Recent rainfalls affect course at Maynes Grove for cross country meet

By: 
Kristi Nixon

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HAMPTON – When teams and fans alike arrived at Maynes Grove for the annual Hampton-Dumont cross country meet, they found a new course awaiting them.
The usual starting line was moved about 300 meters further down the course and runners were taking off downhill instead, taking a different loop around the trails since rainfall left part of the regular course boggy and unusable.
But you ask the area runners who have competed on the course before and they liked the change, even though it is likely temporary.
Read more on this story in the Oct. 5 print and online editions of the Hampton Chronicle.

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