Days after avid runner mysteriously vanishes in California, police 'scaling down' search

Days after an avid long-distance runner mysteriously vanished in Northern California, police are "further scaling down operations" to find him.

Days after an avid long-distance runner mysteriously vanished in Northern California, police are "further scaling down operations" to find him, they announced Wednesday evening. Philip Kreycik, 37, drove to the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park at about 11 a.m. Saturday, parking at the Moller Trail staging area, to go for an 8-mile run, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. The Berkeley resident told his wife he'd be gone for an hour, police said. He has been missing ever since. "Philip is an endurance athlete and is in top physical condition. He is also well versed on rural terrain and outdoor environments," Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly said in a statement Tuesday. "Temperatures that day on the ridge were about 106 degrees but were not a deterrent for Phillip who thrives in extreme environments."