PRTC Bi-Weekly 10/17/2022: Paul Short, Delaware 15k, and Even More Marathons
Race Results
Paul Short 8k
XC season kicked off in earnest at biggest meet on the east coast, Paul Short. The open race welcomed back open runners for the first time since 2019 and PRTC sent up a contingent of 9 men. Temperatures were cool and the course was bone dry, leading to the fastest times the course has ever seen.
Zach Michon led the way, winning the race by 6 seconds in a time of 23:47. He was followed by a tight pack as PRTC's 2-6 runners crossed the line within 22 seconds of each other. Greg Morgan came in 10th (24:26, PR), David Dorsey in 14th (24:30, PR), Liam Galligan in 18th (24:32), Frank Livosi in 29th (24:44), and Paul Matuszak in 37th (24:48).
A tight pack of 3 rounded out PRTC's 9, as Jason Richwall came in in 76th (25:12), Nick Cardamone in 88th (25:17), and Chris Mateer in 92nd (25:19).
Catch most (if not all?) of this crew taking to the roads at the Rothman 8k which might be the only faster 8k on the east coast.
Results here.
London Marathon
Harsha Thirumurthy and Colin Bodels traveled across the pond to compete in the Age Group World Championship, which was hosted by the London Marathon.
Harsha finished in 2:38:18 for 28th overall in the 45-49 division. Colin came back just one week after running the London Marathon to finish in 3:02:35 for 175th overall in the 50-54 division. Not done yet...Colin returned for the Chicago Marathon just a week later.
Results here.
Cape Cod Half
Kayla Lampe tuned up the NY Marathon in impressive fashion setting a PR and breaking the club record in the half marathon at the Cape Cod Half, finishing in 74:57 for 2nd overall.
Results here.
Twin Cities Marathon
Matt Bruner made his marathon debut, running 2:53:28 after bouncing back from an injury that curtailed his training in the late summer. Catch Matt racing the Philly Half next.
Results here.
The Race HOME: Benefiting Project HOME
Luke Myers took an easy win the The Race HOME, finishing in first place in 17:13, almost 2 minutes over 2nd place. Julie Platt made her club debut in 20:42 for 2nd.
Results here.
Chicago Marathon
The US majors kicked off with the Chicago Marathon, as club members aimed to take advantage of the prime conditions to chase fast times.
Ryan Mahalsky set his sights on the US Trials time (2:18) and was well under pace through 30k before hitting the wall and coming home in 2:24:43, still good for 63rd. This was Ryan's marathon debut, so keep your eyes open for big things next time around.
Rounding out the PRTC men was Brian Lin, who finished in 2:51:59, and although that wasn't a marathon PR, Brian set a half PR (82:22) en route. Colin Bodels hit his 3rd marathon in 3 weeks (in 3 different countries), finishing in 3:09:18.
The women went 3/3 for PR's with Steph Benko, Sophia Dahab, and Megan Feehan all setting lifetime bests. Steph Benko wrapped up a season that saw impressive performances in the mile, 5k, half marathon, and finally, the marathon with a 2:50:57 for 75th overall.
Sophia Dahab PR'ed and broke 3 for the first time with a 2:59:17, while Megan Feehan set a 2 minute PR to finish in 3:06:57.
Congrats to all!
Results here.
Delaware Classic 15k
The PRTC men 1-3'ed the Delaware Classic 15k, as the pack of Joe Maguire, Connor Harriman, and David Watt all came in within a minute of each other. Joe Maguire took the win in 48:04, Connor in 2nd in 48:39, and David Watt in 3rd in 49:04. John Hoffman rounded out the team's finishers, coming in 13th in 55:33.
Results here.
Army 10 Miler
Olivia DeRogatis snagged 6th overall at the Army 10 Miler in our nation's capital, setting a 10 mile PR in the process Olivia came in in 58:10, boding well for a big time for at CIM in December.
Results here.
Staten Island Half
Ryan Ritter set a half marathon PR at the State Island Half with a time of 75:50. Next up for Ryan is the Philly Marathon next month.
Results here.
Jack St Clair
PRTC competed in the USATF Mid-Atlantic Open Cross-Country Championship over the 6k and 8k courses at the infamous Belmont Plateau.
The women's team finished a close 2nd to West Chester University by a single point.
Maria Seykora and Ellen Feringa 1-2'ed the race, finishing in 23:07 and 24:03, respectively. Stephanie Ng came in just off Ellen in 4th place 24:08.
Rounding out the PRTC team was Katie Rose Sullivan in 14th (26:18), Cynthia Cuiule in 16th (26:24), and Brittany Tschaen in 51st (30:26).
The PRTC men took a definitive win, scoring 17 points and going 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7th overall. Jason Richwall took the win by 0.7 seconds over Chris Mateer, as the two in 27:30.1 and 27:30.8, respectively. 3rd and 4th were also separated by a thin margin, as Declan Walkush held off Nick Cardamone, as the pair finished in 27:56 and 27:57. Luke Myers rounded out the scoring 5 in 7th place with a 28:26, while Kris Lizins was 9th overall in 28:41.
Two PRTC veterans returned for the XC race, as Matt Kane finished in 31st (30:11) and former club president, Kevin Brandon, finished in 33rd (30:31). Welcome back guys!
Results here.
Halloween in Emmaus 5k
Liam Galligan took 1st overall at the Halloween in Emmaus 5k in a blazing 14:45 overall.
Results here.
Oyster Bay 5k
James Dickinson took the win at the Oyster Bay 5k, finishing in 15:23 over the hilly course.
Results here.
Races
October 23, 2022: Evansburg Challenge (10 Mile) (Collegeville, PA) #
October 29th, 2022: District 1 JV Champs Citizen's Race (Downingtown, PA)
October 30th, 2022: Wellness for Wellness Virtual Events & 5k Run/Walk (Wilmington, DE)
November 6, 2022: Cooper-Norcross Run the Bridge 10K (Camden, NJ) *
November 19, 2022: Philadelphia Half Marathon (Philadelphia, PA) *
November 19, 2022: Rothman Institute 8K (Philadelphia, PA) *
November 19, 2022: Philadelphia Marathon (Philadelphia, PA) *
November 26, 2022: Delaware Open XC 5k (Wilmington, PA) #
December 10, 2022: USATF XC Club Nationals (San Francisco)