Things got off to a cautious and tactical start in the 5A Region 3 boys race. Photo by Ashley Green.
To their credit, I've never heard any representative of Boulder, Fairview, and Monarch complain about it, but it probably does qualify as an extra challenge in their schedule that they have to face one another in order to get to state.
For the rest of us, at least, it's always a quality show. And, this week's regional meet was no exception to that rule.
For the boys race, the main action was relatively restricted to Boulder and Monarch. Boulder has been enjoying performances that get more dominant by the week in the latter half of the season. Monarch, after an eye-popping start to the season, has had to do a little regrouping over the last couple of weeks.
But, it was evident early in the race that, despite the different recent trajectories of their seasons, this would be a thrilling battle for the regional championship. Except that nobody really wanted to be the sacrificial lamb to take t...
