MANCHESTER — The first three miles of the boys' elite race at the 38th annual Manchester Invitational Cross Country Classic didn't matter. It all came down to the last point-one mile, and that's where Malcolm Plunkett of South Burlington, Vt., edged out Pat Coppinger of Lowell, Mass., for the win at Derryfield Park on Saturday.“I think it's the closest race I've ever run,” Plunkett said. “I've never had to lean so hard in my life.” The boys' elite was one of 10 races held on the day at what is one of the largest high school cross country events that attracts some of the best talent in the Northeast.
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