9/27: Manchester Invitational

          Another lovely successful day for PAXC across the board. The Freshmen and JV teams each earned second place finishes and the Varsity team took home first place honors in the large school (elite merged) race. There were many PRs, Derryfield debuts, and solid races by the team. Check out the full results at lancertiming.com. A special thanks to our official photographer for the day: Mike Estes. There are a great deal of pictures on the new Manchester Invitational page which can be found on the upper right side of the blog homepage. Enjoy!

Smile!

Above: The JV squad.

Below: Victory. 

Below: Nice form.

9/26: Pre-meet fun

"Whose names are on the signs at Derryfield?"

Below: Trivia!

Above: Loving life.

Below: Textbook line.

***Note*** There are some pretty neat pictures on the Random Pictures page.

9/25: Gags Workout

Above: Word of the Day.

Below: Friends having fun.

9/24: I'll be dipped

"I'll be dipped."

Above: Perfect form

Below: Guess who

9/23: Alexander Carr workout

"7s are wild."

Above: finishing the workout.

Below: The Board

9/22 Long Run

"Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway."

-Mignon McLaughlin

Above and below: Messing with the sun.

9/20: Nashua Invitational

"Do what you like. Like what you do." -Life is Good

The JV and Varsity teams ran very well, earning first place in both races. The team is progressing nicely. Check out the new Nashua North-South Invitational page on the right side of the site for over a hundred pictures from the day. Enjoy.

9/19 Pre-Meet

"Can ya feel the fire?"

The shirt quote was voted on and the quote above represents the winner.

Above: Will he choose wisely or poorly?

Below: "No watch!"

9/18: Altered Gags workout at home means flashback picture day.

Here are some pictures from last November. This is The Meadow.

9/17: The board and 70's Day

"You can't change the wind, but you can set your sails." -Billie Joe Armstrong

Holding on.

Foss Running Camp

This is a reminder to those interested in going to Foss Running Camp next summer. Registration is now open and it will fill up VERY quickly. Sign up as soon as you can at fossrunningcamp.org.

9/16: Home Meet vs. Concord and Timberlane

"Owen, that was textbook." -Coach Clark after the starter's pistol was fired.

What a day! Another sub 16 performance, a win for Varsity, a win for JV, and PRs galore. Everyone on the team was well under 20 minutes! Thank you to all the parents and fans who came to cheer on the runners. We really appreciate the support and whether you realize it or not, it DOES help. A shout also goes out to the Long Red Line's #1 fan, Donna, for providing pictures from the meet and for her constant support. She rocks!

For many more pictures from the meet, visit the "Random Pictures" page on the upper right part of the blog homepage. Enjoy.

Above: Pure determination. 

Below: Working off each other.

9/15: Monday Pre-meet

"On that note, let's get it on!"

9/12: Kenyan Run #1

"One, two, three, FAMILY!"

Above: Family on three.

Above: And they're off!

9/11: 70s Day and Scobie Cross

I like rain when it rains because everything gets slippery." -Noah

(Yes, the quote was accurately recorded.)

Above: Cartoons in the rain!

Below: The coaches are ready for an active rest day.

9/10: 33/30 long run

"Grocery stores deliver?" -Owen

What a wonderful day for a long run. Nice weather and great people. It's such a great way to end each school day.

Above: Stretches, core, community, and a face-down smiling runner.

Below: The poised runner.

9/9: Mentor Meet

"One of the greatest gifts one can give to another is to tell him he's appreciated." -Karthas

What a meet! The mentors helped their mentees run very strong. New faces were at the front of the Long Red Line. Some major PRs were had. More importantly, however, there were experiences that I'm confident will be memories forever.

Below: Go that way.

Below: Now this is what we need to do. See my hands? There are no time-outs in cross country.

 Above: Tall and determined.

Below: Here we go, buddy.

 Below: Follow us.

Above: The results.

9/8: Pre-Meet

1. "Rest days are necessary because hard days are essential." -Clark/Karthas
2. Stoic.

9/6: Paul Letarte Invitational

"Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up."

The meet went very well. The team, led by overall winner Nico running a speedy 16:57, placed first, scoring a mere 18 points. Check out the results below. After the race, the team did an excellent job cheering the coaches and meet alumni on during their very own race. The pictures of the team with Coach Clark were taken during the coach's race. The pictures at the water are of the post race Peabody River experience. What an awesome weekend!

The champs.

Below: Run strong!

Above: The ultimate selfie.

Below: A little support.

Below: That guy better work on his form. Also, were bikes allowed in the race? 

Below: Not so bad, eh?

Above: Go coach!

Above: Leave me alone.

Below: Back up. I have a stick!

9/5: Pre-meet in the north country

"Dragons!"

The trip to Mount Washington for the Paul Letarte Invitational was excellent. It was filled with many great moments to go along with a very successful race on Saturday. There are too many great pictures to just put one on the next two posts, so I've added a few. The rest are in the "Random Pictures" page, so please check it out.

 Out of the tunnel.

 Look at the frog we found!

 Hi there.

 A perfect stride.

Ready!