Every year, the Boston University Valentine's meet produces some of the best performances of the indoor season. This year the men will run on Friday (2/9) and the women will run on Saturday (2/10). If you can get over to BU to watch, you will have a chance to see some outstanding races, as well as see many former high school runners from around the area competing for their colleges and universities.
Friday - Men
Here are some of the races and faces to watch on Friday:
In the 5000m (Heats starting at 2:15 p.m.), there are no fewer than 60 runners with seed times faster than 15:00, including local talents like Rex Radloff (Dedham), Paul Morris (Lexington), and Mike Fisher (Newton South). Newton North alum Doug Brecher is entered with a time of 15:40.
There are 159 runners entered in the 3000m with seed times faster than 9:00, including North alum Dan Chebot. Heats for the 3000 begin at 3:15.
In the 1M, scheduled to start at 6:15, there are 163 entrants, including locals like Nick Goodman (Watertown), Ruben Sanca (O'Bryant), Matias Carrasco (Brookline), Nils Fischer (Nashoba), Chris Forbes (Methuen), Josh Boone (Gardner), Mark Garcia (Everett), Chris Ellis-Ferrar (Concord-Carlisle), and Joe Ruvido (Weymouth)
David Polgar is in the 800, seeded 51st with a time of 1:54.11 (when did he run that time?). The 800 heats are scheduled to begin at 7:10 Friday night.
Saturday - Women
On Saturday, here are some athletes to watch for:
Anna Schindler is entered in the 5000, which begins the meet at 11:00. Stephanie O'Brien, Schindler's teammate at both Newton North and Wesleyan, is entered in the 500, which ends the meet at 7:15.
BC freshman and Wellesley alumna Brielle Chabot is entered in the 3000 with a seed time of 9:48. The 3000 heats are scheduled to begin at 12:20.
In the 800, Brookline alumna Vanessa Mazandi is running for Nike CPTC and is seeded at 2:09.92. Newton South alumna and Amherst sophomore Caitlyn Murphy is seeded at 2:16.75. You can watch the 800 heats begining at 4:45.
All-in-all, an amazing two days of racing.
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Hey Jon I'm in the mile too. Seeded at a perhaps too quick 4:23.5 I think for the 96'th seed. Unfortunately, not going to be in the heat with any familiar faces.
How did I miss you, Noah?
Good luck tomorrow! I don't think 4:23 is too fast, although it might require a leap of faith to cruise through the half in 2:12.
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