The last team-focus race of the men's spring season took place at the Scripps Ranch Old Pros 10K on July 4, at Lake Miramar. This is always a festive occasion, and usually features patriotic, Speedo-wearing daredevils sprinting the first 100 meters in a show of defiance and enthusiasm, before retreating into the pack when they have made their point. The PRT men went out a bit more cautiously, given the hot, humid conditions that slowed things down a bit on a normally very fast course. Three PRT men placed in the top ten and cracked 33 minutes (Dan Seidel, 4th, 32:43; Thomas Whitcomb, 5th, 32:50; and Patrick Baldwin, 6th, 32:56), while in total PRT accounted for 10 of the top 20 men's places. Among the Masters runners, Rob Verhees broke 34 minutes, good for 14th place overall, and Stephen Johnson took 24th in 35:09. The Men's Open team also had a good turnout, with
Andrew Corman, Chuck McKeown, Alex Phipps, Mike Christman, Luis De La Vega, and Mike Daly all finishing within the top 20.
The PRT Masters Team at Wild Duck 5K (photo credit: Robert Verhees)
After the typical mid-summer break that follows Scripps Ranch, the PRT men reconvened this past weekend to kick off the 2014 SDUSATF Dirt Dog XC Series. The first race of the morning was the Masters race, in which seven PRT men competed. Stephen Johnson took first (16:54), closely followed by PRT Men's Team Captain Brian Culley (17:03). They were followed by Greg McMillan (5th, 17:18), Jason Lewis (6th, 17:21), Sean Fader (9th, 17:39), Joel Bernard (11th, 18:06), and Gerard Reski (16th, 18:45)— a strong team showing. In the Open race, the PRT men faced tough competition from Milestone Track Club and San Diego Track Club, but ran well as a team, taking the sixth through ninth spots (Phipps, Seidel, Whitcomb, McKeown, all between 16:13-19).
No rest for the weary — the next Dirt Dog race is Saturday, August 30 — the Balboa Park 4-Miler
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