Here we go! State meet 2007! We are on the road headed toward the Ranch in Dade City. There are so many exciting races to look forward to, so we'll be there bringing you the best coverage possible. Flrunners.com will have seven people on staff covering the meet including photographers, videographers, journalists, and golf cart drivers. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Additionally, I am trying out some new technology that I just developed that will allow me to post live blogs from the road via my Blackberry. So if you are not at the meet, look for updates throughout the morning.
Live Cell Phone Blogs From the Road and from Little Everglades Ranch:
11/16/2007 04:56PM - I'm about to head out for Dade City. Good luck to everyone! See you in the morning.
11/16/2007 07:55PM - Arrived in lakeland. At dinner with meet coverage team.
11/17/2007 06:07AM - Leaving for Little Everglades from Milton's place in Lakeland with Milton, Carla, Anne, and Tyrone.
11/17/2007 06:26AM - Leaving for little Everglades from Milton's place in Lakeland with milton, Carla, Anne, and Tyrone.
11/17/2007 08:24AM - Shiver wins 3a. Brasovan wins 4a.
11/17/2007 08:26AM - Lawson, stern next in 3a. Amaro, koziara, burkert, Lucas next in 4a.
11/17/2007 08:28AM - Satellite likely winner in 3a. Lourdes likely winner in 4a. Melbourne and barteam trail real close.
11/17/2007 08:29AM - Larson still leads 3a boys race at halfway.
11/17/2007 08:36AM - Larson still leads. Mizereck second. Susex third. 800 to go.
11/17/2007 08:39AM - Larson fades up last hill nearly can't finish. Mizereck kicks hard passes for win. Larson collapses over line for second.
11/17/2007 08:50AM - Wehunt and Atkinson leading 4a boys race 2 just under a mile.
11/17/2007 08:51AM - Huge pack at mile 5 02. Lead by Atkinson and wehunt.
11/17/2007 08:52AM - Dickerson of mandarin in third.
11/17/2007 08:53AM - Atkinson leads at halfway.
11/17/2007 08:55AM - Wehunt falls off to fifth. Atkinson leads. Then Dickerson. Then shennon of Fletcher is four. Manco in fifth.
11/17/2007 08:56AM - Manco moves into secnd as they enter infield.
11/17/2007 08:59AM - Atkinson leads out of infield. Manco and shanahan battle for second.
11/17/2007 09:00AM - Shanahan in second.
11/17/2007 09:02AM - Atkinson wins. Manco second.
11/17/2007 09:03AM - I think ferguson looks to have five through they may win over Melbourne.
11/17/2007 09:05AM - Plant 4. Washington 3. Chiles 2. Leon wins. Official 3a boys teams. Mizereck wins that in 15 30.
11/17/2007 09:07AM - Wow!! Bartram trail upsets lourdes. 85 to 68! In 4a girls.
11/17/2007 09:08AM - 1a girls race is off.
11/17/2007 09:11AM - Kayla hale leads. Grace Thomas in second.
11/17/2007 09:13AM - Kayla at mile 5 37.
11/17/2007 09:15AM - Thomas still in second. Hale has 150 meter lead.
11/17/2007 09:16AM - Spookie eaves making move looks to catch Thomas at this pace.
11/17/2007 09:18AM - Holy trinity has three in top ten. Kayla entering infield. Big lead.
11/17/2007 09:19AM - Hale. 11 26 two mile. Grace in second. Spookie. Furning.
11/17/2007 09:21AM - Kayla coming out of infield.
11/17/2007 09:22AM - Holy trinity has 10 point lead over commuity school as of halfway point.
11/17/2007 09:23AM - Hale has monsterous lead. Maybe 400 meter lead.
11/17/2007 09:25AM - Hale wins in 17 36 unofficial.
11/17/2007 09:26AM - Spookie will be second. Fenley 3. Thomas 4.
11/17/2007 09:27AM - Community school has 5 across.
11/17/2007 09:29AM - Holy trinity has 5 over. I think csn wins. Hta 2nd. Maclay third. Unofficial.
11/17/2007 09:32AM - Officially castillo beat manco to line in 4a boys. They were neck and neck. Officials have it to castillo.
11/17/2007 09:35AM - Carpio leading 2a girls race just underway. Devin. Traylor. Davis of bk.
11/17/2007 09:36AM - Gulliver and episcopal two in top 10.
11/17/2007 09:37AM - Carpio and traylor and devin and Davis 5 45. 549 chase pack at mile.
11/17/2007 09:38AM - Lead 3 broke away. Carpio. Devin. K traylor. Then Davis. Pierre of immokalee.
11/17/2007 09:40AM - Episcopal has 4 in top 20. Carpio and Devin lead. Traylor 10 meters back.
11/17/2007 09:41AM - Pierre passes Davis into fourth.
11/17/2007 09:42AM - Devin leads going into infield.
11/17/2007 09:45AM - Devin has broken a gap on carpio. Pierre third. Traylor 4.
11/17/2007 09:46AM - Devin. carpio. Pierre. Davis. Davis of gulliver. Traylor.
11/17/2007 09:48AM - Devin has 20 meters over carpio with 800 to go.
11/17/2007 09:51AM - Devin wins. Carpio fades at end. Collapses after finish. Was caught by 3 or 4.
11/17/2007 10:09AM - Going to infield. Cooke leads. Strickland. Swain. Blake.
11/17/2007 10:10AM - Butler in 5. Out of infield.
11/17/2007 10:14AM - Cooke. Struckland. Blake. Swain. Butler. Mark Allen. Finish. Dugger.
11/17/2007 10:14AM - Butler was 15 45 ish.
11/17/2007 10:26AM - Franklin. Echarte. Montoya. Revord. 2 from bk. At halfway.
11/17/2007 10:28AM - Echarte leadin now franklin on his heels. Wallace of bk. Record. Montoya.
11/17/2007 10:30AM - Echarte and franklin right togethher into infield. Wallace. Record. Montoya.
11/17/2007 10:33AM - Franklin had lead but went off course. Has since caught back. Now in second but just behind. 1000 m to go.
11/17/2007 10:34AM - Franklin makes move. Takes lead. Echarte hanging on. We know franklin has closing speed though.
11/17/2007 10:35AM - All out kickm by both down home stretch. Deskblin extending lead.
11/17/2007 10:36AM - Franklin 1535. Echarte 1538. Finish. Unofficial. Bk looks like then might win.
11/17/2007 10:49AM - Congrats to eveyone. Great job by Cyle sage and meet staff. Beautiful race and on time. Great weather even if COLD for early races!