Pike Creek Valley Running Club (PCVRC) presents the Delaware Distance Classic 15K Road Race at the
Wilmington Riverfront
The 28th running of the DDC 15K
Sunday, October 10, 2010, at 8:30 a.m.
Frawley Stadium at Wilmington's Christina Riverfront
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Course: 2010 Mid-Atlantic USAT&F 15K Championship and Grand Prix Event. Certified, Flat and Fast.
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Awards:
Male/Female Open Prizes $150, $100, $50, Master Prizes, $75
*** 5-Year Age Group Awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
*** Race features a total of $750 in prize money, 5 year age groups
*** Quality Delaware Distance Classic T-Shirt (non white) to first 500 registered participants
*** Post-Race Refreshments
Prices:
Early Registration With T-Shirt (On or before Oct. 1) - $20.00
Early Registration With Sweatshirt (On or before Oct. 1) - $30.00
Registration on or after October 2nd (and day of race) with T-Shirt - $25.00
Online Registration Closes: 10/07/10 10:59 PM
Directions: Take I-95 to Exit 6 in Wilmington, follow signs to Riverfront and Frawley Stadium Area.
The 2008 and 2009 races each raised approximately $1,000.00 for the Boys and Girls Club of Delaware.
Thank you for making this possible!
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Proceeds:
All proceeds to benefit PCVRC and the Boys and Girls Club of Delaware in memory of Mike Clark.
We thank our sponsors for their support:
Foot Care Group
Cheskin Center for Chiropractic
and Muscle Therapies
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2009 Race Recap: 268 finishers
by Dave McCorquodale
Pike Creek Valley Running Club put on its signature race on Sunday, the Delaware Distance Classic 15K, beginning at Frawley Stadium
on the Christiana Riverfront in Wilmington. Blessed with an morning temperature in the mid-forties, a light breeze, and sunny skies,
none of the 268 finishers had to endure temperatures above 60 degrees before the race's end. With race registration over 290,
the event had its best attendance since 2004.
The weather helped participants runs some fast times. Joe Dare (49:49), Mark Vilardo (50:07) and Matthew Sandercock
(50:55) were the top three men's finsihers. Sandercock was also the first male master with former Distance Classic winner and masters
runner Greg Watson (51:40) having to settle for a fourth place as 1st male 40-44.
Female winner Molly Pritz, 21, of Williamsport, PA. was fifth overall. Her time of 51:46 was only 22 seconds off of the
all-time female state record set by Wilma Vanonna in 1992 when world class runners were offered bonus money for meeting certain
time standards in addition to the regular prize money. Masters women Doureen McCoubrie (58:07) and Julie Hankin
(1:01:16) were second and third finishers with McCoubrie also collecting the first master award.
Notable among the finishers was former Olympian Vic Zwolak, who continued his assault on the 70-74 age group state records.
His time of 1:08:52 bested the time of club member Don Monagle by several minutes. This is now the third age-group in
which Vic hold the 15K state record.
With this race being held in Delaware, where everyone is only one or two steps removed from knowing everyone else, the race was
attended by Delaware Attorney General and possible U.S. Senate candidate Beau Biden (1:04:50) and Hallie Biden
(1:10:06, 2nd 35-39). Many runners might like to know the secret of maintaining the fitness to run under a seven mile/mile pace
since AG Biden spent the last year on a tour of duty in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.
The Delaware Distance Classic 15K was designated the state championship event for the distance by Mid-Atlantic USA Track and Field
and Pike Creek Valley Running Club proudly displayed the banner which proclaimed that. Many of the runners came from the various
running clubs which participate in the MA-USATF race series.
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2009 DDC 15K runners
Dave Farren, Race Director
Visit these pages:
2009 Female Champion
1964 Olympian Vic Zwolak, after setting new age-group record at 2009 DDC
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Run, Race, Enjoy!
