The third and final meet of the New Balance Boston Twilight Series was a testament to what the series is all about. The atmosphere was electric with attempts at qualifying standards in many events. Personal bests were taken down and standards were conquered.
The meet volunteers, the athletes and the available pacers made it all happen. Friends and family gave their support, while the athletes gave a show by putting it all out there.
Here's the recap.
Catherine Regan started the meet with an amazing, gutsy race in the women's 800m. Her hard efforts gave her a time of 2:10.10, clipping on the heels of Jennifer Metz. The men's and women's 400m were blazing with winning times of 47.38 and 57.34, respectively.
The women's 1500m seeded heat was filled with talent as New Balance Boston's Rebecca Donaghue ran a smart and fast race, winning in a sub-USATF 'A' Qualifying time of 4:13.78. Maureen McCandless (Team NB) and Delilah DiCrescenzo also ran under the qualifying standard.
The men's 800m had three men who finished under the USATF Qualifying Standard, with the winner at 1:46.47, nearly a full two seconds under the standard.
The large men's 5000m field had great performances, with Roland Lavallee make a hard run at the win, coming in second and a great 8 second PR, finishing in 14:15.51.
Laura Kennedy paced the women's 5000m race, where Molly Huddle ran a comfortable and strong win in a time of 15:53.91, coming in under the USATF 'B' Standard.
Tim Kaijala (NBB) and Gered Burns came back from their 800m races to help pace four men under the 1500m USATF Standard of 3:45.00. NBB's Dave Juliano finished second for an amazing 3:43.18.
The final event of the night showed the crowd a world class performance and two women achieving the USATF Standard for the women's 3000m steeplechase. DiCrescenzo came back from her 1500m race to pace Japanese, Jamaican and Kenyan athletes. Shauneen Garrahan also returned from her 1500m race to set the pace for the US athletes. Under the twilight night, Minori Kayakari won the race in 9:55.27, and Kristen Anderson and Jenn Donovan (NBB) fought the clock to acquire the USATF 'A' Qualifying Standard.
Congratulations to all the athletes. Thank you all the volunteers, New Balance, New Balance Boston, family, friends, and supporters.
See you next year at the next New Balance Boston Twilight Series!
Meet #3 Results
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