Photo by Andy Paisley
Every runner at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex course knew that both of Ocean Lakes’ teams have been snakes in the Beach District grass all season.
And at the Beach District cross country championship meet on Wednesday, they decided to strike.
Ocean Lakes coach Mike Nestor’s strategy of saving his top runners’ energy by withholding them from regular district meets paid immediate dividends, as both the boys and girls notched dominant victories. The
“I thought we were the fresher team today,” Nestor said. “We ran better as a group today. We packed it up real well and they looked good.”