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FLRC Newsletter - December 2004 |
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The Vet women engaged in a victory dance to "oldies" before the races even started. John downplayed his terrific jump from seventh to third in the final standings by his gutsy run, finishing second at the championship race. Speaking of gutsy, Joe Reynolds almost lost his after his grueling sprint, but he won the very first Super-Vet individual championship, cementing his place in history. David Fernandez ran only the last two races of the series and he scored for the team in both. What a great addition to the Vets team. Jim Miner has been working his way back from serious injury and will be ready to score next year. And, of course, Tom Hartshorne's second place final standing was terrific—he came a long way back from injury over the course of the year.
My big thrill in this race was competing with Tim Mcmullen, last year's Vet champion. As we went around a corner early in the race, someone tried to cut to the inside of me, and I caught him full in the chest with my bony elbow. I was startled to look over to see Tim slumming back with my pack. As he sped away I thought that would be the last I'd see of him in the race. However, about 600 yards from the finish I noticed him struggling up what served for a hill on this course, and I went by him for good. Of course, Tim is still coming back from serious injuries, but competing with a national champ in a number of distances was quite a thrill nonetheless.
Overall, a tremendous X-C year for the Ithaca-area teams and something to build on for next year.
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