We last ran in a Great American Cross Country Festival back in 2000 when they had a traveling road show and moved their East Coast venue to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for one season. We liked what we experienced then, and treasured the memories.
Today we opened up that treasure chest and dumped a new set of golden moments and memories, as the Festival once again pulled out all the stops to host what is just simply, a great meet.
King's Kids ran well ... it wasn't our best day, but we had enough good races and quality efforts 
to call it a good day. The weather warmed a bit by mid-day, making the JV races a bit warmer than the varsity races were in mid-morning. The girls varsity finished 8th of 16 teams in the Nike Race of Champions, against a field that was being called "the finest field assembled in the nation this season." When the winner crossed the line in a time of 17:06 for a full 5K, beating the reigning Footlocker National Champion by over 200 meters, you knew the proclamation wasn't an exagerration. There were 7 teams in the race that were their respective divisional and State champions. To say the race was "big" would be an udnerstatement.
The JV girls had the highest finish of the day, 2nd, and brought home a plaque made of wood and carved and finished in the shape of the United States -- a very nice award. The JV boys 
finished 6th overall.
We're off in a couple of hours to the Harrier Ball for dinner and dancing and fun.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
A Great American Meet
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It sounds like King High did itself proud against some very tough competition. Congratulations to you, to the rest of the coaching staff, and to all the runners who gave it their all. Come home with your heads held high!
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