Running shoes

I've been too busy to post the Westford photos or build up to tomorrow's meet so here is a very interesting article about running shoes.
The painful truth about trainers: Are running shoes a waste of money?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1170253/The-painful-truth-trainers-Are-expensive-running-shoes-waste-money.html

Meet NS, Westford Academy, Boston Latin @ Westford

From NSHS v Westford v Boston Latin

NS won all matchups. The boys needed to win one relay to pull it off against Westford Academy. WA dropped the baton in the 4x100 and the meet was over. It was still a very exciting 4x400 for the boys.
A number of eye popping results. Bridget 5:08 and Melanie 5:10 in mile, Kelsey 11:01 in 2 mile, C. Ryding WA 15.2 in high hurdles. And that 10.4 100 meters by Sam Grad is ???. Must be a typo? Yong Cho ran 14.8 in HH, 2.0 seconds ahead of 2nd.
And Ben broke 10 in the 2M with Cameron one second back.
The 4x400 of 3:35 by both NS and WA is fast this early.

I have to be away and can't post photos till next week. Check Westford dad Chris Brearley's site for photos:
Click here for Chris Brearley's photo site
He'll have photos up later.
Click here for photos by Susan Chari
Click here for photos by Megan Hergrueter
Click here for photos by George

photos of results of NS v WA (click on photo):

Track meet at Acton-Boxboro POSTPONED

from Steven:

The track meet at Acton-Boxboro has been postponed. Makeup TBA.

Also Parent night is Tuesday, 7th @ 6:00 in the lecture hall unless the make up date falls on that date.

The outdoor track season must be here

April 2nd in front of my house:

GeorgeTToad came out of hibernation today and wow has he grown!

Many more photos from NIN

There are tons more photos on:
http://www.milesplit.us/
Or check out the Massachusetts part of the site:
http://MA.milesplit.us/
This site is much better organized than dyestat.
There are hundreds of photos from just the NIN girls 4x800. Follow the photos link.

Outdoor season has started

The outdoor season has started. Some of the NS runners who raced right up to the start of the outdoor season are getting some time off but for everyone else spring is here. I'll try to get some photos from practice and put up the schedule.

Nike Nationals - Sunday

Click here for Newton photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for Boston Globe story
Click here for Boston Herald story
Click here for Wicked Local Newton story

Reporting by John Huth:
The girls 4x8 took second in 8:58.63. I thought a couple of weeks ago that a sub-9 4x8 was only a dream. Juliet ran a really hard leadoff, handing off to Kathy in maybe about 3rd position. Kathy really blasted it open with a 2:13, Mel hung in there in front - We had her in 2:17.9 or 2:18. But at this point, Southern Regional had a 2:08 leg, and was close behind, and Jillian Smith got the baton, and blasted a 2:06. Bridget tried to give chase, but Smith seems to have a gear that no mortals possess. I had Bridget in 2:13.
I couldn't believe my eyes - what a race.

Southern Regional's 8:54 is just a shade off the national record, and Newton South's time is a number 3 all time in the US and is a new New England record. Every girl PR'ed in both relays, twice - which is unheard of. Also the old meet record was 9:04 - absolutely demolished by Newton South and Southern Regional. Lincoln Sudbury ran a 9:07 which would've been a New England record only two weeks ago.

In fact, the whole weekend was absolutely crazy, with records dropping like flies left and right.
Albemarle Virginia's 4x8 relay is a national record - 7:36.99. 16 year old Luke Verzbicas ran a 8:57.44 2-mile for a new Freshman Record.

In other results - Yong Cho made the semi's in the hurdles, and ran well. Kelsey ran a great 2 mile, taking 7th in a race dominated by California's Jordan Hasay, who won in a 10:10.
Steven M. was in hog heaven watching from the sidelines. I spoke with the press for Newton Centre Athletics - so if you see me quoted, that's why. Steven, you get em back tomorrow with the start of the outdoor season.