Conditions couldn't have been better on Friday at SF State. Their gorgeous track and a no-wind 75 degree day made for a perfect track atmosphere.
To start off the day, Clarissa Rivera ran her first 1500 of the season in 5:09, a great first time run for the '09 season. She was in a tough heat, but fared well, running near the front and taking the lead at times, maintaining pace throughout.
In the men's 1500, Jose "The Beast" Morales and Dawson "Man-Stache" Vorderbruegge laced 'em up in the first heat. A guy from Humboldt and a Cal runner took the early lead, with The Beast and Man-Stache following closely behind in the 3rd and 4th positions. It remained this way pretty much for the first 2.5 laps, and then The Beast took the lead. With 300 to go, Man-Stache started his kick and took the lead by about 25 meters. Even though Man-Stache faded, his backstretch antics proved to be enough to hold off the other competitors. Dawson crossed the line first in 4:03, followed closely by Jose in 4:04.
Approximately one hour later, Man-Stache and Michael "Slim" Price of Humboldt State comprised the field for the men's 2-mile. Man-Stache was still pretty exhausted from closing his 1500 in about a 59 for the last quarter less than an hour ago, so he just wanted to run the 2 mile as a tempo. Man-stache led through the first mile in 5:15, then faded as Slim took about a 30 meter lead. With 1.5 laps left, however, Man-Stache caught his second wind (due most likely to the aerodynamics of his facial ensemble) and caught up to Slim, passing him with 200 to go and cruising in for the win in a semi-impressive High School JV time of 10:30.
Next up was Terrance "Unaffiliated" Ellis, running in the 800. Terrance started out better than last time, running closer to a 15 second first 100 meters as opposed to a 12. His first lap was 57, which put him at the back of a very fast pack. He held on tight as the race went on though and finished in 2:00.03, so close to breaking 2 menudos. Possible Warrior Carlos from Sac City was also in that race, and finished in an impressive 1:58. Also, Terrance was screwed out of winning the Warrior Talent show because he lost to an untalented drag queen. Don't worry Terrance, I'd rather have you straight and fast than socially awkward and slow.
Lastly, Shane "Redneck" Brookshire raced in the men's 5k. His first mile was a 4:48, a good time to start out, and he held on for a 10:03 two mile. In the last mile, Shane poured it on, passing at least 10 people with authority. I'm pretty sure he even said to one guy as he passed "Eat my dust you yellow-bellied son of prairie dog!" Shane finished in 15:46, a big improvement from last race, and showing a trend that this guy is going to pr big time at conference.
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