44th Annual Manhattan Invitational Boys Letter Race Preview
Much of the day's action at Van Cortlandt Park will be devoted to the Letter races, and there are great matches on hand for all. Time was a bit limited for pulling in info from all of the different states. Also apologies to non-NY teams if the rating scores don't quite capture your full strength, as some of the estimations are really tough. The following summaries should give at least some idea of what's in store for the boy's 7 Letter duels.
Overview
Every year in the Manhattan Letters there is the Race of Death where strong teams struggle to finish in the top 10 behind a slew of dreadnoughts. This year, we have two. Letter Race A will serve as the RoD for individuals, as you have a 185TR seeded third in his race. DJ Principe and Matt Grossman will tangle to kick off the varsity races of the day. The teams RoD has to go to Letter C, with three teams all sporting the same TR avg. In order, last years' winners were Arlington, Lowell, Ithaca, Champlain Valley, Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, and Danbury
Cheers to all, and remember not to start sprinting all out when you come out of the woods. There's still 600 meters to go.