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Jeff Wolfe has been an avid runner for years, including running cross country in high school and college, though he's not as fast now as he once was. This blog is designed for high school runners, and their coaches and parents in Delaware County.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Central League preview and Quote to Run By

The Central League meet is Saturday at Rose Tree Park. Here's a look at how things may or may not shape up in the team and individual competition.

On the girls side, Strath Haven's Hannah Grossman is the individual favorite, especially coming off last week's victory at the Delaware County Championships. What will be interesting to see is if Haverford's Sophia Meehan, the defending Central League champion, can close the 35-second gap they had a Delcos. Last week, Haverford ran hard in a dual meet on Wednesday, then came back and ran again Saturday. While Strath Haven also had a dual meet last week, the finishing times suggest that Grossman did not go all out in that meet. Haverford did not have a dual meet this week, so we'll see if a little more rest from competition makes a difference or not. Others who could be a factor include Haverford's Tess Meehan, Penncrest's Grace Chang and Springfield's Francie McNally.
Haverford is the team favorite here, with Strath Haven and Conestoga looking to challenge, as both teams have decent depth, just not as much as Haverford.


On the boys side, individually it appears to be a bit more of a wide open race. Haverford's Woo Kim, Lower Merion's Michael McGowan, Strath Haven's Noah Frick and David Gao, Conestoga's James Ferguson, Harriton's Peter Downs, Penncrest's Brian Craft and Upper Darby's Andrian Reist could all challenge for the crown.
On the team side, Haverford will try to defend its title. It's sure to get a strong challenge from Conestoga, as Haverford won a closely contested dual meet 10 days ago. Also Strath Haven and Penncrest will factor in the scoring for the team title as well.

Quote to Run By
This is from famous author William Faulkner, and applies particularly to runners.
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.
Try to be better than yourself."

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