Three Club Challenge was a rousing success
With beautiful weather for February and temperatures in the 40s, the first Three Club Challenge proved to be a rousing success. At least 100 people were in attendance although it is unclear exactly how many ran since there was a problem with some of the chip-timed results not being recorded. Scoring is a bit too complicated to explain here, but suffice it to say that there had to be so many finishers for each club from different age groups and both sexes.
Led by eight year-old Anthony Avila, Delaware Running Club made a strong showing. (in recent national competition in December, young master Avila posted a 3K time of 10:38, whicj age-grades at WORLD CLASS.) PCVRC was second team and Middletown Athletic Club was second. However, in the aftermath of the race and at the gathering at the Deer Park for food and drink, any thought about which team won appeared to be secondary to the camaraderie of enjoying the company of other runners. Many of the participants knew that their time on a XC course would be off from their road race times, and so, instead, enjoyed the effort of a good workout.
At the very bottom of this bulletin, the database of results is attached. If you participated, but your results are not included, contact Rich Szymanski, .
We thank Kim Riccio for her great photos of the event that can be found by link at www.pcvrc.com/photos.php
Rich Szymanski has confirmed with Mike Monagle that Pike Creek Valley Running Club won the Three Club Challenge race. The plaque will be engraved and on display at the Delaware Running Company store.
Scoring was done in the usual XC manner: The finishing place for the first runner of each of the club in each of the required categories is counted. The lowest total wins. Here are the results:
Pike Creek
Under 30 Austin Gee (27)
+50 Geg Cauller (3)
+50 Tom (5)
Female Sarah Rusk (21)
Female Beth Howlett (8)
Next two finishers regardless of category
Herv Dacosta (4)
Fred Shuffleberger (7)
Total Score = 73 for these seven scores
Delaware Running Club
Under 30 – Adrew Avila (1)
+ 50 Carol Giampietro (16)
+50 Mike Koenigbauer (33)
Female Liz Sweirzbinski (25)
Next three finishers regardless of category
Steven Garrett (2)
Mike Flanagan (10)
Mike Ward (14)
Total Score = 101 (Note – Carol filled two categories – +50 and female; therefore, another extra finisher was counted.)
Middletown:
Under 30 – Marshall Hawkins (6)
+ 50 Paul Lebanik (63)
+50 Joe ward (67)
Female Joyce Medieros (56)
Female Kalli Riley (57)
Next finisher regardless of category
Rob Goodman (9)
John Townsend (12)
Total score= 270
Banquet last call
Meal choice forms and payment are due to Rachel by 2/24, so please mail it today if you haven’t already. Cost to members is just $35 since the club is subsidizing the remainder of the $55 per plate price! Info and form download at: http://www.pcvrc.com/eventlistitem.php?id=57
Broad Street Run Lottery thru 2/24
From the event directors:
Registration for the May 6, 2012 Blue Cross Broad Street Run is now closed.
Registration for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run has exceeded our wildest expectations with over 30,000 runners registering in a record five hours. We apologize for the many runners who have tried repeatedly today to enter into the race and because of this we are going to have a second chance lottery for an additional 2500 runners to be permitted into the event.
The lottery link will be posted on the front page of www.BroadstreetRun.com later this evening and runners may enter the lottery at any time between now and February 24th. With the lottery chosen over the following weekend.
It is with deep appreciation to the entire running community for making this event the success that it is.
We are committed to put on a first class event as we have in the past. Additional opportunities to enter the race are also available through the official charity of the Blue Cross Broad Street Run, the American Cancer Society and you may access their link here acsdetermination.org/broadstreetrun
Please visit www.broadstreetrun.com for more information.
Annual Gore Gear Sale 3/31
Tom Steenkamer passes this along via the Trail Dawgs:
If you’re looking for some new gear at some great prices, check out the following PDF link.
This semi-annual sale is quite busy, so get there early if you’re definitely going to attend.
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/4118389/1545228341/name/Tent+Sale+2012.pdf
Register early for Tyler Arboretum
Rich & Tom remind everyone:
It seems crazy to be talking about pre-race registration for a trail run, but the popularity of trail racing is growing. The Tyler Arboretum race has very low entry number due to parking restrictions.
The race director for the Tyler Arboretum race wants to let everyone know the he expects to sell out well in advance of race day � Saturday, March 31st. The race has become very popular due to its wide trails, and is probably one of the most runnable trails runs on the circuit. Last year it sold out 2 weeks prior to the race date.
Please let Rich know if you are able to participate and complete either the online or paper registration as soon as possible.
Running Into Yoga: Free Yoga Sessions for members
Club member Caitlin Reilly is getting certified as a Yoga instructor and has offered to lead free sessions for members. She’ll lead one after each of our coming Wednesday 6pm group runs, starting at 7pm at Ray’s house (short walk from Delcastle parking). 2630 Crossgates Dr., Wilmington, 19808
Please RSVP to Caitlin at