BRRC Track Series #3

Nothing like being on hand for a Wednesday Night Summer Track Meet...

Saw some familiar faces, mostly Denise Knickman and Matty Blaze, both of whom had done the workout the previous night and were racing 3 events each. On the list of also-theres were Dave Berardi, Kris Simms, a large posse of Jamaicans and the Remus connection.

I got there as Matty Blaze was finishing 3rd in the mile. I wasn't sure of his time, but he looked like he was just jogging. A short while later we were treated to one of the fastest 200m events outside of a real track meet, with 6 dudes running what appeared to be under 22 and the winner in the low 21 range.

In the 800m, Denise ran her consistent workout pace, while Jablonski ran 2:07. Denise then jumped in the 400m and ran a pretty quick 82.

Then it was the night's marquee event - the 5000m. There had to have been over 25 people in the race. One kid jumped out to a huge lead, which he held to the line in a super easy 16:11 it looked like. For the first mile there was a good group containing Kris, Blaze, Berardi and FRRS employee Louis Fodos. They hit mile 1 in 5:24. Somewhere in the 2nd mile, Kris was forced into pacing duties, as the race became more strung out. Kris led a line of 5; behind him was Dave Berardi. Mile 2 split was 10:54 (5:30) and they were teetering on the sub-17 mark.

Maurice had a small gap on the gruppo Simms, which was down to 3 at this point. Berardi moved to the front and they began to chip away at Mo's advantage. For Kris, at 3800m the race really began to get tough. On the final straight, Berardi managed to muscle his old bones past the older bones of Maurice, in 17:04. Kris finished in about the same time he ran here last year, 17:16. Denise ran a really great race, finishing in 18:27.

The final event was the 4x400 and the Jamaicans were on a mission. First split was just over 50, and the others were about 51 as they finished in 3:23. That's pretty darn good for a Weds night.