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Great Brook Farm, Carlisle, MA
September 13, 2014
Meet Director: Tim Parson

A September post-summer tune-up meet at Great Brook farm has become a club tradition of sorts. The site is well-suited it: there's some challenging navigation, but trails, farm fields and water features are never far away if relocation is needed. Once again we had a good turnout on a sunny day with a bunch of newcomers, several of whom tried more than one course.

At any meet there are stories behind the names and times posted: juniors running their first upper-level course, veterans coming back from injuries, people getting engaged while doing their course (well, that has happened here only once). This year it was good to see Caroline McIlvaine out on the White in a backpack, and Bill Pullman flew in from Minnesota to run in his old stomping grounds. A big group of students from Harvard Business School came and, no surprise, were quick learners and competitive. The Red course included a trip to “Tophet Island” in the south, and we didn't seem to lose anyone too badly there. However, further north several ill-advised swamp crossing attempts occurred. The meet notes only said “many” water features were dry!

This year's event was particularly easy to direct thanks to a large group of experienced helpers including Jim and Logan Crawford, Joanne Sankus, Kelly Guarino, Michael Cooper, Joe Usoff, Pete Lane, Jim Paschetto, Tim Booth, Sylvie Guichard, Andrew Vakhutinsky, Ian Smith and Ann Harrer. Finally, the friendly support of Steve Carlin and his staff at the park were a key ingredient in making the meet a success.

- Tim Parson, Meet Director

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