Wednesday, October 30, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Boys impressive at Creekside meet 11 Dry land training... By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Over the 3.1 miles of a 5,000-meter course, most winners bide their time before putting down the hammer and separating themselves from the rest of the pack. That has been true for juniors John Peckham and Will Thorsett most of the season as the pair have come in at or near the top of all of their races this fall. Until last Wednesday. Before the first mile of the race was over at the Creekside Invitational, held at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Peckham and Thorsett had pulled away from the 150-plus field of run- ners and never looked back on their way to establishing the top two times among all 4A runners thus far this season. Peckham crossed the line in 16:01.2, just three seconds ahead of his friend and team- mate Thorsett, who finished in 16:04.2. Third place came through nearly 20 seconds later.