PCVRC Annual Awards Banquet
Save the Date! The PCVRC annual awards banquet will be held at Hartefeld National in Avondale, PA during the evening of February 21st. Sign-up forms are now available at http://pcvrc.com/banquet.php. You can either register online or mail in your form with a check to the PO Box via snail mail.
We have a LOT to celebrate this year, so we hope you will all join us for an evening of fun, good food, and celebration of our achievements. Kevin Tresolini of The News-Journal will be our speaker. Kevin has over 30 years’ experience in journalism and will have many exciting stories to tell us!
The Annual Banquet is one week away from this Saturday! You only have until Thursday to sign up!
Got some USATF updates to pass along. Please note that pre-registration for the Club Challenge this Sunday is not required but strongly requested. If you decide that morning to take the challenge you are more than welcome! You can always warm up afterward at Schaefer’s Canal House.
The Broad Street Run lottery registration ends this Friday, February 13th! All 2015 USATF members are guaranteed entry but you must register for the lottery!
The Ugly Mudder 7-mile Trail Run on 2/22 kicks off the 2015 USATF Off-Road Season! Come kick it off in high style.
A friendly reminder to renew your membership if you haven’t yet. March 1st is the deadline after which you will stop receiving this newsletter as well as all the other benefits. Don’t let that happen! You can either print off the form or renew online!
4th Annual Delaware Inter-Club Challenge 5k – Sunday February 15th, 1PM start
From Tom Steenkamer:
The date has been set for this year’s annual Inter-Club Challenge 5k. You may recall that we had to cancel last year’s event due to excessive ice covering on the Bellevue State Park course. This is a free run that attempts to solicit participation from as many of the Delaware running clubs in fun format. We hope to see a full contingent of our members out for a fun romp thru the park to be followed by a post-race celebration at Schaefer’s Canal House.
The host club this year is the Middletown Athletic Club who are anxious to entertain us with another 5k run on Sunday, February 15th at Lums Pond State Park. Start time will be 1PM. The race will be conducted on the marked 5k high school cross country course. Once again our good friends at NOVA Timing have volunteered their services and equipment for the day.
Scoring
From the inception of this race we have always viewed this as a chance for all of the running clubs to come together for camaraderie and socialization. However, there is also a club scoring component.
Scoring – age-graded as in the past.
Club team scoring to be calculated:
Top 7 point scorers, MUST include:
– Two females
– Two runners over the age of 50
Advance registration is required to facilitate the club scoring.
Please use the following registration link.
USATF From Tom Steenkamer:
Broad St Run 2015 registration deadline
The Broad St. 10-Mile Run Lottery is now open. All runners must enter the lottery to be considered for entry. The entry deadline is this Friday, 2/13/15.
Don’t delay! Lottery registration is here. Note that all 2015 USATF members are guaranteed entry but MUST enter the lottery.
Ugly Mudder, Sunday 2/22/15
The 2015 USATF Off-Road Season kicks off in Reading, PA with the Ugly Mudder 7-mile trail run. Always a good time and plenty of post-race celebration to go around at the LeiderKranz. Day of registration is always available. Full race information is available here. Car pools forming now, contact Tom Steenkamer at for more info.
Couch-to-5k Spring Session
The next C25k session will start on Monday, April 6th. Darlise is looking for volunteers to help coach. Previous graduates are especially sought as they can inspire participants and show what heights can be achieved! E-mail Darlise at if you can help.
Central YMCA Indoor Triathlon/Duathlon
Joel Schiller is the race director for a very unique race. There are three stages: a 20-lap pool swim, a 15-mile SPIN bike ride and a 3-mile treadmill run. Start time slots run between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM. You get to choose your start time and the order you do the stages in. Transition times do not count so you’re not penalized if your transitions are slower than most. If you do the duathlon you can choose from any of the three stage types!
Registration is only $20 (until January 31st, $25 afterward and day-of) and you get a tech t-shirt and a finisher’s medal! Here’s the link to sign up online. (Online registration closes on Feb. 26th. Day-of registration will be available, starting at 8 AM.)
Race Results, Reviews and Accomplishments:
Tom Jermyn won the Master’s race at the Run to the Plunge 5k on January 31st, finishing in 20:17! Awesome job Tom!
(Photo Credit: Paula Jermyn)
Run to the Plunge 5k
(January 31st – Rehoboth Beach, DE)
Tom Jermyn 20:17