There is a lot to unpack from our season-opening meet at Vassar Farm on a gorgeous late-summer morning. First meets of seasons are often called "rust-busters" -- which has become a bit of a cliche, to be honest. Based on that cliche? We need a whole lot of WD-40! Sheesh.
For starters, meet management (that would be me) needs to do a better job of making sure we have course marshals out there. Yikes! The entire men's race went the WRONG DIRECTION for the finishing stretch of the race, around the rugby fields. Quick thinking by smarter meet management people (I would not be included in that cohort) saved the day. Race scorer Tim Fulton and Vassar coach James McCowan created a very impromptu hairpin turn around a large rock, toward the end of the race, ensuring that most of the course integrity remained intact. Depending on who you ask? The course was 20m short. Or 20m long. Either way? Everyone did the same (if inaccurate) thing out there. The women's race went much more smoothly. We learned our lesson.
We had our largest field of teams in a long time, and the quality of this rust-buster was evident in the results up front. It was great to welcome the UConn women, as well as the Wagner men and women, for the first time. We had a nice senior day afterwards and the parent tailgate spread was truly outstanding. Speaking of rust? Our team performances definitely showed a bit of that. Fortunately, we jump right back on the horse, next week, up at Siena for that invitational at the Crossings in Colonie.
Thanks to all who made this return-to-normal day go as smoothly as possible.
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