Thirteen
members of Windham High School’s varsity cross country team challenged
themselves this past Saturday over an arduous course in Vermont amongst 1,418
other runners. Thetford Academy’s 25th Annual 5K Woods Trail Run hosted teams
from all over New England on a beautiful, sunny fall day.
Thirteen
athletes, six girls and seven boys, from Windham piled anxiously and excitedly
into five cars Friday with a group of equally anxious parents and coach for the
long drive to Vermont.
Race
day was exciting as pairs and trios of Windham High School’s best runners lined
up toe to toe with seeded groupings of hundreds of colorfully dressed athletes.
With the firing of the gun, a stampede of racers dashed off over a knoll and
into the woods. This spectator-friendly course allowed observers to monitor
racer progress at several points and various distances despite the cover of
forest.
Windham’s
runners had a great experience and gained a sense for this course which will be
the site for this year’s New England Regional championship. Knowledge of this
course will be crucial as they forge ahead for upcoming meets with that in
sight for November.
Several
members of the varsity team were unable to join the team for the race as it was
a date for taking SATs, but they did drive up after the test on Saturday to
join the rest of the team for an evening of fun and team building. The junior
varsity team competed in Belfast on this same day. It wasn’t the same not
having all members of the entire team there at the race to team agreed.
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