-Mark Lorenzoni (on the run since 1973) and Alec Lorenzoni (running since 1999)
The Weekly Race Report
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
(courtesy of LetsRun.com)
The dream season continued for Virginia's Robby Andrews this past weekend at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships as the true freshmen captured a national title in the Men's 800 meters by just one hundreth of a second. Andrews ran a tactically brilliant race and timed his move perfectly on the final lap to outsprint Oregon's Andrew Wheating, a 2008 USA Olympian, with a time of 1:48.39 to 1:48.40. Andrews, who has STILL yet to lose a race this entire indoor season, won the Cavalier's second ever national title at 800 meters (1988 Olympic Champion Paul Ereng won the first in 1989) and finishes the season ranked #4 all-time in school history in the event with his time of 1:48.01 from earlier in the year. In other Cavalier action, teammate Ryan Collins finished 11th in the Men's 5000 meters with a time of 14:06, good enough to garner his first ever All-American honors. For a more detailed race report plus an interview with Andrews, check out the Cavalier's track website.
Race video here (skip to 1:38:08 mark)
Nike Indoor Nationals
The nice thing about collegiate track and field is that there is only one national track meet, whereas the high schoolers have to choose between the NSIC meet (which is traditionally stronger in the sprints and jumps) in New York City and Nike Indoor Nationals (usually stronger in the middle distance and distance events) in Boston, both of which took place this past weekend. A handful of local tracksters made the trip up the East Coast to compete against the nation's best, and Central Virginia came away with an All-American relay team and one lone national champion.
In Saturday's action, the Fork Union relay team of Eddie Jones, Louis Litkett, Nick Naimool, and Wojciech Czernek ran a great race to easily win their section of the sprint medley relay (200, 200, 400, 800 meter legs). Their time of 3:32.65 was good enough to place 3rd overall and left one to wonder how much faster they could have run if they had been in the fastest section with better competition. Albemarle also competed in the event and finished just out of the All-American (top 6) honors in 8th place with their time of 3:33.93. Anchor runner Anthony Kostelac ran a monster leg of 1:51.7, by far the fastest split of the day, but was a little too far back to chase down the front of the pack.
(courtesy of milesplit.us)
Kostelac's weekend wasn't over yet, as he came back on Sunday to win a national championship in the 800 meters, using a blistering kick over the final 50 meters to win in a time of 1:50.96 over Nick Kaiser's 1:51.34. This is the third national championship for the Albemarle senior, but the first individual one, as he anchored the 4x800 and distance medley relays to victories at the 2009 edition of this meet. His time of 1:50.96 is not only a personal best and a meet record, but now ranks him as the #6 all-time indoor performer in high school history, trailing only some of the sport's most legendary names. Perhaps the most impressive part of the victory, and especially the time, is the manner in which Kostelac ran the race. His split of 56.6 for 400 meters means that he closed his final 400 meters in 54.3, suggesting that the Patriot senior may be able to go faster in a more evenly paced race, an opportunity that will hopefully present itself outdoors this spring...
Race Video (courtesy of runnerspace)
The Western Albemarle girls 4x800 relay team of Claire Johnson, Katie Farina, Jordan Haws and Perri Bowser, who shaved another half second off their school record with a time of 9:33.43 at the NSIC Meet in NYC. The same relay team who, under the guidance of Coach Katie Pugh, was fresh off a AA state relay title two weeks ago with their then school record time of 9:33.94, finished 11th overall in the event.
The rest of Central Virginia who competed in the two high school national meets this past weekend...
-Vaulters Nicole Harding (14th) and Kelsey Grupp (24th) of WAHS, who tied their season bests at 11'2.5" and 10'6" respectively at the NSIC meet on Saturday. Harding then made the trek up to Boston the next day and made it over 10'8.75" at the NIN meet for 25th place. Fellow Warrior and state champion Zach Lawson was also 25th at NIN with his clearance of 13'8.5".
-Double state champion Ashontae Jackson of Orange, who competed in both the 60 and 200 meter dash at NIN. Her times of 7.98 and 26.09 were good enough for 35th and 30th place, respectively.
-Woodberry Forest distance star Kevin Bennert, who ran the very tough 5K/2 Mile double at NIN and ran it very, very well. His 7th place finish in the 5K was oh, so close to All-American honors, as his personal best time of 15:21.34 was just one second out of 6th place. He then came back the next day to run another huge personal best (15 seconds) with a 9:29.13 (converts to 9:25.83 for 3200 meters) in the 2 mile to finish 19th overall.
Dad Rick Kwiatkowski and son David absolutely love to run but it's not very often that they actually get to compete together. Rick, who is one of the area's most accomplished ultra-marathoners, recently finished a 100 mile race whereas David (only a 7th grader), runs the "shorter" distances (800-5,000 meters) wearing his Albemarle Patriots singlet. But on Saturday this Earlysville running tandem crossed the finish line of the hilly MJ8K together in 35:44 (7:13 pace). Mom Lisa, who is a 3:58 marathoner, is currently training for the Boston Marathon and sisters Mary and Laura are also excellent runners, as they too compete for the Patriots.
(courtesy of LetsRun.com)The dream season continued for Virginia's Robby Andrews this past weekend at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships as the true freshmen captured a national title in the Men's 800 meters by just one hundreth of a second. Andrews ran a tactically brilliant race and timed his move perfectly on the final lap to outsprint Oregon's Andrew Wheating, a 2008 USA Olympian, with a time of 1:48.39 to 1:48.40. Andrews, who has STILL yet to lose a race this entire indoor season, won the Cavalier's second ever national title at 800 meters (1988 Olympic Champion Paul Ereng won the first in 1989) and finishes the season ranked #4 all-time in school history in the event with his time of 1:48.01 from earlier in the year. In other Cavalier action, teammate Ryan Collins finished 11th in the Men's 5000 meters with a time of 14:06, good enough to garner his first ever All-American honors. For a more detailed race report plus an interview with Andrews, check out the Cavalier's track website.
Race video here (skip to 1:38:08 mark)
Nike Indoor Nationals
The nice thing about collegiate track and field is that there is only one national track meet, whereas the high schoolers have to choose between the NSIC meet (which is traditionally stronger in the sprints and jumps) in New York City and Nike Indoor Nationals (usually stronger in the middle distance and distance events) in Boston, both of which took place this past weekend. A handful of local tracksters made the trip up the East Coast to compete against the nation's best, and Central Virginia came away with an All-American relay team and one lone national champion.
In Saturday's action, the Fork Union relay team of Eddie Jones, Louis Litkett, Nick Naimool, and Wojciech Czernek ran a great race to easily win their section of the sprint medley relay (200, 200, 400, 800 meter legs). Their time of 3:32.65 was good enough to place 3rd overall and left one to wonder how much faster they could have run if they had been in the fastest section with better competition. Albemarle also competed in the event and finished just out of the All-American (top 6) honors in 8th place with their time of 3:33.93. Anchor runner Anthony Kostelac ran a monster leg of 1:51.7, by far the fastest split of the day, but was a little too far back to chase down the front of the pack.
(courtesy of milesplit.us)Kostelac's weekend wasn't over yet, as he came back on Sunday to win a national championship in the 800 meters, using a blistering kick over the final 50 meters to win in a time of 1:50.96 over Nick Kaiser's 1:51.34. This is the third national championship for the Albemarle senior, but the first individual one, as he anchored the 4x800 and distance medley relays to victories at the 2009 edition of this meet. His time of 1:50.96 is not only a personal best and a meet record, but now ranks him as the #6 all-time indoor performer in high school history, trailing only some of the sport's most legendary names. Perhaps the most impressive part of the victory, and especially the time, is the manner in which Kostelac ran the race. His split of 56.6 for 400 meters means that he closed his final 400 meters in 54.3, suggesting that the Patriot senior may be able to go faster in a more evenly paced race, an opportunity that will hopefully present itself outdoors this spring...
Race Video (courtesy of runnerspace)
Blue Ribbons To...
The future of UVA middle distance running, as newly crowned NCAA 800 meter champion Robby Andrews will be joined next year by newly crowned high school NIN 800 meter champion Anthony Kostelac. Andrews set two national records indoors last year, and is ranked #1 all-time with his 1:49.21, while Kostelac is ranked #6 all-time as previously mentioned. In addition, sophomore Lance Roller was the fastest freshmen in the NCAA last year with his time of 1:47.88, and new transfer John Minen just ran the 2nd fastest time ever by a Cavalier in the mile with his mark of 4:02.77 (4th year Alex Bowman is #8 all-time with his 4:05.48 from the same meet). Throw in high school national record-holders (and former Patriot teammates of Kostelac) Zach Vrhovac and Luke Noble, both of whom are freshmen at UVA, and things are really looking good for the Cavs. Topping it all off is the recent signing of Long Island, New York senior Patrick Farmer, who took the world of high school track by storm this winter. Competing in his first real season of track, Farmer has run some truly jaw-dropping quarter miles, including a 48.20 open 400 that ranks him #8 in the country and a 46.5 relay split that saw him overcome a 40 meter gap to win a 4x400 relay. Pretty impressive stuff for the former soccer player who has shifted his focus to track (one wonders how many great runners are out there on the soccer fields, never knowing that they could potentially be a national-class trackster).The Western Albemarle girls 4x800 relay team of Claire Johnson, Katie Farina, Jordan Haws and Perri Bowser, who shaved another half second off their school record with a time of 9:33.43 at the NSIC Meet in NYC. The same relay team who, under the guidance of Coach Katie Pugh, was fresh off a AA state relay title two weeks ago with their then school record time of 9:33.94, finished 11th overall in the event.
The rest of Central Virginia who competed in the two high school national meets this past weekend...
-Vaulters Nicole Harding (14th) and Kelsey Grupp (24th) of WAHS, who tied their season bests at 11'2.5" and 10'6" respectively at the NSIC meet on Saturday. Harding then made the trek up to Boston the next day and made it over 10'8.75" at the NIN meet for 25th place. Fellow Warrior and state champion Zach Lawson was also 25th at NIN with his clearance of 13'8.5".
-Double state champion Ashontae Jackson of Orange, who competed in both the 60 and 200 meter dash at NIN. Her times of 7.98 and 26.09 were good enough for 35th and 30th place, respectively.
-Woodberry Forest distance star Kevin Bennert, who ran the very tough 5K/2 Mile double at NIN and ran it very, very well. His 7th place finish in the 5K was oh, so close to All-American honors, as his personal best time of 15:21.34 was just one second out of 6th place. He then came back the next day to run another huge personal best (15 seconds) with a 9:29.13 (converts to 9:25.83 for 3200 meters) in the 2 mile to finish 19th overall.
-Wojciech Czernek, the anchor leg of the 3rd place Fork Union SMR team, who doubled back the next day to run a big personal best in the mile with his 8th place time of 4:15.92 (converts to 4:14.44 for 1600 meters). The junior from Poland finished the indoor season ranked #2 in the entire state of Virginia in this event.
-Fellow Fork Union teammate Rich Dyer, who ran a personal best time of 7.10 in the 60 meter dash to finish 19th overall and also competed on FUMA's 4x200 meter relay team, which placed 25th overall with their time of 1:33.95. Orange County also made the long drive up to Boston and came away with a 35th place finish in the same event with a time of 1:35.29.
Seth Hutchinson, who comfortably cruised over the MJ8K course en route to a convincing 25:02 (5:02 pace) clock stopper and Nicole Kelleher,who shattered the previous course record with an impressive 29:11 (5:53 pace) win. Kelleher, who is a UVa Med student, will be hitting the professional Triathlon circuit as one of the top ranked female triathletes in the nation. Louise Knudson, who along with Hutchinson trains as a member of the RMR team, also broke the old course record with a fine Boston tune-up time of 29:33 (5:58). William & Mary runner Thomas Baker (26:32) and triathlete Barry Rodgers (27:38), rounded out the top three on the men's side and Carmia Steyn was the 3rd woman, as the 31 year old mother of two clocked a stellar 31:19 (6:19 pace).
start of the race
(Nicole Kelleher, 1st 29:11)
(Louise Knudson, 2nd 29:33)
Ginny Boothe, Tracy Dinning,Ursula Hull and Lindsey Keefe, who were among the the crew of racers who scored big personal records at the MJ8K.
Skip Mullaney, who crossed the finish line of The Florida Senior Games 5K in first place with an impressive 21:30 clocking. The 70 year old Locust Avenue resident sported his Charlottesville Track Club singlet as he led the Masters field over the Fort Meyers course.
Amy Pritchard, on the recent birth of a baby boy. The CHS cross country/track coach and her husband now have two beautiful children.
-Fellow Fork Union teammate Rich Dyer, who ran a personal best time of 7.10 in the 60 meter dash to finish 19th overall and also competed on FUMA's 4x200 meter relay team, which placed 25th overall with their time of 1:33.95. Orange County also made the long drive up to Boston and came away with a 35th place finish in the same event with a time of 1:35.29.
Seth Hutchinson, who comfortably cruised over the MJ8K course en route to a convincing 25:02 (5:02 pace) clock stopper and Nicole Kelleher,who shattered the previous course record with an impressive 29:11 (5:53 pace) win. Kelleher, who is a UVa Med student, will be hitting the professional Triathlon circuit as one of the top ranked female triathletes in the nation. Louise Knudson, who along with Hutchinson trains as a member of the RMR team, also broke the old course record with a fine Boston tune-up time of 29:33 (5:58). William & Mary runner Thomas Baker (26:32) and triathlete Barry Rodgers (27:38), rounded out the top three on the men's side and Carmia Steyn was the 3rd woman, as the 31 year old mother of two clocked a stellar 31:19 (6:19 pace).
start of the race
(Nicole Kelleher, 1st 29:11)
(Louise Knudson, 2nd 29:33)
Ginny Boothe, Tracy Dinning,Ursula Hull and Lindsey Keefe, who were among the the crew of racers who scored big personal records at the MJ8K.
Skip Mullaney, who crossed the finish line of The Florida Senior Games 5K in first place with an impressive 21:30 clocking. The 70 year old Locust Avenue resident sported his Charlottesville Track Club singlet as he led the Masters field over the Fort Meyers course.
Amy Pritchard, on the recent birth of a baby boy. The CHS cross country/track coach and her husband now have two beautiful children.
Father/Son Running Tandem of the Week...
(As father and son we've enjoyed many memorable running times together over the years, so we thought it might be fun to recognize a father/son running duo each week)
In Other News...
The MJ8K was a wonderful success as close to 600 runners and walkers traversed some of the hilliest sections of downtown in a steady drizzle en route to impressive finishes at this popular fund raiser. In addition to the above mentioned times (see Blue Ribbons) many folks had excellent times, including these age group winners: Noah Jones, Helen Gilliam, Hannah Best, Joseph Strukl, Jessica Geisler, Joel Hess, Leigh Baumgart, Taulsa Cook, Dee Dee Winfield, Meg Cook, Doug Bloor, Jeanine Wolanski, Cal Biesecker, Lise Willingham, Ken Nail, Peggy Mowbray, John Bauman, Eileen Wittwer, John Post, Beth Schmid, Michale Collins, Jack Schmid, Nancy Fraser and Wendell Golden. The Camp Holiday Trails 5K has been a Ten Miler tune-up spring racing ritual for the past 27 years. Started in 1983 by then second year medical student Paul Kelly (now a famous doctor in Waterbury, CT) is hosted annually by the UVA Med School students, and has over the years raised close to $100,000 for this very special local camp (for kids with a variety of serious health issues). The race is set for this Saturday (3/27) at 9:00am at the Newcomb Hall Plaza and runs over the traditional UVA/Lewis Mountain neighborhood course. Race day entry is permitted from 8:00-8:45.
Wednesday Workouts are in full swing! If you're looking to improve your racing or training times, come join us any Wednesday morning at 5:30 in the University Hall parking lot. All (and we mean ALL abilities, as long as you've been running for a year or more) are encouraged to join us. Want to get on our weekly workout e-mail list (so you receive the workouts ahead of time)? Send your e-mail to alec@raggedmountainrunning.com. Come join us!
Tori McClure, the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic (or any other ocean) will be joining us as our guest at The Virginia Festival of the Book this Friday (3/19) at 6:00pm at Ragged Mountain. This amazing person will be speaking about her excellent book "A Pearl in the Storm". The event if free and open to the public (great for families too).
Ten Miler Tips...If you're training for the Ten Miler, this is the last weekend you should be trying to get in a "long" run (10-14 miles). A common mistake is to squeeze in this very important training run on the Saturday, or worse yet, Sunday just prior to race day. Use this run as a test to see just how good you have become at "going out slowly" and pacing yourself, as this is the most abused rule on race day! Two of the hardest miles of this grueling course are actually the first two miles of the race and historically, over half the field takes it out too quickly (sometimes as fast as 30 seconds/mile). Our advice is to take it out about 15-45 seconds/mile slower for the first two miles before settling into your targeted race pace. Practice this and you will most likely have a gratifying experience over the last 8 miles of this special event!
The rescheduled Run For Haiti is set for this Sunday at 3:00pm in Free Union. Runners will have their choice of four events: A half mile for kids, as well as an open mile, two mile and 5K. All races will start together and donations will be accepted. No pre-race day signup. Important note: Any rain at all on Sunday cancels due to parking issues in the McIntosh's field.
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