1. The State Meet Course Is Slow
The most common comment about the state meet course when it was viewed this summer was that it was a flat course than can be slowed down significantly when it rains. Consider that point proven, as the Section 5 championships saw almost a week of rain preceding the meet, which affected the boys by nearly a minute, and the girls by nearly a minute and a half.
Although the forecast for the next week is without rain, Saturday is looking like a wintry mix of snow and rain. For those that never got to race at Portland Meadows when NXN held the nationals there from 2004-13, consider this your chance to get the same experience.