Terre Haute, Terre Haute

Time: 49:55
Distance: 7.07 miles
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There is a little saying they have in Indiana... It goes, Terre Haute, Terre Haute. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Terre Haute!

At least that's what Mr. Nick Neely told us when the Brown XC team ran pre-nats in '04.

Jenna, Meagan and I arrived to the DI course moments before the men's race started. The guys were milling around the start line doing strides and preparing for battle. I don't feel the need to recap the entire race but I will say that Sammy Chelanga is a beast-child. He put on a show and made a mockery of the entire field.

Other points of interest:
Brown XC runner Christian Escareno went out hard and tanked the final 3k.
I saw Christian Tabib.
I exchanged an awkward moment with Craig Lake.
It was good seeing Conor Holt and Camille.
Big ups to OU placing 12th. Before the season they were unranked.
Funny comment of the day to Marty Smith who said "overwhelmed" when asked how the team was doing.

After the race, the three muskateers went for a run and talked about the racing. Meagan stopped short but Jenna and I continued on. We finished with a blistering 6:40 mile.