2014 Hershey Track and Field Games

The 400 Meter Run at East Pennsboro High School Track

Daniel ran in his first Hershey Track and Field Games on Sunday May 4, 2014. The Hershey program in relation to the 9 and 10 age group is for children interested in sprinting events such as the 50 Meter, 100 Meter, 200 Meter, and 400 Meter. They also have events such as the Softball Throw and Standing Long Jump. These field events are not sanctioned by USATF or AAU.  

 

Daniel is a long distance runner. He runs the 800 Meter, 1500 Meter, and 3000 Meter Runs. So why did I have Daniel enter into the Hershey Track and Field Games?  Because it is time to see how well he can do with local people his age in short distance running. I have not had him do this since age 5. I had him get involved in the Softball Throw just to see what he could do. Daniel up to this point never threw a softball.

 

 

We did not know who was racing against Daniel in the 200 or 400 Meter runs. They mix the age groups together. They did not announce who was in what group and they did not post the results of any given race.

 

No,  Daniel did not give up as I was talking about on the video. He remembered his training. I did not. If you watch the 400 Meter race closely, You will see that the leader was moving away. He was not in Daniel's age group. The other boy is in his age group. Daniel stayed with him for 300 Meters. Daniel understood that his opponent was running at full speed. Daniel was not and Daniel was "dogging" him. The race is 400 Meters not 300 Meters. With 100 Meters left, Daniel made his move and his opponent could not respond. Therefore Daniel won the race.

Daniel came in first place in the 400 Meter run. He will advance to the Hershey Track and Field District Meet to be held Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The meet will be held at Buck Swank Stadium,  Palmyra Area Middle School in Palmyra, Pa.  The rain date will be Sunday, June15, 2014 at 1:00 PM.  First and second place winners of the 400 Meter Run at districts will advance to the State Meet to be held Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Penn State University Track in State College, Pa.

 

An argument broke out between Daniel and Stephanie concerning his performance in the 400 Meter.   Stephanie did not know that Daniel was competing against children older than him. To us, it appeared that Daniel was not running his best. However, if you compare 9 year old Daniel's time of 1 Minute, 25. 75 Second vs. 9 year old Stephanie's time of 1 Minute, 47 Seconds, Daniel did fine. What was 9 Year old Darnell's time. I could not run this race. I sucked!

 

The flash received second place in the 200 Meter Run with a time of 40.37 Seconds. In the Softball Throw, he received fourth place with a distance of 62 feet, 4 Inches.