PRTC Weekly: 04/30/2018 Relays/Results, Diadora Night, and More
Penn Relays & Weekend Results
Philadelphia, PA: Franklin Field hosted the Penn Relays for the 124th time this past weekend. The event reached a peak attendance of 47,000 on Saturday. For PRTC, Kinjal and Lauren raced the lesser attended, but equally classic, Thursday Distance Night. They each ran in the Women’s Olympic Development 5k against a strong field. Kinjal ran very well dipping just under 17:30. Lauren ran in her first ever Penn Relays and completed the race in 18:41. Kinjal and Lauren will be back at it this weekend for Broad Street. Congratulations to both!
Results
Kinjal Parikh: 17:29 (44th)
Lauren Kelly: 18:41 (52nd)
Full results here.
Newark, DE: Christine Eisenberg traveled to the University of Delaware to race on the track after nearly a year away. She returned to her favorite event and became the first PRTC member to race steeplechase in many years. She won the race in windy conditions and not much in the way of competition. Her time of 10:44 nearly broke the club steeplechase record, which was set in 2006 by Claire Duncan at the Penn Relays in 10:41.
Result
Christine Eisenberg: 10:44 (1st!)
Full results here.
Lancaster, PA: Christine Ramsey made it two wins for Christine’s this weekend. She placed first at the Race Against Racism in 17:59. She also managed to make the Lancaster newspaper’s race report. Read about the event and Chrissie’s win here!
Result
Christine Ramsey: 17:59 (1st!)
Full results here.
Diadora Night at Philly Runner
As announced on our Members Email List – shoes from our sponsor Diadora are in!
Please plan to attend our event at Philadelphia Runner (Center City) at 7:30 PM tomorrow evening. We will have a pair of trainers for all members who shared their size with us earlier this year.
We will also use this event to share more information about sponsorship tiers, our post Broad Street Party, and hope to collect photos for our roster page!
Our Broad Street roster is deep at 25+ members racing and our total membership is 53 people. Having nearly everyone attend will make it much easier to distribute gear and get excited for race weekend!
Not a member and interested in joining the club? PRTC is just $50 a year. We provide USATF memberships, select race entries, and other benefits. Please reach out to us (reply to this email) if interested in learning more.
Upcoming Runs, Events & Races
Tuesday: Meet at 6:00 at Franklin Field. Early start to arrive at Philadelphia Runner for 7:30 PM Diadora event.Sunday: Long Run 9:00 AM at Lloyd Hall (Canceled due to Broad Street)
May 6th, 2018: Broad Street Run (Philadelphia, PA) *
June 2nd, 2018: Scott Coffee Run (Moorestown, NJ) *
August 26th, 2018: The Philly 10k (Philadelphia, PA)
September 10th, 2018: Main Line Run (Wayne, PA) *
* Denotes USATF Mid-Atlantic Grand Prix Event
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