TIME TRIAL #2 RESULTS

Thank you everyone who came out for the Cloud Classic Time Trials!  It was fun to see everyone and thank you for practicing social distancing and wearing masks.  As a reminder, we are now competing against other teams in a virtual race where we log each athlete's times.  We have one more time trial at the end of May and then a Championship on June 6th.  This week we competed against the Chico Striders who had a very good showing of almost 20 athletes!

Below I've listed every Hawk that competed and their results:

Jake M.

• 6:02 1600m: 1st in AG, 2nd Overall Male.  1 Sec PR. Solid effort but more in the tank.  A true competitor, I wish I could see him in a race with his peers.
• 2:45 800m: 1st in AG, 2nd Overall Male. 3rd Place was a Chico Strider right on his heals with a 2:48! 

Matthew O.

• 5:49 1600m: 1st in AG, 1st Overall Male.
• 2:40 800m: 1st in AG, 1st Overall Male. 2 Sec PR.  Very strong effort.  Perfect Splits of 80sec & 80 sec

Cohen O.

• 6:52 1600m: 1st in AG, Crushing PR by 29 seconds!
• 3:18 800m: 1st in AG,  1 Second PR.

John B.

• 6:52 1600m: 1st in AG, 1 sec off his PR.
• 3:12 800m: 1 Sec PR.

Adeline:

• 6:35 1600m: 1st in AG, 1st Overall Female. PR by 5 seconds. (Second Place a 13 year old Chico Strider).
• 3:06 800m: 1st in AG, 3rd Overall Female. 1 sec off PR.

Abigale:

• 7:48 1600m. 2nd in AG; 10 Sec off PR, but later learned she hurt her Achilles.  Most important to me though is that I saw Abigale smiling at the starting line, AND she ran the whole race by herself!  So proud of you, Abigale.  (New nickname is brewing)

Sonia:

• 7:28 1600m: 1st in AG,  MONSTER 41 Sec PR!! That's 8.4% !  That's nuts!!!
• 3:39 800m: 1st in AG, MONSER 21 Sec PR!!! That's 8.8% !!!!!!!!!  DOUBLE NUTS!
• I just have to say, Sonia was extra super this weekend because she's been working hard the last three weeks getting her workouts in.  Those PRs were not because she ran tougher than last time.  She worked all three T's: Talent, TRAINING, and Toughness.  I can totally tell Sonia has been working out.  Great work and thank you for putting the training in, Super Sonia.  I'm giving you our "Awesome Athlete Award" for your dedication to training this past several weeks. Well Done!

Natalie:

• 6:50 1600m: 1st in AG, 3rd Overall Female, 11 Second PR! That is a big jump for a mile! That's almost 3 Seconds per lap on the track.  Great work!
• 3:20 800m: 1st in AG, 3rd Overall Female, 16 second PR! WHAT!!!? 8% off your time!  HUGE! (I should share, 4th place was a Chico Strider 1 second behind you! Great job!

Keilen:

• 9:08 1600m: 1st in AG.
• 4:24 800m:  2nd in AG.  PRs weren't in the cards this weekend but I believe they are in the future if the training continues. 

Team, I am so proud of your effort and determination.  Let's keep these workouts going and make sure we are appreciating all three T's: Talent, Training, and Toughness.  I had a good talk with one of our athletes on Saturday about how important it is practice our Toughness during these times.  We don't have our group practices three times a week or  track meets.  This is the opportunity to practice mental toughness.  Train when everyone else is playing video games.  That's what will get you ahead. Not just for the Cloud Classic Series, but for next Cross Country Season and for life as well.

Parents, as always, thank you so much for being a part of your athlete's journey and part of the fabric that makes up the Delta Hawks.  I am thrilled to be coaching our kids.  I'm busy these days, but I can honestly say the Hawks is one of my greatest joys outside of my family.  Thank you for allowing me to coach during this awkward season.  Let's get through it together, enjoy a break, and then tackle Cross Country in the Fall.

Run Tough,

Coach Phil

PS - The Week's workouts coming tomorrow, Monday is a Rest Day as usual.