Jonny ran in the varsity race again this week. He ended up in 60th out of 136 and had a time of 18:09 for the 5K race, a new personal best. He didn’t drink enough before the race and within a minute or two he realized he was a little dehydrated, which I’m sure effected his performance. He was unable to maintain his early position or improve on it like he has in previous races. He did finish very strong at the end and probably moved up 10-15 spots in the last 100 meters. I think he learned a lot from this race and he will benefit from the lessons learned.
Overall the team took 4th out of 19 Division II teams. They were missing one of their top 2 runners and their number 3 runner. Hopefully they will be back next weekend. Their coaches are pretty conservative with the kids health as they realize that these kids have a lifetime ahead of them.
Jonny running at Gallion XC Festival - 09/14/2013
Gallion 2013
Jonny about to start the last 1000 meters
Jonny starts his kick to the finish line
At the finish you can even see the kids he passed at the start of his kick
Race results can be found on Baums Page or the Granville Cross Country Database
Race video can be found here.