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Last Update: 01/26/2012
Picture of the Week |
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Form! Form! Form! Well, not really a picture from this week (try 1967). To the left are Jim Ryun and Marty Liquori - both broke 4 minutes in the mile in high school. This is a great picture of why these two were so good at running: shoulders lowered and square, controlled arm movement, high knees, good push-off on trailing leg. Visualize yourself in this picture as you work in the weight room and run your interval drills. |
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News
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10/26/12
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WCAL Looses 1 Boys Automatic Berth to CCS! Each league is provided some number of automatic slots into the CCS Trials (whether the athlete makes the qualifying mark or not). It is based upon their finish in the league finals. According to the CCS, “Changes in enrollments for 2011-12 have provided an additional entry for the SCVAL boys / loss of 1 entry for the WCAL boys.” This means that for 2012, the WCAL will have 2 Boys and 2 Girls slots to the Trials. Athletes may also qualify for CCS by meeting At-Large Qualifying Marks. Click here for a list of all leagues slots, and here for the At-Large Marks. Also, CCS has proposed some changes to the Schedule. The new DRAFT schedule is available here. There is an accompanying article on Lynbrooks site explaining the proposed changes. Not clear if these will go into effect in 2012 or wait for 2013. There are also some interesting National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field rule changes highlighted below. Take a peek. |
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01/26/12 |
Saint Francis to Host WCAL Championships This year Saint Francis will again be hosting the WCAL Track and Field Championships Trials and Finals. We will be using the 2010 schedule again this year. The Boys Trials will be Tuesday, May 8 at 4:00pm. The Girls Trials will be Wednesday, May 9 at 4:00pm. The Boys and Girls Finals will be Friday, May 10 at 5:00pm. The complete WCAL Trials and Finals schedule is available here. |
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12/14/11
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Saint Francis Launches New Athletic Websites… The Saint Francis Athletic Department recently launched their new athletic-only website. In addition to general information about all athletics at Saint Francis, each team has their own, new, shiny website. The Track site is currently separated by gender, with Boys and Girls each having their own site. Stay tuned…information on this site might be moving. |
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12/08/11 |
Saint Pat is Back… This year for the 2012 Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational we are bringing back our most popular tee-shirt – the Saint Patrick’s Day Winged Shamrock. The tee-shirt first debuted in 2007 (show to the left). We sold out all 150 of them by 9:30 in the morning (in 1.5 hours)! Later that year we saw several of them worn by athletes at the State Meet in Cerritos. |
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12/01/11 |
As You Plan Your Next Run… Here is a really cool web-based FREE tool that tells you how far your route is. It is called GMap Pedometer. Give it a try. |
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11/21/11
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Schedule Changes for 2012 The new (preliminary) schedule for the 2012 Track and Field season is now available (see above). Changes from last year include:
The schedule will be finalized sometime in January. |
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11/16/11 |
Looking for Some Inspiration? Here is a great book on distance running. Check it out. If you have other titles or books on other aspects of Track and Field, email them to me with a description and I’ll start a separate page. This book completely and accurately captures serious running in 1972. A miler running 134 miles in 1 week? Once a Runner: Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the story focuses on a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile who gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and everything else to begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history. |
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11/11/11 |
Track Is Just 12 Weeks Away!!! Ok, except for you Cross Country folks, do you know where your running shoes are? Hopefully on your feet as you prepare for the upcoming Track season. The official start dates are: Varsity Boys and Girls Monday, January 30 F/S Boys and Gris Monday, February 6 If you do not have a valid Physical Form on file (freshmen use their one required for entry to the school), download it and get it done. You are not allowed to practice with the team if it is not done. You must also have an Emergency and Travel Permission form on file by the first day of practice. All three forms are available here. Get in shape! Stay in shape! Be ready! The first meet in 2012 is March 1 against California High School at saint Francis. |
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11/11/11 |
2011 CCS At-Large Marks are now available. The Central Coast Section Track and field Championships At-large marks (the marks you can set at the WCAL Championship meet in order to qualify for the CCS meet even if you do not finish in the top 2 at the meet) are now available 2012 CCS At-Large. |
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11/11/11 |
2011 CIF At-Large Marks are now available. The California State Track and Field Championships At-large marks (the marks you can set at the CCS Championship meet in order to qualify for the State meet even if you do not finish in the top 2 at CCS ) are now available 2012 State At-Large. |
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11/11/10 |
Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational Moved! The date of the 2012 Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational has been moved from April 2 to March 17 (Saint Patrick’s Day) this year. Get this on your parent’s calendar. You will either be competing in, or helping run this meet. The past several years we have had over 1,100 atheletes competing, so this is a huge event for Saint Francis and CCS. |
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11/11/10 |
How to Run a Perfect 800 The 1972 Olympics will always be remembered for terrorists killing several athletes from Israel, Frank Shorter winning the marathon “behind” an imposter, Steve Prefontaine running a 3:57 last mile to take 4th in the 5,000 meters, and Dave Wottle winning the Gold medal in the 800 meters by “coming from behind with a tremendous kick.” Actually, his splits were nearly identical for all 4 of his 200 segments (26.x seconds each) of the race. At the first 200 meter mark most athletes would have given up being so far behind. Take a look here at an extraordinary race. Thanks to Hank Lawson for reminding me of this. |
2012 Results |
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03/01 |
California High School (Practice) |
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03/03 |
Mt. Pleasant Relays |
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03/10 |
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03/14 |
WCAL: Archbishop Mitty |
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03/17 |
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03/21 |
WCAL: Archbishop Riordan |
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03/28 |
WCAL :Serra / Notre Dame |
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03/31 |
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04/04 |
WCAL :Sacred Heart Cathedral |
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04/06 |
Stanford Invitational |
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04/06 |
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04/14 |
Serra Top 7 (Boys only) |
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04/18 |
WCAL :Saint Ignatius |
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04/20 |
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04/20 |
CCS Top 8 (Selective) |
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04/25 |
WCAL :Valley Christian |
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05/02 |
WCAL: Bellarmine / Presentation |
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05/ 08 |
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05/09 |
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05/ 11 |
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05/ 19 |
CCS
Semi-Finals – Field |
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05/ 25 |
CCS
Finals – Field |
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06/01 |
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06/02 |
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Many of the files presented
by this web site are Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. |
Related Saint Francis Links |
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The WCAL Meet Order |
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All your SFHS Forms |
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2012 Track Forms |
Track-specific Forms |
Interesting Links |
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At-Large marks to qualify to the 2012 CCS Semi-Finals |
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At-Large marks to qualify to 2012 State Meet Trials |
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CCS schedule, results, news and links to everything else |
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Northern California results, etc. |
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State-wide schedules results, news, etc. |
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League Information including complete league schedule |
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Section Information including CCS meet handbook |
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State Information including State meet handbook |
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National Governing Body Information |
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A summary of the 212 rule changes |
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A decision of the Jewelry rule: Warning and Team |
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Magazine that covers track and field and XC |
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Local Track and Field shoe stores |
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Some inspired thoughts on running |
Articles and Other Interesting Stuff |
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Article on coaching the 400 using ”The Baylor Method” |
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Article on developing HS 800 and 1600 runners |
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Article on coaching the 800 and 1500/1600m |
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Article on distance training |
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Article on transitioning from XC to Track seasons |
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Views on off-season training from XC to Track |
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Interview with all 4 sub-4:00 milers |
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Convert between different Track distance times |
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Tools to convert Meters to Yards, etc. |
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Tool to convert Kilograms to Pounds, etc. |
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Mercury News Article on Evolution and Running |
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B/W movie of his 3:59.1 HS record (9.5MB file) |
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B/W movie of his 3:51.1 WR (6.2MB file) |
History and Statistics |
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2011 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2010 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2009 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2008 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2007 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2006 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2005 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2004 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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Best marks in CCS history |
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CCS winners Boys: ‘66 – ’05; Girls: ’74 – ’05 |
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SFHS Girls Team Finishes at the CCS Meet: ‘78 – ‘06 |
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Best marks in California history |
Contact Information |
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Athletic Director |
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(650) 968-1213 x410 |
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Athletic Dept. Admin Assist. |
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(650) 968-1213 x254 |
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Principal |
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(650) 968-1213 x216 |
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If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this page, please contact Steve Fuller.