Photos by John Gregory
Another successful Old Pros Run & Ride
The Scripps Ranch Old Pros produced five athletic events as part of their annual Fourth of July Run & Ride: a 10K Race, a 2-Mile Fun Run, a 50-Mile Bike Ride, a 28-Mile Bike Ride and a 12-Mile Bike Ride. The running events began at Red Cedar Drive in front of Miramar Ranch Elementary School. The cycling events started at the intersection of Hibert Street and Scripps Ranch Boulevard.
A seemingly unending stampede of runners kept pouring out from behind the starting line of the 10K race at 7 a.m. It was a sight to behold. Then, a few minutes later, another crowd looking just as large swarmed onto the street as the 2-Mile Fun Run began.
All events were launched early in the morning and each ended at Hoyt Park where a small festival included booths, Jumpies for kids and a beer garden for adult race participants.
The 10K race is a USA Track & Field sanctioned event. Top male runners in the 10K race were Tyler Underwood, first, 30:59; Dante Capone, second, 32:26; and Brendan Gee, third, 32:30. Top female finishers were Sammy Silva, first, 33:20; Elizabeth Ryan, second, 34:14; and Annika Pfitzinger, third, 34:44.
