GOLDEN LEAGUE PREVIEW : A LONG DISTANCE RUN AFFAIR.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Her telephone bill is rising, but Danielle Day's 3,200-meter time is dropping. The Quartz Hill High junior speaks with Louisville High cross country coach Marie Murphy twice a week for training for advice. ``It's like having a personal trainer personal trainer person n → (persönlicher) Fitnesstrainer m, (persönliche) Fitnesstrainerin f ,'' Day said. The long-distance arrangement, with Murphy in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , seems to be working. As a sophomore, Day advanced to the state championships in the 3,200 meters and ran a school-record 10:45.20. In the state cross country meet last November, Day finished second in the Division I final. Day and Murphy first met at the 1995 Foot Locker Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) is a major American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. It is the successor corporation to the F.W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth’s”). Western Regional Cross Country Championships in Fresno. Murphy began assisting Danielle at the request of Day's parents last track season, after the departure of Quartz Hill distance coach Kelly Marsh. ``It's an experiment; I've never coached somebody over the phone,'' said Murphy, who ran the marathon for Ireland in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. ``She has great potential and I am happy to help her any way I can. You really need to have a coach out there every day, but she has proven very capable and disciplined.'' Although Day and Murphy meet occasionally for Sunday workouts, Day times her own track intervals at Quartz Hill and logs most of her road mileage alone. In the past, Day's training has consisted primarily of distance. Murphy has prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). a mixture of long intervals and distance during the early portion of the season with an emphasis on speed as the Golden League finals and Southern Section championships roll around in May. ``The workouts have made me faster and given me endurance,'' Day said. ``I think it's going to really make a difference.'' Quartz Hill head coach Sharon DeShane said she has no qualms about the arrangement as long as Day continues to attend daily practices at school. The progress of Day and sophomore Carly Harrill, who finished fifth in the state Division I cross country final, in the distances as well as Quartz Hill's depth in the sprints and field events make the Rebels a favorite to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock two-time defending Golden League champion Palmdale. Last season, Palmdale defeated the Rebels by two points to win the league title, but the Falcons' hopes took a blow with the transfer of junior Kadrina Coffee, the league champion in the 400 and 800, to St. Bernard St. Bernard a very large (110-200 lb) dog with massive, broad head, medium-sized ears lying close to the head, and a long tail. There are two varieties, the most familiar (rough) has a long, thick coat, while the smooth variety has a shorter coat, lying close to the body. in Playa playa or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts in arid and semiarid regions. Del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
``We have a lot more depth,'' Quartz Hill senior Michelle Perry Michelle Perry (born 1 May 1979 in Granada Hills, California) is an American athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she placed 14th overall in the heptathlon competition. Later, at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, she was awarded a gold medal in the 100 m hurdles with a said. ``We have people that can score in every event.'' That was evident at the Burbank Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. , where Quartz Hill captured the girls' team title for the second straight year. Perry placed third in 300-meter low hurdles and fifth in the 100 hurdles at last year's state meet. Her time of 42.68 in the 300 hurdles moved her into second on the all-time region list and her time of 14.37 in the 100 hurdles ties for second. Perry, the defending Southern Section Division I champion in both hurdle races, also has timed 11.96 for 100 meters, 24.70 in the 200 and spanned 18 feet, 6 inches in the long jump. With refined technique and added preseason endurance work, Perry is hopeful of dipping under 14 seconds in the 100 hurdles and approaching the 40-second barrier in the 300 hurdles. She clocked 43.9 on a dirt track at Burbank. ``I haven't even done any real speed work yet,'' Perry said. ``My technique is a lot better. If I run 42.5 this season I'll be happy, but I really want to break 40.'' The Rebels also have been bolstered by the addition of Kenya Corley, a senior transfer from Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . Corley won the long jump and finished second in the high jump in the Southern Section Division I Championships last season, posting bests of 19-2 and 5-4 in the events. Senior Sanethia Thomas is a multievent performer who has thrown 35-3 in the shot put and 94-9 in the discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. . Thomas also has cleared 5 feet in the high jump and bounded 35-7 in the triple jump. Junior Katie Ray and sophomore Angela Kepley are other returners. Ray finished second in the high jump and the 100 hurdles in last year's league finals. Kepley, who clocked 17.04 in the 100 hurdles as a freshman, placed third in the event in the Burbank meet. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Quartz Hill's Danielle Day, a 3,200-meter specialist, gets coaching advice via telephone. Shaun Dyer / Special to the Daily News |
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