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12/15/18: Jacksonville Marathon – Jacksonville, FL: GENE DYKES BESTS M70 World Mark by Ed Whitlock in a time of 2:54:23 !!! 12/13/18: NYRR Night at the Races – Armory, NYC: Mile: Chuck Kruelle 5:12.44, Scott Armstrong 5:21.97, Chuck Shields 5:23.11, Keith Davies 5:34.30 12/9/18: Shiver by the River 10K – Reading: Jim Rinker 43:32... Freezer 5K – Horsham: Seamus Cummins 19:14, Phil Reilly Sr 20:57 12/8/18: Reindeer Romp 5K – Havertown: Donovan Rebbecchi 19:19, Gene Dykes 20:26, Diane McManus 40:43 12/2/18: Virginia Commonwealth Games – Lynchburg, Va: John Curtis – 200, 25.66 – 400, 57.53... Schuylkill River Loop Race 7.4M – Philadelphia: Ken Barbee 49:24 1st M50, Jackie Dunn 54:57... Brians Run 5M – West Chester: Brock Butler 26:40, Tim Harte 28:18... California International Marathon, Sacramento: Gene Dykes 3:23:58 12/1/18: Monmouth Season Opener – Monmouth University: Chuck Shields – Mile, 5:32.00... Vista Verde Skyline Run 50K, LaHonda, CA: Gene Dykes 6:51:14.. Red Run Challenge 5K – Coatesville: Don Morrison 21:12 1st M65... OJRHS Run 101 Hot Chocolate Run: Scott Armstrong 18:30 Mid Atlantic USATF Off Road Series Individual Results Open Division – Women – Rachel Wise – 1st W40 Women – Sheila Regan – 1st W50 Women – Julie Deery – 2nd W60 Women – Linda Boyer – 3rd Open Men – Ken Hite – 2nd M40 Men – Chris Moore – 1st Tie, Mike Kaucher – 3rd M60 Men – Nick Simonetti – 1st Mid Atlantic USATF Grand Prix Series Individual Results Overall Winners are GENE DYKES and SANDY FOLZER !!! On the Women’s side, Linda Boyer was 3rd and Julie Deery was 5th Age Groups: W30 Jackie Dunn 2nd W40 Sue Delfidio 2nd W50 Julie Deery 1st W55 Amy Snyder 1st W60 Linda Boyer 1st W65 Diane McManus 1st W75 Sandy Folzer 1st M40 Brock Butler 1st (new member) M50 Tim Harte 1st M60 Rod Sandmeyer 2nd M65 Gene Dykes 1st, Steve Sawyer 3rd M70 Tom Jennings 1st, Vince Aloyo 2nd, Jim Assal 3rd 11/24/18: Delaware Open XC Championship – Brandywine Creek SP, DE GPTC loses Brandywine by .01 point BUT WINS the OFF ROAD SERIES Our Club becomes the 1st Mid Atlantic club to win both Road & Off-Road series in the same year. Series scores: GPTC 2359.67, Pike Creek 2344.78, Rosemont 2339.85, Pineland 1963.50 Race team scores: Pike Creek 384.56, GPTC 384.55, Rosemont 364.60, Pineland 328.78, Phila Masters 308.24 Rachel Wise 23:34, 62.73% Jen Snyder 24:13, 62.97% Sheila Regan 24:51, 65.06% Linda Boyer 25:50, 71.74% Colleen Tozer 26:03, 56.69% Mary Pat McFarland 26:53, 64.97% Brock Butler (nonscorer – new member) 17:19 Masters race Winner Brock Butler – Open race – 17:12 – new Club course record (masters and open) for Brandywine. Tim Harte 18:06, 81.49% Paul Vandegrift 19:21, 75.62% Andy Shearer 19:59, 76.73% Chuck Kruelle 20:15, 72.84% Keith Davies 20:27, 77.42% Chuck Shields 20:310, 77.17% John Goldthorp 20:47, 66.00% Bob Reynolds 21:13, 75.88% Stan Hatch 21:18, 73.16% Tom Jennings 25:35, 72.12% Tom Wise 29:29, 57.49% Paul Hines 33:19, 49.57% Chris Simpson 21:37 (nonscorer) Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trots: 11/22/18: Abington Gobble Wobble 5K: Seamus Cummins 20:43, Paul Montini 20:48 Fairmount Park Turkey Trot 5M: Jackie Dunn 32:54 Winner Chesco Turkey Trot 5K: Mike Padilla 16:16 1st M40 Face to Face Turkey Trot 5M – Forbidden Drive: Tyson Smith 30:59, Jeff Hayes 32:00 Run for the Diamonds 9M – Berwick, PA: Scott Armstrong 57:51, 2nd M55 North Wales Turkey Trot 5K: Scott Landis 18:47, Gene Tung 19:02 Spartan Alumni 5K, Ft. Washington State Park: Stan Hatch 21:04 1st M50 11/17-18/18: Philadelphia Marathon / Half / Rothman 8K – Philadelphia, PA GPTC successfully defends Mid Atlantic USATF Grand Prix crown !!! Overall (corrected) –GPTC 3396.216, Philadelphia Runner 3353.515, Pike Creek 3275.299, South Jersey 3111.950, Athena 3106.165, Pineland 2779.153, Philadelphia Masters 2656.090 Marathon weekend scores – GPTC 435.298, Philadelphia Runner 435.122, Pike Creek 421.582, Athena 417.374, South Jersey 405.838, Bryn Mawr 394.738, Phila Masters 359.272, Pineland 354.401, Ambler Area 341.075, Moorestown 309.095 Half Marathon Gene Dykes 1:25:06, 92.656% NEW American Record for M70 by over 2 minutes! Rod Sandmeyer 1:39:12, 73.303% Amy Snyder 1:58:03, 71.326% Steve Sawyer 1:58:52, 64.302% Sue Delfidio 1:47:10, 63.359% Nick Verna 1:53:50, 54.861% Marathon Dante Zappala 2:44:50, 78.463% Louise Clooney 3:34:58, 69.871% Paul Patterson 3:10:02, 69.198% Mike Kaucher 3:21:23, 63.701% Bill Conn 3:25:37, 63.427% (new member) Ken Hite 3:18:35, 61.922% Andy Van Kleunen 3:58:44, 59.006% Colleen Tozer 3:58:43, 56.727% Michele Pollio 5:06:34, 52.865% Rothman 8K Sandy Folzer 44:27, 91.564% Tim Harte 27:01, 88.587% Julie Deery 34:21, 81.611% Linda Boyer 37:50, 80.881% Dan Mazo 30:54, 80.744% Billy Wright 34:35, 79.614% Tom Jennings 38:06, 79.353% Kyra McGrath 40:50, 79.061% Anthony Wojciechowski 29:37, 75.858% Jackie Dunn 32:06, 75.182% Denny Mellish 38:33, 72.763% Frank Hoke 37:43, 72.293% Fred Dedrick 40:13, 71.239% Sheila Regan 37:29, 70.609% Diann Doelp 41:44, 68.011% Rachel Wise 35:37, 67.525% Colleen Tozer 38:15, 62.832% Diane McManus 1:06:44, 51.199% 11/11/18: Somerset Turkey Trot 5K: Delvin Dinkins 18:30 11/10/18: Kennett Brewing Co Harvest 5K: Chuck Kruelle 20:23 11/4/18: Bridge Run 10K – Camden, NJ GPTC wins Bridge Run Overall team scores: GPTC 3355.127, Pike Creek 3232.181, Phila Runner 2982.276, South Jersey 2808.028, Athena 2777.167, Pineland 2739.538, Phila Masters 2482.596 Bridge Run scores: GPTC 432.007, Athena 415.231, Pike Creek 410.459, South Jersey 401.332, Pineland 358.101, Phila Masters 329.716 Gene Dykes 39:15, 1st M70, 92.102% Sandra Folzer 56:53, 1st W75, 91.913% Tim Harte 35:03, 1st M50, 85.735% Linda Boyer 47:23, 1st W60, 82.061% Tom Jennings 47:33, 1st W60, 80.196% Julie Deery 44:52, 79.198% Jackie Dunn 39:59, 76.198% Rod Sandmeyer 45:04, 74.149% Sheila Regan 46:17, 72.344% Fred Dedrick 50:22, 71.774% Anthony Pugliese 45:24, 71.586% Steve Sawyer 48:59, 71.555% 11/4/18: CCCNYC East Region Open 5K XC – Tyler State Park, Newtown: Paul Vandegrift 18:47 Winner, Keith Davies 19:55, Chuck Shields 19:55... Wrightsville Bridge 5K: Scott Armstrong 19:05, 1st M50, Don Morrison 22:37, 1st M65 11/3/18: Green Ribbon Trail Run 5M, North Wales: Stan Hatch 36:16, 1st M50... Trinity Berwyn 5K: Mike Padilla 15:51, 1st M40... NCC Old Timers Run 5K XC – Winterthur Estate, DE: Andy Shearer 19:20 10/28/18: Radnor 5M: Sheila Regan 37:59... Oktoberfest Half Marathon – Pennypack Park, Phila: Kevin Forde 1:35:54... Pumpkin Run 5K – Collegeville: Scott Armstrong 18:40 10/27/18: Phoenixville 5K: Mike Padilla 17:09... St Andrew Spirit Run 5K – Drexel Hill: Matt DiPretore 18:58... Pennypacker Park 5K XC – Haddonfield, NJ: Anthony Pugliese 22:20 10/21/18: Toronto Marathon – WMA World Masters Marathon Gene Dykes gives World Record a scare, bests own American Record Gene Dykes 2:55:22 10/21/18: Evansburg Challenge Trail 10M, Collegeville; GPTC places 2nd, slips into 2nd overall in the Off Road Series by a fraction of a point! Cumulative scores – Rosemont 1975.25, GPTC 1975.12, Pike Creek 1960.22, Pineland 1634.72 Evansburg scores – Rosemont 344.41, GPTC 338.52, Pike Creek 333.48, Pineland 287.84, Phila Masters 214.13 Nick Simonetti leads the Senior division with 13 points, Sheila Regan leads the masters group with 19 and Rachel Wise tops the Open division with 15 points. Bob Reynolds 1:15:59 71.55% Julie Deery 1:24:38 68.79% Scott Armstrong 1:16:53 66.92% Stan Hatch 1:18:26 66.79% Nick Simonetti 1:23:33 64.47% Chris Moore 1:13:54 64.43% Brian Driscoll 1:29:00 60.52% Mike Kaucher 1:22:01 55.74% Tom Wise 1:47:59 53.40% Jen Snyder 1:37:18 52.83% Sheila Regan 1:52:29 48.73% Colleen Tozer 1:49:19 45.16% Nick Verna 2:00:31 39.18% 10/21/18: Health Plan Partners 5K – Forbidden Drive: Sean Harbison 22:12... Hot Foot 8.8M – Ft Washington: Paul Montini 59:58... Crooked Billet 5K – Warminster: Terry Permar 19:53 10/20/18: PCL Open/Alumni 5K XC – Belmont Plateau, Phila: Chuck Shields 20:05, Keith Davies 20:21, Anthony Pugliese 23:08, Tim Jones 23:59, Tom Jennings 24:10, Bob Lund 24:57, Steve Sawyer 25:48 , Jim Assal 27:35, Scott Lash 30:14 10/18 Third Thirsty Thursday – Reading: Jim Rinker 20:46 10-17-18: Delaware Distance Classic 15K – Delaware City: GPTC wins DDC to bolster lead in Grand Prix Series Cumulative scores – GPTC 2923.120, Pike Creek 2821.722, Phila Runner 2729.748, South Jersey 2406.696, Pineland 2378.267, Athena 2361.936, Phila Masters 2152.879 Race scores – GPTC 414.488, South Jersey 390.445, Pike Creek 389.582, Pineland 345.609, Phila Masters 326.736 Gene Dykes 1:00:28 (New M70 American record), 91.455% Sandra Folzer 1:31:20, 87.920% Linda Boyer 1:14:55, 79.155% Scott Armstrong 1:00:47, 78.750% Tom Jennings 1:15:28, 77.208% Julie Deery 1:10:19, 77.032% Amy Snyder 1:22:02, 71.12% Steve Sawyer 1:20:51, 66.337% Sheila Regan 1:17:15, 66.019% Vince Aloyo 1:32:23, 60.545% Colleen Tozer 1:19:26, 57.826% Diane McManus 2:12:12, 49.559% 10-17-18: Bend Footrace 7.8M – Chadds Ford: Andy Shearer 59:50 10-14-18: Run Wild at the Zoo 5K, Norristown: Fred Dedrick 24:13 1st M70... 5000 Yards Dash – Philadelphia: Dennis O’Connor 15:14, Anthony Wojciechowski 16:32, Seamus Cummins 17:34 10-13-14: Mt Airy Unity Run 5K – Wissahickon Forbidden Drive: Stan Hatch 19:44 (Winner)... Jack Saint Clair Classic 8K XC – Belmont Plateau: Dan Mazo 32:59, Chuck Shields 33:01, Sean Harbison 37:43, Andrew Albright 37:55, Steve Sawyer 43:27, Dian McManus 52:08 (6K), 10-6-18: Main Street Mile – Newark, DE: Chris Simpson 5:15.3, Chuck Kruelle 5:15.7... Camp Innabah Fall Classic 5K XC, Spring City: Dante Zappala 29:38 Winner... Sean Hannah Fdn 5K – Bridgewater, NJ: Delvin Dinkins 18:17 10-1-18: Navy Mile – Washington DC: Scott Armstrong 5:27.39 2nd M50, Chuck Kruelle 5:30.94, Don Morrison 6:31.40 9-30-18: Springfield Twp Community Day 5K – Erdenheim: Chris Moore 18:47 (Winner), Bob Reynolds 19:25 1st M60, Stan Hatch 20:34 3rd M50 9-23-18: Down the Shore 5K, Cape May Winery: Gene Tung 18:21 (Winner) 9-16-18: Berlin Marathon: Dante Zappala 2:40:30 9/23/18: USATF Masters Nationals 5K XC – Delaware Park, Buffalo, NY 19 GPTC Harriers traveled to Buffalo and garnered several team and individual awards M70 squad is National Team Runners Up while M50 team places 3rd Gene Dykes is M70 National Champion. Tim Harte (M50) and Dan Mazo (M55) place 3rd while Jim Assal places 2nd in M75 M70 Team Scores 9 Ann Arbor TC 24 Greater Philadelphia TC 1 Gene Dykes 20:49 9 Tom Jennings 23:59 14 Fred Dedrick 25:36 (17) Jim Assal 26:25 25 Genesee Valley Harriers 26 Atlanta TC 50 Atlanta TC B 63 Central Park TC M50 Team Scores 38 Central Park TC 54 Genesee Valley Harriers 76 Greater Philadelphia TC 2 Tim Harte 17:46 12 Dan Mazo 19:07 17 Chuck Shields 19:36 20 Keith Davies 20:17 25 Tom DeSchriver 21:16 (27) Brian Lundberg 22:18 93 Checkers AC 100 Eastern Buckeye TC M60 Team Scores 15 Genesee Valley Harriers (faster 3rd man tie breaker) 15 Hartford TC 27 Cal Coast TC 28 Shore AC 45 Greater Philadelphia TC 8 Bob Reynolds 20:20 17 Philip Reilly 22:42 20 Don Morrison 23:00 (27) Bob Lund 25:14 53 Central Park TC 62 Genesee Valley Harriers B 78 Genesee Valley Harriers C M40 Team Scores 32 Genesee Valley Harriers 49 Checkers AC 50 Willow Street AC 98 Greater Philadelphia TC 15 Matt DiPretore 18:57 17 Delvin Dinkins 19:02 21 Brian Turdo 20:30 22 Donovan Rebecchi 21:12 23 Neill Clark 22:18 9/23/18: 9-11 Heroes Run – Doylestown: John Patterson 22:37... Running for Answers 5K – Philadelphia: Scott Armstrong 19:05 1st M50, Colleen Tozer 23:39 1st W30 9/16/18: Rock and Roll Half Marathon – Philadelphia: Sue Delfidio 1:34:48, Jen Snyder 1:37:57, Kevin Forde 1:29:17, Paul Montini 1:29:22, Denny Mellish 1:56:30... Rock and Roll HM 5K – Philadelphia: Jackie Dunn 19:58... Stop Drop & Run 5K – Glenside: Rachel Wise 21:43 1st W30 9/15/18: Pike Fest 5K – Spring House: Sheila Regan 21:32 Winner 9/7 – 9/12/18 – World Masters Track Championships – Malaga, Spain Bill Yelverton 200M Prelim – 25.72 Semi - 25.70, 400M Prelim – 57.00 Semi – 57.54... Team USA M55 4x100M Relay – GOLD – 47.40, Team USA M55 4x400M – SILVER – 3:51.31 John Curtis 400M Prelim – 56.22 Semi – 55.68... Team USA M50 4x400M Relay – SILVER – 3:40.97 9/9/18: Main Line Run 5K – Media: GPTC wins Main Line to increase Grand Prix lead Cumulative – GPTC 2508.632, Phila Runner 2487.714, Pike Creek 2432.140, Athena 2273.56, Pineland 2032.658, South Jersey 2016.251, Phila Masters 1826.143 Main Line scores – GPTC 417.456, Phila Runner 413.269, Pike Creek 404.536, Athena 391.498, South Jersey 382.812, Pineland 344.723, Phila Masters 293.875 Tim Harte 17:44 1st M50 Gene Dykes 19:19 2nd M60 Sue Delfidio 19:48 2nd W40 Sheila Regan 22:09 Tom Jennings 23:57 Frank Hoke 23:56 Rod Sandmeyer 22:14 Nick Verna 22:58 Linda Boyer 23:00 1st W60 Jim Assal 26:58 Sandy Folzer 27:59 3rd W60 Diane McManus 36:41 Amy Snyder 26:24 9/9/18: Fifth Avenue Mile – New York City: Bob Reynolds 5:26, Jackie Dunn 5:44, John Goldthorp 5:25... Via Marathon – Lehigh Valley: Brian Driscoll 3:35.51... Three Bridges 5K – Harrisburg: Don Morrison 21:44 9/818: Quad X XC 5K – Belmont Plateau GPTC places 3rd and takes Masters title uncontested Phila Runner 6, Breakaway 18, GPTC 21 Matt DiPretore 19:15 Dan Mazo 19:56 Scott Armstrong 19:59 Keith Davies 20:42 Chuck Shields 20:55 Donovan Rebbechi 21:09 Bruce Rash 23:46 Chuck Kruelle 23:46 Sheila Regan 24:06 Duncan Smith 24:36 Fred Dedrick 26:41 Carlos Fineman 27:32 Steve Sawyer 28:48 9/8/18: 9/11 Heroes Run 5K – Philadelphia: Anthony Wojciechowski 18:54, Paul Patterson 19:08, Jackie Dunn 19:44, John Goldthorp 22: 49 9/8/18: Bird in Hand 5K: Don Morrison 22:32 9/3/18: Saucon Valley Rail Trail 10K: Terry Permar 43:28 9/1/18: Del Val XC Invite 6K – Doylestown: Chuck Shields 24:04, Keith Davies 24:17 8/26/18: Philly 10K: Seamus Cummins 39:31, Kevin Forde 41:18 1st M50, Anthony Wojciechowski 41:28, Paul Patterson 41:43, Jackie Dunn 41:56, Jen Snyder 45:14 8-25-18: Belmont Plateau Hall of Fame 5K XC Classic Mid Atlantic USATF Masters XC Championship GPTC Women claim 1st in Masters USATF GPTC 11, Pineland 12 GPTC Men are 1st in Masters USATF GPTC 8, Pineland 15, Phila Masters 32 GPTC Women are 1st in HOF Open GPTC 8, Belmont 13, Pineland 27 GPTC Men are 2nd in HOF Open Belmont 10, GPTC 15, Pineland 22, Phila Masters 41 Scott Armstrong 19:43 Dan Mazo 19:44 Lee Woolley 20:34 Chuck Shields 20:44 Keith Davies 20:44 Bob Reynolds 20:55 Donovan Rebbecchi 21:36 Gene Dykes 21:54 Julie Deery 22:16 Laura Kenny 22:40 Sheila Regan 22:41 Nick Verna 25:10 Tom Jennings 25:16 Marty Palmer 25:59 Fred Dedrick 26:18 Steve Sawyer 28:37 Diane McManus 43:24 8-25-18: Moore Twp 5k: Tom DeSchriver 20:07 8-18-18: USATF 5K Road Masters Championship – Atlanta, GA, Gene Dykes wins another M70 National Title in 19:24 !!... Ivyland 5K: Paul Montini 19:34 1st M50, Becky Montini 23:38 1st W45 8-16-18: Third Thirsty Thursday 5K Series – Reading: Jim Rinker 21:25 8-15-18: West Chester 5K XC Series – Oakbourne Park: Chuck Shields 21:04 8-12-18: Half Wit Trail Half Marathon, Reading: Nick Simonetti 2:09:52 8-11-18: Mayors Cup 5K XC – Belmont Plateau: Anthony Wojciechowski 20:43, John Goldthorp 22:52... If You Build It, They Will Run 5K – Gilberstville: Don Morrison 22:17 1st M60 8-9-18: West Chester Track Mile – WC Henderson HS: Tim Harte 5:21.17, Donovan Rebecchi 5:27.87, Gene Tung 5:22.55... Midsummer Night 5K Series – Wynnewood: Dan Mazo 18:43, Russ Carstens 24:01 8-1-18: Sly Fox 5K Series – Pottstown: Scott Armstrong 19:39 7-31-18: Shore AC Series – Middletown, NJ: John Curtis – 300, 39.15 (NEW Masters AND Overall Club record), Bruce Rash – 300, 41.66, Ross O’Neill – 100, 13.13 7-27-18: Pennsylvania Senior Games – Hazle Twp HS: Tom Jennings – 1500, 6:28.76 – 800, 3:15.14, Jim Assal – 1500, 6:38.50 – 800, 3: 15.78, Wayne Foulke – 50, 6.73 NEW EVENT – Club Record 100, 12.33 – 200, 26.09 7-25-18: West Chester XC 2M – Oakbourne Park: Tim Harte – 12:26 (Winner) 7-16-18: Brooklyn RUN 5K Series: Colleen Tozer 27:07 7-26-29: USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Spokane, WA GENE DYKES scores 3 GOLD medals (M70) at Masters Nationals !! Gene Dykes – 5000, 19:31.25 – 10,000, 40:28.07 – 1500, 5:16.77 Fred Dedrick – 5000, 24:29.86 M70 Bob Reynolds – 800, 2:28.08 SILVER, 1500, 5:01.40 M60 Bill Yelverton – 400, 57.50 Q, 57.43 Final M55 Mark Carver – 1500, 5:10.71 - Jav, 107’9” M55 7-22-18: USATF East Region Open Champs – Icahn Stadium, NYC: Ross O’Neill – 100, 12.84, Ricky Goettel – 200, 22.84... Double Trouble Trail Runs– Birdsboro:: Nick Simonetti – 15k, 1:24:29 1st M60, John Regan – 30k, 2:48:52 7-21-18: USATF 50M Trail Championship – Cayuga 50 – Ithaca, NY: Gene Dykes 12:22:36 1st M70 7-19-18: Third Thirsty Thursday 5k – Reading: Jim Rinker – 20:31 7-15-18: Blobfest 5k, Phoenixville: Don Morrison 21:40 7-14-18: Midsummer Night’s Series 5k – Wynnewood: Dan Mazo – 18:36... Phil's Quarter Marathon, Ambler: Sue Delfidio – 43:09, 1st W40, Julie Deery – 44:29, 1st W50, Sheila Regan – 49:33 7-10-18: Germantown Academy All Comers Track Meet #3, Fort Washington Wayne Foulke – 100, 12.55 Rick Goettel – 200, 22.60 John Curtis – 200, 24.54 – 400, 54.73 Matt Zacharkow – 200, 24.86 – 400, 56.55 Bruce Rash – 200, 26.67 – 400, 59.06 Rob Schwartz – 400, 1:00.46 Jim Scesney – 400, 1:04.02 Chuck Kruelle – 800, 2:24.14 Duncan Smith – 800, 2:42.61 Gene Tung – Mile, 5:28.26 Jose Medina – Mile, 5:30.55 Bob Reynolds – Mile, 5:33.27 Andrew Albright – Mile, 5:45.92 Chris Carroll – Mile, 6:19.27 Paul Montini – 3000, 11:17.92 Mike Gross – 3000, 11:59.90 Denny Mellish – 3000, 13:19.00 Tom Jennings – 3000, 13:30.96 Jim Assal – 3000, 14:43.79 Anthony Pugliese – Discus, 102’4” Jim Scesney – Discus, 94’1” 7-8-18: Chobot Challenge 15K Trail Run – Birdsboro, PA The Off Road Series race tightens as GPTC finishes 3rd at Chobot. Cumulative scores: GPTC 1636.60, Rosemont 1630.84, Pike Creek 1626.74, Pineland 1346.88 Chobot scores: Pike Creek 333.30, Rosemont 325.99, GPTC 314.37, Pineland 288.70 Julie Deery 1:17:00, 69.49%, 2nd W40 Chris Moore 1:10:42, 62.16%, 2nd M40 Brian Driscoll 1:20:54, 61.37% Sheila Regan 1:22:13, 61.34%, 1st W40 Linda Boyer 1:38:49, 60.01% Rachel Wise 1:18:24, 58.72%, 2nd W30 Ken Hite 1:11:08, 57.54% Mike Kaucher 1:14:18, 57.27% Diann Doelpp 1:39:12, 54.60% Jenn Snyder 1:29:07, 53.66% 7-7-18: USATF Masters East Region – Worcester, MA Erin MacMinn – HJ, 4’3.75” Brett MacMinn – SP, 21’1.5” 7-5-18: West Chester XC Series 1M – Oakbourne Park: Scott Armstrong 6:11 6-28-18: West Chester XC Series – Oakbourne Park: Scott Armstrong 19:51 6-26-18: Germantown Academy All Comers Track Meet #2, Fort Washington: Bruce Rash – 100, 12.40, 400, 59.23 Ross O’Neill – 100, 12.68 – 200, 27.00 Andrew Albright – 100, 13.86 Jose Medina – 1500, 5:09.20 Bob Reynolds – 1500, 5:11.37 – 800, 2:34.02 Donovan Rebbecchi – 1500, 5:12.07 Paul Montini – 1500, 5:17.75 Andrew Albright – 1500, 5:28.11 Glenn Westerlund – 1500, 6:04.86 Sandra Folzer – 1500, 7:46.72 – 800, 3:58.51 Ricky Goettel – 400, 51.11 – 200, 22.80 Matt Zacharkow – 400, 56.22 – 800, 24.92 Jim Scesney – 400, 1:06.03 – Disc, 89’1” John Patterson – 400, 1:07.03 Chuck Shields – 400, 1:09.57 Anthony Pugliese – 400, 1:13.41 – Jav, 77’1” – Disc, 104’7” – LJ, 12’8” Denny Mellish – 5000, 22:56.98 Ray Parker – 400, 58.71 6-24-18: Run for the Ages AG 10K Trail – Reading: Julie Deery 51:58 6-23-18: Skippack Lions Diabetes 5k – Skippack: John Fornace 24:15 6-21-18: Third Thirsty Thursday 5K – Reading: Jim Rinker 20:34 6-20-18: Tex Mex 5K – North Wales: Gene Tung 18:51, Nick Simonetti 21:40, Rod Sandmeyer 21:46 6-19-18: Germantown Academy All Comers Track Meet #1, Fort Washington: Delvin Dinkins – 100, 12.98 Wayne Foulke – 200, 25.82 Chuck Kruelle – 200, 27.62 – 400, 1:00.95 Anthony Pugliese – 200, 32.01 – 400, 1:10.92 – Discus 109’7” Jim Scesney – 400, 1:08.22 – Discus 96’6” Chuck Shields – 400, 1:09.52 Kevin Tofel – 400, 1:13.33 Chris Carroll – 400, 1:14.42 – 800, 2:53.64 Andrew Albright – 800, 2:32.96 Bob Reynolds – Mile 5:30.36 Jose Medina – Mile 5:34.67 Fred Dedrick – Mile 7:11.74 Paul Montini – 3000M, 11:39.04 6/19 Tuesday in the Park 5K Series – Pottstown: Mike Dechnik 19:36, Scott Armstrong 19:44 6-17-18: Phila Fathers Day Run 5K: Laura Steel 19:49 (Winner) 6-16-18 5K for Aidan Run – Downingtown: Mike Padilla 16:13 (Winner)...USATF- NJ T&F Championship – Hightstown, NJ, Ross O’Neill – 100 – 13.10 6-15/16-18: Mid Atlantic USATF T&F Championships – Widener University, Chester GPTC Masters Men place 2nd – Gene Dykes and Dave Mayer set new club records Top scorers with 15 points each were Gene Dykes and Dave Mayer. Dave Mayer – SP – 28’01”, Jav - 106’02” , #5 Lb WT – 31’07.25” (new club Masters record) Gene Dykes – TJ - 26’4.50”, 800 – 2:47.07, 2000 steeple – 8:41.04 (new club Masters record) Nolan Green – 400, 51.92 – 200, 23.25 Donovan Rebecchi – 5000 – 19:52.17, 1500 – 5:32.83 John Patterson – PV – 8’5.25”, 400 – 1:07.72 Erin MacMinn – HJ – 4’2.75” Brett MacMinn – SP – 20’9.75” Anthony Pugliese – Jav – 92’01” Bob Reynolds – 1500 – 5:06.75 Bruce Rash – 400 – 58.25 Chuck Shields – 400 – 1:09.05 Delvin Dinkins – 400 – 55.54, 100 – 12.59 John Curtis – 400 – 55.70 Chuck Kruelle – 400 – 1:01.43 Wayne Foulke – 100 – 12.35 Dan Esposito – 100 – 12.13 6-15-18: Saucony Mile – Pottstown Airport: Mike Padilla 4:31, Mike Dechnik 5:09, Scott Armstrong 5:14, Terry Permar 5:51 6-14-18: Midsummer Nights 5K Series – Ardmore: Dan Mazo 18:36 6-10-18: Shore AC Series – Middletown, NJ: Ross O’Neill – 100, 13.13... USATF Georgia Champs – Atlanta, GA Bill Yelverton – 400, 56.82 6-9-18: Potomac Valley Series - Alexandria, VA: John Curtis - 200 - 24.64, 400 - 55.07... Half Sauer Half Kraut Trail Marathon - Pennypack Park, Phila: Gene Dykes 3:58:05 - 1st M70 6-3-18: USATF Masters Half Marathon Championship – Ann Arbor, MI: Gene Dykes – 1:26:34 – M70 National Champion 6-8-18: Dub C 4 Miler (5K), West Chester: Mike Padilla – 16:06 (Winner) 6-5-18: Jenkintown Sunset 5K: Paul Montini 20:30, Sheila Regan 22:15, Louise Clooney 22:25, Jen Snyder 23:39, Diann Doelp 24:33 6-3-18: USATF Masters Half marathon Championship – Ann Arbor, MI: Gene Dykes wins M70 National title – 1:26:34 6-2-18: Wissahickon 10K Trail Classic – Forbidden Drive, Phila: GPTC places 2nd but holds lead in Overall Off Road Series Overall scores – GPTC 1322.23, Rosemont 1304.85, Pike Creek 1293.44, Pineland 1058.18 Wissahickon scores – Rosemont 323.11, GPTC 302.61, Pike Creek 296.48, Pineland 254.50, Phila Masters 212.27 Rachel Wise, Sheila Regan, Gene Dykes and Nick Simonetti lead their respective age groups in the Series Julie Deery 53:45, 65.30%, 1st W50 Nick Simonetti 53:17, 61.56%, 1st M60 Susan Delfidio 51:46, 60.33%, 3rd Overall Sheila Regan 56:37, 58.46%, 2nd W40 Chris Moore 50:37, 56.96% Rachel Wise 55:42, 54.52%, 2nd W30 Mike Kaucher 57:59, 48.17% Nick Verna 1:03:36, 44.97% Tom Wise 1:18:11, 44.83% 6-2-18: Moorestown Rotary 8K, Moorestown: GPTC places 2nd but holds lead in Grand Prix Series Overall scores – GPTC 2091.176, Phila Runner 2074.445, Pike Creek 2027.604, Athena 1882.062, Pineland 1687.935, South Jersey 1633.439, Phila Masters 1532.268, 15 other clubs Moorestown scores – Pike Creek 409.422, GPTC 394.206, Phila Runner 391.481, Athena 391.264, South Jersey 382.672, Pineland 327.977, 4 others Sandra Folzer 48:02, 84.733% Linda Boyer 38:04, 80.385% Tom Jennings 38:38, 78.257% Amy Snyder 38:41, 78.070% Mike Dechnik 32:37, 72.764% Louise Clooney 36:04, 72.551% Rod Sandmeyer 36:33, 71.956% Jen Snyder 36:04, 68.993% Diann Doelp 41:55, 66.879% Steve Sawyer 41:48, 66.467% 6-2-18: Southeast Masters Region – Birmingham, AL: Bill Yelverton – 400, 56.65 - 200, 25.30, Mark Carver – 1500, 4:52.45... Chalfont Challenge 5K: John Patterson 24:32 6-1-8: John Hay Distance Festival – West Chester: Mike Padilla – Mile 4:42.04, Delvin Dinkins – 400, 57.40 – 200, 26:13, Chuck Kruelle – 400, 1:00.55 – 200, 27.13... Glow in the Park 5K – Quakertown: Mike Dechnik – 18:29 (Winner) 5-31-18: Healthy Living Meet – Haddon Twp, NJ: Bruce Rash – 400, 1:00.10, Bob Reynolds – Mile, 5:36.60, Anthony Pugliese – Mile, 6: 19.70 5-29-18: North Penn 5K, Lansdale: Gene Tung 20:36, Rachel Wise 23:27 5-27-18: Atlanta Georgia Relays: John Curtis – 400, 54.38, Bill Yelverton – 400, 57.30... Bolder Boulder 10K – Boulder, CO: Scott Armstrong 42:35 5-20-18: Coventry Woods 10K, Pottstown: GPTC places 3rd at Coventry Woods but maintains overall MA USATF Off Road Series lead Overall: GPTC 1019.62, Pike Creek 996.96, Rosemont 981.74, Pineland 803.68 Coventry scores: Pike Creek 335.35, Rosemont 334.48, GPTC 330.75, Pineland 247.10 In individual standings, Rachel Wise, Sheila Regan, Julie Deery, Tim Harte, Gene Dykes all lead their respective age divisions Gene Dykes 48:44, 74.18% Stanley Hatch 46:57, 67.38% new member, first race Keith Davies 49:10, 66.10% Chris Moore 46:44, 61.70% Sheila Regan 53:55, 61.39% Ken Hite 44:52, 59.66% Linda Boyer 1:05:27, 59.41% Rachel Wise 51:08, 59.39% Mary Pat McFarland 1:07:50, 53.05% Nick Verna 57:21, 49.87% 5-19-18: PJ Whelihan's 10K – Oaks: Scott Armstrong 41:34 (Winner)... Brad Schoener Memorial 5K – Drexel Hill: Anthony Wojciechowski 18:39, Paul Patterson 18:57 5-14-18: Swarthmore Swat Last Chance Meet: Nolan Green – 400-52.16, LJ 20’2.5”, Demurri Gaines-Ratliff – 400,1:00.67 5-13-18: Dawn to Dusk Track Ultra - Sharon Hill: Gene Dykes – 69.0963 miles in 24 hours... Run for the Cure 5K – Philadelphia: Laura Steel 18:41.5 (winner) 5-12-18: Trail Creek Outfitters Trail 10K – Kennett Square: Tim Harte 44:27 (Winner) 5-6-18: Broad Street Run 10M – Philadelphia: GPTC squeeks out a tight win over Philly Runner and Athena BSR scores: GPTC 436.314, Phila Runner 435.817, Athena 434.921, Pike Creek 415.828, Ambler 379.250, South Jersey 374.967, Downingtown 367.277, Phila Masters 358.102, Pineland 351.594, Bucks County 311.077, Moorestown 308.783 Overall scores: GPTC 1696.966, Phila Runner 1682.964, Pike Creek 1618.182, Athena 1490.798, Pineland 1359.639, Phila Masters 1329.962, South Jersey 1250.767 Gene Dykes 1:03:01, 94.340% Sandra Folzer 1:35:12, 88.813% Tim Harte 57:43, 85.331% Linda Boyer 1:15:29, 84.434% Dan Mazo 1:01:08, 83.397% Julie Deery 1:09:17, 82.993% Bob Reynolds 1:05:49, 82.603% Dennis O’Connor 53:55, 81.607% Dante Zappala 56:30, 81.563% Tom Jennings 1:17:04, 81.250% Jim Assal 1:21:28, 78.110% Maddy Davis-Hayes 1:03:26, 77.877% Lee Woolley 1:06:22, 77.524% Scott Armstrong 1:06:24, 77.485% Paul Montini 1:04:36, 76.238% Rod Sandmeyer 1:12:57, 74.526% Sheila Regan 1:15:46, 71.535% Anthony Wojciechowski 1:04:30, 70.879% Nick Simonetti 1:16:02, 70.846% Rachel Wise 1:12:27, 68.277% Paul Patterson 1:09:03, 67.825% Steve Sawyer 1:25:10, 67.710% Andrew Van Kleunen 1:15:44, 66.747% Russ Carstens 1:19:38, 64.023% Rebecca Montini 1:26:38, 63.274% Nick Verna 1:16:27, 61.260% Sean Stevens 1:24:47, 58.581% Kevin Tofel 1:28:17, 54.842% Vince Aloyo 1:50:12, 54.567% Mike Leonard 1:21:30, 54.519% Diane McManus 2:19:30, 50.478% Craig Strimel 1:37:01, 49.906% Kevin Forde 1:06:24 Laura Steel 1:03:28 5-5-18: 500 Festival Mini Marathon (Half) – Indianapolis: Kevin Forde 1:30:13... Cinco De Mayo 5K: Chris Simpson 18:45 5-2-18: Sly Fox Wed Evening Series 5K – Pottstown: Scott Armstrong 19:18 4-29-18: Run Wild for the Zoo – Phila: Phil Reilly Sr 21:07, Rod Sandmeyer 22:21 4-21-18: ESU All American Meet – East Stroudsburg: Wayne Foulke – 100, 12.16 4-19-18: Third Thursty 5K- Reading: Jim Rinker 20:14 4-28-18: USATF Masters 10K Championship – Dedham, MA: Gene Dykes 39:04 – M70 Champion GENE DYKES BETTERS US AGE GROUP MARK FOR ROAD 10K 4-28-18: Penn Relays – Franklin Field M40 4x400 – 3:45.45 – John Curtis 54.34, Delvin Dinkins 54.56, Phil Reilly 57.24, Rob Schwartz 59.32 4-27-18: Penn Relays – Franklin Field WAYNE FOULKE is 100m PENN RELAY CHAMPION ! M55 100 – Wayne Foulke 12.33 GOLD GREATER PHILLY WINS FIRST RELAY TITLE AT PENN !!! M50 4x400 3:52.11 – JOHN CURTIS 55.57, BRUCE RASH 58:47, RAY PARKER 58.46, CHUCK KRUELLE 59.63 M60 4x400 5:25.00 – Bob Reynolds 1:09.57, Glenn Westerlund 1:18.15, Bob Lund 1:23.23, Steve Sawyer 1:34.08 Olympic Dev 4x400 3:45.69 – Nolan Green 52.26, Dennis O’Connor 1:00.28, Demurri Gaines-Ratliffe 58.80, Chris Simpson 54.37 M40 4x100 48.46 – Rob Schwartz, Wayne Foulke, Delvin Dinkins, Chad Levitt 4-22-18: Valley Forge Revolutionary Run 5 Miler GPTC wins Rev Run to hold onto Grand Prix lead Cumulative: GPTC 1260.652, Phila Runner 1247.147, Pike Creek 1202.354, Athena 1055.877, Pineland 1008.045, Phila Masters 971.860, South Jersey 875.800 Race: GPTC 422.760, Phila Runner 415.598, Athena 391.926, Pike Creek 384.234, Phila Masters 316.746, Pineland 309.838 Sandra Folzer 46:26 86.755% 1st W75 Gene Dykes 33:29 86.013% 1st M70 Tim Harte 28:26 84.642% 1st M50 Mike Padilla 27:24 83.090% 2nd M40 Dan Mazo 30:15 82.259% 2nd M50 Julie Deery 34:37 80.597% 1st W50 Amy Snyder 38:12 79.625% 1st W55 Scott Armstrong 32:53 76.280% 3rd M55 Don Morrison 37:07 75.977% 1st M65 Sheila Regan 35:46 73.672% Rod Sandmeyer 37:17 70.899% 1st M60 Jen Snyder 37:33 66.711% Diann Doelp 43:26 65.004% 3rd W50 Diane McManus 56:53 59.625% 2nd W65 Nick Verna 38:33 59.40% 4-4-18: Sly Fox 5K, Pottstown: Scott Armstrong 19:20 4-16-18: BAA Marathon, Boston, MA: Dante Zappala 2:55:34, John Regan 2:59:18, Mike Dechnik 3:04:01, Gene Dykes 3:16:20 1st M70 4-14-18: Cherry Blossom 5K – Phila: Nick Verna 23:49… Stockton Track Meet: John Curtis – 200, 24.36 – 400, 54.94, Wally Hernandez – 200, 28.84 – 400, 1:06.55, Ross O’Neill – 200, 25.65 4-8-18: NN Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam, Netherlands: GENE DYKES CRUSHES SUB 3 and bests American M70 Age Group Record Gene Dykes 2:57:43 Link to podcast interview with Gene: 4-7-18: Hot Chocolate 15K – Phila: Kevin Forde 1:00:39, Lee Woolley 1:02:50, Jackie Dunn 1:02:56 4-7-18: Tyler Arboretum 10K Trail – Media GPTC places first at Tyler to maintain Off Road Series lead. Overall- GPTC 688.87, Pike Creek 661.61, Rosemont 647.26, Pineland 556.58, Phila Masters 221.39 Tyler – GPTC 346.03, Pike Creek 341.40, Rosemont 324.23, Pineland 288.33, Phila Masters 221.39 Julie Deery 49:17, 71.22%, 1st W50 Dan Mazo 44:16, 70.22%, 3rd M50 Keith Davies 46:36, 69.74% Barbara Gorka 53:19, 68.33%, 3rd W50 Christine Kelley 56:12, 66.52% Brian Driscoll 49:00, 66.33% Nick Simonetti 49:30, 66.26%, 2nd M60 Linda Boyer 59:03, 65.81%, 2nd W60 Sheila Regan 50:52, 65.07%, 1st W40 Mary Pat McFarland 57:38, 62.43% Rachel Wise 49:02, 61.93%, 2nd W30 Ken Hite 44:57, 59.55%, 3rd M30 Mike Kaucher 50:24, 55.42% Nick Verna 55:55, 51.15% Mary Lund Fanelli 1:05:22 3-31-18: Ramapo: Carl Stocking – 400, 1:04.77… Widener Track Meet, Chester: Ross O’Neill – 100, 12.98 3-25-18: Love Run Half Marathon – Phila: John Regan 1:25:55, Paul Montini 1:28:45, Kevin Forde 1:29:04, Jackie Dunn 1:29:32, Sheila Regan 1:38:20, Rod Sandmeyer 1:40:25 3-23-18: Front Runners Meet – Armory, NYC Wally Hernandez – 200, 29.06 – 400, 1:06.69 Delvin Dinkins – 200, 24.96 – 60, 7.97 – 400, 54.73 Ross O’Neill – 200, 26.26 – 60, 8.01 John Curtis – 400, 54.38 Bruce Rash – 400, 58.90 Daryl Johnson – 400, 1:06.55 3-18-18: Shamrock Marathon – Virginia Beach, VA: GENE DYKES competes in 3 races in 3 days ! (3000m track Friday, 8K road Saturday): 3:25:03 1st M65 3-16,17,18-18: USATF Masters Indoor Championship – Landover, MD Greater Philadelphia Track Club places in Top 10 with 119 points DAY 1: 37 points 400 meters M45 – Delvin Dinkins 55.63, Bronze – 4 pts M50 – John Curtis 55.18, Gold – 8 pts NATIONAL CHAMPION M55 – Bill Yelverton 58.57, Silver – 6 pts Ray Parker 59.44, Bronze – 4 pts Duncan Smith 1:07.50 3000 meters M50 – Dan Mazo 10:15.02, 4th – 3 pts Gene Tung 10:52.18 M65 – Gene Dykes 11:21.21, Gold – 8 pts NATIONAL CHAMPION Fred Dedrick 14:08.65 M70 – Tom Jennings 13:07.96, Bronze – 4 pts DAY 2: 41 points M50 Pole Vault – John Patterson 7’6.5” M30 Long Jump – Nolan Green 20’6.25” , Silver – 6 pts 60 meters M45 – Ross O’Neill 8.11q, 8.10, 6th – 1 pt M50 – Wayne Foulke 7.78q, 7.82, Bronze – 4 pts 1500 meters M45 - Kevin Cooke 4:34.75, Bronze – 4 pts M50 – Andy Shearer 4:54.87 Dan Mazo 4:49.50 M60 – Bob Reynolds 5:06.21, 4th – 3 pts M65 – Fred Dedrick 6:29.14 M70 – Tom Jennings 6:10.18, 4th – 3 pts 4x800 Relay M40 – 9:38, Silver – 6 pts – Andy Shearer, Chuck Kruelle, Dan Mazo, Kevin Cooke M50 – 11:35.79 – Bob Reynolds, Duncan Smith, Scott Armstrong, Fred Dedrick 4x200 Relay M30 – 1:50.77, Silver – 6 pts – Nolan Green, Daryl Johnson, Wally Hernandez, Duncan Smith M45 – 1:43.25, Gold – 8 pts – John Curtis, Delvin Dinkins, Wayne Foulke, Ross O’Neill – NATIONAL CHAMPIONS DAY 3 – 41 points W35 High Jump – Erin MacMinn 4’5.5”, Silver – 6 pts 200 meters M30 – Nolan Green 23.97q, 23.98, 5th – 2 pts M55 – Bill Yelverton 26.17q, 26.30, 4th – 3 pts 800 meters M40 – Phil Reilly 2:11.92, 4th – 3 pts M45 – Delvin Dinkins 2:11.67, 4th – 3 pts Kevin Cooke 2:19.46 M50 – Scott Landis 2:14.58, 5th – 2 pts Chuck Kruelle 2:20.67 M55 – Bruce Rash 2:21.68, Gold – 8 pts NATIONAL CHAMPION John Patterson 2:41.94 M65 – Fred Dedrick 3:16.31 4x400 Relay M40 – 3:55.19, Silver – 6 pts – Phil Reilly, Kevin Cooke, Delvin Dinkins, Chuck Kruelle M50 – 3:57.36, Gold – 8 pts – Bruce Rash, John Curtis, Scott Landis, Ray Parker – NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 3-17-18: USATF 8K Road Championship – Virginia Beach, VA: Gene Dykes – 30:48, 2nd M65 3-17-18: Adrenaline 5k, Haddonfield, NJ: GPTC places 2nd, hold slim overall lead in GP Series after two races Cumulative – GPTC 837.892, Phila Runner 831.549, Pike Creek 818.120, South Jersey 773.884, Pineland 693.259, Athena 411.540 (1 race) Adrenaline – Phila Runner 426.011, GPTC 416.197, Pike Creek 411.732, South Jersey 393.360, Pineland 359.181, Moorestown 332.846 Mike Padilla 16:11, 86.509% Sandy Folzer 27:36, 86.051% Linda Boyer 22:28, 82.493% Julie Deery 20:39, 81.759% Mike Dechnik 18:26, 79.385% Amy Snyder 23:06, 79.293% Don Morrison 21:27, 79.021% Sheila Regan 20:39, 77.482% Paul Montini 19:25, 75.966% Jackie Dunn 19:50, 74.622% Rod Sandmeyer 22:14, 72.414% Rebecca Montini 24:17, 66.575% Diann Doelp 25:44, 66.386% Diane McManus 34:44, 58.349% 3-17-18: Blaze of Glory 5K – Plumsteadville: Johnny King-Marino 20:49 2-22-18: Miles Mania – Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, NY: Phil Reilly 2:07.50 2-18-18: Ugly Mudder 13K Trail Run , Reading: Nick Simonetti 1:18:11 – 1st M50-59, Rob Torchia 1:38:24 2-18-18: Development Meet – Widener: Nolan Green – 55, 6.94 – 200, 24.64 – 400, 57.94, LJ 18’5.75”, Ross O’Neill – 55, 7.45 – LJ, 13’ 8.25”, John Curtis – 55, 7.56, Anthony Pugliese – 200, 32.80 – 12’2.25 – HJ, 4’1.25”, Andy Shearer – 800, 2:26.16 – mile, 5:24.18, Denny Mellish – 800, 2:59.47 – mile, 6:21.61, Fred Dedrick – 800, 3:16.73 – mile, 7:05.82, Erin MacMinn – HJ, 4’3.25”, Brett MacMinn – SP, 20’0.25” 2-17-18: Frostbite 5 Mile, Ambler: Defending Champion GPTC grabs early lead in MAUSATF Grand Prix Series Opener Greater Philadelphia 421.695 Athena TC 411.540 Pike Creek Valley 406.388 Philadelphia Runner 405.538 South Jersey AC 380.524 Philadelphia Masters 362.783 Ambler Area RC 357.096 Downingtown RC 343.284 Pineland Striders 334.078 Gene Dykes 32:44, 87.016%, Ken Barbee 28:49, 85.599%, Sandra Folzer 47:08, 85.467%, Linda Boyer 37:16, 82.692%, Dan Mazo 30:45, 80.921%, Julie Deery 34:34, 80.714%, Sheila Regan 33:38, 78.345%, Tom Jennings 39:13, 77.518%, Don Morrison 36:20, 76.881%, Sue Delfidio 32:24, 76.852%, Scott Armstrong 32:56, 76.164%, Paul Montini 32:07, 74.935%, Louise Clooney 35:16, 74.716%, Johnny King- Marino 35:06, 72.697%, Rod Sandmeyer 36:35, 72.255%, Vince Aloyo 40:42, 71.622%, Jen Snyder 35:47, 70.005%, Jim Assal 44:14, 68.726%, Steve Sawyer 41:00, 67.520%, Nick Verna 38:33, 59.490%, Diane McManus 58:21, 58.126%, Rebecca Montini 40:58 2-14-18: Monmouth Showcase: Phil Reilly – 800, 2:12.28 2-4-18: Super Bowl 5K – Pottstown: Scott Armstrong 18:39... Phila Masters Development Meet – Albright, Reading: Bob Reynolds – 800, 2:34.68 – Mile, 5:33.24 2-3-18: Millrose Games – Armory, NYC Greater Philadelphia TC successfully defends M50 4x400 relay title. Club wins 4th Millrose title, 3 times in M50, once in M40 Greater Philadelphia M50 – 3:51.21 (John Curtis 55.75 – Bill Yelverton 57.87 – Bruce Rash 58.76 – Ray Parker 58.84) Mass Velocity M40 – 3:53.09 TNT Intl M40 – 3:54.95 Garmin Runners M40 – 3:56.68 Greater Philadelphia M40 – 3:57.02 (Delvin Dinkins 55.58 – Chuck Kruelle 60.22 – Kevin Cooke 59.70 – Andrew Albright 61.54) Mass Velocity M50 – 3:58.63 Central Park TC M50 – 4:07.43 Northport RC M50 – 4:27.43 Shore AC M50 – 4:34.63 2-3-18: Frank Colden Meet – Ursinus: John Patterson – PV, 8’0.5” – 800, 2:46.75, Ross O’Neill – 60, 8.10, Dan Mazo – 5000, 17:58.67 2-3-18: DeSchriver Invitational – East Stroudsburg: Wally Hernandez – 200, 29.04… 19154 5K – Philadelphia, PA: Paul Montini 19:06 1-31-18: Monmouth Showcase: Ross O’Neill – 55, 7.51 1-28-18: Prince George meet - Landover, MD: Andy Shearer - 1600, 5:22 1-27-18: Monmouth Winter Invitational: Wally Hernandez – 200, 29.39... KMS Invitational, Birmingham, AL: Bill Yelverton – 400, 57.71 1-25-18: Thursday Night Races – Armory, NYC: Delvin Dinkins – 800, 2:11.11 1-21-18: JDL meet – Winston-Salem, NC: John Curtis – 200, 24.86 – 400, 55.08... Development Meet #2 – Widener University: Phil Reilly – 800, 2:12.73, Chuck Kruelle – 800, 2:26.51 – Mile , 5:47.57 – HJ, 4’3.25” – LJ, 13’0.25” – SP, 28’4.5”, Andy Shearer – 800, 2:31.26 – Mile, 5:33.81, Denny Mellish – 800, 2:56.29 – Mile, 6:28.09 – 3000, 13:25.28... Chester County Winter Series 5K – Downingtown: Tim Harte 17:21 1-20-18: USATF Mid-Atlantic Award Luncheon GREATER PHILADELPHIA TRACK CLUB - 2017 Jack Milne Award for Outstanding Masters Club Mid Atlantic Grand Prix Series Champions Mid Atlantic Off Road Series – 3rd place Mid Atlantic Cross Country Masters Men Champions LDR Master Male Athlete of the Year – Gene Dykes Track master Male Athlete of the Year – Bill Yelverton Cross Country – Belmont Plateau – First 3 – Chuck Shields, Chuck Kruelle, Bob Reynolds LDR Grand Prix Standings – 2017 1st – Sandy Folzer 3rd – Linda Boyer 7th – Kyra McGrath 1st – Gene Dykes 5th – Dan Mazo 6th – Tom Jennings – completed ALL 9 GP races Grand Prix Age Group Awards Mike Padilla – 2nd M40 Tim Harte – 1st M45 Mike Dechnik – 3rd M45 Dan Mazo – 1st M50 Gene Dykes – 1st M65 Tom Jennings – 1st M70 Vince Aloyo – 2nd M70 Julie Deery – 3rd W50 Linda Boyer – 1st W55 Kyra McGrath – 1st W60 Diane McManus – 1st W65 Sandy Folzer – 1st W75 Off Road Series Awards Rachel Wise – 2nd Open Female – completed all 8 races Sheila Regan – 1st Master Female Barb Gorka – 1st Grandmaster Female Jule Deery – 2nd Grandmaster Linda Boyer – 3rd Grandmaster Tim Harte – 1st Master Male Nick Simonetti – 3rd Grandmaster Male Gene Dykes – 1st Senior Male 1-20-18: Hartshorne Masters Mile – Cornell, Ithaca, NY: Mike Padilla 4:39.67, Scott Armstrong 5:19.57... Collegeville Classic, Ursinus College: Ross O’Neill – 60, 8.12, Wayne Foulke – 60, 8.00, Bob Reynolds – Mile, 5:27.03, Chuck Kruelle – 400, 1:01.16, John Patterson – 800, 2:49.56 1-19-18: Susquehanna Univ: Chuck Brooking – 400, 1:13.75... Gotham Cup, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island: Wally Hernandez – 400, 1:06.03 1-18-18: GPTC Annual Meeting Elections: Bill Kampf – President Craig Strimel – 1st Vice President Tom Jennings – 2nd Vice President Chuck Shields – Treasurer Diane McManus – Secretary The Club thanks Kyle Mecklenborg for his term served as VP and board member. Appointments: Track committee – no changes Off Road – Paul Hines will continue to Captain Grand Prix – Sheila Regan and Linda Boyer will share Captain duties The Club thanks Tom Jennings for his years of serving as GP Captain Decided: The Club will continue to send runners to Broad Street Run as part of the Grand Prix but will NOT field club teams. Members interested in this race will need to register themselves and be aware of entry deadline. 1-14-18: Shiver by the River 5K – Reading: Jim Rinker 21:11 1-13-18: Commodore Invitational – Vanderbilt: Bill Yelverton – 400, 57.02... NVRC Indoor Mile – Penn State: Keith Davies 5:42.80... Bella Vista 5K XC – Gilbertsville: Scott Armstrong 32:27 (Winner) 1-11-18: NYRR Thursday – Armory, NYC: Chuck Kruelle – 1000, 3:32.04, Delvin Dinkins – 600, 1:32.29, 4x400 relay – 4:07.13 (John Curtis 54.22, Chuck Kruelle 61.57, Wally Hernandez 65.81, Delvin Dinkins 65.53) 1-10-18: Monmouth Showcase #3: Ross O’Neill – 55, 7.54 - 200, 26.78 1-8-18: Chilly Cheeks 11K Trail – Reading: Sheila Regan 1:11:31 1-7-18: Development Meet #1 – Widener: Diane McManus – 200, 59.98 - 800, 5:01.17, Bob Reynolds – 400, 1:10.63 - Mile 5:36.02, Chuck Kruelle – 800, 2:29.37 - Mile 6:12.14 - 3000, 13:38.09, Gene Tung – 800, 2:36.31 – Mile 5:34.41, Denny Mellish – 800, 3:00.86 – Mile 6:38.72, Fred Dedrick – 800, 3:17.00 – Mile 6:59.57 – 3000, 14:16.24, Mike Padilla – Mile 4:52.56 - 3000, 9:42.18, Dan Mazo – Mile 5: 25.11 - 3000, 10:38.72, Erin MacMinn – HJ, 4’3.75”, John Patterson – 800, 2:52.82 – PV, 8’0” 1-3-18: Monmouth Showcase #2: Ross O’Neill – 55, 7.49, Wally Hernandez – 400, 1:06.64 1-1-18: Pottstown Hangover 5K: Scott Armstrong 19:53 (Winner) Club News for 2017 is here Club News for 2016 is here with links to previous years. |
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