Career Report for Colin Lai
Class of 2023
Cross Country Career
The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.
Course-Specific Personal Bests
Below is a listing of Colin Lai's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.
Course | Distance | Time | Pace | All-Time Rank | PR Date | PR Event | Graph Races on Course |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baylands Park | 3.1 | 19:22.4 | 6:15 | 152 | 10/22/19 | SCVAL Meet #3 | 5 |
Bol Park | 2.18 | 12:13.4 | 5:36 | 121 | 10/30/19 | PA City Championship | 6 |
Crystal Springs | 2.95 | 19:31.1 | 6:37 | 302 | 11/2/21 | SCVAL Finals | 7 |
Golden Gate Park | 2.08 | 13:52.17 | 6:40 | 56 | 9/7/19 | Lowell Invitational | 1 |
Golden Gate Park | 2.82 | 18:33.7 | 6:35 | 64 | 9/11/21 | Lowell Invitational | 1 |
Homestead HS | 2.2 | 13:47.5 | 6:16 | 22 | 3/6/21 | SCVAL #3 | 1 |
Los Gatos HS | 2.2 | 13:32.8 | 6:09 | 26 | 2/27/21 | SCVAL #2 | 1 |
Toro Park | 3 | 19:11 | 6:24 | 113 | 10/19/19 | Monterey Bay Invitational | 1 |
Distance-only Personal Bests
This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).
Standard Distance (Mi) |
Time | Pace | Date | Event | Course | Graph Races at Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 19:11 | 6:24 | 10/19/19 | Monterey Bay Invitational | Toro Park | 1 |
3.1 | 19:22.4 | 6:15 | 10/22/19 | SCVAL Meet #3 | Baylands Park | 5 |
Career Summary
Below is a summary of each season run by Colin Lai.
Year | # of Races | Average Pace | Improvements / Chances | Rank on Team | Best # Std Dev |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fr | 8 | 6:26 | 2/3 | 44 | 0.66 |
So | 3 | 6:13 | 0/1 | 30 | 0.22 |
Jr | 7 | 6:33 | 4/6 | 33 | 0.49 |
Sr | 5 | 7:04 | 1/5 | 44 | 0.12 |
Palo Alto Career | 23 | 6:35 | 7/15 |
Complete Race and Improvement History: Table
The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.
Date | Event | Course | Distance | Division | Place | # Std Dev |
Time | Pace | Improvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/23/19 | Gunn Alumni Meet | Bol Park | 2.18 | Fr | 17/34 | -0.03 | 14:14 | 6:32 | |
9/7/19 | Lowell Invitational | Golden Gate Park | 2.08 | Fr | 67/255 | 0.48 | 13:52.17 | 6:40 | |
9/24/19 | SCVAL Meet #1 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | F/S | 57/287 | 0.65 | 19:59.4 | 6:27 | |
10/8/19 | SCVAL Meet #2 | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | Fr | 26/109 | 0.48 | 19:45.8 | 6:42 | |
10/19/19 | Monterey Bay Invitational | Toro Park | 3 | F/S | 69/276 | 0.49 | 19:11 | 6:24 | |
10/22/19 | SCVAL Meet #3 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | F/S | 46/269 | 0.66 | 19:22.4 | 6:15 | You ROCK! (LR, PR, SBP, DPR) |
10/30/19 | PA City Championship | Bol Park | 2.18 | F/S | 11/62 | 0.66 | 12:13.4 | 5:36 | You ROCK! (LR, PR) |
11/5/19 | SCVAL Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | F/S | 38/90 | 0.24 | 19:49.8 | 6:43 | |
2/27/21 | SCVAL #2 | Los Gatos HS | 2.2 | F/S | 29/104 | 0.16 | 13:32.8 | 6:09 | |
3/6/21 | SCVAL #3 | Homestead HS | 2.2 | F/S | 27/95 | 0.22 | 13:47.5 | 6:16 | You ROCK! (SBP) |
3/20/21 | SCVAL #4 | Bol Park | 2.18 | Open | 28/101 | -0.04 | 13:31.9 | 6:12 | |
9/11/21 | Lowell Invitational | Golden Gate Park | 2.82 | JV | 56/191 | 0.07 | 18:33.7 | 6:35 | |
9/21/21 | SCVAL Meet #1 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | JV | 20/101 | 0.49 | 20:33.6 | 6:38 | You ROCK! (SBP) |
10/2/21 | Crystal Springs Invitational | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | JV | 50/144 | 0.33 | 20:09.9 | 6:50 | |
10/5/21 | SCVAL #2 | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | JV | 26/126 | 0.28 | 19:59.7 | 6:47 | You ROCK! (LR) |
10/19/21 | SCVAL Meet #3 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | JV | 14/106 | 0.40 | 19:41.7 | 6:21 | You ROCK! (LR, DSR) |
10/27/21 | PA City Championship | Bol Park | 2.18 | JV | 9/21 | 0.30 | 12:56.5 | 5:56 | You ROCK! (LR) |
11/2/21 | SCVAL Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | JV | 26/71 | 0.30 | 19:31.1 | 6:37 | You ROCK! (LR, PR) |
9/1/22 | Gunn Alumni Scrimmage | Bol Park | 2.18 | F/S | 38/75 | -0.20 | 15:41.8 | 7:12 | |
9/20/22 | SCVAL Meet #1 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | JV | 33/105 | 0.12 | 21:20.4 | 6:53 | You ROCK! (SBP) |
10/4/22 | SCVAL #2 | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | JV | 73/228 | 0.07 | 21:36.2 | 7:19 | |
10/26/22 | PA City Championship | Bol Park | 2.18 | V | 17/25 | -0.07 | 14:02.4 | 6:26 | You ROCK! (LR) |
11/1/22 | SCVAL Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 90/104 | -0.39 | 21:46.3 | 7:23 |
Glossary:
- LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
- LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
- PR = Set a new course-specific PR
- PG = Beat personal goal
- SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
- DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
- DSR = New season record at this distance that is not a DPR.
- # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.
All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.
Track Results
Season Records
Season | Grade | Pts | 400m | 800m | 1600m |
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2020 Outdoor | Fr | 1:01.23 | 2:28.28 PR | - | |
2021 Outdoor | So | 59.52 PR | 2:31.45 | 5:46.31 PR |
By Event
400m
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/28/20 | Saint Francis vs. Palo Alto | 1:03.80 | F/S | 11 | ||
3/4/20 | Palo Alto @ Milpitas | 1:03.66 | F/S | PR (Δ=0.14,0.2%) LR (Δ=0.14,0.2%) |
3 | |
3/10/20 | Lynbrook @ Palo Alto | 1:01.23 | F/S | PR (Δ=2.43,3.8%) SR LR (Δ=2.43,3.8%) |
8 | |
4/24/21 | Paly @ Gunn | 1:02.70 | F/S | 3 | ||
5/1/21 | Lynbrook HS @ Paly | 1:02.38 | F/S | LR (Δ=0.32,0.5%) | 4 | |
5/8/21 | Homestead HS @ Paly | 1:02.17 | F/S | LR (Δ=0.21,0.3%) | 4 | |
5/14/21 | Palo Alto @ Los Altos | 1:00.19 | F/S | PR (Δ=1.04,1.7%) LR (Δ=1.98,3.2%) |
4 | |
5/22/21 | Los Gatos @ Milpitas | 59.52 | F/S | PR (Δ=0.67,1.1%) SR (Δ=1.71,2.8%) LR (Δ=0.67,1.1%) |
3 |
800m
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/28/20 | Saint Francis vs. Palo Alto | 2:29.80 | F/S | 13 | ||
3/4/20 | Palo Alto @ Milpitas | 2:28.28 | F/S | PR (Δ=1.52,1.0%) SR LR (Δ=1.52,1.0%) |
7 | |
3/10/20 | Lynbrook @ Palo Alto | 2:29.23 | F/S | 14 | ||
4/17/21 | Los Gatos @ Paly | 2:31.45 | F/S | SR (Δ=-3.17,-2.1%) | 4 | |
5/8/21 | Homestead HS @ Paly | 2:37.49 | F/S | 8 |