| Greater Philadelphia Track Club Team Roster and Running Biographies Last updated 1/2/2007 |
| Dave Thomas Charter Member Born": 1957 Philadelphia President of PACTC 2003-present La Salle HS (1975) Temple U (1980) Letterman 75-79 Running for over 34 years Best times in career Marathon :2:28:31 5000: 15:21(track) 10,000: 31:07 (track) Best times for Ultra Running: 100k (62 miles): 7hr.37 min Most Memorable highlights: Completed 75 marathon/15 ultra races * 1st American in 1992 London To Brighton (56 miles) 7hr 11 min * 1st American in 2000 Comrades (South Africa) 56Miles 7:hr 33 min * Ran Around Spectrum in Philadelphia For 24 continous hours in 1991 and 1992 Covering 117 and 115 miles Event was a fund raising effort for Flyers Wivers Charity * Ran a 127 mile route around City of Philadelphia connecting a Boy's HS of Catholic League. Completed effort in 27.5 hours (1989). Fund raising effort for St. Francis Homeless Shelter. * Ran a continous effort from Hershey Park Arena to the Spectrum in Philadelphia, a distance of 100 miles in 17.5 hours. Fund raising effort for Flyers Wives. Currently head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach of Philadelphia University and President/CEO of Philadelphia Athletic Charities Inc. Goal for 2007: "Get back in shape to qualify for Boston Marathon this year as I turn 50 years old" |
| Chuck Shields Charter Member Born: 1959 Abington, Pa. Captain PACTC Vice President of PACTC 2003-present Bishop McDevitt HS (1977) Temple U (1980) Best Master Times 800 meter: 2:04..73 (2:04 on relay) 1500 meter: 4:16.18 Mile: 4:40.6 (track) 3000 (9:25.4) 2 mile (10:05) Master Times on Road Mile: 4:39 (2006) 5k: 16:30 (2005) 8k:26:56 (2004) 10k: 35:05 (2005) Master Cross Country Times 5,000 meter : 16:51 (Belmont Plateau Course) 8,000 meter: 27:59 (Lehigh University Course) 10,000 meter 35:03 (Rochester, NY Course) Recent Individual Accomplishments 3rd Place (45-49 age) 1500 meter USATF Nationals (2007) 2nd Place (45-49 age) 1500 meter USATF Nationals (2006) 3rd Place (45-49 age) 1500 meter USATF Nationals (2004) 3rd Place (45-49 age) 5.000 XC USATF Nationals (2004) Recent Team Accomplishments 1st Place (40-49) 4 x 800 relay USATF Nationals (2007) 1st Place (40-49) 4 x 800 relay USATF Nationals (2006) 3rd Place Team (40-49) 5,000 meter XC Nationals (2006) 3rd Place Team (40-49) 5,000 meter XC Nationals (2004) 3rd Place Team (40-49) 5,000 meter XC Nationals (2003) Goals for 2007: "To build PACTC into east coast XC powerhouse and to qualify teams in Millrose, Penn, Nationals Relay races. Partner in Kelly, Welde and Co .Accounting firm. |
| Steve Metraux Born: 1964 Rockland County, NY Rockland County Day School (1986) Grinnell College (1986) (Did not start running till 1997) Master Running Career (Best Times) All on Roads 5k: 16:24 (2006) 5 Mile: 27:10 (2006) 10k: 33:14(2006) 15k: 51:11 (2006) 10Mile: 55:09 1/2 Marathon: 1:13:33 (2006) 25k: 1:31:32 (2006) Marathon: 2:36:36 (2006) Outstanding Accomplishments 1)All of Steve's Best times that were set in 2006 were PACTC club records! 2) Won the USATF (Mid Atlantic) Road Grand Prix Individual Title in 2006 3) Member of PACTC team that was 3rd in National Master Cross Country Championship (2006) Goals for 2007: Break 16:00 for 5k and 2:35 Marathon Currently on faculty of Philadelphia U. of Science in Public Health. |
| Mike McGrath Born: 1960 Springbrook HS, Silver Spring Maryland College/University Franklin and Marshall Best Times in Career: 800: 1:57.5 (1982) 1500: 357.1 (1982) 5000: 15:05 ('82) 5 mile: 25:14 ('81) 8,000 XC: 25:28 ('81) 10m: 52:53 SR Loop Race : 43:16 ('82) 1/2 Mar: 1:15:45 Mar: 2:43:24 Best Times in the Past 10 Years 800: 2:16 ('99) Mile: 4:47('97) 5,000: 16:43 ('99) 5 mile Road: 27:45 ('99) 10k Road:35:09 ('98) 10 mile: 58:50 ('99) Half Mar: 1:16:39 ('99) Mar: 2:47:52 Goals for 2007 Marathon: Sub 3 hours 10 miles :Sub 60 minutes 5k : Sub 17:30 Mile: Sub 5:00 Cross Country : To compete in 3 XC races this fall. |
| Marie Thomas Born: 1969 Newport, Road Island HS: Wissahickon (1987) University: Temple (1992) Racewalker since 2000 Best Career Times Mile: 9:18 (track) 3,000:19:07 5k (road): 30:17 5 mile: 49:51 (road) 10k:1:01:30 (road) 10 mile:1:42:00 (Broad Street) Half Mar: 2:30:34(road) 20k: 2:21:05 (track) 40k: 4:45:12 (US National) Marathon: 5:24:01 Accomplishments in Racewalking 3x USATF Mid Atlantic Champion in 3000m. RW 2nd place USATF National Championships 40k in 2004 Goals for 2007: Get under 30 min for 5k and 2:30 for the Half Marathon |
| Suzanne Pacitti Born: 1959 Huntington Valley, Pa HS Archbishop Ryan West Chester University Best Career Times Belmont Plateau: 23:43 (2006) |
| Andrew Shearer Born: 1963 High School: Cumberland Valley (1981) University: Lock Haven (1985) Best Times Career: 1 mile (4: 24) 3000 (9:14) 5,000 (15:35) 10,000 (32:29) 10 mile (54:48) Marathon (2:35:36) Best Master Times Mile (4:50) 3,000:9:36 (indoor track) 5k 16:58(road) 10k 35:52 (road) 10 mile (59:06) Marathon (3:01:25) Accomplishments: 3x Boston Marathons (2:47:12) and completed 21 marathons in his career. Won National indoor Master Champs in Boston in the 3,000. Goals in 2007: Recover from injury and return to competition. Employed in the Broadcast Radio business |
| Bob Reynolds Charter Member Born 1957 Philadelphia, Pa High School: La Salle (1975) College: St Francis('79) and Drexel U. (Captain of XC team at St Francis. Best Times as a Master Mile: 4:53 1500: 4:37 5,000: 17:40 (track) 5k: 17:59(road) 5,000 XC: 18:17 (Belmont) 10k: 37:07 (road) 10 mile: 59:01 Half Mar: 1:18:51 Best Coach: Tom Donnelly (HS) Highlight of Career: Competing with his brother and 3 sisters in the Broad Street run to celebrate his parents 50th wedding anniversary. Goals for 2007: Stay injury free....help PACTC in Grand Prix and other races.....run 2000 total miles....sub 60 in Broad St Run....All American status in mile (sub 5:10) Employment: GM of Albion Engineering |
| Scott Landis Born: 1964 High School : Wissahickon College: Kutztown Best Career Times 800: Sub 2:00 1500: 3:56 Member of Pa. Meet of Champions 4 x 800 meter relay Record holding team from Wissahickon HS Recent Best Times as a Master 400 meter: 54 (relay) 8:00 meter: 2:01 Mile: 4:38.37 1500:4:19 Cross Country: 16:33 (USATF National Master XC/5,000) |
| Diane McManus Born: 1950 Boston, MA College Franciscan University and Temple University Best Times in Career 1500: 6:02.7 ('95) 5k (road) 22:44 10k (road) 48:40 10 mile: 1:19:35 ('95) Best times since 50 5k (24:58) 8k (40:21) 10 mile (1:26:00) Half Mar (2:04:00) Most Memorable Race: 2002 Mt Washington RR: Usual distance shortened due to high winds and freezing rain at summit. "It was most beautiful setting I have ever raced" Goals for 2007: Sub 26 5k, 10k under my age (56) and sub 4:15 for marathon. Interests: Swims and she is a published writer on running/fitness for the News of Delaware County |
| Joan Afflek Born 1959 High School: Bishop Ludden College: Nazereth Best Recent Times Mile: 6:22 (2006) 800 : 2:53 5,000 Cross Country: 24:18 2006/Belmont) Accomlishments: Won the Women's 800 and 1500 in Mid Atlantic USATF in her age group in 2006 |
| Kevin Francis Patrick Forde Born: 1963 Dulwich, South East London High School: St. Austin's Roman Catholic For Boys (1980) Running Since HS with 800 and 1500 meters comp. in HS Best Times as a Master: Track- 800 (1:59.17) 1,500 (4:11.73) Mile :4:29.46 3,000 (9:38.55) 5,000 (17:03) Road- Mile: 4:25 5k (17:09) 10k: (35:11) 15k (53:30) 20k(1:14:10) 25k (1.31:54) 1/2 Mar (1:18:07) Marathon ( 2:52:40) Accomplishments: 9th overall in USATF Grand Prix (2006) Member of Masters National 4 x 800 and Penn Relays Master 4 x 400 (6th) for PACTC in 2006. Won 2007 Nat Champ in 1:59. Won 5th Ave Mile age group in 2007 in 4:25 Goals for 2007: Sub 2:00 in 800, Sub 4:20 for 1500, sub 4:40 in mile, and medals in National track meets ant to compete on Relays for PACTC in Millrose Games and Penn. |
| Jeff Hayes Born: 1959 Kansas HS: Wichita SE University: Kansas Best Times Career 4:21 (mile) 9:27 (2 mile) 51:00 (10 mile) 1:12 (Half Mar) 2:37 (marathon) Top 15 in Big 8 XC Champs (1978) |
| Colleen Forshee Born : 1963 Pittsburg, Pa HS Ramsey HS College: Ithica College (2 yrs.), Rutgers Univ University of Mary Hardin Baylor (TX) Started running at the age of 10 for the West Penn track club in Pittsburg and have been hooked since. Best Master Times Road: 5k (19:24) 10k (39:11) 10 mile (1:04:39) Half Mar. (1:24:45) Highlights: After 33 years, I still continue to love running and racing. I have a super husband of 21 years and 3 children (20,19,15) who love to run. Employed Part time as emergency room nurse and with MD office for ENT. Goals for 2007: To live in one place longer than 2 years! |
| William Kampf Jr. Charter Member Born: 1957 Philadelphia HS:Bishop Egan (1975) College: Phila Community/Penn St. Best Times Career: 440: 53.7 880: 2:02 5 mile: 26:32 Master Best Times: 5k :18:45(2004) 5 Mile: 31:28 (2005) 10 mile: 63:00 (2004) 1/2 mar.: 1:26:38 (2004) Marathon: 3:13 (2006) Goals for 2007: Run something special for my 50th birthday! Employment: Self Employed Building Contractor |
| Dr Ira Meyers Born 1960 Long Island, NY HS JFK, Bellmar ,NY College: William and Mary Has been running Over 30 years Accomplishments: Past Winner of the Philadelphia Marathon Goals for 2007: Run 17:00 for 5k Employment: Podiatrist |
| Chantal Reme Born 1964 HS: Abington College: Univ of Pennsylvania Best times 5k: 22:11 10k: 45:33 15k: 1:10:28 Marathon 3:30:48 Goal in 2007 : To get to races on time! |
| Julie Deery HS: Oconomauor Wisconsin Track: 5,000: 20:10 1/2 Mar= 1:31:22 Marathon:3:26 Trail: 1/2 Wit Mar: 2:05:54 |
| Neill Clark HS: West Acron College: Appalachian State Occupation : Lawyer Born: 1971 Personal Records Track : 800 (1:59) 1500: 4:10 5,000: 16:25 Most Recent Best Times: 400 (57) 800 (2:06) 1500 (4:18) Mile (4:38) 5,000 (16:42) Marathon (3:08) |
| Joan Hunter Born: 1966 College: Drexel Best Times: 5k: 17:53 10 Mile (61:36) Mar (2:53) |
| Jay Miers Born: 1957 HS: Phillipsburg (NJ) College: Univ of Delaware Best Times: 5k: 16:30 10 mile (57:35) 1/2 Mar (1:15:02) Mar (2:47) Most Recent Times : 5,000 (16:55) Mar (3:09) |
| Bob Rimkis Born:1961 HS Washington Twp (NJ) College: Glassboro Most Recent Best time: 17:15 (Belmont Plateau/XC) |
| Johanna Hantel Born: 1960 HS: Huntington (NY) College: Penn State Best Times: 10k ( 44:00) Marathon: 3:40 |
| Terry Permar Born: 1954 HS: Council Rock College: Temple (1977) Best Times as a Master Runner: 5k (15;31/ 40-44 yrs) 10k: 32:10 (40-44) 10 mile: 51:29 (40-44) 1/2 Mar: 1:09:45 (40-44) Marathon: 2:29: 23 (40-49) Notable Accomplishments: Held Maser Record at Broad St Run from 1995-1998 2005- Placed 2nd in the 50-54 Age at USATF Nationals Cross Country Champs (16:33) Nationally Ranked by Running Times Magazine: 2000- 3rd Place in 45-49 age 2004 Honorable Mention: 50-54 2005 Honorable Mention 50-54 2006 1st Place in 50-54 |
| Sean Harbison Born:1960 Abington HS La Salle University Best Times: 2:03 Mile:4:24 5k:15:36 Mar:2:58 Master Times: 400 (61) 800 (2:26) Mile(5:28) 500018:00) |
| Bryant Nix Born:1965 Edgwood HS (NJ) Glassboro University Best Times: 400 (49) 800 (1:57) Master Times: 5,000 (17:50) Mile (5:00) |