Region 1 lived up to it's typical form in all of the classes and races
The slow course was one of the big surprises at the UIL Region 1 Championships at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock the past few days. When a course 'runs slow' (that is, when times are slow compared to season bests), it indicates difficult running conditions. In difficult running conditions, runners tend to spread out, leading to excellent speed ratings for a handful of runners at the front of the race, and an inordinate number of slow speed ratings throughout the finishers. This was especially true of the 1A-5A races on Monday and Tuesday. I chose to apply a slightly different adjustment to the two days of racing, with the 2-4-6A races running slightly faster.
The 6A races featured the Southlake Carroll boys edging El Paso Eastwood and Flower Mound taking down the Carroll girls. The Coppell boys won a close battle with El Paso Americas and Flower Mound to grab the third team-qualifying spot, while the El Paso Franklin gir...