Flrunners.com Invitational 12 Presented by Nike 2011

Boone senior Caroline Coleman wins the girls JV blue race in a time of 22:48.51.

Fort Myers senior Kenny Richmond wins the boys JV blue race in a time of 18:20.60

The Westminster Academy eighth grader wins the small school girls race at the flrunners.com Invitational.

Episcopal eighth grader Mackenzie Wilson wins the girls large school race in 19:15.80.

The Pine Crest junior ran stride for stride with Wilson falling just short in the large school girls race with a time of 19:17.20.

Admiral Farragut senior Blake Arnold wins the boys small school race in 16:55.46.

The Plant duo finished first and second in the large school boys race with times of 16:10.20 and 16:26.16 respectively.

For the second straight year Jacksonville University's Joane Pierre wins the college/open women's race.

University of North Florida junior James Post wins the college/open race in a time of 15:16.89

Brandon Marques of Avalon Park Middle School wins two mile race in 10:30.15.

St. Petersburg sophomore Alex Eaton wins the girls invitational in 18:50.09.

Lakeland senior Mark Mutz wins the boys invitational in 16:03.34.

The Mount Dora junior won the girls varsity open in a time of 18:39.52.

American Heritage junior Jims Thimogene wins the boys varsity open in 16:53.64

Spruce Creek freshman Monet Bartell wins the JV white race in 21:58.33.

Belen Jesuit freshman Ryan Rodriguez wins the boys jv white race in 17:22.90.

Jason Byrne interviews special guest 2008 Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas.

The Lakewood Ranch junior wins the girls race of champions in a personal best 17:35.82.

The Dr. Phillips junior finished second in the girls race of champions in a time of 17:42.54.

The Cocoa Beach senior finished third at the girls race of champions in 17:45.26.

Circle Christian junior Bryce Seymour finished in fifth place at the girls race of champions in 17:58.18.

The Estero junior finished sixth at the girls race of champions in 18:09.30

The Peachtree Ridge star came down to Florida to run in the boys race of champions and came away with the win in a very impressive 15:02.14.

The Belen Jesuit senior and Foot Locker finished second at the boys race of champions in 15:14.11.

The Palmetto Ridge junior finished in third at the boys race of champions in 15:22.04.

Check out highlights of the Girls Race of Champions which was won by Olivia Ortiz of Lakewood Ranch in 17:35.82.

Check out highlights of the boys race of champions where Josh Brickell of Peachtree Ridge runs an incredible 15:02.14.

Check out all the highlights from the varsity open girls/boys race.

Check out highlights from the girls and boys invitational races.

Check out the highlights from the girls/boys small school races.

NIKE and FLRUNNERS.COM are proud to announce that Christin Wurth-Thomas will be our Olympic guest speaker this year's flrunners.com Invitational. The Arkansas Razorback alum represtented Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Games and has PRs of 3:59 1500, 1:59 800, and 15:21 5000.

The flrunners.com Invitational 12 is back! We already have 134 schools entered into this year's meet, on pace to take out last year's numbers. We have been all working hard behind the scenes to create another incredible year that is FUN, different, competitive, and safe for everyone. I hope that you all are getting excited about the meet and if you haven't already... MAKE SURE YOUR TEAM IS COMING!

List of who is in what race for Saturday races will be finalized after this weekend's races, but here are the team lists for Friday races. The entry deadline is Sunday. No exceptions.

Entries are now CLOSED.

I'm going to do my best to get through as many of these as I can before Friday, starting with the elite races! 

We are extremely proud of the rich history this meet has built this century. Since the innagural meet at the millenium, the unforgettable races have been etched into the minds of cross country lovers in Florida. Its past winners read like a who's who of Florida greats of the past decade plus.

So besides all the great runners and great atmosphere the flrunners.com Invitaitonal is just known for being lots of fun. We hook you up with things to do, things to eat, freebies, contests, celebrity guests, etc. Here's some of the other fun things we've got cooking and our sponsors are doing for you.

Lots of coverage of the flrunners.com Invitational 12 Presented by Nike to come.

In truth, we take great comfort in the misery attributed to weather. Running around in skimpy shorts and sleeveless shirts, we can’t help but notice that it’s hot or cold or wet.  And so we talk about it.

Day 2 of flrunners.com Invitational 12, through the eyes of Ralph.