Kathy Derr taking Daniel's Picture while I am trying to figure out how this new stupid phone works at State College.
The Plainfield , NJ Track and Field Meet
This was a track meet from Hell on May 31. 2015. When I got
Daniel to the meet, I found out that I
had to put Daniel out of the car at the entrances. I told him to look for his
coach. Then I had to find a parking space. I finally found a space 3 blocks
away in a residence neighborhood. It
took me some time to get back to the track meet on foot. It was hot and humid. Daniel
was sitting in the stands when I came into the stadium. I asked where was his coach? He said he did
not know.
Mean while some children looking like they were his age,
started walking across the field toward the 1500 Meter line. I stopped one
person and asked what race was starting. She said the 1500 meter.
Next I asked
some 7 year old on Daniel's team where the team was sitting. It took some time
before she understood what I was asking. I had to run about 70 yards to see the
coach and get Daniel's Bib. He did not have it. His wife did. I finally got his bid and then had to run to
the other side of the field near the other goal line. The officials allowed me
to give Daniel his Bib and we found some pins to put Daniel's bib on. I was not allow to put his bib on him.
Somehow he lost one of the pins and he had to run looking like the "homeless.
"
Daniel started the 1500 Meter and came in dead last, about
200 meters from the next to the last person runner. Not only
was this depressing but it was also embarrassing. The Plainfield, N.J. track meet was for
children who are no less than National Class Runners and have been running all
winter. Daniel's time was 6 Minute 30
Seconds. I was looking for 6 Minutes. This
day, Daniel was not in their class.
Then if the situation was not bad enough, it got worse. The Jamaicans
in New Jersey stopped me and ask what did I mean by the "Jamaican
Flash?" I pointed to Daniel. They told me that Jamaicans do not come in
last. I said I know and kept on walking. I brought
a person with me who was after me for months about see Daniel run in a meet. I brought that person to the meet to see this
disaster unfold. The heat was too much
for her and she fell out. Now I have to
problems on me, getting Daniel ready for the 800 Meter and getting this lady
some medical attention.
You think that is all of my problems! Clouds started rolling in and the rain
started. Can you believe that the meet director ran 4 heats of a parent/coaches
relay at that time instead of trying to get the meet over before the weather
became worse? Then the meet resumed after running 4 worthless heats. It
was only 15 minutes later, did the weather warning alarm go off. That canceled the meet without Daniel running
the 800M.
Daniel and I found
the car and picked up our sick guest. We
got in line and it took us 30 minutes to leave the stadium area. On the way home, on I-78 and I-81, we ran into very bad weather including
rotating cloud on top of the Blue Mountain Chain. The wind was bad and I could
not see. I am just glad that the rotating clouds did not come off the mountain
and cross I-78 or I-81.
This was my track meet from hell!
Central Pennsylvania Youth Track Meet
Kathy Derr came to State College, Pa. from Washingtonville, Pa to see Daniel. She drove about 100 miles in a beat up car to help him win.
State College Area High South Track Facility
June 6, 2015, Daniel and I attended the Central Pennsylvania Track Meet at the State College
Area High South Track Facility. These are the best athletes in track and field
in the Central Pa. area.
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Central PA Youth
Track Meet - 6/6/2015
State
College Area HS
Event
4 Boys 9-10 1500 Meter Run
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Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Maguire, Neil Nittany Trac 6:03.40
2 Tulloch,
Daniel Hershey Blaze 6:20.70
3 Tiracave, Santino Mountian Top Track 7:35.10
In the 1500 Meter, we have to bring down his time if we want
to go to USATF Regional next month.
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Central PA Youth
Track Meet - 6/6/2015
State
College Area HS
Event
32 Boys 9-10 4x100 Meter Relay
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Team Finals
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Finals
1 Hershey Blaze 'A' 1:10.49
1) Tulloch,
Daniel 2) Fisic, Andrew
3) Brooks, Malachi 4) Townsend, Josh
2 Nittany Track and
Field 'A' 1:12.15
1) Ritchie,
Zachary 2) Casper,
Evan
3) Capone, Brian 4) Salazer, Ty
The start of the 800 Meter Run
800 Meter Run
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Central PA Youth Track Meet - 6/6/2015
State College Area HS
Event 40 Boys 9-10 800 Meter Run
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Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Tulloch, Daniel Hershey Blaze 3:13.10
2 Salazer, Ty Nittany Trac 3:17.24
3 Hyman, Joshua Unattached 3:24.77
4 Tiracave, Santino Mountian Top Track 3:49.37
Darnell taking Daniel's picture as he came off the track at Penn State.
Result of this meet!
We found that we can beat most of the people in Central Pa. but we got to get our speed up to be national champions.
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