Shenendehowa High School sophomore Lizzie Predmore nears the finish line at the 2009 Section II cross country championships. She's also a star for the Lady Plainsmen's track and field team. (Photo by Tom Killips - The Record).

Our Ryan Kircher wrote a feature story on Shen's Lizzie Predmore for Friday's paper. Here is the lead to his story. Lizzie's mother and brother have won Troy Turkey Trot 5k titles. Lizzie is a past champion of the grade school mile. She has passed up the Turkey Trot the past few years to concentrate on a Nike cross country invitational held the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

For the full version, check out Friday's edition of The Record.

CLIFTON PARK - Lizzie Predmore may be the most unassuming track star in the country.

The Shenendehowa High School sophomore is soft-spoken and reserved off the track.

On it, she's speed and endurance personified.

"You don't know by talking to her what she's capable of," Shenendehowa head coach Rob Cloutier said. "But she can absolutely flat-out fly."

For proof, one only needs to look at Predmore’s run in the 1,500 meters at the Colonie Relays on May 1. On a sultry Saturday afternoon, Predmore blew the doors off the competition en route to a personal and meet record 4:33.3, currently the sixth-fastest time in the country this year.

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Ryan will also have an Eddy Meet preview story in Saturday's paper.

Here is a look ahead at the upcoming meets next week:

Saturday
70th annual Eddy Meet at Union College
Monday
Boys Big 10 championships at Albany High
Tuesday
Girls Big 10 championships at Schenectady High
Boys Suburban Council championships at Shenendehowa
Boys and girls Colonial Council championships at Lansingburgh
Wednesday
Girls Suburban Council championships at South Colonie
Boys and girls Wasaren League championships at Greenwich
Friday, May 21
Knight at the Races at Lansingburgh