Headed for Nationals!

Back in the last summer, Rob joined the Nitehawks, a year-round running club consisting of athletes from all around the metrowest Boston area. It has been a very positive experience and has added a team element to an otherwise very individualized sport.


The Midget (12-year-old) Boys team (pictured above) of Robbo, Jeremy Alley-Tarter, Max LaChance, Sean McLaughlin, Willy Lyons, Matt Fischetti, Eli Bucher, Sam Kupperstein and Anthony Aguirre recently took first place at the USATF-NE Junior Olympics Cross-Country Championships with a near-perfect score of 17 points.

Then last weekend, at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx the team took first place at the USATF Region 1 Junior Olympics Cross-Country Championships, advancing to Nationals. Rob placed 6th overall, out of 130 runners!
So now it's off to Nationals! That race will be in Mechanicsville, VA on December 13th. The Nitehawks are a strong team and have a great shot at a top finish. Robbo is excited and working hard to prepare for his biggest race yet.
We'll keep you posted...

Catching Up

So I've fallen way way behind in posting to Robbo's blog... since the last post, Rob has run in about seven or eight cross country meets for his middle school. He usually placed 2nd or 3rd. As a team, they one every meet except one - the Carlisle Invitational. At that huge gathering of middle school teams, Ben Katz (Rob's teammate and friend) won the race, and Robbo placed 6th. Both guys ran great races!

Here are a couple of pictures... one of the start of the varsity boys race; the other of Robbo and Dad after the race.

At the end of October, Rob ran in the Mayor's Cup, an annual cross-country race sponsored by the Boston Athletic Association - the same organization that conducts the Boston Marathon. He placed 2nd in his age group, and his team, The Nitehawks, swept the race to win the team competition.

Next up. The USATF associational, regional, and national championships in Rhode Island, New York, and Virginia, respectively.