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The Beast of the East....Reebok Manhattan XC Invite

2009 Reebok Manhattan Invitational

Van Cortland Park ⋅ New York, NY, US ⋅ Oct, 10 2009 | Coverage created by Ryan From Flotrack

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#14	Bobby Asher October 9, 2009 at 7:07am just the back hills are done on this course. no cemetery hill. reply
#13	MSH October 8, 2009 at 5:43am yaaa goo tp Portage reply
#12	Scott J October 7, 2009 at 10:13pm Any athletes or teams running both? reply
#11	Ed Jennings October 7, 2009 at 1:12pm This year the Manhattan finish is going to be even longer after the hill with the construction. So it'll be that one downhill than about 600 meters of the flats path towards the Tortoise and hare. Should make for some great finishes! reply
#10	Anonymous Coward October 7, 2009 at 12:49pm I'm really digging the backdrop... GO POKES!!!! reply
#9	Mike Mather October 7, 2009 at 12:22pm Tough call on which is best, Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) or Van Cortlandt Park. If it's too hot or raining, they go different course at SAC (it's a serious safety issue). New York runs rain, snow, cold, hot. Don't really like the Olmstead-style gravel walks. He designed Central Park and Thompson Park in my home town, Watertown. Very unforgiving. If you go down it will mess you up. A typically trained XC runner won't walk into SAC and do well. You have to go out of your way to work big hills. Hasay is a prime example. Her "home" course has hills even worse than SAC. Starts in her driveway, ends in her driveway. Perfect training course. The NY finish is a long steady downhill. People like Nicole Blood, a course record holder, have probably worked on being able to hold that long finish at speed. Tough call! reply
#8	Justin From Flotrack October 7, 2009 at 12:12pm smooth said: “you spelled Van Cortlandt wrong...nice try” Boom Roasted. Nice pick up, I was about to say the same. The irony of correcting somebody's spelling mistake for something one spells incorrectly themself. reply
#7	Dude October 7, 2009 at 12:00pm Been to both, Mt. SAC is better, unless it's really hot then I would rather be at Manhattan, unless the parking there sucks (which it does), so I would rather be at Mt. SAC. reply
#6	Smooth October 7, 2009 at 11:29am Nick Madison said: “you spelled Van Cortland wrong at the end... its not Van Courtland.” you spelled Van Cortlandt wrong...nice try reply
#5	Justin October 7, 2009 at 11:11am ahhhh no workout wednesday!!! Let me shoot myself. reply
#4	Scott J October 7, 2009 at 10:56am Glad to hear you will be at Mt. Sac again. Loved the coverage last year! reply
#3	Lol October 7, 2009 at 10:43am you said "they go up cemetery hill" no they don't not in the 4k reply
#2	Anonymous Coward October 7, 2009 at 9:59am portage invitational midwest! reply
#1	Nick Madison October 7, 2009 at 9:41am you spelled Van Cortland wrong at the end... its not Van Courtland. reply

The Beast of the East....Reebok Manhattan XC Invite

Flotrack will once again be at the two largest cross country meets in the US. The Reebok Manhattan XC Invitational and the Reebok Mt. SAC Invitational. Over the years some of the best runners in the history of the US XC have run these courses, but which one is the best?? With your help, Flotrack will try to find out which of these meets - the Beast of the East at Manhattan or the Best of the West at Mt SAC - are the best in the country. Its starts this weekend at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx and will continue two weeks later in Walnut, CA.

Stay tuned for all the coverage of the varsity races and Eastern Champs races this weekend at Manhattan brought to you by Reebok and Flotrack.

And if you've run either course, let us know what you ran and why you think its the best in the US!
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The Beast of the East....Reebok Manhattan XC Invite

Van Cortland Park ⋅ New York, NY, US ⋅ Oct, 10 2009 | Coverage created by Ryan From Flotrack

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