IPSWICH - On the surface, it simply looks like four athletes running as fast as they can, handing a baton off to waiting teammates. In reality, everything is calculated with a desired end in mind for Ipswich track and field coach Todd Thorson. The veteran coach constructs his relays event by event with a reason behind each decision. "We always run our 4x1s just about the best we can every meet," Thorson said, "because the handoffs are by far the most important in a 4X1." From there, the Tigers focus on the longest relays next, gearing up for their biggest regular-season meet of the season. "Then we usually try to go longest to shortest," Thorson said of his relay pattern. "So we try to knock out the 4X8 and run that as hard as we can until we get a good enough time where we feel we can get to Howard Wood." Thorson noted that the 3,200-meter relay is one of the first events at a meet, so he likes his runners to be fresh for that in order to get a solid time. "I thin