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| 2-20-12: New York USATF Indoor Champs, Armory, NYC: 3000M: Kevin Forde 9:38.01... 400M: Rob Schwartz 57.09, 800M: 2:15.63 2-19-12: New Jersey USATF Indoor Champs, Toms River NJ: 60M: Lamar Moore 7.43 (prelim) (club record), 7.45 (finals), Brian Noe 7.51, Brandon Newell 7.90 (new member first race) (club masters record), Ross O'Neill 7.98, Craig Strimel 8.26... 200M:Craig Strimel 27.06, Ross O'Neill 26.16, Carl Stocking 29.26... 400M: Lamar Moore 56.20, Craig Strimel 57.56, Carl Stocking 1:03.62, John Patterson 1:03.78... 800M: Chuck Shields 2:20.24, Pole Vault: John Patterson 10'6"... Livestrong Half Marathon, Austin, TX: Mark Carver 1:21:04... Staggered Start 4.6M: Bill Gould 26:19 2-18-12: Frostbite 5 Miler, Ambler: Brent Wright 26:34 (club record), Maria Winters 31:57 (new member first race)(club record), Justin Winters 28:30 (new member), JB Haglund 27:25, Sandra Folzer 45:25, Tom Jennings 35:41 2-12-12: Philly Masters Development Meet, Albright College: Rob Schwartz Mile: 5:44.4... 400M: 1:02.6... Eenie Meenie Half: Mike Gross 1: 22:31 2-11-12: Millrose Games, New Balance Armory T&F Center, NYC, Masters' M40 4x400M: 1) Southwest Sprinters 3:28.75 2) GPTC 3:43.27 (Nick Damalas 55.9, Craig Strimel, Ray Parker (no splits), Delvin Dinkins 55.6) 3) Mass Velocity 3:45.60 4) Urban Athletics 3:50.82 5) DC Capitol 3:50.96 Masters M50 4x400M: 1) Mass Velocity 3:56.33 2) North Jersey Masters 4:00.31 3) Shore AC 4:01.82 4) GPTC 4:08.52 (Sean Harbison 63.8, Chuck Shields 60.7, Carl Stocking 61.4, John Patterson 62.6) Club Championship Distance Medley (club record) 1) Silicon Valley 9:55.64 2) Westchester TC 9:55.80 3) New York AC 10:05.89 4) Garden State TC 10:11.11 5) GPTC 10:24.27 (Nick Berra 1200 3:09.9, Lamar Moore 400 54.7, Brian Turdo 800 1:59.3, Sean-Patrick Oswald 1600 4:20.4) 6) Central Park 10:30.63 7) Zenith Velocity 10:39.90 8) Gotham Spark AC 11:33.25 Club Championship Sprint Medley (club record) 1) Zenith Velocity 3:23.39 2) Shore AC 3:24.37 3) Hampton University 3:25.09 4) Garden State TC 3:31.40 5) Zenith Velocity 3:35.82 6) GPTC 3:39.00 (Brian Turdo 400, Brian Noe 200, Lamar Moore 200, Sean-Patrick Oswald 800) 7) Central Park 3:42.25 8) Gotham Spark AC 3:46.66 9) DC Capitol 3:54.73 2-11-12: Feel the Love 5K, Ardmore: Donna Palisca 17:33 (club record), JB Haglund 16:25, Bob Rimkis 17:28, Mary Braverman 19:20, Diane McManus 28:11... Cupid Chase 5K, Phila: Neill Clark 18:03 2-10-12: Ursinus Invitational Mile: Andy Shearer 5:00.73, Gene Tung 5:07.09, Denny Mellish 5:55.69 2-9-12: Thursday Night at the Races, Armory, NYC: Mile: Kevin Forde 4:42, 800: Rob Schwartz 2:15... 2-5-12: Pick Your way 5.3M: Michael Gross 31:53, Bill Gould 32:28 2-3-12: New Balance Collegiate Invitational , Armory, NYC: 800 - Sean-Patrick Oswald 1:53.32 (club record)... Widener Field Meet, Mile: Andy Shearer 5:06.42, Chuck Shields 5:07.41... NVRRC Mile Series, Penn State Univ, Mile: Nick Berra 4:31.47 1-29-12: Philly Masters Track Meet, Glen Mills: Mike Leonard LJ 14'11.25", Wayne Foulke 55m 7.38 (new GPTC masters record), Ross O'Neill 55m 7.51, Donna Palisca Mile 5:32.53, Chris Carroll Mile 5:40.82, Andy Shearer Mile 5:10.33, 800 2:21.66, 3000 10:33.02, Chuck Shields Mile 5:19.21, 800 2:23.75, 3000 10:21.69, Bob Rimkis Mile 5:22.26, 800 2:28.15, Tom Jennings Mile 6:16.66, Rob Schwartz 400 1: 00.38, John Patterson 400 1:04.60, 800 2:47.10, PV 9'0", Denny Mellish 3000 11:56.65... BCRR Winter Series, Tyler Park, Newtown: Terrible Tyler 15K: Michael Gross 55:55, Steve Sawyer 1:04:31 1-29-12: Mid-Atlantic USA Track & Field Awards Luncheon was held. Follow this link to photos by Diane McManus (scroll to bottom of photo gallery page) 1-28-12: US Open at Madison Square Garden, Mens 1600M Sprint Medley USATF Club: 6th Place, 3:56.68; Kevin Forde 4 laps, Lamar Moore 3 laps, Bruce Rash 2 laps, Nick Damalas 2 laps... Saturday Night at the Armory , NYC: Sean-Patrick Oswald 800 - 1:54.93 (club record) 1-27-12: Nittany Valley RC Mile Series, Penn State: Nick Berra 4:31.47 1-25-12: Welcome to new GPTC members: Filippo Bergamini, Ross Ellis, Bill Gould, Mike Gross, Marc (IronMan) Landry, Mary Fanelli Lund, Bob Lund, Dave Mayer, Mackenzie Monarko, Chelsea Miles, Lamar Moore, Sean-Patrick Oswald, Donna Palisca, Genevieve Story, Viola Terwiesch. To join or renew your membership in the club visit the registration page here. 1-25-12: The Winter 2011-2012 Indoor Track Schedule has been updated here. 1-24-12: Read Bob Anderson's Ujena Fit Club interview with GPTC member Mike Fanelli here 1-21-12: Hartshorne Masters Mile, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Kevin Forde 4:39.99, 3rd M40-49, Sean Harbison 5:23.56 1-22-12: Sportspex All Comers, Landover, MD: 400 - Delvin Dinkins 55.32, Craig Strimel 57.7 1-20-12: Philadelphia University's Sarah Simonetti was named to the 2011 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's Cross Country Team. 1-15-12: Chilly Cheeks 7.2M trail race, Mt. Penn: Julie Deery, 1:05.35, race winner, Jeff Hayes, 55:32, 9th, 1st 50-59, Nick Simonetti, 1: 04.29, 44th, 3rd 50-59... BCRR Winter Series Polar Bear 8Miler,Tyler Park, Newtown: Bill Gould 50:08 (new member), Steve Sawyer 56: 14... Icicle 10 Miler, Wilmington, DE: Brent Wright 56:29.9, Terry Permar 1:03:59.0, Ira Meyers 1:09:31.9, Russ Carstens 1:13:04.2... Phila Masters Development Meet, Glen Mills: 55m Wayne Foulk 7.42 (new club masters record), 200: Delvin Dinkins 26.57, 400: John Tran 59.86, John Patterson 1:06.71, 800: Delvin Dinkins 2:13.19, Chuck Shields 2:19.69, Filippo Bergamini 2:29.36 (new member), Mile: Chuck Shields 5:04.42, Gene Tung 5:15.15, Chris Carroll 5:31.65, Sean Harbison 5:31.75, 3000: Chuck Shields 10:37.42, Filippo Beramini 11:02.74, Chris Carroll 11:06.29 1-14-12: Olympic Trials Marathon - Houston, TX: Donna Palisca 2:56:48 1-13-12: NYC Gotham Cup - Armory, NYC: 1000m: - Sean-Patrick Oswald 2:29.01 (club record) 1-5-12: NYRR Thursday Night at the Races - Armory, NYC, Mile: Kevin Forde 4:39.8, Sean Harbison 5:31.12 1-7-12: Donna Palisca USA Olympic Marathon Trials bowling fund raiser: photos are here... PHUNT 50K, Fair Hill, MD: Bob Reynolds 5:11 1-8-12: Univ of Delaware Open Meet: 60 Lamar Moore 7.69 (club record), Wayne Foulke 8.02, Pole Vault: John Patterson 9'0.25", 200, Lamar Moore 25.06, 400: Scott Landis 56.89, Carl Stocking 1:03.90, John Patterson 1:04.33, 800: Andy Shearer 2:21.31, Chuck Shields 2: 21.43, John Patterson 2:47.12, Mile: Andy Shearer 5:07.28, Chuck Shields 5:08.97, Keith Davies 5:24.07, 3000: Chuck Shields 10:36.20, Keith Davies 10:51.84, Chris Carroll 11:02.97... 1-1-12: Bucks County RR Cham-pain 5k, Tyler State Park: Brent Wright 16:45, Chuck Shields 18:28 12-31-11 Race into the New Year 5k, Rehoboth, DE: Bob Rimkis 17:57, Donna Palisca 18:32 12-26-11: Armory Holiday Classic - NYC: 60: Ross O'Neill 8.01 (club record), 200: Ross O'Neill 25.75, Delvin Dinkins 25.83, Craig Strimel 26.22, Ray Parker 26.43, 400: Delvin Dinkins 55.35, Ray Parker 56.48, Craig Strimel 57.24, Jeff Robinson 1:00.95, Chuck Shields 1:02: 38, 1500: Kevin Forde 4:15.86, Greg Dykstra 4:31.93, Chuck Shields 4:59.02 12-17-11: Upper Darby HS Jingle Jog 5K: Paul Peters 18:26 12-18-11: Seneca Slopes 8.5K XC, Gaithersburg, MD: Jim Anderson 40:59 ANNUAL MEETING: Thursday , January 12, at 7:45PM at Chuck's Office. We will review 2011 events, competitions and the one club event, the Pentathlon. We will also have a brief financial report. Then we will preview 2012 plans for future competitions. I will have any team jackets/pants that have not yet been claimed plus singlets for paid up dues members. Men's red medium shorts and large sprint tights will be available for $16. Club dues will be due at this time, still $25 per household. The office is Kelly Welde & Co LLP 510- A Abbott Drive, Broomall PA, 19008. Enter from Sussex Blvd entrance. GPTC DUES / USATF renewals: Club dues are due now through the date of the Annual Meeting. Please send in as soon as possible to Chuck Shields, 1500 Ferndale Avenue, Abington, PA 19001. Please make checks payable to the club, not me. Or you can use the Active.com on-line registration. Dues are still $25 per household. There is no need to fill out a form for renewals unless there is a change in your contact info. You can print a form from the club website. New members need to fill out an application. Please renew with USATF as soon as possible. The Off Road Series and Millrose Games begin in February and anyone participating in these MUST be affiliated with GPTC for 2012. Also, you must be affiliated BEFORE registering for Broad Street in February. 12-13-11: Come celebrate GPTC’s own Donna Palisca's qualification for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials. Donna will be competing in Houston on January 14 with America’s best distance runners. On January 7, her family will be holding a bowling party fundraiser. I know many of you have not yet met Donna since she only joined right before the Philly Marathon, but she already has set several club records in LDR and Track. Donna lives in Bryn Mawr with her two children. Back in the day, Donna was a National and Pennsylvania State HS Champion. Details are on the flyer for the event here. It would be great to get a good number of Greater Philly people to this fun event. Please try to buy tickets or RSVP by January 1st so that they can get an accurate head count. If you can not attend, perhaps you might want to sponsor a lane for $50 (or know someone that might). 12-11-11: Phila Master Developmental Meet, Glen Mills: 55m Wayne Foulke - 7.49 (club record), 200 Wayne Foulke 27.47, Ross O'Neill 25.97, Craig Strimel 26.89, Mackenzie Monarko 34.22, 400 Brian Turdo 56.89, Craig Strimel 58.65, Chuck Shields 1:02.83, 800 Brian Turdo 2:09.60, Delvin Dinkins 2:13.11, Gene Tung ??, Bill King 2:45.92, Donna Palisca 2:34.xx, Mile: Gene Tung 5:10.32, Bob Rimkis 5: 21.47, Donna Palisca 5:22.82 (club record), Chuck Shields 5:25.76, 3000: Chuck Shields 10:29.53, Donna Palisca 10:34.04 (club record), Bob Rimkis 10:34.79... Reindeer Romp 5k, Havertown: Gen Story 19:22, Russ Carstens 20:28 12-4-11: FDU Knights Classic: 55m Brian Noe, 6.70 (club record) 12-2-11: Reindeer Romp 5K, Newark, DE: Andy Shearer 17:35 (1st Masters)... 12-3-11 Lancaster County XC, Joel Hoffsmith 20:12 11-26-11: Delaware XC Championship at Brandywine Creek State Park, Mid-Atlantic USATF Off-Road Team wins event, clinches season crown: Womens Race: Donna Palisca 19:57 3rd overall (club record). Mary Braverman 21:11 5th overall, 1st Masters, Alyson Freeman 25:41, Diane McManus 31:51. Men's Masters Race: Kevin Forde 18:29 4th overall, Bob Rimkis 18:50, Andy Shearer 18:52, Chuck Shields 19:06, Gene Dykes 22:04, Steve Sawyer 22:38, Tom Jennings 23:18, Russ Carstens 23:56, Bill King 25:15. Men's Open Race: Brent Wright 17:48, JB Haglund 18:33, Rich DiGiacomo 23:49... 11-24-11: Schuylkill Navy Run: Ted Trocky 33:33... Gobble Wobble - Abington, PA: Paul Peters 20:35... Run for MS 10K, DE: Andy Shearer 36:52... 11-27-11: Dirty Bird 15K, Birdsboro, PA Paul Peters 1:25: 11 11-20-11: Philadelphia Marathon Weekend: Mid Atlantic USATF Road Grand Prix Team finishes 2nd, clinches 3rd Place with 2,478.115 points: 8K: Jeff Hayes 27:57, 88.134 points, Peter Churchman 29:11. 87.264, Kyra McGrath 36:37, 81.566, Tom Jennings 34:56 80.391, Steve Rook 34:51 76.997, Bryant Nix 31:25, 74.748, Russ Carstens 34:23, 68.832, John Tran 34:55, 60.716, Chantal Reme 36:22... Half-Marathon: Mary Braverman 1:27:58, 83.744, Gene Dykes 1:30:09, 83.546, Diane McManus 2:06:39, 68.141 , Rich DiGiacomo 1:49:43, 53.972... Marathon: Donna Palisca 2:44:41, 83.099 - (club record) Qualifies for US Olympic Trials, Bill Kampf 3:41:20, 64.744, Paul Peters 3:26:38, 60.453... 11-19-11: NCAA Div. II Women's X-C Championship, Spokane, WA: Congratulations to Sarah Simonetti who closed out her Cross Country career at Philadelphia University by winning the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference race on Oct. 23rd, then placed 3rd in the East Region Div. II NCAA meet on Nov. 5th (qualifying for Nationals) and then ran 23:09 in the NCAA Div. II Women's Championship over a snowy 6K course to finish in 71st place... USATF 8K XC Championship - Deer Path Park, Flemington, NJ: Brent Wright 27:00 (club record), Kevin Forde 28:45, Chuck Shields 29:33 11-13-11: GPTC jumps from 5th to 3rd after the Bridge/Radnor weekend. Both race age graded results were combined using the 5 best results of the combined weekend. Bridge Run 10K: Kevin Forde 34:24 87.112% 1st M45-49, Greg Dykstra 36:41 80.463% 3rd M45-49, Jim Barger 37:53 78.487%, Gene Dykes 41:40 82.280% 1st M60-64, Anthony Pugliese 41:57 74.374% , Steve Sawyer 42:15 79.014% 2nd M60-64, Chantal Reme 45:27 73.011% 3rd F45-49, Kyra McGrath 47:22 79.416% 1st F 55-59, Diane McManus 56:35 69.278%... Radnor 5 Mile: Jeff Hayes 28:58 85.558% 1st M50-54, John Goldthorp 29:54 72.185%, Mary Braverman 32:25 83.548% 1st F45-49, Russ Carstens 35:47 66.558%, Rory McManus 41:22 65.834% 11-12-11: Schuylkill River Loop Run: Rich DiGiacomo 1:03:06 2nd 20-29, Diane McManus 1:20:06 1st 60+... 11-11-11: The USATF Mid Atlantic High Performance Committee has selected Nick Berra as it's 2011 Co- Masters Male Athlete of the Year Congratulations Nick !! Awards will be presented at the Awards Luncheon in January. 10-30-11: Evansburg Challenge 10M Trail Race, Coatesville: On a bright, sunny Sunday morning following a rare October snow, eight team members met the challenge of ice, snow, mud and water in the woods of Evansburg State Park. Brent Wright 1:01:16 Winner, Bob Rimkis 1:07:05 1st M50, Chuck Shields 1:07:10 2nd M50, Bob Reynolds 1:08:24 3rd M50, Nick Simonetti 1:12:14 5th M50, Gene Dykes 1:17:53 2nd M60, Julie Deery 1:20:00 1st F40, Alyson Freeman 1:28:48 3rd F30. With the team's strong showing in this 7th race in the MAUSATF Off-Road Series, GPTC advanced past Rosemont RC into first place. 10-22-11: PCL Open 5K XC, Belmont Plateau: Brent Wright 16:56, Dennis O'Connor 17:29, Rich DiGiacomo 21:38, Tom Jennings 22:19, Bob Lund 22:27, Diane McManus 32:52... Footsteps for Friends 5K: Peter Churchman 18:59... Bobtoberfest 4 Mile, Kelly Drive: JB Haglund 21:28, Mary Braverman 25:13, Diane McManus 36:04 (only hours after running at PCL XC)... Ghouls & Fouls Night Trail Race - Reading, Joan Hunter 51:34 1st F40 10-22-11: 2011 USATF Masters 5K Cross Country National Championship, Rochester, NY: Meet held in Center Park, Fairmont, NY. Course was a combination of soccer fields, wooded trails and meadows. Team results are based on place with 5 scoring. Conditions were mild (mid 50s) and gray, the course extremely muddy.. All age divisions ran together with the men’s race starting at 11:30. The mud made for a slow race. The M40 squad was comprised of Kevin Forde, Gene Tung, Andy Shearer, masters rookie Chris Carroll and Dave Brown. The team finished 3rd to the Genesee Valley Harriers (29) and the Westchester (NY) Track Club (41) with a total of 69 points. Individual times were Forde 18:29, Tung 18:55, Shearer 19:11, Carroll 19:41, Brown 20:36. GPTC also entered 4 individuals in the M50 age group: Chuck Shields 18:49, Bob Rimkis 19:17, Keith Davies 19:47 and Bill King 24:12. There are pictures in the photo gallery. 10-15/16-11: IAF Cup 5K , Skippack, PA - Bill King 22:16 1st M50... Undy 5000, Cincinnati, OH - Mark Onwuji 22:03...Hershey Half Marathon, Nick Berra 1:17:06, 4th, 1st AG... U of Delaware Alumni XC 5K, White Clay SP, Newark, DE, Chuck Shields 18:52, Old School Trail Run 5M, Forbidden Drive, Bob Rimkis 39:09, John Goldthorp 41:20... Run for Heroes 5K, Dennis OConnor 3rd 18:43... Newtown Lions 5K Run for Sight & Scholarships, Brent Wright 16:21 Winner... Heroes to Hero, Gloucester City, Anthony Pugliese, 20:17... 10-11-11: 2011 GPTC Award Winners Announced. Presentations to be made at the Harriers Ball on Oct 28: Athlete of the Year Male - Nick Berra Athlete of the Year Female - Mary Braverman MVP LDR - Kyra McGrath Rookies of the Year - Tom Jennings and Gene Dykes Most Improved: Field - Nick Kapsimilas Sprint - Nick Damalas Distance - John Goldthorp 10-9-11: Delaware Distance Classic 15K, Wilmington: Jeff Hayes, 56:05, Gene Dykes, 1:04:26, Greg Dyksrta, 55:35, Steve Metraux, 56: 37, Tom Jennings, 1:08:28, Kyra McGrath, 1:12:18, James Haglund, 53:49, Bryant Nix, 1:00:45, Jason Hewitt, 57:39, Chantal Reme', 1:11: 14, Diane McManus, 1:29:15... Run for Heroes 5K, Dennis OConnor 3rd 18:43... Steamtown Marathon, Scranton, PA: Rory McManus 4: 18:57 10-8-11: Jack St. Clair Memorial 5 Mile X-C, Belmont Plateau (Liberty Bell course - Three Flagpole Hills instead of Surekill) 1) Villanova University 17, 2) Wilmington University 102, 3) Princeton Running Club 109, 4) Philadelphia University 110, 5) Bloomsburg University 123, 6) Georgetown U, Running Club 126, 7) Penn Running Club 152, 8) Greater Philadelphia Track Club 158, 9) Chestnut Hill College 229: GPTC scorers: Brent Wright 10th, 28:02 Dennis O'Connor 28th, 29:44, Rich Angelillo 36th, 30:15, Kevin Forde 50th, 31:28, Chuck Shields 52nd, 31:39, Other GPTC men: Chris Carroll 66th, 32:56, Bruce Rash 72nd, 35:32, Nick Simonetti 74th, 37:44, Rich DiGiacomo 75th, 38:21, Pete Heesen 76th, 38:30, Bob Lund 78th, 38:56... Women's 6K: Mary Braverman 10th, 24:37, Diane McManus 56th, 45:04 10-2-11: Syracuse Festival of Races: Three mens' teams representing Greater Philadelphia Track Club traveled to Syracuse University to compete in the event which also served as the 2011 USATF Masters 5K Road National Championship. This was the fourth year for Syracuse to host this event. This event brings together the fastest masters runners from all over the country. The out and back course is flat and fast. The scoring is based on cumulative total time of the 3 fastest runners on each squad. About 10 minutes before the men's race time, drizzle turn to a hard driving rain. Conditions were cold (mid 40s), windy and wet with numerous large puddles to negotiate. All age divisions ran together along with the open runners making for a quick opening pace. The M40 squad was comprised of Nick Berra, Kevin Forde, masters rookie Neill Clark (40), Dave Brown and Bryant Nix. The M40 team finished 2nd to the Atlanta Track Club with a total time of 50:03, averaging 16:41 per scorer. The individual times were Nick Berra 16:13, Kevin Forde 16:31, Neill Clark 17: 19, Dave Brown 17:50, Bryant Nix 19:14. The M50 team (defending champions) of Chuck Shields 17:50, Paul Hines 19:31, Anthony Pugliese 20:33 and Bill King 22:00 finished 5th. The M60 team (new category for the club) of Gene Dykes 20:02, Tom Jennings 21:28 and Robert Torchia 22:39 finished 7th in the most competitive age group of the Festival. 10-2-11: Pocono 70.3 Triathlon: Julie Deery 4:54:02, 3rd F45-49... 10-1-11: Strides for Scholarships 5k Chris Carroll 18:48 Winner... JLP Harvest Hustle 5K Jason Hewitt 18:08 2nd... Rest in Peace 5K Steve Rook 21:08... Upper Gwynedd Fire Prevention 5K Colleen Forshee 20:27 Winner... 9-30-11: Paul Short XC 8K, Lehigh Univ: Andy Shearer 32:41, Rich DiGiacomo 37:29... 9-24-11: Sloppy Cuckoo Trail Half Marathon, Phila: Gene Dykes 1:58:22 1st M60, Julie Deery 1:58:48 1st Masters 9-24-11: 5th Avenue Mile, New York: Kevin Forde wins third consecutive M45-49 title in 4:36, Nick Berra places 4th in 4:24... 9-25-11 Main Line Run 5K, Wayne, PA: Mary Braverman 19:41 2nd 40-49, Russ Carstens 21:24... 9-24-11: Fummer 5K, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA: Bob Reynolds, 2nd overall, 19:54... 9-24-11: Trails for Tails 40 mile, Hanover, PA: Paul Peters, 6:23:00, 2nd overall... 9-24-11: Run for Miss Pat 5K: Peter Churchman 21:28... 9-24-11 Historic Rittenhouse Town 5K - Forbidden Drive: Steven Rook 23:38 1st M60+... 9-24-11: North Penn United Way 5K: Chris Carroll, 18:30, 2nd overall... 9-24-11 Osprey Open 6K XC, Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ: Brent Wright 14th 20:08 (club record, course record), Chuck Shields 49th 21:46... 9-21-11: Doyle Dash 5K, Doylestown, PA: John Patterson 22:29... 9-18-11: ING Philly Rock n Roll Half Marathon (AKA The Distance Run): Rich Angelillo 1:14:25, Chris Flint 1:21:25, John Goldthorp 1:22:14, Ira Meyers 1:27:23, Bryant Nix 1:28:05, Anthony Pugliese 1:38:10, Bill King 1:47:09, Rory McManus 1:48:59... 9-18-11: Friends of Dove10K, Lake Galena, Doylestown, PA: Chuck Shields 37:34 1st M50-54, Judy Dixon 44:53 1st F50-54... 9-17-11: Main Line Run 5K: Diane McManus, 27:35 1st F60+... 9-10-11: Delaware Fall Throwers Classic, University of Delaware: Nick Kapsimilas,169'4" (club record) 9-10-11: Undy 5K, Phila., PA: Neill Clark, Winner 17:24... Lake Forrest XC Festival 5K, Felton, DE: Andy Shearer, Winner 18:29... 9-10-11: Chestnut Hill X-C Classic: Tom Jennings, 2018... 9-11-11: Diamond Man Tri, Bear DE: Ira Meyers 3rd AG, 5:00:54... GPTC Men win Quad X XC race at Belmont uncontested: 7th Rich Angelillo 17:52, 9th Dennis O 'Connor 18:18, 10th Brent Wright 18:21, 17th Chuck Shields 19: 09, 23rd Chris Carroll 20:05, 36th Bruce Rash 22:04, 40th Steve Sawyer 22:27, 41st Anthony Pugliese 22:39, Also competing were several GPTC women: Joan Hunter 20:56 (1st Masters Woman), Mary Braverman 21:00, Diane McManus 34:30 9-4-11: Labor Pains 12-Hour Ultra, Reading, PA: Paul Peters, 62 miles (11:42)... 9-3-11 Run for the Ages 10K Trail Chase, Gene Dykes gross time 1:06:59 (age adjusted to 50:59) 3rd place... 9-4-11 Run for the Dolphins, Broomall, PA: Jason Hewitt 19:14 3rd place 8-26-11: GPTC Open XC team competes at Haverford Time Trial. GPTC took on Dave Thomas' Philadelphia University varsity in a 3 mile XC scrimmage on Friday, Aug 26. The meet was a preseason time trial for both squads and while there was no official scoring, Phila Univ Rams grabbed the first 5 spots for a shutout. Most of the GPTC squad were masters. GPTC finishers were: Rich Angelillo 6th 16: 56 (GPTC debut) Dana Mueller 7th 17:12 (GPTC debut) Chuck Shields 8th 17:49 Peter Churchman 10th 18:39 Dave Brown 11th 18:59 Bryant Nix 13th 19:47 The next meet for the GPTC XC Open Men's team is Saturday at Belmont for the Quad X 5K. 8-24-11 Run for Tony 5K, Anthony Pugliese, 21:13... 8-21-11 Radnor Red 5K Steeplechase, Malvern, PA: The Off-Road team ran a close second to our nemesis Rosemont RC and remains a close second place in the MA-USATF series team standings. 20:19 CHUCK SHIELDS, 18:41 DENNIS O'CONNOR, 20:53 CHRIS FLINT, 21: 02 NEILL CLARK, 24:46 TOM JENNINGS, 23:05 JOAN HUNTER, 22:46 PAUL HINES, 24:50 GENE DYKES, 25:09 JULIE DEERY, 40:18 DIANE MCMANUS.. 8-20-11 Ivyland 5K: Nick Simonetti 20:36... 8-16-11 Wissahickon Wanderers Track Meet, Roxborough HS: 400 - Nick Damalas 55.7, 800 - John Tran 2:20.9, Chris Carroll 2:26.1, 1600 - John Goldthorp 4:47.0, Dave Brown 5:07.4, Bryant Nix 5:29.1, Peter Churchman 5:30.5, Chantal Reme 6:27.3, 3000 - Chris Carroll 10:57.8, Bryant Nix 11:16.4 8-14-11: Mary Braverman wins Half-Wit Half-Marathon, GPTC team out-wits rain to look smarter than the competition. Reading, PA: In a challenging test of their intelligence, nine team members braved the rain, roots and rocks of Mt. Penn. Finishers in this off-road series race were Bob Reynolds, 1:53, Chuck Shields, 1:57, Mary Braverman, 1:59 (course record) (club record), Nick Simonetti, 2:02, Paul Hines, 2:04, Paul Peters, 2:14, Alyson Freeman, 2:41, Spectators: Kyle Mecklenborg (Happy 60th!), Mike McGrath. With 294.21 points GPTC won the team competition and is now less than 12 points behind first place Rosemont RC, 1637.05 to 1625.39 8-13-11: San Francisco Pride Track Meet, SFSU: 5000 Meters, Mike Fanelli, 19:54, 1st place M55-59 (see photos) 8-7-11: 2nd Annual Philadelphia Runners Pentathlon and Throwers Triathlon is a success: Sprinter Bruce Rash Wins Track Pentathlon, Nick Kapsimilas sets new club javelin record in Throws Triathlon. For the second year in a row, a GPTC member wins the Philadelphia Track Pentathlon. This time, however, proving that a sprinter CAN win this event ! The new format change included the addition of the 100 meters and a choice for final event of either the 400 or 800 meters. Rash, of Cherry Hill, NJ scored 80 points or higher in 4 of his events to win. Bruce was .24 points behind Lorraine Jasper going into the final event but raced to a 57.54 400M to go ahead for good with a total of 410.95. This time is only about a second slower than Bruce's 400 PR but after 5 events !! Defending Champ Kevin Forde put forth a strong showing finishing 3rd with 395.90 points. Other GPTC members included: Tom Jennings 8th 385.55, Brian Turdo 9th 385.00, Chantal Reme 20th 350.14, John Tran 31st 330.52, Rich DiGiacomo Jr 33rd 324.70, Bill King 34th 324.32, Mark Onwuji 37th 310.65, Diane McManus 40th 299.26, Peter Churchman 43rd 80.22 DNF, Jim Assal 44th 71.16 DNF. The GPTC highlight in the Triathlon was Nick Kapsimilas' javelin toss of 161'7" which breaks his own club record. Nick finished 10th overall in the standings with 144.51 points. New member David Mayer finished 12th with 140.79 points. Results are on the Pentathlon / Triathlon page and there are pictures in the Photo Gallery 8/11/11 Summer Throws Meet - WC Henderson HS: Nick Kapsimilas Javelin 175'2"... 7/30/11 Run for the Hill of It - Forbidden Drive: Brent Wright 27:40, Mary Braverman 34:34, Steve Rook 36:34, Alyson Freeman 40:23... 8/11/11 Midsummer Nights 5K - Ardmore, PA: Neill Clark 17:50, Mary Braverman 19:45, Diane McManus 29:41... 8/13/11 Conestoga Alumni XC: Delvin Dinkins 19:47... 8/6 Dam Mill 5K, DE: Andy Shearer 17:39 7-31-11: USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Berea, OH: M45-49 Pentathlon: Ray Parker - 2,885 points - 2nd place, LJ 15'4.25", Jav 126'11", Disc 82'9", 200 25.25, 1500: 5:07.53... 5000: M65-69 Tom Jennings, 5th, 21:10.42, M45-49 Kevin Forde, 3rd, 16: 45.04... 400: M50-54 Carl Stocking, 6th, prelim 1:03.24, finals 1:01.99, M40-44 Dave Brown , 6th, prelim 54.98, finals 55.26... 10,000: M45- 49, Kevin Forde, National Champion, 35:27.46... 800: M50-54, Chuck Shields, 4th, 2:16.51, M40-44, Nick Berra, 2nd, 1:58.94, Dave Brown, 4th, 2:07.44, M35-39, Delvin Dinkins, 3rd, 2:06.14... 1500: M65-69, Tom Jennings, 4th, 5:35.66, M50-54, Chuck Shields, 4:45.60, M40-44, Nick Berra, National Champion, 4:04.35, Neill Clark, 4th, 4:22.21, M35-39, Delvin Dinkins, 4th, 4:36.71, M30-34, John Goldthorp, 3rd, 4: 23.26... 4x800 Relay, M40-49 , National Champions, 8:41.81 - Dave Brown, Neill Clark, Kevin Forde, Nick Berra, M30-39, 2nd, 9:05.69 - Chuck Shields, Delvin Dinkins, Carl Stocking, John Goldthorp... New GPTC member Brent Wright pulled off two victories this month, one on the roads, one on the trails. Brent won the Double Trouble 15K Trail Run on 7/10/11 at French Creek State Park in a time of 1:01:37 (club record)... A week later, Brent won the Run for Taylor 5K, Hamburg, PA on 7/17/11 in 16:45. Nick Simonetti ran the 2xTrouble 30K Trail Race in 3:00:39 finishing 3rd M50-59. 7-27-11: Hibernia Park Burn Xduro 10K: Bob Rimkis almost pulled off a victory. Bob came within a second of victory, finishing 2nd in 49: 23. 7-24-11 Yvonne Stewart Memorial 5k, Atlantic City, NJ: Anthony Pugliese 22:32 7-17-11: Back on My Feet 20 In 24 24-Hour Race: Paul Peters competed in this race around the Schuylkill River loop. Paul's mark of 101.472 miles in 23:26:16 set a GPTC (club record). That's 12 consecutive laps around the River Drives! 7-20-11: Harrisburg, PA road mile: Nick Berra 4:22.76 7-13-11: Moyers Indoor/Outdoor 5K, Souderton, PA: Gene Tung 18:08 1st M45-49 7-23-11: Frank Budd Track Meet, Asbury Park, NJ - Brian Noe, 100m ,11.63 7-16-11: Buffalo Stampede 10K, Wyoming DE: Andy Shearer 38:43 7-14-11: Midsummer Night 5K #2, Wynnewood, PA: Mary Braverman 21:09 2nd F40-49, Diane McManus 29:06 F60-69 7-20-11: Christmas in July 5K, Phila, PA: Bryant Nix 19:57 7-24-11: YMCA 5 Miler, Rehoboth , DE: Andy Shearer 30:45 7-17-11: Mud Run 10K, Fairmount Park: Colleen Forshee 49:24 1st F45-49 7-9-11: Gwynedd Mercy Academy AOC All Comers #2: Ceyhun Eksin 100 11.54, 200 22.90 (both club records !), Brian Noe (new member) 100 11.63, 200 23.64, Bruce Rash 400 56.52, Jeff Robinson 400 59.58, Chris Carroll 800 2:28.17, Mile 5:26.39, Dave Brown Mile 4:49.70, John Goldthorp Mile 4:50.00, Peter Churchman Mile 5:00.86, Gene Tung 3000 10:08.90 7-09-11: World Masters - Sacramento CA: 8K XC, Chuck Shields 29:53, 5000 meters Kevin Forde 16:54.19, Chuck Shields 18:05.33, Mike Fanelli (West Coast Chapter) 20:43.94, 800 Nick Berra round 1- 2:04.25, Semi 1:58.81, Final 1:57.07 (5th place), Great experience for all 4 GPTC members capped off by a night at Hoppy's Brew Pub hosted by Mike Fanelli.... Thanks, Mike ! 7-10-11: Club Nationals - Icahn Stadium, NYC, Nick Kapsimilas - Javelin 158'10" (48.43m), Jason Hewett - Steeplchase 12:01.20, Nick Turdo - 800 1:58.84 (becomes only the 3rd GPTC to break 2 minutes), Christiana Taylor - Long Jump 17'11" (5.46 m), 200 25.51 trials (club record), 25.82 B final... Mad Marathon, VT Paul Peters 3:38.07. 7-4-11: 4th of July results: Haddon Heights Firecracker 5k: Anthony Pugliese 21:33... Broomall Firecracker 5k: Diane McManus 28:53... Revolutionary Run: 10K Ira Meyers 41:20, 5K Jeff Robinson 22:30 6-28-11: NYRR Tuesday Night Track Meet - Icahn Stadium, New Your City, Kevin Forde, 5000M 16:48.9 6-26-11: USATF National Championships - Nick Berra was declared the winner of the Masters 1,500 meters in 4:02.62 after the first finisher was disqualified. Watch the video here. Full results are here. 6-25-11: Ambler Olympic Club Track Meet - Gwynedd Mercy Academy, PA: 3000M, Gene Tung 10:14.68, 100M, Ceyhun Eksin 11.55 (club record), Wayne Foulk 12.69, Mark Onwuji 12.79, Mile John Goldthorp 4:50.82, Peter Churchman 5:01.55, Chris Carroll 5:29.06, 400M Dave Brown 54.97, Bruce Rash 56.76, 800M Dave Brown 2:07.31, Chuck Shields 2:15.79, Bruce Rash 2:22.90, Chris Carroll 2:24.80, Jeff Robinson 2:33.07, 200M, Ceyhun Eksin 23.41 (club record) 6-22-11: Tex Mex 5K - North Wales, PA, Gene Tung 18:00 1st Master, Sarah Simoneytti, 19:39 3rd F20-29 6-26-11: Half Sauer/Half Kraut Marathon: Phila, PA - Gene Dykes 3:47:56 6-18-11: New Jersey International Meet - Holmdel, NJ: Nick Kapsimilas - Javelin 161'1" (Club record), Neill Clarke - 1500 4:49.87, Brian Turdo - 400 53.12, 800 2:00.24, Carl Stocking - 400 1:02.80, Ross O'Neill - 100 12.58, Chuck Shields - 800 2:19.18, Christiana Taylor - 200 25.64 (club record), Long Jump 18' 5.25" (club record)... 6-11,12-2011: Mid Atlantic Championship - Widener Univ., Chester, PA: GPTC members showed up in force at Widener, 15 in total: Diane McManus - 1500 8:03.26, 400 1:53.16, Scott Landis - 1500 4:25.19, John Goldthorp - 1500 4:29.82, Peter Cashman - 1500 4:36.83, Jim Anderson - 1500 4:37.95, 800 2:22.43, Chuck Shields - 1500 4:50.99, 800 2:23.80, Ceyhun Eksin - 100 11.68, 200 23.51(BOTH are club records), Ray Parker - 400 55.86, Bruce Rash - 400 56.95, 200 26.08, John Patterson - 400 1:05.84, 200 30.56, Nick Berra - 800 1: 57.51, Delvin Dinkins - 800 2:06.55, Nick Kapsimilas - Javelin 160' 6" (Club record), Mike Leonard - discus 81'9", Ross O'Neill - 200 25.37, 4 x 800 Relay 8:42.37: Jim Anderson (2:22), Nick Berra (2:05), Delvin Dinkins (2:10) and Phil Reilly (2:04) an excellent relay, defeating TNT. 4 x 100m: Ceyhun Eksin and Ross O'Neill formed an ad hoc relay with two others to give TNT a close run, finishing 2nd in a time of 45.3... 6-11-11: Assorted Road Race Results: Perkasie Mile (road): Phil Reilly 4:39... 6-18-11: Millersville Mile (road): Joel Hoffsmith 5:38... Easter Seals Come Walk with Me 5K (shortened to ~ 2 Miles) Paul Peters 13:05 - winner, 6-11-11... Strides for Strokes 5K - Phila, PA, Bryant Nix 18:58 3rd... 6-5-11: Penn Alexander A&S 5K - Phila, PA: Steve Metraux 18:55 2nd... 6-4-11: Wissahickon Trail Classic 10K: It was another beautiful day in the Wissahickon as ten GPTC'ers pursued off-road grand prix points over this rocky & rooty course. Jay Miers 44:23, Brent Wright 38:47, Bob Rimkis 44:02, Paul Hines 47:33, Gene Dykes 50:39, Joanne Klempner 51:48, Nick Simonetti 48:34, Sarah Simonetti 48:17, Alyson Freeman 59:07, Rich DiGiacomo 54:01... The team score was 344.52 points which was second only to Rosemont. After 4 races in the MAUSATF off road series GPTC is in 2nd place with 1331.18 points. The next race in the series is the 1/2 Wit 1/2 Marathon on 8/14/11 at Mt. Penn. 6-3-11: Early June Track & Road Results: 6-4-11: Rustin 5k - West Chester, PA, Delvin Dinkins 18:50 (winner)... 6-5-11: Benjamin-Ross 5K, Woodbury, NJ, Diane McManus 31:26... 6-4-11: Colon Cancer Prevention 5k - Harrisburg, PA, Nick Berra 16:30 (winner)... 6-3-11: Pennsylvania Distance Festival (track) West Chester Henderson HS, (problems with FAT caused some NT's or misassigned times but official times are as follows) 800 - Delvin Dinkins 2:08.84, Phil Reilly 2:02.64, Chuck Shields 2:18.58, Mile - John Goldthorp 4:56.43, Peter Churchman 5:02.79, Gene Tung 5:13.48, Chris Carroll 5:20.58, Kevin Forde NT... 6-4-11: Scott Coffee Moorestown Rotary 8K: Jennings Thomas, 33:57, Shields, Charles 29:48, Metraux, Stephen 29:23, McGrath, Kyra, 36:48, Sawyer, Steve, 33:05, Braverman Mary, 33:33, Nix, Bryant, 31:08, Reme Chantal, 35:59, McManus Rory, 39:09, McManus, Diane, 47:08, Tran, John, 37:51... The team scored 405.646 points in the Mid-Atlantic USATF Grand Prix series. After 5 events GPTC is in 4th place with 2015.635 points. The GPTC Summer Club Meeting: Thursday evening, June 23 at 7pm at Chuck's office in Broomall. The agenda for the meeting is attached. Please RSVP if you can attend. FaceBook event invitations will also be sent and you can respond there if you wish. Chuck's office address is: Kelly Welde & Co LLP, CPA's 510-A Abbott Drive Broomall, PA 19008 (located in the Abbott Office Condos) 5-31-11: Late May Race Results 5-7-11: North Jersey Open Masters Meet, Carl Stocking, 400M, 62.34... 5-14-11: Swarthmore Last Chance Track Meet: Nick Berra 800 - 1:57.96, Kevin Forde 5,000 - 16:25.96... Dark & Dirty Night Trail Run - 6.66 miles, Reading, PA, Paul Peters 55:54, 17th... Broad Street ReRun , Lansdale , PA, Tom Jennings 35:55, 1st 60... 5/17 NY Road Runners track meet (Icahn Stadium), Kevin Forde 2Mile 10:34, Sean Harbison 1500 4:50... 5/22 Al Saner track meet (Pt Pleasant, NJ), Carl Stocking 400 62.16, 200 28.53... 5/22 ODDyssey Half Marathon (Phila, PA), Bryant Nix 1:29:06 5th AG, Julie Deery 1:37:35 3rd AG... 5/21 Queen City Pentathlon - Charlotte, NC (Jav-LJ-200-Disc- 1500), Mark Carver Long jump 15'1.5", Javelin 113'11", 200 injured (did not finish)... 5-30-11: Nick Berra races to 2nd place in the Masters' Ridgewood (NJ) Road Mile on Memorial Day in a sizzling 4:24.75 (Age graded 90.61%)... 5-28-11: USATF East Region OPEN Championship at Rowan University: 100 - Ceyhun Eksin 11.76 (new club record), 400 - Craig Strimel 56.59, Bruce Rash 57.49, 800 - Dave Brown 2:04.18, 1500 - Brian Turdo 4:40.81, Chuck Shields 4:47.32, Rich DiGiacomo 5:23.19, 10,000 - Brent Wright 34:51.95, 3000 Steeple - Jason Hewitt 12:05.34, Javelin - Nick Kapsimalis 155'8" (club record)... 5-29-11: USATF East Region MASTERS' Championship at Rowan University: 400 - Carl Stocking 1:02.37 M50 1st, 1500 - Phil Reilly 4:22.39 M30 1st, 1500 - Neill Clark 4:32.45 M40 1st, 1500 - Peter Churchman 4:40.36 M55 1st... 5-29-11 Charlie Horse Trail 1/2 Marathon, Plowville,PA, Sarah Simonetti 1:52:04 (winner), Nick Simonetti 2:13:13 5-4-11: Neill Clark – The Fastest Lawyer in Philly Returns to the Annual Bar Association Run/Walk on 5/15 GPTC member Neill Clark is a lawyer for firm, Berger & Montague who has won the law division of The Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run an historic 12 years in a row! This year the retail store, Philadelphia Runner is offering a bounty: $200 for the lawyer who can finally beat Clark! Due to Clark’s victories and success, the Berger &Montague team membership has increased annually. “It’s exciting to know that I’m inspiring others to come out to the race, even co-workers who have never run before. It’s a well organized, fun event for people at every level, even kids! And to top it off it benefits a wonderful charity, Support Center for Child Advocates which provides free legal and social services to abused and neglected children”. All proceeds from the 32nd Annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Run/Walk will benefit Support Center for Child Advocates (www.advokid.org), the nation’s largest agency providing free legal and social services to abused and neglected children. Update: Neill is still the fastest lawyer in Philadelphia as he won the Bar Association 5K for the 13th year in a row in 17:40. Other GPTC finishers of note were Diane McManus - 28:35, Steve Sawyer 20:26... 5-2-11: Neil Weygandt is recognized by Sports Illustrated Magazine Neil Weygandt's streak of running the Boston Marathon for 45 consecutive years was recognized by Sports Illustrated magazine in their famous Faces in the Crowd feature. View the entry here 5/1/11: Over 40 GPTC Members compete for the club in one weekend: PENN RELAYS Friday - Greater Philadelphia made it's debut in the 4x100 relay event with two entries in the Masters 40+ and Olympic Development divisions. The Masters team of Ross O'Neill, Bruce Rash, Craig Strimel and Daryl Johnson placed 6th in a time of 50.83. The Olympic Development squad of Zach Rodgers, Ross O'Neill, Mark Onwuji and Ceyhun Eksin placed 20th in a time of 45.86... In the M40 100m - Ross O'Neill placed 6th in a time of 12.68... In the M45 100m - Bruce Rash ran 8th in a time of 13.06. Both of these marks establish new club records In the 4x400, the M50+ team of Chuck Shields (63.1), Jeff Robinson (60.9), Mark Carver (60.5) and Daryl Johnson (59.3) placed 6th in 4: 03.80... The Olympic Development team of Delvin Dinkins (55.6), Craig Strimel (57.7), John Goldthorp (55.3) and Zach Rodgers (52.7) placed 8th in 3:41.33. This is our highest finish in this event. Saturday - The Men's M40+ 4x400 lineup was the same as it was for Millrose Games several months earlier. GPTC faced defending Penn and Millrose champs, Southwest Sprinters, as well as east coast rivals Shore AC, Central Park, Mass Velocity and DC Capitol. Scott Landis (56.66) fought his way through bumping and traffic and avoided a collision at the handoff to Ray Parker. Ray (55.58) moved GPTC from 5th to a medal position in 3rd. Nick Damalas ( 55.31) ran a strong 3rd leg to close on 2nd place DC Capitol. Dave Brown (53.93) closed the gap and unleashed an impressive homestretch kick to pass DC and take 2nd in a time of 3:41.47. DRAKE RELAYS In the masters invitational 800 Nick Berra defended his title with another win on a blustery day at Drake on Friday in 1:59.40. Nick has a great account of the race on his blog, http://nickberra.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/drake-in-review/ . The blog also has links to the race video and post race interview. TRAIL TRIPLE CROWN 10K The team scored 352.98 points to finish third behind Rosemont and Pike Creek. After three races in the MAUSATF Off-Road Series, GPTC is in third place with 985 points. Bob Reynolds 0:43:26, Bob Rimkis 0:41:49, Scott Brockett 0:41:18, Joan Hunter 0:45:47, Joanne Klempner 0:48:43, Bill King 53:06 BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON Gene Dykes traveled to California to compete in the Big Sur Marathon. Gene won his age group in a time of 3:24:30. BROAD STREET RUN The Club Masters Womens team of Mary Braverman, Viola Terwiesch, Reme Chantel & Kyra McGrath finished first and the Club Masters Mens Team of Stephen Metraux, Chuck Shields, Bryant Nix, Paul Hines & Christopher Flint finished second. Jennings Thomas,1:10:40, Metraux Stephen 59:40, Braverman Mary 1:07:45, Shields Charles 1:03:57, Sawyer Steve 1:09:37, Assal Jim 1:15:1,1Hines Paul 1:07:53, Meyers Ira 1:04:35, O'Connor Dennis 57:19, McGrath Kyra 1:19:26, Nix Bryant 1:04:19, Simonetti Sarah1:05: 39, Terwiesch Viola 1:08:47, Goldthorp John 58:54, Simonetti Nick 1:11:34, Reme Chantal 1:15:23, McManus Rory1:19:10, Flint Christopher1:08:47, McManus Diane 1:34:58, Strimel Craig 1:16:00, DiGiacomo Rich 1:21:47, Tran John 1:25:14, Walsh Ryan 1:26:23, Leonard Michael 1:32:56... After four events in the MAUSATF Grand Prix Road Series, GPTC is in third place with 1,609 points NEW JERSEY MARATHON: Paul Peters came back two weeks after a fine run in Boston to finish in 3:06 4/18/11: Boston Marathon Paul Peters (3:09) and Russ Carstens (3:55) completed the BAA 4/17/11: Valley Forge Revolutionary Run 5M Dykes, Gene, 33:35, Jennings, Thomas, 35:10, Metraux, Stephen, 29:50, Braverman, Mary, 33:55, Sawyer, Steve, 34:17, Shields , Charles, 33:07, Torchia, Robert, 35:49, Kampf, William, 33:51, Reme, Chantal, 37:37, McManus, Rory, 40:09, McManus, Diane, 48:22, Kampf, Eileen, 1:00:19. After three races in the MATSATF Grand Prix Series, GPTC is in 1st place with 1,204 points 4/24/11: Road Race Roundup April 9 - Paul Peters - Garden Spot Half Marathon 1:27:15 8th overall, 3rd AG... April 13 - Nick Berra - Westminster (MD) Main Street Mile 4:15 6th (may be a club record if the course is certified)... April 8 - Gene Dykes cruised the Paris Marathon in 4+ hours to prep for Big Sur this weekend... Penn Relays 20K Julie Derry 1:34:03 7th overall 2nd AG... Penn Relays 5K Joe Cerniglia 18:13, 1st AG, Sean Harbison 18:45, 1st AG, Bryant Nix 19:06, 3rd AG, Sarah Simonetti (running for Phila U) 19:19, 2nd AG... Apr 23 - Johnny King Marino - Natalee Brooklynn Dunn 5K, Williamstown, NJ 18:32, 2nd... April 17 - Johnny King Marino - Dash for Donor Awareness 10K, Phila, 40: 41, 1st AG... Apr 23 - Narberth 5 Miler - Mary Braverman 33:46, 2nd, Gene Dykes 36:03, 1st AG... Apr 10 - Run for Clean Air 5K, Phila John Goldthorp 17:40 5th, Neill Clark 18:05 8th... Jim Anderson has been keeping sharp in some 5K's in Maryland: Pacers Crystal City 5K 18:04 1st AG, Johns Hopkins Blue Jay 5K 17:38, 6th overall, 1st master, Fort Meade 5K 17:29, Fort Belvoir Spring Into 5K 18:17 4/2/11: Tyler Arboretum 10K Trail Race (2nd race in the Mid-Atlantic USATF Off-Road series) MARY BRAVERMAN, NARBERTH PA F 48 0:45:49, SCOTT BROCKETT, BENSALEM PA M 47 0:41:39, GENE DYKES, BALA CYNWYD PA M 62 0:47:32, CHUCK SHIELDS, ABINGTON PA M 51 0:43:41, JOAN HUNTER, PHILADELPHIA PA F 45 0:46:43, ROBERT TORCHIA, GLENSIDE PA M 60 0:53:40, Nick Simonetti, 46:28, Sarah Simonetti, 44:16 . After two races, GPTC is in 2nd place with 632.58 points, just behind Rosemont's 644.29. 4/1/11 Track Meets: Penn Invitational, Franklin Field, Kevin Forde 5000, 16:21.17... Danny Curran Invitational, Widener Univ., Bruce Rash 200 - 26.81, 400 - 57.96, 800 - 2:28.09 03/27/11: Caesar Rodney 1/2 Marathon Gene Dykes, 82nd place, 1:30:35, Steve Metraux, 10, 1:20:49, Tom Jennings, 228, 1:38:56, Paul Hines, 125, 1:33:12, Steve Sawyer, 179, 1: 36:25, Kyra McGrath, 436, 1:47:31, Cecilia Davis-Hayes, 79, 1:30:16, Rory McManus, 529, 1:50:28, Diane McManus, 1117, 2:17:25 03/27/11: Indoor Track Wrap Up Mid Atlantic Championship 3/27/11, U of Delaware: Mark Onwuji 400 - 62.89, 55 - ???, Craig Strimel 400 - 58.28, 200 - 26.70, Bruce Rash 400 - 58.07, Daryl Johnson 400 - 57.02, 200 - 26.47, Scott Landis 400 - 56.40, Ray Parker 400 - 55.60, Chuck Shields 400 - 62.91, Carl Stocking 400 - 64.53, Ross O'Neill 200 - 26.16, 55 - 7.49 (ties club record), Nick Berra 800 - 1:59.00, Delvin Dinkins 800 - 2:10.13, Jason Hewitt 3000 - 10:32, Jen Hawkes HJ - 5'3", Jim Assal Mile - 6:08.97... Front Runners Track Meet 3/18/11, Armory NYC: Kevin Forde 800 - 2:10.05, Sean Harbison 800 - 2:24.12, 400 - 63.76, Nik Damalas 400 - 55.55, Dave Brown 400 - 56.63, Daryl Johnson 400 - 56.71, 200 - 25.71, Craig Strimel 400 - 57.25, 200 - 26.57, Bruce Rash 400 - 57.29, 200 - 26.88, Jeff Robinson 400 - 60.41, Chuck Shields 400 - 62.16, Carl Stocking 400 - 65.47... Vanderbilt Black & Gold 3/26/11: Mark Carver 400 - 59.00 Late Winter Road & Trail Results HAT 50K (31.1 miles) Trail Run, 3/20/11 Havre de Grace, MD: Julie Deery 5:54:40... Paul Peters, a Race Directors Best Friend: 1/211 PHUNT Trail Run 27.80 Miles 5:21:19, 1/16/11 Chilly Cheeks 7.2 Miles 1:11:16 , 21st, 1/30/11 Miami Marathon 3:06:05 (80th) PR, 2/20/11 Washington B-Day Marathon 3:13:20 (9th, 3rd AG), 2/27/11 Ugly Mudder Trail Run 7.2 Miles 1:03:48 (56th), 3/12/11 Leprechaun 5 Miler 31:01 (11th, 3rd AG) PR, 3/20/11 Colon Cancer 5K 18:22 (7th, 3rd AG) PR 03/19/11: Team places 4th at Adrenaline 5K The first event of the 2011 MidAtlantic USATF Grand Prix and Club Challenge was held Saturday March 19 in Haddonfield, NJ. The GPTC fielded a strong team of 15 athletes who scored 415 points to finish 4th among 10 teams. Scoring for the team were Churchman Peter 17:44, Jennings Thomas, 20:26, Dykes Gene, 19:39, Braverman Mary, 20:07, Metraux Stephen, 17:46, McGrath Kyra, 22:35, Sawyer Steve, 20:10, Cerniglia Joseph 17:53, Shields Charles, 19:20, Nix Bryant, 18:39, Torchia Robert, 21:10, Reme Chantal, 22:28, McManus Rory, 23:51, McManus Diane, 28:41, Strimel Craig, 22:14. The next race in the series is the Caesar Rodney half marathon on 3/27. 03/16/2011: Mike Fanelli is approaching 100,000 lifetime running miles: GPTC member Mike Fanelli will mark the occasion of running his 100,000th mile (over a 40 year career) at the 2012 Philadelphia Marathon. Click on this link to read the article by Sam Whiting in the San Francisco Chronicle. Mike was also recently nominated to the sports hall of fame at San Francisco State University. 03/06/2011: Nick Berra defends his national 800M title: Competing in the USATF Masters National Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, NM (5,300 feet above sea level) Nick Berra came from behind on the final turn to win the 800M race for 40-44 year old men in a time of 1:59.67. Daryl Johnson also competed in the 200, racing 26.12, and established a GPTC record for 60 meters, running 8.28. 02/27/11: Ugly Mudder 7M Trail Race, (MAUSATF Off-Road Grand Prix) Congratulations to our team on a solid showing. A frustrating day for some due to missing course markers. We are now in 3rd place. Jeffery Hayes 1:00:46 Jay Miers Jr 1:01:36 Paul Hines 1:03:47 Charles Shields III 1:01:49 Scott Brockett 1:01:47 Jim Barger 1:01:31 Sarah Simonetti 1:02:08, Gene Dykes 1:10:29 Brent Wright 1:00:00 Paul Peters III 1:03:48 Joanne Klempner 1:14:45 Bill King 1:37:06. The next race in the series is at Tyler Arboretum on April 2nd. 02/20/11 NJ Indoor Track Championship, Bennet Indoor Complex ("the bubble"): Toms River, NJ: 200 - Craig Strimel 26.73, Daryl Johnson 26.44 1st M45, Bruce Rash 27.36 3rd M45. 400 - Craig Strimel 57.22, Daryl Johnson 59.16 2nd M45, Bruce Rash 1:00.3 3rd M45, Chuck Shields 1:01.94 2nd M50, Joan Affleck 1:15.48 3rd W50. 800 - Wendi Glassman 3:00.54 2nd W55. 1500 - Jim Anderson 4: 46.85 2nd M50. 4x400 - Daryl Johnson, Bruce Rash, Chuck Shields, Craig Strimel 4:01.65 , 3rd Open Mid-February Race Roundup: 2/12/11 Feel the Love 5K: Mary Braverman 20:32 2nd Female, Diane McManus 28:41 1st 60-69... 2/12/11 Cupid Chase 5K: Steve Rook 19:55... 2/19/11 Ambler Frostbite 5 Miler: John Goldthorpe 29:24 2nd M30-34, Tom Jennings 34:31 1st M65-69, Robert Torchia 35:44 1st M60-64 (m60 debut), Jim Assal 40:31 3rd M65-69 (new club member)... 2/11/11 New York Road Runners Thursday Night Races - The Armory: Mile, Sean Harbison 5:18.8, John Goldthorpe 4:59.1, 800: Nick Berra 1:59.8, Dave Brown 2:05.3, Kevin Forde 2:06.0, Chuck Shields 2:19.4, Sean Harbison 2:22.5... 2/16/11: Armory Sprint Night: 400: Chuck Shields 61.22, Sean Harbison 63.29... 2/5/11: Haverford College Keogh meet: Jen Hawkes HJ - 5'6.5" (breaks her club record)... 2/24/11: NYRR Thursday Night Track Races - Armory, NYC Kevin Forde 3000, 9:08.3 (narrowly missed his own club record by one second), Sean Harbison 1500, 4:51.9... 2/13/11: Jacksonville Marathon Gene Dykes 3:27:27 1st M60-64 Milrose Games 1/28/2011: Club members traveled to New York City's Madison Square Garden on January 28th to defend its 2010 crown against Southwest Sprinters and Shore AC. GPTC entered two teams which finished 2nd and 4th. The A team avoided near disaster when anchor Dave Brown fell in the final straight but Dave managed to get up and hold off Shore AC for 2nd in a time of 3:52.46. The other members of the A relay were Scott Landis, Ray Parker and Nick Damalas. The B team of Craig Strimel, Bruce Rash, Kevin Forde and Daryl Johnson ran 3:57.81. Nick Berra races to 4:23.48 for Club Record: Nick Berra travelled to Cornell 1/22/11 to defend his 2010 Masters Mile crown. Nick led for 7 laps but finished 2nd to Charlie Kern of Elmhurst, Il. In the process, Nick ran a Club record 4:23.48. Great job, Nick ! A video is on YouTube. Also, Nick broke another club record back on Thanksgiving by running 26:45 on a Road 5 Mile race at the Prospect Park (NY) Turkey Trot. This mark broke both the overall and masters mark previously held by Dennis O'Connor (2010) and Steve Metraux (2006). Registration Opens for Track Pentathlon & Throws Triathlon Registration forms are now available for Greater Philly TC's popular Track Pentathlon & Throws Triathlon to be held August 7, 2011 at the Gwynedd Mercy HS track. Click on this link for more information and registration. February Results from around the country Feb 5 - New Balance Indoor Games (Boston) - Kevin Forde was invited to the prestigious Masters Mile. He finished 7th in a time of 4: 33.07 in this loaded field. Results... Feb 5 - USA XC Nationals, San Diego , CA - new member Steve Rook made his GPTC debut in the Masters 8K XC Championship. Steve finished 9th in the 60-64 age group in a time of 35:22. Full results... Feb 6 - USATF Masters Half Marathon Championship, Melbourne, FL - new member Tom Jennings ran in the Melbourne Music Half Marathon, placing 2nd in the 65- 69 age group with a time of 1:37:39. Results... Feb 5 - Nittany Valley TC Mile at Penn State - Nick Berra ran the mile in an excellent 4: 24.07 against younger competition. Full Results... Feb 5 - Keogh Invitational at Haverford College - new member Jen Hawkes won the high jump, breaking her club record with a height of 5'6.5". Results GPTC Runners Recognized at Mid-Atlantic USATF Awards Ceremony 1/30/2011 The Greater Philadelphia Track Club received the top prize in the 2010 Off-Road Series Club Challenge at the Mid -Atlantic Association’s awards ceremony on Jan. 30. GPTC won the overall title over five other teams with a total of 2,343.97 points – including a strong showing of 372.25 points in the Delaware 5K Race, the last of seven races in the series. Three GPTC runners also won their age groups — Julie Deery, Scott Brockett and Jeff Hayes. Read the complete Mid-Atlantic Newsletter here. CLUB CHALLENGE FINAL RESULTS 1. Greater Philadelphia Track Club 2343.977 2. Pike Creek Valley Running Club 2233.404 3. Pineland Striders 1989.262 4. Rosemont Running Club 1776.671 5. Wissahickon Wanderers 1457.450 6. Philadelphia Masters 326.037 FINAL INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Open Female Open Male Polly Jensen 11 Josh Loren 19 Sharon Schmidt-Mongrain 10 Daryl Weaver 13 Helen Cheung 8 Josh Emery 6 Masters Female Masters Male Julie Deery 17 Scott Brockett 17 Mary Pat Braverman 15 Bob Rimkas 15 Missy Wietlisbach 5 Tom Jermyn 13 Grand Masters Female Grand Masters Male Shelley Hill 16 Jeff Hayes 30 Jean Lizzio 11 Jay Miers 11 Bonnie Stoeckl 10 Tom Steenkamer 6 Melanie Marinaccio 10 Epi Camacho 6 Seniors Female Seniors Male Diane Hardies 30 Fred Shufflebarger 18 Deborah Compton 5 Ted Hardies 12 Diane McManus 3 Randolph Clever 8 January 2011 Track, Road & Trail Race Results 1/2 PHUNT Trail Marathon - Fair Hill, MD; Bob Reynolds 4:54... 1/8 NVTC Open Mile - Penn State; Nick Berra 4:27.30... 1/8 Delaware Open - Univ of Delaware; Jen Hawkes HJ 5'4", Delvin Dinkins 800 2:09.70, Jason Hewitt Mile 5:13.20, Keith Davies Mile 5:30.88 (welcome back Keith!), John Patterson PV 10'6", 400 1:05.11, Chuck Shields 400 1:03.29, Craig Strimel 400 59.29, 800 2:30.92, Kevin Forde 400 58.44, Dave Brown 400 56.80, 800 2:09.23... 1/9 Prince George Complex - Landover, MD, Jim Anderson Mile 5: 26.80... 1/16 Chilly Cheeks Trail Run 7.2M - Reading PA; Jeff Hayes top masters - 1:02:57, Nick Simonetti 2nd 50-59 1:11:54, Sarah Simonetti 2nd 18-29 1:14:55... 1/16 Icicle 10 Miler - Wilmington, DE; Gene Dykes 1:09:25 1st 60-64. 1/16 Philly Masters Track Meet - Glen Mills, PA: Dave Dixon 3000 - 11:01.68, Mile - 5:20.64, Tom Jennings 3000 - 12:13.45, Mile - 5:57.15 Judy Dixon 3000 - 13:28.39, Mile 6:35.48 Diane McManus 3000 - 17:49.34, 800 - 4:07.58, 400 - 1:56.67, 200 - 53.80 Jim Assal Mile - 6:33.45, 400 - 1:13.59 Delvin Dinkins 400 - 57.71, 200 - 26.03 |
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