The boys race was very competitive through more than two miles up front, but even here you can detect a green wave about to crest. Photos by Alan Versaw.
It hasn't rained much lately around Lyons, and things aren't looking very green. For one day, though, Mountain Vista took care of all that. Front and center, things were a dense shade of green--and especially so in the JV races.
It might have been all Allie Chipman's idea. She, at least got it started. With no Catherine Liggett showing up for the 4A/5A girls race, Chipman took over and pounded from the front. The race for first had all the suspense of eagle versus prey. In fact, it was Golden Eagle versus prey, and there was a whole lot of prey. Golden Eagles have to stay well fed, you know.
Neither was it simply Chipman doing all the damage. After spotting the field a couple of places in Lily Tomasula-Martin (who was running up this weekend, perhaps a bit in anticipation of next weekend's World Juniors Mountain Running Championships) an...
