Dix Continues Win Streak in Philly Series

Dan Dix continued his victory streak in the XTERRA Philly Trail Run Series by winning the XTERRA Warwick Park Ruckus last week at Pottstown, Pa.

Dix completed the 5-kilometer course at Warwick Park in 21 minutes, 46 seconds. It was his sixth consecutive victory in an XTERRA Philly Series race, a streak dating to last year.

"This one was actually one of the tougher courses, even though we've raced at Warwick Park a couple times before," said Dix, 32. "There was a variation on the course this time. We did the same hill up and down like four times. The park is along this ridgeline, and there's trails that go up and down, and so we had to zigzag all the way."

Greg Linsky was the only runner who could somewhat keep pace with Dix, and placed second with a time of 22:22. Linsky stayed close through the first two hills before Dix pulled away.

The third-place finisher was a story himself. Avery Scripture, a high school track runner at Upper Perkiomen, completed the course in an impressive time of 22:50, beating several elite runners.

Corrine Banks of Ocean City, Md., placed 14th overall with a time of 26:20, and was the first female. Beth Bush was second in 28:10, and Diane Grim third in 28:38.

May was a successful XTERRA month for Banks, as she also won the women's at the XTERRA King of the Hill off-road triathlon in New Jersey on May 15.

Close to 100 runners participated in the Warwick Park Ruckus, and most of them stayed after the race for the pizza party also known as the awards ceremony.

"We have a good time - just about everybody sticks around," Dix said. "There's pizza and they always give out a ton of prizes. It's a fun time."

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The Warwick Park Ruckus was the second of five races in the 2011 XTERRA Philly Series. The next race in the series is the XTERRA Hibernia Park Challenge on June 8 at Coatesville, Pa. That race will feature an 8-kilometer course, and is open to runners of all ages and skill levels.

To register for a race in the Philly Series, or to learn more about it, please visit www.mid-atlanticevents.com or www.xterratrailrun.com.

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