Our Greater Boston Track Club had good races and a good time in Tallahassee. Part of that is seeing others like us from other parts of the country. Tallahassee did a great job. It is harder to get to. The course was meticulously maintained. A big pavement roller flattened it before the race especially the miles of crushed oyster shells.
It is fun to go to new places to race on new courses and see old friends. But first places have to bid.
This Club XC Champs is the best thing USATF does. Nowhere else can a club runner start racing at the gun alongside Olympians.
It is the best.
We will be in Lexington and Spokane. We have been there before and they each did a good job. Someplace new would be good....like a desert. Sand dunes. Swamps (without alligators.) Adventure. Mountains. But not many people live in those places—hotels, airports.
The meet, however, is worth every effort.
Tom
(of course it can be improved.)