Our annual 3-way cross country meet with the local high school teams took place on Thursday. Silas Eastman from Fryeburg Academy ran away with the two mile race, beating Kevin Tilton for the first time (Kevin was not at 100%, but 10:07 would have been tough to beat even if he had been!).
I had my best time on the course at 11:36, although the splits (5:34, 6:02) suggested a relatively poor pacing strategy. I was boxed in early and was actually walking part of the race because of that, and then I spent too much energy trying to catch Peter Haine (11:15, Kennett's top runner). Still, a personal best on the course is always a positive.
Nick had a personal best as well, at 13:28. Although too young to compete for the high school team, he would have been their sixth man. Competing for a spot in the top 7, Alex PR'ed too, at 14:37. Melissa ran with her friend Lea in her best time for two miles (15:35 I think); they both were upstaged by Lea's little sister Hanna, who was 15:17.
The food afterwards was delicious, with Subway subs and a ton of desserts.
The only drawback was the Loco 5k on the track was the same time, so we had to miss that this year, which was unfortunate, because I would rather have had a 5k PR than a two mile PR, since I am in shape to hit one. There's always the next race, though!
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Darin
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