Week 35: Dogwood Track Classic: Day 2!

Varsity Track and Field - Running under the lights in one of the most competitive fields on the East Coast, Hayes rose to the moment. Early in the season, Hayes ran a 4:35 mile at Woodberry - running all alone. Tonight, he did it again - as his first mile of a two-mile race! Focusing on the middle laps, Hayes continued to move up and improve his position as he approached the last 800. Hayes finished strong - earning a 4-second PR of 9:19. When you're running at that level, a 4-second improvement is enormous.

 

Running Dogwood for the final time, Jack B ran a highly intelligent race. For the first few laps, he drafted off the back of the pack, aware that everyone was running the same pace. Jack hit the 1600 mark in 4:53, and in the middle of the race, he dropped a 2:35 800, passing runners as he went. Without any sign of fatigue, Jack left much of the field in his wake, closing with a 71 second (4:44 mile pace) in the final lap on his 3200 Meter Race! Jack earned an incredible time of 9:46 - also a 4 second PR - capping off an incredible meet for the Tandem Friends Badgers at the 62nd Annual Dogwood Track Classic.