to get the 5 PR points?" That is what Jacob Bowen asked a couple days before our Hockinson race. The boys were enticed to run big PR's with the offer of earning 5 Varsity Points for the biggest PR, 4 for the next... Well, Jacob recently voiced his frustration that he had not run a PR since his first 5K, but then shocked the coaching staff and his teammates by moving all the way up to runner #6, posting a 1:50 Black Course PR! He had not run a PR in 55 weeks - and that was an Orange Course. He did admit, however, that running in spikes for the first time also helped.
When all the Panthers cross that finish line, we are done. Thanks to an awesome race by Serene Dunn, that came in what appears to be record time. The whole team has been proud of the way Serene has been competing this year, and at Hockinson, she broke 26 minutes for the first time. Yep, she ran a lifetime PR on a Black Course, which is tough to do. Her time of 25:57 marks the first time known that all the Panthers finished a league meet under 26 Minutes. This was a Black Course PR by an incredible 1:54! Serene is truely inspiring the rest of the team.