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Started October 5, 2009 @ 12:35am by RickT
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RickT
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| Women's Cross Country | October 5, 2009 @ 12:35am | I went to the races Saturday, an annual cross-country meet at the U. of Colorado. In the women's race, I decided to concentrate on one runner, the expected winner.
For a 6K race, I was a bit surprised at the intensity shown by the runners at the start.
At a mere 100m into the race, the favored runner (bib #1) surged to the lead and never looked back.
At 2 miles into the race, the rest of the runners could no longer even see her.
The informality of cross-country races is one of their great appeals. Here a father watches with his young daughter as this Olympic team member sweeps by to the finish line.
RickT
Boulder, Colorado
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Flo
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| October 5, 2009 @ 9:11am | Rick, these are wonderful sports images! How did you manage to keep up with her? Could you drive to different points along the course?
I'm not surprised at their intensity at the start. After all, they wouldn't have entered were they not serious about their running. They know they have to concentrate and block out everything else, esp at the start. I'm surprised that short #1 outran tall #5!
Flo - PPY
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JPetty
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| October 5, 2009 @ 10:57am | You managed to capture the fierce concentration and dedication needed to succeed in this. The detail is great. I can almost see the sweat beaded on her face.
You must have used a pretty fast shutter speed and a high f-number to stop the action and keep the background in focus. Do you have any panned shots? They would be interesting as well.
Janet
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RickT
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| October 5, 2009 @ 11:04am |
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How did you manage to keep up with her? Could you drive to different points along the course?
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I'm surprised that short #1 outran tall #5! |
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The course looped. I got on the inside of the loop that included the start/finish on one side and the 2-mile mark on the other. While the ladies ran their hearts out, I simply walked a couple of hundred yards to catch them in midrace and the finish.
Most top distance runners tend to be smallish, since low weight is an advantage. The only tall, highly successful distance guy I've seen is Alan Culpepper--and slender would be an overly generous description for him. #1 is a college senior and also a national record-holder and Olympic team member, whilst I believe #5 might be a freshman.
RickT
Boulder, Colorado
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RickT
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| October 5, 2009 @ 11:27am | Janet, sorry for omitting some data. All shots were ISO 400 at f/9 and aperture-weighted, so exposures were between 1/250 and 1/200. Lens was Canon 100-400mm zoom at 400mm. The finish shot was 1/200 and was panned, but the effect isn't as dramatic for a runner as for a horse or bicycle. The father and daughter are blurred from the pan, as are the vertical lines of the crowd fence. I have another shot without panning where the runner was blurred while the fans and fence were in sharp focus. Here is the 2nd-place runner, where the pan effect is slightly more visible.
(and Flo, this lady is only 4'10"!)
RickT
Boulder, Colorado
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Flo
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| October 5, 2009 @ 11:37am | Only 4-10!!! Well, then based on the fact that most winners are short - if Craig Tanner and Marti Jeffers were the same age, then she'd win all the foot races, lol. I've watched her keep up with Craig's lanky stride - her short legs are going 50 mph while he's just strolling along! I'm taller than Marti, but I can't keep up with either of them - hum. 
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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SlowPan
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| October 6, 2009 @ 8:41pm | Rick,
Thanks for posting these images. I ran CC in high school and those shots brought back some fond memories.
Chris
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| USA National Cross Country Championships | February 16, 2011 @ 1:34pm | Here are a couple shots from the recent USA Cross Country Championships hel in San Diego this year. Both shots are from the Women Open division event.
keep giggling
gene
www.sandiegoimages.net
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| February 16, 2011 @ 7:36pm | Rick,
Wonderful captures of the intensity of competition..great set.
Best,
Bob |
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RickT
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| February 17, 2011 @ 11:38am | Thanks, Bob. Speaking of intensity, your second picture there epitomizes it. Looks like you were well-positioned to capture it.
RickT
Boulder, Colorado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwteichler/
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