Nashua North Invitational always represents an exciting early season look with a lot of strong teams heading to Mines Falls to get some fast early season times on the flat course. This year, the original course returns as the bridge has been replaced! Really looking forward to seeing how performances compare.
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Boys Race
The boys division should be a fun one with six of the top ten ranked teams from around the state involved. Early season races often bring surprises of athletes who took their summer running seriously and suddenly find themselves shaking up the field. The individual side of the race is particularly intriguing with a number of the top racers in the state looking to take the prize.
The #1 Pinkerton boys team came into the season as the top ranked squad in New Hampshire and at the Bobcat Invitational last weekend they showed why. In a strong field, the Astros put on a clinic scoring a diminutive 37 points cutting second place Londonderry’s score by half. In 2024, Bobcat had one runner under 17:00 and this year Pinkerton’s fifth ran a 17:07. That’s one seriously strong team. With the return to the original faster Mines Falls course, could we see an entire top five under 16:00 two weeks into September? At the moment, the question isn’t whether Pinkerton will win but by how much. I’m especially keeping an eye on Oscar D’Amelio and XC rookie Jason Robie who should compete for the individual win in the race after going 3-4 at Bobcat.
