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By far the most popular among PCVRC runners, Creek Road, which is the extension of North College Avenue,
leading north from Newark and extending into White Clay Creek State Park. You can catch a long run
Sunday mornings starting at the Newark Bagels & Deli on Main Street near the Happy Harry's drugstore.
This is our long run location and most people doing this run go a minimum of eight miles, which consists
of about three miles of running on Main Street sidewalks, North College Avenue and Creek Road until Creek
Road becomes gravel / dirt form another mile up to the rest facilities in the State Park and then return.
A number of the Bagel runners will extend their runs onto the White Clay Creek State Park trails,
particularly if they are training for longer races. Other runners prefer to do most of their long
runs entirely on the trails and will start in the park or in White Clay Preserve, which is the Pennsylvania
extension of this parkland.
The northwest corner of the state has a most extensive area of parks and trails with the other areas of
White Clay State Park - Carpenter, Possum Hill, and Judge Morris Property and the New Castle County Park
Middle Run. However, if you are not familiar with trail running, the Sunday trail runs are generally on
the flattest and most obstacle free areas along the creek.
If you are looking for speed work try the weekly track workouts hosted by Jim Fischer the University of
Delaware cross country and track coach. During the spring, summer and fall months you'll find a host of
runners at the outdoor track behind the football stadium on University of Delaware campus near the
intersection of route 4 and 896. During the winter months, determined by how much frost is on your
shoulders after the workout, the track workouts move indoors at the U of D field house located only a
few tics away.
Newark: Newark "Bagel Run"
Time: Sundays at 8:00AM (7 miles or more at 8:00 - 9:00 minute/mile pace)
Location: Meet at Newark Hot Bagels & Deli on Main Street
H2O, Rrms, FB
Contact: John & Ann Foster at ann@dol.net or Bob Taggart
Email: rtaggart@udel.edu
Map: http://pcvrc.com/images/creek_road.htm
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Newark: Trail Runs from White Clay Creek Preserve
Time: Sundays at 8:00AM
Location: Meet at parking lot #1 in Landenberg, PA
H20, Rrms
For additional information on trail runs check out the Traildawgs website (http://www.traildawgs.org)
Contact: John Mackenzie
Email: johnmack@verizon.net
Map:
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Newark: University of Delaware - South Campus
Time: Tuesdays 6:00PM (Speed work / track workouts)
Location: Meet at outdoor track behind football stadium during summer months; indoor track at Delaware Field House during winter
H2O, Rrms, FB
Contact: Hosted by University or Delaware cross-country and track coach Jim Fischer
Email:
Map: http://pcvrc.com/images/track_workout.htm
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Select area:
Newark
Milltown
Wilmington
Brandywine
New Castle
Bear / Glasgow
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Run, Race, Enjoy!
