• Chalkboard Chase 5K inaugural run, Mar 9

    Odds5kwin.pdf
    Odds5kall.pdf

    Above are the award winners for the 1st Annual Chalkboard Chase Run/Walk held at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA on Saturday morning,
    March 9, 2013 The race was sponsored by Trinity Lutheran School.

    Finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club. A copy of the results, links to pictures and listings for future road races can be found on the PTC website: www.peninsulatrackclub.com.

    The course as run was approximately 3.75 miles long (about 6K) starting and finishing at the same location on Musum Drive near the Mariners’
    Museum. The course ran towards Lion’s Bridge, down Cedar Road and back to the Mariners’ Museum. The course is not certified. Conditions at race time were sunny and chilly with a breeze and temperatures in the 40s at race time.

    A total of 93 runners entered the event with 85 finishing the run.

  • Ft Eustis 10K, Mar 2

    Ft Eustis 10 All Runners List
    Ft Eustis 10K Age Group Winners List

    Below are the award winners for the 15th Annual Fort Eustis 10K held at Fort Eustis, VA. The race was held on Saturday morning, March 2, 2013 sponsored by the Fort Eustis MWR. The race was conducted and results
    were generated by the Peninsula Track Club. Conditions at race time were very cool but good for running, overcast with a breeze and temperatures in the upper 30s.

    The course for the Fort Eustis 10K was USATF certified (VA02048RT) and was run as certified. The race started and finished at Anderson Fieldhouse on Fort Eustis. This is the 3rd race of the 2011 Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix series.

    162 runners entered the 10K (down from 241in 2012) with 151 completing the race (down from 193 in 2012).

    While the number of runners was smaller than 2012, the top finishers in 2013 were significantly faster with all top 4 Male finishers beating the 2012 winning time of 36:38; Blaine O’Reilly, 24 of Williamsburg, VA was
    first with a time of 33:38 (5:25 pace) followed by Victor Flemming, 33 of Smithfield, VA (34:22; 5:32 pace), Bryce Livingston, 25 of WIlliamsburg (35:10; 5:40 pace) and Todd Kessler, 30 of Newport News (36:31; 5:53 pace).

    The women were also faster than the 2012 winning time of 43:08. 1st Woman Overall was Mercedes Castillo-D’Amico, 55 of Newport News with a time of 41:53 (6:45 pace) followed by Crystal Witte, 27 of Yorktown in 42:30 (6:51 pace) and Karla Haven, 51 of Plainview, VA slightly behind the 2012 winning time finishing in 43:30 (7:00 pace).

    Note: Mercedes Castillo D’Amico would have taken the state record for the distance at her current age.  Owing to the fact that Ft Eustis’s certification had laspsed, Mercedes did not achieve a record for her age group. PTC offers Apologies to Mercedes and Andy. This should have been announced at race start that the certification had lapsed.

  • Gloucester 8K Run and 3K Run/Walk, Feb 16

    3 K Walk all walkers list
    3 K Walk Age Group winners
    8K All Runners List
    8K Age Group Winners list

    Above are the award winners for the 2nd Annual Gloucester 8K Run and 3K Run/Walk held on the roads around Gloucester High School in Gloucester, VA. Awards in the 8K went to the top 3 men and women overall and the top 3 in each age group. Awards were also given for the top 3 men and women in the 3K. The race was held on Saturday morning, February 16, 2013. Proceeds support the Gloucester County Educational Foundation. The race itself was conducted by the Peninsula Track Club.

    The race was held on a challenging day with temperatures dropping from 40 into the 30s as rain started which occasionally turned to snow during the
    run. Breezy conditions increased the weather challenge.

    Despite the conditions 169 runners signed up, 71 in the 3K and 98 in the 8K. A total of 144 runners completed one of the events, with 58 finishers in the 3K and 86 finishers in the 8K. The races were held simultaneously with the same start and finish – the 3K participants
    completed the initial out and pack loop while the 8K runners went past Gloucester High School to do a different 5K loop that made up the 8K course. The courses are accurately measured but are not USATF
    certified.