In Cross Country, two invitational races are very memorable, because they are repeated twice in a season. The level of difficulty plays a role in the significance of the race of Frogtown and Tom Laythe invitationals. On Saturday, Oct. 5 the Ripon High Cross Country ventured out to Folsom to run the sections course for the first time. Sections is the most important race of the season, so it is extremely prevalent that the team gets familiar with the challenging course. On Oct. 5 however, many things were different in Tom Laythe. First off, the weather in Folsom was a high 100 degrees during the races which leads to slower times then usual for most runners. Secondly, an hour before the first race, Varsity boys received an unexpected announcement. This announcement was that due to interfering construction, the course would have to be run backwards! For seniors or juniors this is a huge change, considering they have run the Tom Laythe Course 6+ times.