Run For the Team 5K August 30, 2014

The York County Quick Response Team (QRT) along with Newberry Township Police Department  hosted the 8th Annual running of the Run For the Team 5K, held the morning of Saturday, August 30, 2014. The event involved a 5k run/walk  followed by an awards ceremony. The event took place in Newberry Township and Lewisberry Borough.


This event benefits the members of the York County Quick Response Team (QRT) to offset the cost of training and equipment. This county asset is essential in maintaining safety and order during high risk police incidents and arrests. The athletes support of the QRT 5k Run/Walk directly provides officers with the tools needed to perform their duties as members of the team.

The event took place in Lewisberry Borough Park. The race began at 8:30 sharp. The Age Groups are as follows: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & over. Awards were given as follows: Overall male and female winners will receive a trophy and a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 male and female finishers in each age group (excluding overall winners).

 

Daniel knows this course. He is 9 years old. He has been running this race in Lewisberry since age 5 by himself. The first time he ran it, it was raining and the Lewisberry police kept a watch on him as he ran the 3.1 Mile Course. They were amazed that he could run it at such a young age by himself. Daniel beat many of the so called athletes in the race. Here is the reason why Daniel is no stranger to the Lewisberry Police Department.

 

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Daniel and David started this 5K race. They had to run down the hill from the park in Newberry Township into Lewisberry Borough. They had to run to the other end of town turn around and run back up the hill to the finish line. David started this race but I was sure he would not finish. Yes, he can run a mile on a nearly flat surface but this is a 5K. If he can run this, then I have two long distance runners to train.

 

I Am Pissed Off!!!

 

Daniel ran this race in 25 Minutes, 24 Second. He came in Second in the 14 and Under Division. That was faster than the Hershey 5K race. This race had hills while the Hershey race did not. So Daniel improved over one week of practice.

 

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When Daniel goes by the camera, do you see that water bottle that he is carrying? Here is why I am pissed off. For 5 years I trained him not to take water while running a 2K or 5K. Now if he was running 10 to 100 mile races then yes, take water. Daniel had less than 3 minutes to go in the race.

 

So what did Daniel do? On the hill, he stops at the water bar and goes drinking. You can see him in the video carrying his water bottle to the finish line. It was not hot at all this morning.  While he was doing that, an 11 year old boy (You can see him start with Daniel in Part 1) who did not stop for water ran past him. Here is the reason why Daniel came in second instead of first.

 

All I can say is that it is best to make these mistakes in races that do not mean anything. I would have had a heart attack if at age 16 he went to the WPIAA State Championship Run and he did that. So add that to making sure his shoes are tide, making sure he goes to the bathroom, and he knows the rule of the race. Believe it or not at State and National Meets I see 18 year old make these mistakes.

When it came time to hand out the awards, everyone who was present got their awards but Daniel. Then the Police sergeant  pointed to me and ask did he give Daniel his award for second place? I said no, so he called Daniel up and gave him his 2nd place medal and a free pass to Sky Round  Top.

What about David?

 

David is not Daniel. It is too early for David to attempt a 5K. David wanted to run with his brother and he quit when Daniel and the group of people ran away from him. Maybe next year David!  

 

The 23rd Annual Ben & Tim Day 5k on August 23, 2014 !

 

The 23rd Annual Ben and Tim Day 5k Race was Daniel's first 5K as a 9 year old. Here are the statistics from that race.

Tim Russell 5K Run Part 1. This was the start of the race.  Mrs. Russell, one of the founders of this race came over to meet Stephanie. She has been friends with Stephanie for 5 years.  

Name: Daniel  Tulloch
Bib #: 314
Gun Time: 25:47.8 ( 8:19/mile)
Chip Time: 25:47.8
Overall Place:   222/432
Age Group Place: 17/25 (Male  13 and Under)

 

 

Tim Russell 5K Run Part 2. This is the end of the 5K race with Daniel placing 17th with a time of 25 Minutes, 48 Seconds in the 12 and under division. This was a bad time for Daniel. We have to find out what the problem is and solve the problem.

 

This race showed that he is behind where I think he should be by 3 Minutes, 48 Seconds. Cross Country 2K and 5K races are not like Daniel's 800 M, 1500 M, or 3000 M races. In these races, Daniel runs on a track which is all the same. When Daniel runs Cross Country, he runs a 2K or 5K on hills, flat roads and different types  of terrain. Athletes can be good on one terrain while performing bad on others.  Each week, we have to train for that special terrain.

 

In this race, Daniel came in 17th in the 12 and under group.

 

The biggest surprise was David's performance.

 

This was 4 year old David's first meet as a 4 year old. This race was  1 mile long. As a 3 year old, David ran his first ever 1/2 mile run. My objective was for David to finish the race. His mother Stephanie kept David in sight for the whole mile. At 4 years old Daniel ran the mile on his own with no help and no one watching him.   

But David did more than that, he sprinted the whole race.    David got 2nd place, 

running a mile in 12 minutes 18 seconds. His only mistake is that he had to be directed to go across the finish line and not to his mother. This is understandable at his level of training.

 

2014 David running the 1 mile Tim Russell fun run -- Time 1 Minute

 

Under Pennsylvania State requirements, all he has to do is speed up 2 minutes and 18 seconds and he will have the qualifying time to graduate from High School. Many high school students have a hard time running a mile in 10 Minutes. 

This is the end of David's 1 mile fun run where he finished in 2nd place with a time of 12 Minutes 18 Seconds. -- Time 1 Minute 47 Seconds

Preparing for the 2014 Cross Country Meets

You expected to see Daniel starting practice. But David just turned 4 and it is time to start practicing for his second cross country race that will take place this Saturday at Hershey High School. For the first time, he will be wearing a number on his chest and be on the roster. 

That is all David cares about at this time is being on the roster and wearing a number on his chest like his brother. David practiced running fundamentals after daycare.  For a 4 year old, his running style is impressive. We have to work on arm movement but for a 4 year old, arm and leg coordination is very complicated. We are going to spend plenty of time on that this year.   

 

 

Daniel has been at this for 5 years and I am still screaming "Out of Your Pocket, in your Ear!" as he runs around the track in practice. David practiced after daycare while Daniel practiced starting at 9:30 AM.  Here you see him getting out of bed and getting dressed for practice.  

 

Daniel's practice starts with his quarter run warm up around the track. Then he runs the bleachers  all the way around the stadium twice. Next he runs a 200 Meter backwards. Then we start practice.

For cross country we run at full sprint 3 miles and 800 meters on the clock. Then we run the straights at full speed and jog the corners for 800 meter.

The last thing we do is a 400 meter worm down and go home.  At home we do weight training with 5 pound weights. "Out of your pocket, in your ear!" practice. We do that so that Daniel can handle running over 3 miles at full speed pumping his arms.     

We should not have had practiced at the Central Dauphin track this week. The Harrisburg City Islanders purchased the field for practice for their game on Saturday.  

 

The team did not seem to mind that we were using the track while they practiced. Unknown to me, the islanders were talking to Daniel and was impressed by his work ethics. The islanders practice was not as hard as Daniel's practice.  They acted like media, asking about his parents and calling over players on the team who was born in Jamaica.  As I told Daniel many times, he just does not represent the North East United States, he also represents the people of Jamaica.

The team  General Manager told the Islander's coach that he should have Daniel lead them in getting the players in shape.  The coach agreed.

Daniel and I wished the players luck in their game on Saturday and they wished Daniel luck in his first cross country meet of the year. The Central Dauphin's maintenance crew like always came over to wish Daniel luck and to give him encouragement.   

One of the Islanders is also one of the coaches for CD East High School. He was trying to get me to put Daniel into the CD East System instead of the CD System.  I told him that that request is outside of my authority.  He would have to talk to Daniel's parents.

 

Daniel running down a competitor at the AAU Nationals in Iowa last July.

2014 AAU National Des Moines, IA Event

Magical Mystical Drake University, AAU Nationals

As 12 year old Stephanie Williams found her way back to magical mystical Drake University to AAU Nationals, she found that it is a different place than she remembered.

 City of Des Moines, Iowa

 

My daughter Stephanie's first national competition on August 3, 1995 was running the 80 Meter Huddles. She ran them in 14.01 seconds coming in 11th in the Country.

Almost to the day, Stephanie Tulloch took her son Daniel to Drake University for AAU Nationals.  This is her first national meet managing her son Daniel Tulloch in track.  Daniel ran the 1500 Meter run on July 29, 2014.  

 

 

AAU National Championships-Jr Olympic - Organization License

             2014 AAU JO Games - 7/26/2014 to 8/2/2014            

                           Drake Stadium                          

                 Drake University - Des Moines, IA                 

 

Event 76  Boys 1500 Meter Run 9 years old

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    National: N 4:57.47  2001        Ramses Dukes, Detroit, MI    

    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  H#

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Finals                                                            

  1 Stephon Fosha             05 Puyallup, WA           5:12.74   3

  2 James Boutte, Jr.         05 Katy, TX               5:17.59   3

  3 Reese Vannerson           05 Sugar Land, TX         5:19.70   2

  4 Caleb Hymans              05 Annandale, VA          5:21.42   3

  5 Volkan Pashazaden         05 Lansing, MI            5:23.16   3

  6 Treymayne Dixon           05 Philadelphia, PA       5:23.20   3

  7 Ryan Gladney              05 Saint Louis, MO        5:23.96   3

  8 Smith Randy               05 Pembroke Pines, FL     5:24.44   3

  9 Cameren Anderson          05 Somerset, NJ           5:24.56   3

 10 Zaire Davis               05 Ann Arbor, MI          5:24.93   2

 11 Louis Rogers              05 Monroeville, NJ        5:25.53   3

 12 Eli Julian                05 Salisbury, NC          5:26.89   3

 13 Ryan Kilibarda            05 Afton, MN              5:29.38   3

 14 Michael Crisp             05 Fort Washington, MD    5:30.48   3

 15 Kaiden Gheorghian         05 Frontenac, MO          5:32.52   2

 16 Corey Palmer              05 Baltimore, MD          5:33.22   3

 17 Leonardo Delprete         05 Hudson, OH             5:34.22   3

 18 Kristopher Robinson       05 Simpsonville, SC       5:35.08   3

 19 Jude Watt                 05 Unionville, MO         5:38.12   2

 20 Marquis Phifer            05 Newport News, VA       5:39.27   2

 21 Isaiah Maxwell            05 Willingboro, NJ        5:41.97   2

 22 Taevion Allen             05 Pickerington, OH       5:42.14   3

 23 Jael Ortega               05 Elgin, IL              5:42.78   2

 24 D'Andre Stephens          05 Frisco, TX             5:42.85   2

 25 Peyton Laney              05 Hazlehurst, GA         5:42.93   2

 26 Geoffrey Gheorghian       05 Frontenac, MO          5:45.79   2

 27 Quavion Galbreath         05 Indianapolis, IN       5:47.54   2

 28 Avaughn Wilson            05 Pickerington, OH       5:48.44   3

 29 Devin Torres              05 Mt. Laurel, NJ         5:52.86   2

 30 Michael Cozzi             05 Gilberts, IL           5:54.29   2

 31 Carson Guenthner          05 Olathe, KS             5:55.87   2

 32 Jaylen Parker             05 Oxon Hill, MD          5:55.90   2

 33 Charles Murgia            05 Hilltown, PA           5:56.76   1

 34 Quintin Thompson          05 Olathe, KS             5:57.41   2

 35 Timothy Wagoner           05 Louisville, KY         5:57.44   2

 36 Kaleb Conway              05 Collierville, TN       5:58.08   3

 37 Lucas Scheerhorn          05 Spring, TX             5:59.87   2

 38 Brian Humphrey, Jr.       05 Kansas City, MO        6:01.81   2

 39 Jacob Lafleur             05 S Sioux City, NE       6:02.69   1

 40 Ethan Ochana              05 Lenexa, KS             6:02.84   1

 41 William Skinner           05 Collierville, TN       6:04.17   1

 42 Keon Johnson              05 New Llano, LA          6:06.34   1

 43 Javonntae Riley           05 Topeka, KS             6:06.93   1

 44 Gabriel De La O           05 Beaumont, TX           6:07.32   1

 45 Chase Hampton             05 Hanover Park, IL       6:08.73   1

 46 Rex Lyle                  05 Kansas City, MO        6:10.74   1

 47 Bryce Reed                05 Bonaire, GA            6:13.42   1

 48 Zackary Tibbits           05 Salina, KS             6:15.66   1

 49 Ethan O'Kelly             05 Fort Washington, PA    6:16.03   1

 50 John Peterson             05 Louisville, KY         6:16.83   1

 51 Donovan Johnson           05 Fort Washington, MD    6:21.82   1

 52 Daniel Tulloch            05 Harrisburg, PA         6:22.34   2

 53 Connor Graves             05 Lufkin, TX             6:24.67   1

 54 Jalen Thomas              05 Pflugerville, TX       6:25.40   1

 55 Logan West                05 Sugar Land, TX         6:28.71   1

 56 Ahcuxtal Vilchis-Blaney   05 Los Angeles, CA        6:30.73   1

 57 Anson Fauchier            05 Ely, IA                6:34.71   3

 58 Austin Anderson           05 Jonesboro, GA          6:42.43   1

 59 Max Perdu                 05 Ann Arbor, MI          7:31.66   1

 -- Jaleel Gelin              05 Miami Gardens, FL          DNF   3

 -- Johnnie Peace III         05 Silver Spring, MD          DNS   1

 -- Zion Conteh               05 Pickerington, OH           DNS   3

 -- Joshua Sleight            05 Douglasville, GA           DNS   3

 -- Za'Ron Collins            05 Hialeah, FL                DNS   2

 -- Kaden Rhoden              05 Gainesville, FL            DNS   3

 --    Landen Lawrence           05 Durham, NC                 DNS   2

Daniel's Heat Number 2

 

Daniel's Results

Daniel ran the 1500 Meter Run in 6 Minutes, 22.34 Seconds placing 52nd in the country. His best time in this race was 5 Minutes, 49 Seconds.  Needless to say, he did not do nearly as good as he should have.  If he could have equaled his best time, he could have placed 29th. If he would have run a 6 Minute 1500 Meter,  he could have come in 37th. 

 

Either way, Daniel could have had better bragging rights. But if an athlete does not come in first thru six place, they do not get to stand on the winners platform.     

 

A Learning Opportunity

This race is in the books. No one can go back in history and rerun this race in the hopes of getting better results. So the best we can do is learn from the event.  I was not in Iowa to see what happened off the track so I cannot comment on the minute by minute activities leading up to the race.

 

Daniel running the curve

 

The manager and their athlete must have some communication especially when going to the national events.

First, you must be aware of your athletes capabilities. It does not matter if the athlete is 4 or 34,  when that athlete is on the track or in the field, the fate of the event is up to that athlete.  If you want to build a world class athlete or just someone to play high school sports, it is best to start training early.  The sooner the training starts from the time the child drops out of the whom, the better.  I never treat children like children. I treat them as young adults.

Why? Because as soon as they drop from the whom, they are in competition with the child from China, Italy, India, Japan, as well as the rest of the world.  You baby them and take the position that they have to be children first, you will see your mistake later in life. When you decide that it is time to be treat them like adults, they are already behind.  When the competition comes, they will quit on you. That is true at 4 years old or 34 years old in any activity not just track and field.

Second, before the race, you have to look at the seed times of all the athletes in your athletes event. Know where your athlete is seeded.  If it takes coming in 8th or lower in the event to move on, show your athlete who they have to beat and their seed time.

 

-- Jaleel Gelin              05 Miami Gardens, FL           DNF   3

 -- Johnnie Peace III         05 Silver Spring, MD          DNS   1

 -- Zion Conteh               05 Pickerington, OH           DNS   3

 -- Joshua Sleight            05 Douglasville, GA           DNS   3

 -- Za'Ron Collins            05 Hialeah, FL                DNS   2

 -- Kaden Rhoden              05 Gainesville, FL            DNS   3

 --    Landen Lawrence           05 Durham, NC                 DNS   2

 

 

 

 You see in Daniel's race the "DNS" people.  They are the people who did not show up. That is probably due to them not being able to compete in national competition. They did not even want to try. "DNF" means did not finish the race. This person quit!

You talk to your athlete about doing their personal best and what time they have to beat to do that. Never tell them that they better come in first because if you do and the athletes in their heat takes off on them, they will see that coming in first is hopeless and they will quit on you.

Third, use the results in the meet to prepare for the next meet. Know how much it cost for your athlete to compete in AAU, USATF, Hershey or any other organized Track and Field schedule in your area. Many people as good as they maybe don't compete because of the cost and distance involved.

 9 year old Daniel Tulloch has been running for 5 years in competition

 

What is next on Daniel's agenda?

Daniel's Outdoor Track and Field events is over.  We start training now for his Cross Country 5K (3.25 Mile) races in the Harrisburg/York Area from August to November. 

Next, Daniel will be in either USATF or AAU Cross Country 2K Meets defending his 2 time Mid-Atlantic  Championship, moving on to Regional and National competition.