DDC Photos, Results & Jacket Order from President Ray
Thank you to our great DDC race staff and all of the many club members who ran or volunteered on Sunday! We received many compliments throughout the event! Comments are welcome at the Race Facebook Page (See story and club & USATF results below).
“Almost final” results and over 300 photos (taken by Stew Whisenant & Eileen Steele) can be found through http://www.pcvrc.com/ddc.php
Last chance to order our awesome race jacket (with your choice of PCVRC or DDC race logo) for $70. (See photos at above link)
Please contact Ray at or 302-633-1482 by Friday morning 10/14.
Races & Runs
Let Rich know if you’ll be doing one of the upcoming USATF series races and don’t forget to register for the Waffle Cone 10 Miler (10/23).
Come on out to our Wednesday or Thursday or Sunday group runs when you can make it!
The Delaware Distance Classic 15K Grows
For the first time since the early 1990s, the 29th running of the Delaware Distance Classic 15K exceeded 300 finishers. All together the race had 377 registrants, 359 starters and 344 finishers. Charity Proceeds from the 2011 Delaware Distance Classic will go to Mike Clark Legacy Foundation. Managed by the Delaware Community Foundation, MCLF raises funds for the Clarence Fraim Boys & Girls Club of Delaware.
This years winners were: Men – Pat Hayburn, 1st, 49:20; club member Dan Suher, 2nd, 51:25; Justin Winter, 3rd, 51:52; and Bob Schwelm, 1st Master, 54:17. Women were: Doreen McCoubrie, 1st, 56:49; Kimberly Hickey, 2nd, 59:07; Alison Pilkington, 3rd, 59:43; and Linda Hawke, 1st Master, 59:59. It should be noted that Doreen McCoubrie, 49, is the overall female winner and therefore cannot win the Master’s prize.
Two people set age group state records in newly created age groups: JoAnn Szczepkowski, 65. set the F 65-69 record with a1:16:58 and club member Don Monagle, 81, set the M80-84 age group record with 2:40:59. Someone started a nasty rumor that Don intentionally took a wrong turn to pad his time, so that he’ll be able to break his own record in the future, but John Schultz may cancel his New York vacation next year just to challenge him. 😉
This year saw a big increase in sponsorship for the event, especially from Wilkinson Roofing and New Balance Delaware. Charity Proceeds from the 2011 Delaware Distance Classic will go to Mike Clark Legacy Foundation. Managed by the Delaware Community Foundation, MCLF raises funds for the Clarence Fraim Boys & Girls Club of Delaware.
The 29th edition of the race also saw a revamped logo for the shirt, which people seemed to like and the addition of beer to the post-race refreshments. The race organization had the difficulty of trying to gauge the growth in the race and balancing that against the number of shirts to order and the amount of refreshments to buy. Some sizes of the shirt ran out and the liquid refreshments were all out before the last few people finished. No doubt we’ll improve on addressing these minor problems in the future.
The race itself had good conditions – sunny skies with the temperature in the mid-fifties at the start. It warmed up by the end, but not so warm that people were adversely affected while running. With a car show at the Chase Center and a tent area on S. Madison St, the course had one minor detour into a parking area and over some gravel, into a paved lot and back onto the road. This alteration had been quickly remeasured and the course certified by Doug White several days before the race.
Being part of the MA-USATF Grand Prix circuit of races, the event had 82 USATF participants (including PCVRC’s own club members of USATF). This made for tough competition within the age groups. Speaking personally, I have of couple of 2nd place age-group plaques from 2004 and 2006, but this year I was only 5th among men 65-69, even though I was fairly pleased with my effort.
The event would not have been this successful without the efforts of a number of club members. The committee had no single person who was “the director” (and the club would still like someone to assume that role). Instead the combined efforts of Club President Ray Christensen, who is director of the Nun Run, Joel Schiller, who is operations director of the Delaware Marathon, and Jim Steele, who directs the New Castle five Miler, led a good group of people who all pitched in with efforts in various areas. Additionally, a number of other club members can out on race day and helped with course marshaling, registration, food prep, and the clean-up of the venue after the race. The club thanks them all.
DDC 15K times for club members: In order for this to make sense, widen the e-mail so the results for each person are on one line. Information given after position and overall rank is: first 5K time and rank at time of crossing 5K mat; last 10K time; Time Back – amount of time behind the winner; Chip Time – total time after crossing timing mat at start; Gun Time – total time from start of race; Chip Diff – amount of time it took to reach start pad.
*** View 2011 DDC 15K Stats for Club Members ***
In the USATF team competition, PCVRC currently holds 4th place. However, barring injuries to other teams, it is likely to end up in 5th place because the Athena Running Club has fielded a complete team in five races, but will still probably finish the requisite seven events. All the teams ahead of it have completed six. Although currently in seventh place, Athena may win the club challenge. This year has seen the best club competition that I have witnessed in all the years of the MA-USATF Grand Prix Circuit. The next event is the Radnor Run 5 Miler on October 30.
In the individual age-group standings the following club members lead their age-groups: Dan Suher, Mark Vilardo, Epi Camacho, Vic Zwolak and Don Monagle. Jay Coughenour’s strong DDC run has put him into contention in his age-group and Carole Feole is still right there in hers.
Age Grades for Club Members in USATF for DDC 15K:
82.373 Jay Coughenour
80.177 John Costello
80.058 Dan Suher
79.307 Epi Camacho
79.202 Vic Zwolak
75.697 Dan Simmons
75.485 Lee Kauffman
74.837 Lisa Jalot
71.278 Theresa Kauffman
70.334 Sheri Herrmann
70.241 Dirk Sweigart
68.351 Matt Cutrona
66.457 Dave McCorquodale
49.602 Ralph McKinney
42.458 Don Monagle
From Ryan German: We know that you’ve run in local races and were hoping that you’ll join us for this year’s Waffle Cone 10 Miler. Last year we had more than 300 runners and this year we hope to have as many as 500. The proceeds of this race benefit the Friendship House.
To register, you can stop by Caffe Gelato, go to www.races2run.com, or follow the link below:
https://register.races2run.com/Register/?event=5910
All runners will receive a dry-release Delaware Running Company long sleeve shirt, post-race brunch, and a waffle cone of gelato. The course is a flat course starting on Main St in Newark, Delaware, running along the White Clay Creek to the Pennsylvania state line and back. The top three runners in each age-group will receive a $25 gift certificate to a Delaware restaurant. In addition, any runner who runs a PR will receive a $25 gift certificate to Caffe Gelato.
We hope to see you on October 23!
Race Results:
Chicago Marathon:
2:40:51 Austin Gee
Deltech Alumni & Friends 5K:
17:33 Greg Cauller, Overall Winner