July 6, 2017 Tracktown USA
On Thursday, July 6 we had six runners compete at the Tracktown Summer Series Championship at Icahn Stadium. The summer series consists of three championship meets in San Francisco, Portland and New York. The professionals were divided into four teams, each with the ultimate goal of winning the entire championships. The meet started off with the 5k road race. Ryan ran a 17:26.9, placing 27th overall. Our other five runners ran in the youth 14 and under mile. Lauryn won the girls race with a time of 5:16.78. Siena came next for our team, placing 4th with a 5:27.94 and Maya ran a PR of 5:44.60. Helen and Ishil qualified for the race as well, but were unable to attend. In the boys race, Max lead TSC and ran a 5:29.60. Despite falling twice, Alex finished the race with a 5:35.05. After the race, we were able to watch and meet all the professional athletes including Stephanie Garcia, Bernard Lagat and Michelle Carter. It was a very unique and competitive meet that was fun to be involved in. We can not wait until next year!