 minutes. Solid race.
The tuesday workout before the race we ran another set of 10x600m on the grass.
The times we put down were much faster than the previous week's.
Feeling pretty fit, but right now I'm just running easy trying to shake this cold.
Today I woke up without feeling congested so that's a good sign.
Next race might not be till New Englands at Franklin Park. Can't wait, Franklin Park is a place I'm very familiar with.
In August, Devon and I ran a 25 minute tempo there. The place is in prime condition for racing, not too soft, light cut grass, and a well nourished bear cage.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
A little tidbit on respect for my coaches
Recently an article came out in the globe about Steve and his progression as a coach at Newton South;
http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/articles/2009/09/13/winning_newton_south_cross_country_coach_shares_his_love_of_running/
Favorite quote by now senior Elizabeth May--
“He’s so good at getting the best out of you without yelling at you or pushing you,’’ said May. “He’s got this way of recognizing someone’s potential from day one and then he just gets it out of you. You see how much he loves the sport, how much it’s given him, and how much he gives to it. You want to work hard and be as passionate about it as he is.’’
Truth. I credit Steve mostly for getting me to feel passionate about the sport of running, even as a 15 year old. Steve, Matt Capstick, and my coach John Evans all have pretty similar coaching philosophies which is something I really value.
Steve and Matt really worked on my growth as an athlete, while John is now helping me realize my potential as a collegiate runner.
What I really respect about Steve, Matt, and John is their unconditional belief in my ability and progression as a competitor. Steve and Matt always believed in me, whether it was during a dual meet against LS and CC, or during the mile finals at the All State Meet.
John is very consistent with his goals and belief as well. After having a good race, he'll remind me that I'm in great shape and that it's to be expected; the good performances will come from the good training. When he talks to us one-on-one he'll tell us the goals he has for us. Sometimes I'm taken aback to how far (How fast) he thinks we can go. I really feed off of this self-actualization and belief in one's potential.
I can't thank my coaches enough really for the satisfactions and rewarding experiences I've had as a runner.
http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/articles/2009/09/13/winning_newton_south_cross_country_coach_shares_his_love_of_running/
Favorite quote by now senior Elizabeth May--
“He’s so good at getting the best out of you without yelling at you or pushing you,’’ said May. “He’s got this way of recognizing someone’s potential from day one and then he just gets it out of you. You see how much he loves the sport, how much it’s given him, and how much he gives to it. You want to work hard and be as passionate about it as he is.’’
Truth. I credit Steve mostly for getting me to feel passionate about the sport of running, even as a 15 year old. Steve, Matt Capstick, and my coach John Evans all have pretty similar coaching philosophies which is something I really value.
Steve and Matt really worked on my growth as an athlete, while John is now helping me realize my potential as a collegiate runner.
What I really respect about Steve, Matt, and John is their unconditional belief in my ability and progression as a competitor. Steve and Matt always believed in me, whether it was during a dual meet against LS and CC, or during the mile finals at the All State Meet.
John is very consistent with his goals and belief as well. After having a good race, he'll remind me that I'm in great shape and that it's to be expected; the good performances will come from the good training. When he talks to us one-on-one he'll tell us the goals he has for us. Sometimes I'm taken aback to how far (How fast) he thinks we can go. I really feed off of this self-actualization and belief in one's potential.
I can't thank my coaches enough really for the satisfactions and rewarding experiences I've had as a runner.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Brandeis vs Bentley race
This has been the team's first cross country race of the season the past three years.
Every year it serves as a mini indicator of our fitness coming off of 2 weeks of preseason.
The past two years I've come into this meet feeling pretty tired, and I've competed poorly, mostly in part to the fact that I ran too fast on most of my training runs.
Coming into the race, I thought that this year's race had the potential to be much different than the previous races. I had run a lot more doubles, been more consistent with training, and ran some pretty solid tempos.
Warmed up with the team. Felt pretty relaxed.
The race has always been held at Weston High School since it has a pretty good soccer/lacrosse field network that extends out to Weston's middle school.
The race is always approximately 6k, 6000 meters. Each year the course varies and each year it's not exactly 6k. Last year it was shorter... this year it was a little bit longer.
The race started off pretty slowly. We were running a little slower than tempo pace, but we gradually picked it up. The past two years I've always fell off the lead group after the first mile, but this year I felt pretty relaxed. Throughout the rest of the race, I ran in a pack with Dan, Paul, Devon, Chris, Ben, Ryan, and a few Bentley guys.
The last mile we started picking it up a bit. I was feeling pretty strong and, knowing that we would be finishing with 700 meters on the track, I started to accelerate a little bit knowing that there are not many places I feel more comfortable running on than the track.
Ended up just running the last part of the way with my 4 buddies; Devon, Dan, Paul, and Chris. We put a gap on the Bentley crew and the rest of the field and finished strong.
Overall, it was a great effort. Both Men's and Women's teams beat Bentley's comfortably.
I felt great running tempo effort with 4 of the guys.
We had a few guys sitting out that might have joined our top pack at the finish..
Alex Kramer '13 is our stud frosh. He has been running workouts with the top group but recently hurt his hip. He should be back running very shortly since he thinks its only a small strain.
Kerwin Vega'11, Zack Schwartz'11 should also be with us shortly. Kerwin ran 25:25 last year for 8k, Zack was our 5th man at nationals.
Marc Boutin'12 was our 2nd man at nationals. He also didn't run the race due to injury.
These guys are recovering quickly and could still have an impact on our top group of 5. We will need 7 healthy guys ready to go by regionals and nationals if we are going to do the big things that John wants us to do.
We're currently ranked 3rd in D3 Northeast, 13th in the nation. To live up to these expectations, we need to be healthy and ready to go by November.
Today was just a scrimmage, kind of a test of our fitness. We will put in a lot of good work the next few months and it will be important to do the little things; like getting sleep and drinking water in order to keep ourselves healthy and fit.
Our first big race is UMASS DARTMOUTH INVITATIONAL in 2 weeks. 8k, should be exciting.
Results,
Bentley v Brandeis Dual Meet @ Weston High School
September 4, 2009
Distance: 6,000m
Men Time
1. Sam Donovan, Brandeis 19.54
2. Devon Holgate, Brandeis 19.54
3. Paul Norton, Brandeis 19.54
4. Dan Anastos, Brandeis 19.54
5. Chris Brown, Brandeis 19.54
6. Steve Bergantino, Bentley 19.56
7. Ryan Cheng, Brandeis 19.59
8. Ben Bray, Brandeis 19.59
9. Alex Hulse, Brandeis 20.00
10. Andy Watson, Bentley 20.01
11. Jake Newfield, Brandeis 20.05
12. Will Collins, Brandeis 20.06
13. Dan Fava, Bentley 20.08
14. Mik Kern, Brandeis 20.10
15. Brian Sutherland, Bentley 20.12
16. Sean Reagan, Bentley 20.19
17. Ryan Salvo, Bentley 20.27
18. Tom Witherell, Bentley 20.29
19. Aaron Udel, Brandeis 21.28
20. Ray Chen, Brandeis 21.35
21. Gabe Kimbel, Bentley 21.46
22. Mark Jordan, Bentley 22.17
Team Score: Brandeis 15, Bentley 48
Every year it serves as a mini indicator of our fitness coming off of 2 weeks of preseason.
The past two years I've come into this meet feeling pretty tired, and I've competed poorly, mostly in part to the fact that I ran too fast on most of my training runs.
Coming into the race, I thought that this year's race had the potential to be much different than the previous races. I had run a lot more doubles, been more consistent with training, and ran some pretty solid tempos.
Warmed up with the team. Felt pretty relaxed.
The race has always been held at Weston High School since it has a pretty good soccer/lacrosse field network that extends out to Weston's middle school.
The race is always approximately 6k, 6000 meters. Each year the course varies and each year it's not exactly 6k. Last year it was shorter... this year it was a little bit longer.
The race started off pretty slowly. We were running a little slower than tempo pace, but we gradually picked it up. The past two years I've always fell off the lead group after the first mile, but this year I felt pretty relaxed. Throughout the rest of the race, I ran in a pack with Dan, Paul, Devon, Chris, Ben, Ryan, and a few Bentley guys.
The last mile we started picking it up a bit. I was feeling pretty strong and, knowing that we would be finishing with 700 meters on the track, I started to accelerate a little bit knowing that there are not many places I feel more comfortable running on than the track.
Ended up just running the last part of the way with my 4 buddies; Devon, Dan, Paul, and Chris. We put a gap on the Bentley crew and the rest of the field and finished strong.
Overall, it was a great effort. Both Men's and Women's teams beat Bentley's comfortably.
I felt great running tempo effort with 4 of the guys.
We had a few guys sitting out that might have joined our top pack at the finish..
Alex Kramer '13 is our stud frosh. He has been running workouts with the top group but recently hurt his hip. He should be back running very shortly since he thinks its only a small strain.
Kerwin Vega'11, Zack Schwartz'11 should also be with us shortly. Kerwin ran 25:25 last year for 8k, Zack was our 5th man at nationals.
Marc Boutin'12 was our 2nd man at nationals. He also didn't run the race due to injury.
These guys are recovering quickly and could still have an impact on our top group of 5. We will need 7 healthy guys ready to go by regionals and nationals if we are going to do the big things that John wants us to do.
We're currently ranked 3rd in D3 Northeast, 13th in the nation. To live up to these expectations, we need to be healthy and ready to go by November.
Today was just a scrimmage, kind of a test of our fitness. We will put in a lot of good work the next few months and it will be important to do the little things; like getting sleep and drinking water in order to keep ourselves healthy and fit.
Our first big race is UMASS DARTMOUTH INVITATIONAL in 2 weeks. 8k, should be exciting.
Results,
Bentley v Brandeis Dual Meet @ Weston High School
September 4, 2009
Distance: 6,000m
Men Time
1. Sam Donovan, Brandeis 19.54
2. Devon Holgate, Brandeis 19.54
3. Paul Norton, Brandeis 19.54
4. Dan Anastos, Brandeis 19.54
5. Chris Brown, Brandeis 19.54
6. Steve Bergantino, Bentley 19.56
7. Ryan Cheng, Brandeis 19.59
8. Ben Bray, Brandeis 19.59
9. Alex Hulse, Brandeis 20.00
10. Andy Watson, Bentley 20.01
11. Jake Newfield, Brandeis 20.05
12. Will Collins, Brandeis 20.06
13. Dan Fava, Bentley 20.08
14. Mik Kern, Brandeis 20.10
15. Brian Sutherland, Bentley 20.12
16. Sean Reagan, Bentley 20.19
17. Ryan Salvo, Bentley 20.27
18. Tom Witherell, Bentley 20.29
19. Aaron Udel, Brandeis 21.28
20. Ray Chen, Brandeis 21.35
21. Gabe Kimbel, Bentley 21.46
22. Mark Jordan, Bentley 22.17
Team Score: Brandeis 15, Bentley 48
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