Fort Ord 10K Male Masters: Vanreusel Dominates in Pebble Beach Fashion

• Jean-Francois Vanreusel won the Male Masters in 53:34 (8:37/mi), finishing nearly 2 minutes clear of 2nd place.
• Matthew Zefferman (55:31) and David Stickler (56:37) rounded out the podium, separated by just over a minute.
• Jim Tiffany, 71, crossed in 1:02:51 — 8th in the Male Masters field — turning in one of the day's most impressive performances by age alone.
• A tight mid-pack battle saw Chris Taylor (1:02:34, 7th) and Tiffany (1:02:51, 8th) within 17 seconds, followed by Mikhail Golbin (1:03:28, 9th) and Aju Kuriakose (1:03:33, 10th) just 5 seconds apart.

Jean-Francois Vanreusel made short work of the Fort Ord trails, covering the 10K at 8:37/mi to win the Male Masters in 53:34. The Pebble Beach runner's margin was decisive — nearly two minutes over Matthew Zefferman (55:31, 8:56/mi) — leaving no doubt at the front. Zefferman in turn held off Pacific Grove's David Stickler, who finished 3rd in 56:37 at a 9:07/mi pace.

The race for 4th and 5th was a genuine battle, with Emilio Quezada (58:23) and John Mazzeo (58:52) separated by just 29 seconds — both running in the 9:24–9:28/mi range. Behind them, Lucas Wilcox checked in 6th at 1:01:31 before a cluster of competitors packed into a two-minute window from 7th through 10th place, headlined by Chris Taylor (1:02:34) and the remarkable Jim Tiffany.

Tiffany, at 71 the oldest finisher among the listed athletes, ran 1:02:51 to claim 8th — a performance that deserves its own spotlight in a field of 25. Just behind him, Mikhail Golbin (1:03:28) and Aju Kuriakose (1:03:33) finished 9th and 10th within a five-second window, making that stretch of the leaderboard one of the most competitive in the entire race. The field stretched out further back, with Courtney Grossman completing the course in 1:25:24 for 20th, and five more finishers rounding out the 25-man Masters field on a cool, breezy morning at Fort Ord.