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16:47, two secons ahead of Rappahannock’s seventh runner, David Fishbein, posting his best home course time of 16:49.
John Dodson knocked a minute off his previous best at Blue Rock, running in 16:56, and Jonathan Watson shaved 1:25 from his personal home record, finishing in 17:16.
John Raney lowered his previous mark of 21:09 to 17:31. “That’s 3:38 better!” the coach pointed out. “John has been showing great improvement in his running lately and I’m looking for John to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Kevin (a former RCHS distance star).”
Todd Williams and Pat Coffey posted times of 17:40, three minutes faster than their previous best over the course, accordng to Spieker. “Marc Streagle also ran his best race of the year,” she added.
And it wasn’t just the guys who outdid themselves. “Karen (Ludwick),
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