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DOVER - Max del Monte said he was running with a broken toe. His coach, Bill Strack, said it was only a serious gash. Either way, del Monte cruised to an easy win in the Ryan McCall Invitational at Strawberry Crest High on Tuesday.
It was the third straight win for del Monte, Tampa Chamberlain High's top runner, who has been one of the dominant runners in west Florida for the past three years. The junior ran a 15:57.44 just a week after he won the Central Florida Invitational. Teammate Jake Covington finished second, a half-minute behind.
The Chamberlain tandem finished one-two last week despite coach Bill Strack holding both of them back to prepare for the run at Strawberry Crest. Strack said this time he pulled off the reins and let them go.
"The idea this time was to just let him go hard," Strack said. "Tonight he showed how fast he is capable of running. He's tough with that gash on his toe, but I wanted to seed what he could do."
While del Monte said he was comforta...
