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 # of Races
on Course
Baylands Park 3.1 19:22.4 6:15 146 10/22/19 SCVAL Meet #3 5
Bol Park 2.18 12:13.4 5:36 119 10/30/19 PA City Championship 6
Crystal Springs 2.95 19:31.1 6:37 293 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 # of 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 45 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
11/1/22 SCVAL Finals Crystal Springs 2.95 V 90/104 -0.39 21:46.3 7:23
10/26/22 PA City Championship Bol Park 2.18 V 17/25 -0.07 14:02.4 6:26 You ROCK! (LR)
10/4/22 SCVAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 73/228 0.07 21:36.2 7:19
9/20/22 SCVAL Meet #1 Baylands Park 3.1 JV 33/105 0.12 21:20.4 6:53 You ROCK! (SBP)
9/1/22 Gunn Alumni Scrimmage Bol Park 2.18 F/S 38/75 -0.20 15:41.8 7:12
11/2/21 SCVAL Finals Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 26/71 0.30 19:31.1 6:37 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/27/21 PA City Championship Bol Park 2.18 JV 9/21 0.30 12:56.5 5:56 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)
10/5/21 SCVAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 26/126 0.28 19:59.7 6:47 You ROCK! (LR)
10/2/21 Crystal Springs Invitational Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 50/144 0.33 20:09.9 6:50
9/21/21 SCVAL Meet #1 Baylands Park 3.1 JV 20/101 0.49 20:33.6 6:38 You ROCK! (SBP)
9/11/21 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.82 JV 56/191 0.07 18:33.7 6:35
3/20/21 SCVAL #4 Bol Park 2.18 Open 28/101 -0.04 13:31.9 6:12
3/6/21 SCVAL #3 Homestead HS 2.2 F/S 27/95 0.22 13:47.5 6:16 You ROCK! (SBP)
2/27/21 SCVAL #2 Los Gatos HS 2.2 F/S 29/104 0.16 13:32.8 6:09
11/5/19 SCVAL Finals Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 38/90 0.24 19:49.8 6:43
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)
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)
10/19/19 Monterey Bay Invitational Toro Park 3 F/S 69/276 0.49 19:11 6:24
10/8/19 SCVAL Meet #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 Fr 26/109 0.48 19:45.8 6:42
9/24/19 SCVAL Meet #1 Baylands Park 3.1 F/S 57/287 0.65 19:59.4 6:27
9/7/19 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.08 Fr 67/255 0.48 13:52.17 6:40
8/23/19 Gunn Alumni Meet Bol Park 2.18 Fr 17/34 -0.03 14:14 6:32

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.
  • # 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 Pts400m800m1600m
2020 OutdoorFr1:01.23 2:28.28 PR-
2021 OutdoorSo59.52 PR2:31.45 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

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/17/21 Los Gatos @ Paly 5:46.31 F/S SR 9