With the pace being slow I was wondering how the weather was. It is in the 80s but that affects everyone. Also, league meets are always tricky and I don’t expect the times to be all that stellar in the distance events. They’re held at the end of the year when temps are up, many are running events to maximize points, semis are run for the 800 & 1500, and all of that.
I also thought that Hartman would run better than she did and I was surprised that Taryn Parks was well off the pace to finish last. I wasn’t surprised that Virginia’s Esther Seeland was 3rd and she’s probably kicking herself for not putting herself in a position to challenge for the win. She has a very strong finish due no doubt to primarily being an 800 runner and even dabbling in the 400 when she was at Messiah.
The men’s race was also sort of odd. Gary Martin was 8th more than 5 seconds off the pace of the winner.