Thomas and Michael Reed do everything together.

The 17-year-old twins don’t remember a time when they were apart. So when they were encouraged to try cross country at Manitou Springs , it was a package deal.

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“I’ve never been separate from Mike,” Thomas “Tom” Reed, who is older by 30 minutes, said. “It’s a twin thing, but we think the same thing, approach things the same way; it’s a cool relationship. Never one day without each other. It’s been really fun.”

The juniors play soccer, basketball and run track for the Mustangs, and decided to add cross country to their schedule last fall. They quickly became two of the team’s top runners and led Manitou Springs to a 3A third-place team finish at state. On Saturday, the twins hope to lead the team to its first team state cross country title.

The brothers have traded the top spot all season, but Michael goes into state with the top individual time in 3A (15:42.10), and Thomas is seeded No.…