Delaware Distance Classic 15K & 5K, USATF, Teri’s 5k, Faithful Friends 5k
Sunday, October 11: Delaware Distance Classic 15K and 5K in Delaware City.
From Jim Steele, Race Director: Volunteers Needed
Our annual 5K/15K is almost upon us – DDC is Sunday Oct 11th at 9am. If you are not running, or even if you are running, PLEASE consider volunteering as this is our BIGGEST club fundraiser and is highly dependent on club members to make it a success. We are continuing the fun in Delaware City again this year! If you are going to run, remember the course is flat and fast, and is an out an back, taking in portions of the canal trail, with finisher medals, tech shirts and 5-year age groups. The post-race party, including the Awards presentation, will be at Crabby Dick’s again. They will also have coffee for sale at 8 am.
We desperately need more volunteers for set up, registration, race day logistics and clean up. It’s not too late to sign up to help!!
Please plan to participate! Contact Jim Steele ( or 302-530-7274) to let him know how you can help make this year’s event another success!
USATF Update
From Tom Steenkamer
The fall USATF race season kicks off with the club’s signature event; the Delaware Distance Classic 15k on Sunday, October 11th. The club is currently in 1st place in the season long Grand Prix club challenge. We lead the Greater Philadelphia Track Club by a narrow margin heading into DDC. Last year GPTC put out a strong field at the DDC led by Sandra Folzer who will once again be in attendance attempting to better the 70 year age group world record for the 15k distance.
In the off-road series the club holds onto 2nd place in the club competition. The off road season resumes on October 18th in Collegeville, PA with the Evansburg Challenge 10mile run. We need support for this event. Please contact Rich or me if you are available to participate.
Other events – Teri’s 5k Twilight run.
Teri’s 5k held in Downingtown PA has developed a reputation as a fast course and attracts a strong field of competitive runners. This year was no exception.
Several club members performed well in the low humidity on the evening of 9/11:
Mike DiGennnaro – 3rd overall – 14:56
Mike O’Brian – 6th 15:22
Zach Chupa – 9th 15:56
Mark Hannagan – 15th 17:17
Tom Steenkamer – 19th 17:40
Keith Crispin – 30th 19:00
New Members
Welcome our new members:
Ricardo Brown
Liz Sylves
Mike Welch
Christiana Xi
Race Results
If you’d like to submit your results to me or to Stacey, they will be included in an upcoming bulletin (We don’t publish unless you let us know your results). Our members can be found running (swimming and biking too) everywhere!!
Lori Culnane: Run Woodstock Hallucination 100 Miler – 29:36:12 (3rd AG)
Ben Mack: Navy-Air Force Half Marathon – 2:10:28
Mary Lynn Mack: Navy 5-Miler – 1:17:22
Traci Melvin: 5th Womens Race for the Pink Ribbon 5K – 23:01:01 (2nd AG)
– – – 39th Bottle & Cork 10 Miler 1:21:43 (2nd AG)
John Schultz: Diamondman Challenge Sprint Duathlon – 2:56:15 (1st AG – 80+)
Stacey Schiller: Diamondman Challenge Half Iron – 6:28:10 (2nd Athena)
Wes Stafford: Dogfish Dash 8K – 32:57:01 (3rd AG)
Lenora Wagner: Moving for Melanoma – 30:31 (1st AG)
Michelle Zechman: Dogfish Dash 8K – 40:28:09 (1st AG)
Emily Zaitz: Saints and Sinners Half Marathon – 2:10:17
– – – Blues Cruise 50K – 6:59:20
Faithful Friends 5K (runners and baby cargo in tow) pictured above:
Chris James: 20:27:04 (3rd Overall)
Annie James & babes: 27:15:03
Donald Ropp: 22:21:09 (2nd AG)
Dan Weintraub 30:45:03 (1st official race post knee surgery)
Links for Club Members
PCVRC Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Pike-Creek-Valley-Running-Club/
PCVRC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/289855916248/