The board is meeting with Delaware City officials tonight to recap/post-mortem the Delaware Distance Classic. Feel free to e-mail me any comments, good or bad, you would like to pass along.
The USATF section has updates both on last week’s Evansburg 10-Miler and upcoming races.
Pike Creek will have a LARGE (40-50 people) representation at the USATF National Club Cross-Country Championships in Bethlehem, PA this December. Whether you run or not such a large event only comes to our area once every three years or so. Come on out and cheer our runners on!
Race Results, Reviews and Accomplishments:
Just want to remind people to send in any race results that you are particularly proud of. There’s no way for me to be able to watch Facebook and all the race sites. We want to congratulate everyone who deserves it!
Andy Jakubowitch, Darlise DiMatteo and Lee Dresser all competed in the Beach2Battleship Ironman-Distance Triathlon this past weekend down in Wilmington, NC (the other Wilmington). Both Andy and Darlise placed 2nd in their age groups. In true team spirit Darlise and Lee crossed the finish line at the same time! Awesome job everyone! Swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and then running a full 26.2-mile marathon is an astounding feat!
(Photo Credit: Lori Culnane)
I don’t know who was on the team but The Real Wilmington male relay team did the Half-Ironman Triathlon, coming in 4th overall with a time of 4:47:12!
Chrissy Hower competed in the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, contributing a wonderful photo.
(Photo Credit: Erin Lockwood @ RunHaven.com)
Claire Neilan and Barbara Chelpaty both won their age groups at the PAWS for People 5k! Claire was the 2nd overall female! Awesome job both of you!
(Photo Credit: Barbara Chelpaty)
Kelly Jones, Kirsten Walther-Belair and Betty Olmstead all competed at the Halloween Hoopla 5k. Kirsten won the event as the first overall female! Kelly placed 2nd in her age group and Betty won hers!
(Photo Credit: Kelly Jones)
(Photo Credit: Mark DeNio)
John Schultz gets a special mention. I told him to smile because the picture was definitely being put into this week’s newsletter.
(Photo Credit: Mark DeNio)
Carole Feole won her age group at the Shore Medical Center 10k, finishing in 45:45! (Data entry had her age as 2 years older than she is. That’s a BIG no-no, data entry people!)
Nancy Fleming came in 2nd in her age group at the E-Racing the Blues 10k this past Saturday. Nancy wrote in to also say that her hubby, Dan Weintraub, came in 2nd in his age group at the 5k walk!
(Photo Credit: Nancy Fleming)
Nancy also wrote in to brag on Kelly Horowitz. Kelly won the 5k and was the 2nd overall finisher!
(Photo Credit: Nancy Fleming)
(Photo Credit: Nancy Fleming)
Shore Medical Center 10k
(October 18th – Atlantic City, NJ)
Carole Feole 45:45 (1st AG)
PPD Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon
(October 25th – Wilmington, NC)
Andy Jakubowitch 9:37:09 (2nd AG)
Darlise DiMatteo 12:05:11 (2nd AG)
Lee Dresser 12:05:11
PPD Beach2Battleship Half-Iron Distance Triathlon
(October 25th – Wilmington, NC)
The Real Wilmington male team 4:47:12
6th PAWS for People Wag-n-Walk & 5k Run
(October 25th – Newark, DE)
Claire Neilan 23:22.4 (1st AG and 2nd Overall Female)
Barbara Chelpaty 25:25.2 (1st AG)
4th Halloween Hoopla 5k
(October 25th – Wilmington, DE)
Kirsten Belair 18:50.7 (1st Overall Female)
Kelly Jones 23:19.3 (2nd AG)
John Schultz 37:34.1 (2nd AG)
Betty Olmstead 42:38.9 (1st AG)
Marine Corps Marathon
(October 26th – Washington, DC)
Chrissy Hower 6:38:49 (clock time was 7:00:48!)
E-Racing the Blues 10k
(October 26th – Wilmington, DE)
Kelly Jones 49:51 (2nd AG)
Nancy Fleming 1:06:53 (2nd AG)
John Schultz 1:27:46 (3rd AG)
E-Racing the Blues 5k Run
(October 26th – Wilmington, DE)
Kelly Horowitz 20:03 (1st Overall Female & 2nd Overall Finisher)
E-Racing the Blues 5k Walk
(October 26th – Wilmington, DE)
Dan Weintraub 41:55 (2nd AG)
USATF
Off-Road Team – Evansburg Challenge 10/19
The PCVRC club sent 5 USATF members to Collegeville PA on October 19th to take on the Evansburg Challenge. The trail race is contested at Evansburg State Park and is routed along (and through) the Skippack Creek. The course is noted for the numerous clay sinkholes that are encountered in the first 2 miles of the 10 mile course. It is a common occurrence for some competitors to lose a shoe in the mud holes. Thankfully our intrepid PCVRC members had them laced up tight and persevered through the early obstacles. The Skippack Creek presents another challenge around the mile 4 and again at mile 9 with knee- to waist-deep water running cold and quick. The team performed well, finishing in 4th place among competing USATF clubs. With 1 race remaining in this year’s series PCVRC continues to hold onto 3rd place. The final trail race for 2014 is the Delaware XC Open Championship held at Brandywine Creek State Park on Saturday 11/29.
We had 4 USATF ladies led by our own Paul Randolph, 17th, Lisa Jalot, 30th, Claire Neilan, 78th , Meg Hain, 92nd, Lori Culnane 106th, Lorri Fencer 124th. Anne Hessel also joined the ladies for the challenge. Congratulations to all and thanks for your continued support of our off-road team.
Road Team Radnor 5-mile run 10/26
A dedicated group of PCVRC USATF team members participated in the Radnor 5-Mile Road Race this past weekend up on the Main Line@ Radnor, PA. Known both for its scenic route by the large homes/estates off the Main Line, as well as the challenging hilly terrain, 5 PCVRC members ran very well with 2 age group winners, 1 runner up, and 1 3rd place finisher.
Wiechecki David – 30 34 81.080 50 52 M
Howlett Beth – 41 37 76.211 60 61 F
Kauffman William Lee – 35 42 71.802 56 56 M
Randolph Paul – 33 33 71.535 45 48 M
Herman Gerald – 52 9 55.896 70 70 M
UPCOMING RACES
Rothman/Philadelphia Marathon Races – Registration Deadline 11/1
The final USATF road race weekend is 11/22 in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Marathon weekend. Our primary race focus is on the 8k contested on Saturday, 11/22, although all 3 races are part of the USATF competition. At this time there are still openings in all 3 races, 8k, Half and Full Marathon. Please don’t miss out on participating in this closing event as PCVRC makes its run at remaining in 1st place in the Grand Prix Club Challenge. Registration details are here.
USATF competition – What’s this age grade stuff all about?
Recently I was asked to help explain what the USATF series age grading system is all about. I found that I needed to review it myself and thought the club members would appreciate more information.
In general terms age grading is a way of putting all race participants on a level playing field, regardless of age or gender. Age graded scores let you compare your race times to those of different runners, as well as to the standard for your age and gender.
From the USATF web site:
Age Grading provides the athlete with a percentage value of the world record for their age and sex. Since the world record also degrades with age, the percentage can be used over a number of years to compare an athlete’s performance. The percentage can also be used for comparing men and women equally. Typical percentages are as follows:
100% = Approximate World-Record Level
90+% = World Class
80+% = National Class
70+% = Regional Class
60+% = Local Class
In the Mid Atlantic USATF club competition team scores are created from the top 5 age graded finishers from each club. One of those scores must be by a female team member. In a typical event the top performing male competitors are in the 80% range while female competitors are in the 70% range. Of course there are occasional truly exceptional performances such as that delivered by our own Hugh Campbell in 2013. At the Haddonfield NJ Adrenaline 5k race Hugh broke the existing record for his age and scored 102.572!
Want to find your age grade percentage for a recent event? Check out the USATF age grade calculator.