Jonny ran in the Otterbein Valentine High School Qualifier today at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. He only ran in the 1600 Meter Run today. He finished 3rd out of 83 runners with a new personal best of 4:31.40. The video can be found below.
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Ohio State University High School Qualifier #3
Jonny ran in the Buckeye Qualifier #3 today held at OSU’s French Field House. He ran in the 800 meter run and the 4×400 relay.
In the 800 meter run he finsihed 8th in his heat and 9th overall with a time of 2:04.64. Once again he didn’t get a great start and ended up in the middle of the pack getting pushed around and pushing others to try to make space the first 100 meters or so. Once he got to the outside he was able to pass a few people. Although he let one of the kids he passed pass him back right at the finish line. I don’t think he realized the guy was catching him. I did take video, so here it is.
In the 4×400 meter run he was the first leg of the race and started out in the far outside lane, lane 6. At the gun, he started at a slow run and after the first person immediately passed him, he picked up his pace. He completed his leg in 54.9 and put the team in 2nd place after his leg. The team ended up winning their heat with a time of 3:44.27 which put them in 11th place overall out of 21 teams. After watching the race again they really belonged in the 2nd heat and may have been able to jump a spot or two if they had some competition. Again I have video of that race.
The official results can be found on FinishTiming.com, or you can see them on the Granville Track and Field Reporting Tool.
Ohio State Univeristy High School Qualifier #2
Jonny’s second Indoor Track meet, like the first one last week, was also held at the French Field House at Ohio State located in Columbus, Ohio on January 23rd, 2016.
This week Jonny ran in the 1600 Meter Run and the 400 Meter Run. Jonny ran in the first heat of the 1600 meter run in 4:34.21 which was good enough for 5th place overall. I did take some video of that run and here it is.
Jonny also ran the 400 meter run about 45 minutes after competing in the mile. He ran in the 3rd heat. It’s funny watching our distance guys run in the 400 meter races. In Jonny’s race he was the only one who didn’t start with blocks. I heard of couple of people sitting around me pointing it out just before the race started. Jonny ended up 2nd in his heat and 10th overall out 57 runners. After the race I heard those same people sound surprised that Jonny ended up in 2nd ahead of their boys. Jonny finished in 54.41. Here is the video I took from that race.
The official results can be found at FinishTiming.com. You can also find the results at the Granville Aces Track and Field Reporting Tool.
Ashley adds a new member to the family
Ashley and Shane added a new member to the family today. She rescued a little dog to help keep Apollo entertained. She picked him up from the Licking County Animal Shelter. She named him Thor and he is very active and friendly. He thinks everyone is his friend and he and Apollo get along very well.
Thor after being picked up from the Licking County Animal Shelter
Ohio State University High School Qualifier #1
Jonny started the season running in the Ohio State University HS Qualifier #1, held at the French Field House at OSU on January 16th, 2016.
He was only scheduled for one event today the 4×800 meter relay. The team took 6th place overall out of 22 teams with a team time of 8:57.56. Jonny ran the third leg and ran most of the race alone as he was about 85 meters behind the team in front of him. He finally caught up to the 3 teams in front of him and passed 2 of those teams last 200 meters. His split time was 2:08.4.
I did not get a chance to get any video of this race as my batteries to the camera where dead. I will have video from next week though. I promise.
The official results can be found at FinishTiming.com, or on the Granville Aces Track and Field Reporting Tool.
Back Health Issues
I have been having sciatica issues since the beginning of November. I have went to the doctor several time. We have tried stretching exercises and anti-inflammatory prescription medications. I finally had an X-Ray that revealed some spurs protruding from my spine, so my doctor approved an MRI. The MRI showed spurs resulting from a ruptured disc on L4-L5 along with heavy arthritis and narrowing of the spinal column. From that we made an appointment to see a neurosurgeon, which is now scheduled for February 1st. They may recommend surgery or still recommend that I try a nerve blocker. I just want to get me fixed so I can function again and start exercising again.
Christmas 2015
We made our annual pilgrimage up to Kalamazoo to visit family for Christmas. It was a very nice visit with both sides of the family and for the first time since I can remember there were no arguments over conflicts on where we were supposed to be and when.
It was very warm this year and there no chance of white Christmas as the temps varied from low 40’s to upper 50’s while we were visiting.
Ohio Regional Meet at Pickerington North.
Jonny competed in the Division I Regional Meet at Pickerington High School North. He needed to either have the team finish 4th or better or he had to finish in the top 16 to move on to the State Finals next week. The team finished in 12th place and Jonny finished in 16:26.6 which was 24th place out of 123 runners. He did not make it to the State finals this year.
Official results can be found on FinishTiming.com.
Central District Championship – Division 1, Section 2 at Watkins Memorial High School
Jonny was racing at the Central District Championship today held today at the Watkins Memorial High School. He was racing in Division 1, Section 2. Conditions were mid 60′ and sprinkling. To move on to Regionals the team had to place 5th or better, or Jonny had to finish in the top 20 to move on as an individual.
Jonny got a good start and through the first 800 meters he established himself in the top 15. He moved up a few positions through out the race and came in 12th overall out of 112 competitors. He finished the race in 16:14.3, which is his 2nd best time of his career. The team ended up getting 5th place and so the entire team gets to move on to the Regionals for Division I Central Ohio which is held in Pickerington. The boys have never raced there before and are not really sure what to expect.
The official results can be found here at WatkinsTrack.org or on the Granville Running Database.
Here is the video I took today.
Licking County League Champioships – October 17, 2015
Jonny competed in the Licking Country League Championships held at Watkins Memorial High School. The conditions were a little cool in the upper 30’s with a slight breeze, but the course was nice and dry which makes it a fast course as there are no big hills on the course.
Jonny got a chance to run head to head with the #4 runner in the country, Andrew Jordan from Watkins Memorial. Jonny competed well and ended up 7th overall out of 68 runners. When they broke down the different divisions he was 6th out of 35 runners. He recorded his 2nd best time ever with a time of 16:17.22. The boys team ended up 2nd in the division behind Watkins Memorial.
I did take some video from the race which is here below.
The official results from the meet can be found on the watkinstrack.org website.
If you would like to see what the results would have been without dividing out the divisions after the race was run you can see that information on the Granville Aces Running Database.