2014 Members 1st 5K Run for Kids

   

Stephanie, 4 years old David , and 9 years old Daniel waiting for the race to start.

 

On Saturday, September 20, 2014 Members 1st FCU at 5000 Louise Dr. Mechanicsburg, Pa., in the Rossmoyne Business Park (located in Mechanicsburg, PA, off of Rt. 15), they sponsored the 5K Run and Walk for a fund raiser for the support of the Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. The race started at 10:00 AM.  

Daniel prepared to race the people that you see here. The 15 year old to the left of Daniel wearing Blue and White was the only one in his age group (10 to 15 years old) That beat Daniel.

 

On this video, you can see David, Stephanie, and the dog bringing up the rear of the race.  David is attempting to run a 5K because he wants to be like his brother.  However, 4 year old David at this point can only run one mile before he has to stop.  I think David is better at one mile and under races and that is what he will be train to do if he continues to want to run.  

This race did not have an age group for Daniel. Daniel, the Jamaican Flash is only 9 years old. However, last year, Daniel won this event (10 to 15 years old) and they allowed him to have the first place prize.    

 

Daniel did just about what I expected him to do. He came in 2nd in the 10 to 15 year old group. His time was 24 min. 48.47 Seconds running 3.1 Miles. Last year he ran this race The Flash ran in his usual manor, placing first with a time of 23 Minutes, 58.68 Seconds.


Last year, they did not have an age group for 8 year old Daniel so he ran in the 10 to 15 year age group and won. He placed 35th overall out of 87 people.

In placing over all, Daniel placed 27th out of 106 people of all ages.   

 

The Problems that this race showed

Daniel ran a nearly perfect race. This race was on a flat nearly leveled course. It was all street running.  This is the easiest Cross Country course that he will run all year.  The test will come when he runs more hillier races.  Daniel must prepare for his USATF 2K race on Nov. 8 at the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia. That is a race full of hills. This is Daniel's secret in gaining the advantage in the Association and Regional races.

People say that I am never happy about Daniel's performance. That is because most people do not understand the objective of Daniel's Cross Country and Track program. If the objective is to get Daniel prepared for middle school events then I am not needed for his training. If we are preparing for Daniel to run in High school then I can just show Daniel the fundamentals of running and call it a day. If he is good in High school he may get some sort of college scholarship.

 

But that is not the goal. The goal is to make Daniel capable of making the USA Olympic Team in the year 2028. This means that we have a time schedule to meet, getting him a 3.1 Mile speed of 12 Minutes by the time he reaches 24 years old.

 

The world record for men is currently 12:37.35 and was set by Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele in 2004 in the Netherlands at Hengelo.

On a road course, the world record is currently 13:00 and was run by Sammy Kipketer in the 2009 Carlsbad 5000. Kipketer also tied his world record in the 2010 Carlsbad race.

To beat these people's records, we had to start training for it when Daniel was 4 years old. This is a 20 year program that may win him world fame in the end.