Schmaltz- Video Speaks for Itself

[westnodak93bison]

Holy cow and she ran in lane 2 for the most of the first lap. Outstanding job. Appears to me she can run even faster.

[IzzyFlexion]

2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Women's 800 Meters qualifiers

5. Geena Gall: (former University of Michigan runner that Hermanson ran against several times while at NDSU) 1:59.96
8. Heather Dorniden-Kampf: (former University of Minnesota runner that Hermanson ran against several times while at NDSU) 2:01.08
10. Laura Hermanson-Januszewski broke her NDSU PR by .09:qualifying at 2:01.19 (NDSU record: 2:01.28)
15. Christine Schmaltz: 2:02.77
18. Laura Roesler: 2:03.12

[tony]

WDAy blurb on Laura Januszewski

http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/48146/

[North Side]

I am not very familiar with track, why do you have pace setters?

[CAS4127]

[QUOTE=North Side;506130]I am not very familiar with track, why do you have pace setters? [QUOTE]

FIFY!!!!!!!!!????

[tony]

I am not very familiar with track, why do you have pace setters?

Well, take the 800m, there's a target lap time they want to hit for the first lap and the pace setters are supposed to hit that target. In this case, I suppose they were aiming fora pace at this meet designed to get people to qualify for the USATF championships.

Sometimes they also provide the important benefit of blocking the wind.

In really long races, like marathons, they help the casual runner keep to a certain x minute mile pace.