The Flash is back at Widener University on January 25, 2014

The Flash is back after his hospital appendicitis illness last November that made him miss the USATF Cross Country Region 2 meet at Slippery Rock, Pa.  This is a picture of Daniel going into the 8 and Under age group at age 5 at his first indoor Track Meet. 

Kathy Derr said to Daniel how does it feel to be back at a track meet? It feels good! I been away from it for too long.  I can remember being in Jr. High and I could not wait until track season was over. This shows the difference between Daniel, a real athlete and his Grand Father, someone who was playing track.  

In the United Age Group Track Coaches Association (UAGTCA),  Daniel ran the 1500 for the first time as a Bantam (9 and 10 year old) even though he is only 8 years old.  He is also coming off of Appendix surgery. He lost his running edge and is in the process of getting it back.  This showed in his two races.   

UAGTCA Practice Field - Site License               1/25/2014 - 1:15 PM
          2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #2 - 1/25/2014           
                            2014 Indoor #2                             
                    Widener University - Chester PA                    
 
Event 24  1500 Meter Run 9-10 Division Boys
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Points
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Finals                                                                 
  1 Drumwright, Aaron         04 Mallery T.C.           5:32.69   10   
  2 Oshodi, Fazl              05 SJ Rising Stars        6:00.09    8   
  3 Muhammad, Mushin          05 St. Lukes T. C.        6:21.38    6   
  4 Tulloch, Daniel           05 St. Lukes T. C.        6:30.35    5   
  5 Suter, John               05 Grtr Phila O. C.       6:39.25    4   

Daniel placed 4th behind his running mate Mushin Muhammad. The flash finished 32 seconds behind his 2013 outdoor time.

Mushin seen in the picture above on the left and Daniel is on the right. 

UAGTCA Practice Field - Site License                  1/25/2014 - 1:15 PM
            2014 UAGTCA Indoor Development Meet #2 - 1/25/2014            
                              2014 Indoor #2                              
                     Widener University - Chester PA                      
 
Event 14  800 Meter Run 9-10 Division Boys
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  H# Points
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Finals                                                                    
  1 Oshodi, Fazl              05 SJ Rising Stars        2:57.49   1  10   
  2 Drumwright, Andrew        04 Mallery T.C.           3:01.10   1   8   
  3 Johnson, Mahkai           04 Chester Cheetahs       3:03.70   1   6   
  4 Cade, Darien              05 Omega Track            3:06.24   1   5   
  5 Cosby, Quamere            05 Chester Cheetahs       3:13.60   1   4   
  6 Moat, Zamareon            05 Chester Cheetahs       3:18.03   1   3   
  7 Muhammad, Mushin          05 St. Lukes T. C.        3:18.09   1   2   
  8 Massey, Anas              05 Cambria Y.A.           3:19.84   1   1   
  9 High, King                05 SJ Rising Stars        3:20.09   2       
 10 Harper, Germain           05 SJ Rising Stars        3:26.48   2       
 11 Bantam, Jaydon            05 Chester Cheetahs       3:33.88   2       
 12 Brown, Tajamir            05 Omega Track            3:35.13   2       
 13 Norwood, Xavier           05 Omega Track            3:37.14   2       
 14 Thornton, Shaun           05 Phila. Express         3:38.35   2       
 15 Johnson, Roman            05 Mo Bettah T. C.        3:41.12   2       
 16 Suter, John               05 Grtr Phila O. C.       3:42.78   2       
 17 Tulloch, Daniel           05 St. Lukes T. C.        3:48.35   1       
 18 Yanney, Vance             05 Gladwyne Gliders       3:57.87   2       
 19 Gordon, Calvin            05 Chester Cheetahs       3:59.91   2       
 20 Willing, Tristan          04 Gladwyne Gliders       4:00.51   2       

Daniel placed 17th in the 800 meter run with a time of 3 minutes, 48.35 seconds. His time was way off his 2013 outdoor time. This showed that he lost a lot in running ability being off for 2 months.

Andrew Lofton decided to change his training schedule to include wall training.

In the picture above, the coach demonstrated what he wants Daniel to do.

Here is a picture of the coach talking to another coach from a rival track club.

Daniel Had Company

One of Kathy Derr's neices Nikki Parker Yoder along with her daughter Peyton Grace Yoder who lives in the Philadelphia area came to see Daniel at the meet. They all sat and chatted with Daniel between races. 

We have until Feb. 23, 2014 to get Daniel ready to run and qualify for USATF Indoor Nationals come March 8th and 9th. It will be hard for him to pull this off since he is at the bottom of the Division in age. 

Daniel's 2014 Indoor Track Schedule

  UAGTCA 2014 Indoor Meet 3 Widener University 

 Chester, PA Saturday 2/1/2014 

UAGTCA 2014 Indoor Meet 3 Widener University Chester,PA Saturday 2/1/2014

The USATF Zonal Qualifier meet in Toms River, NJ on Sunday 2/23/2014. Places 1 thru 6 will qualify for the national meet.

If Daniel qualifies to move on to nationals, he will compete at the Indoor Nationals at Prince George Sports and Learning Complex in Maryland on 

  Saturday and Sunday March 8th and 9th.

If Daniel does not qualify for nationals, he will 

compete at the UAGTCA 2014 Indoor Championship at 

Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Sunday 3/2/2014. 

 Developing Outdoor Schedule

All we know about the Jamaican Flash's outdoor summer schedule is;

The Outdoor Region 2 Jr. Olympic Track and Field Championships will be in New Jersey the weekend of July 10-13.

The Outdoor National Track and Field Championships this year will be in Houston, Texas, July 21-27.