Why Thursday's race is a big deal

The Arrowhead invitational attracts some of the best competition every year because it is a very flat and very fast course. This year will be no exception, with most of the top D1 runners committed to being there. Including Pede from Wisconsin Lutheran (picked to win D1 state this year), Perkins from Watertown ( the soph who has been breaking all of the records), Markson from Whitefish bay, MacFarland from Arrowhead, and of course the boys from Shorewood. On a team level Whitefish bay has a chance to win state in division 1 this year and are very highly regarded. The leaders will probably go out sub 5 minutes for the first mile, and still be under 10 minutes at the two. The winning time could be in the low 15:20's.

But here is the kicker... Shorewood has a chance to win this meet. That's right, if everyone has a good race we could have four runners in the top fifteen.

In case anyone cares a comparison of WFB times from last week look like this ( keep in mind that numbers between different courses mean almost nothing because conditions and length can vary a lot).

WFB ------------------- Shorewood

Markson 16:19 --------- Walsh 16:40
Sullivan 16:23 -------- Haury 16:47
Horton 16:39 -------- Erickson 17:00
Lybeck 16:48 -------- Stewart 17:18
McFadden 17:02 -------- Salmon 17:32
Stevens 17:35 -------- Valusek 17:37

So, mark your calendars and plan to be at what could be the premiere meet of the season. Just to watch Pede and Perkins dual is worth the drive, but to also have a chance to walk away with a team win makes this a must see event.

Be there!