Boys run two top 10 Hamilton times at Bowdoin
by Myles Stryder
 |
| our top 3 |
After the cancellation of the Bobcat Run the team was itching to race. It had been almost a week and half since the League Meet. We had had some good practices and everybody was ready to go. The morning dawned cold and gray as the team headed up 684 to Wappingers Falls. The Bowdoin Park course, site of the Section 1 championship meet in two weeks, is one of the toughest courses in Section 1. The first half is basically uphill and the second half runs down the same hill. Most of the team has run there before, so they knew what to expect. Luckily the sun began to poke through before the meet began and before long the sun was out making for a fine autumn day of running.
In the Girls’ race we only had one entrant, Alyssa. It was her first time on the course and she
ran it very well. She cruised the first half of the course, pacing herself up the hill. She bombed down the backside and was running great until she got attacked by a side stitch. It slowed her a bit in the last half mile, but she still finished up only a minute off her time from two weeks ago on a much easier Brewster course.
 |
| Alyssa down the back side |
In the boys’ JV race it was Savallya and Joseph to the line for Hamilton. Savallya ran his best time ever at Bowdoin with a 25:37. He has been improving all season and he looked strong the whole race. Joseph’s ankle, which has been giving him trouble most of the season, flared up again on the steep downhill sections slowing down his time a bit.
Aaron was our only frosh today. And as such he was lucky enough to run the 9th grade course which doesn’t go up the hill. The kid ran strong finishing at 13:45.
The main event for us was the Boys Varsity race and for the first time since the Gressler Meet we had Edwin back in the line up. The race started quickly and our boys were in it from the start. Captain Chris led the way today. He came down the hill strong, but then forgot how long the flat section is at the end. Despite that, he finished with Hamilton’s 6th fastest time
ever at Bowdoin, a fine performance of 20:33. Dennis was battling an upset stomach, but still ran a respectable 21:08, 9th fastest Hamilton time at Bowdoin. Jason’s plan for the day was to cruise the first half and blow down the backside of the hill. He came down the hill strong, but he also was slowed by a bad stomach. Edwin was fourth today. His plan was to run smooth and see how his ankle felt. Despite coming downhill gently he also ran a respectable 23:18. Brennan finished up the scoring for our squad. Suffering from a head cold he still ran a 23:29.
 |
| Chris on his way to a top 10 Hamilton run |
Bowdoin is a tough course, but it was good for the squad to get a chance to test themselves against it before the state meet qualifier in two weeks. The test then will be to see if they can run faster than they did today. Stay tuned, but first we head back to Croton Point for the County Championship meet next Saturday.
