Dues! Dues! Dues!
Lots of club members have yet to renew. Please renew your dues or otherwise let us know your intentions about belonging to the club.
2012 PCVRC Annual Awards Banquet 3/3/12
White Clay Creek Country Club At Delaware Park
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 6:00pm
Please join us as we celebrate accomplishments of the 2011 running season.
This year we are privileged to have founding members of the club speak about the history and the reasons for starting PCVRC.
The meal selections are as follows:
– Macadamia crusted Mahi Mahi w/ roasted poblano pepper & caramelized pineapple relish
– Pork Tenderloin Calvados w/apple brandy sauce & spiced apples
– Pan seared chicken
– Vegetable pasta primavera (vegetarian option)
*All entrees come with a side of seasonal vegetables, red bliss potatoes, and black forest cheesecake for desert.
Enclose form (on Events page) + $35 per member guest or $45 per non-member guest, check payable to PCVRC. (Form is also attached to this bulletin.) You may include $25 club dues for 2012 if not yet paid.
RSVP to Rachel by Friday, February 24.
Any questions about this event please feel free to contact Rachel Bleacher at .
Share Your Accomplishments
Did you have a running related notable achievement in 2011 that hasn’t been reported in this eBulletin? (first Half or Marathon, PR at one or more distance, volunteer at one or more races, etc.). We’d like to know about it so please reply to this message with details.
Winter Run 1/29 10am: RSVP to Dirk
Come to our 5K fun run along the Delaware Greenway Trail for Sunday morning, Jan 29 to be followed by socializing over lunch or brunch at Kid Shelleen’s.
This is an out-and-back run so people can go as far as they like. It is a 4.5 mile mostly-paved path with occasional road crossings in one direction (to Bellevue Park) and a hilly trail run (through Alapocas) in the other direction – so runners can choose their terrain. We’ll start together at 10:10, so try to be on time. This is a free event for members AND non-members, so bring friends. Location, directions at Events page.
Contact Dirk Sweigart at to give us an idea of number or especially if you can assist in any way.
Mark Vilardo Departing
To PCVRC members,
As you know we are moving to Chicago very soon. We’d like to have a get together before we leave for next week. How about meeting at the Wilmington Iron Hill on Friday around 6:30?
Broad Street Run – From Ed Maher of USATF:
Following is information regarding Broad Street Run registration that was discussed during our “Club Call” phone conference yesterday evening.
The Broad Street Run opens for registration on Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 at 10:00am. his race has reached its entry limit of 30,000 runners in increasingly shorter timeframes in the past few years. In 2011 the race sold out within five days. If the race sells out in an even shorter timeframe this year, we realize it’s possible some USATF Mid-Atlantic members may be unsuccessful in registering.
To address this possibility, the Mid-Atlantic LDR Committee, in cooperation with the Broad Street Run race organizers, have established the following process:
1. This process only applies to 2012 USATF Mid-Atlantic members of record as of Feb. 14, 2012. i.e. the day prior to Broad Street opening for registration. Not sure if you are a member? You can check your membership via the National USATF web site here: Membership Number Lookup We will also periodically update the “2012 USATF Mid-Atlantic Members” link on the Long Distance Running page on the Mid-Atlantic web site. It currently reflects Mid-Atlantic members as of 1/12/12.
2. USATF Mid-Atlantic 2012 members who are unsuccessful in registering for the race before registration closes due to the race reaching its entry limit should immediately notify our Grand Prix coordinator, Ed Maher, by email at:
3. Our Grand Prix coordinator will verify the individual’s membership (USATF membership record as of midnight Feb. 14, 2012) and provide the member with a code, specific to that member, which will enable them to register for the race within five days after the race closes due to reaching its entry limit.
Please pass this information along to your Mid-Atlantic club members. This information will also be posted on the Grand Prix page on the USATF Mid-Atlantic web site and distributed by email to members of record by email similar to the distribution of the mid-Atlantic Newsletter. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of individuals ensuring their 2012 Mid-Atlantic membership is current by Feb. 14, 2012 in order to be accommodated with this process.
Three Club Challenge 5K
2012-02-19 Sunday Feb 19 at 2:00pm
Location: White Clay Creek State Park
5K trail race team competition between PCVRC, Delaware Running Club and Middletown Athletic Club will be held at White Clay Creek State Park’s 5k XC on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2pm. There is no park entry fee nor will there be a race entry fee. Afterwards, we can all head to the Deer Park for drinks, food, etc…
If you haven’t done a trail race, this would be a good way to check it out since course is not technical. It will be age graded and all are invited to participate. Come out to run or to just support our team.
Scoring will be as follows…
Seven runners score.
One runner under 30
Two runners over 50
Two females
An under 30 female would count as two requirements, as an example.
We may even have professional timing done by NOVA!
RSVP to Rich with your name/age as far in advance as possible:
— and thank-you to Rich Szymanski for organizing!
For this first-time event, there’s no prize structure other than bragging rights. A mobile trophy will be incorporated if this event sticks. Each year another club will pick the venue (maybe incorporate winning team hosts?). We’ll consider incorporating a road version of this as well.
Race Results:
Road to the Super Bowl 5K:
(Wayne Kursh reported that the course, which was changed due to ice, was about 3.15 miles long.)
18:31 Greg Cauller, 2nd Overall & first master
Run With the Hawks 5K: The wisdom of trying to run a cross-country 5K in January needs to be questioned. Then event at St. George’s Vo. Tech. H.S. brought out only 38 people to attempt the slough through two inches of crusty snow. The winner was a 61 year-old man who only lost about two minutes off his typical 5K. He was the exception as the second place guy about 39 seconds behind was about six minutes off his typical time. This writer was also about six minutes off his typical 5K time, setting a Personal Worst of 31:08. I also lost the traction devices I had on my shoes and my quads took several days to recover from having to lift my legs more than I am used to. But I’m pretty sure that no more than a half dozen people north of the canal have the race shirt.