Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – South Regional

Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – South Regional kicked off at McAlpine Creek Park this morning. The open and masters races got show off and running at 8AM and were followed at 30 minute intervals for Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior/Senior races. Next, there were seeded races for the very fast and the event finished off with events for 10 and under, 11-12, and 13-14 year olds.

Frosty conditions greeted the open and masters runners but that didn’t stop Stan and Brian from running in singlet’s and from posting very fast times. Brian crossed the finish line in the 16:30 and Stan was close behind with a time in the 18:30s.

Having lived in Charlotte for 20 years, this was my first time to attend this event. Definitely, there was a lot of excitement in the air. If you are not up for running it next, you should definitely come out to watch and support. That’s what I was doing today because I knew several individuals that had entered the race.

One of those runners was Tom Torkelson. As always, Tom never seems to miss an opportunity to race. And not be out done, Bobby Aswell Jr was enjoying a chance to take this weekly race addiction to a cross country course. Then, there were two girls from App State that finished the open race. Both very nice and ran very fast.

Beyond the racers, there was a preverbal who’s who from the charlotte running community watching: Jay, Aaron, and Lana to name a few.

Also I got my first change to meet Meredith from our TrySports team and Justin who are my co-director compatriots.

Certainly this is a must see race for next year so put it on your calendar to watch if you don’t plan on running.



Tales from Foot Locker South Regional by the Cool Down Runner