Over 2.4 miles of golf course loops, Burlington's Paul Hogan ran away with a comfortable victory in the Middlesex league championship meet. Hogan led the race through a fast early pace, stringing out the chase pack and then dropping the field before the mile mark. In marked contrast to last year's competition, in which Hogan was edged for second after a duel with Lexington's Nat Adams, this year the Burlington senior was dominant, finishing in a time of 12:12, over 30 seconds faster than runner-up Matthew Dynan. Due to the fast initial pace and buffeting wind, the race was linear from the start. Second in after Hogan was Dynan, who surged powerfully in the second half of the race to beat out Christian Gentile and Aaron Lucci, in third and fourth respectively. Asked about the race, Hogan commented, “I went out a bit too fast but still felt great. The hills were tough but it will help me get ready for states.” Certainly the state should watch out for this athlete in November.