Milford High School Cross Country

First, I'll apologize to all those folks (three maybe) who haven't seen a special sauce update in a while. Actually, until this past weekend, the Special Saucers hadn't competed in many races, but of course, the summer season is getting hot so it's time to start hitting the roads. Well, two years ago, I vowed never to do the Rehoboth Biathlon again, but there I was sucking in the salt water Sunday afternoon. Actually, Ol' Bloom never stopped paddling for a half-mile and completed the 5K in 100th place overall (out of 121). Plus, I was about three minutes faster, coming in at about 45 minutes flat. Superstar Jessi Rivera said she had a rough swim start, but still blew by Bloom at the half-way mark in the 5K to finish 95th overall, and Dan, Dan the Running Man Pennington also caught up with Bloom in the 5K to finish 93rd. Still, none of us could catch fellow MHS teacher and coach Jan Kelley who placed 87th, about two minutes ahead of Bloom. Congrats! Uncle Vern, who's been nursing a sore hammy, squirted water, which probably helped Marty Thomas (the Barrs' uncle) catch Bloom at the end. Of course, none of us could keep up with the younger folks of the family: Congrats to solo stud Stuart Barr and the rest of the gang, Clare, Emma and Kate who teamed with some Lake Forest standouts included the Wilson sisters and Brad Lands. Lake alum Dan Matta also did a fine job.