USATF news – Tom Steenkamer
Tyler Arboretum 10K Trail Race, 4/6/13
The race is the second event in Mid-Atlantic’s Off-Road Series and registration is closed. Race registration is officially closed however we do not have a full team registered! I have secured additional entries for PCVRC and need to get confirmation from club members by this weekend, 3/10! Please attend if possible – all races in the trail series count so we cannot fail to have a full scoring team. Contact me or Rich Szymanski ASAP.
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Group Runs Continue Throughout Winter
As mentioned in the last eBulletin, contact Denise Boyle if you’d like to host a Friday Fun Run when the weather gets warmer. In the meantime, you’re always welcome to our Wed & Thurs 6 pm runs at Delcastle and the Sunday morning Panera (Main Street in Newark) runs. It feels warmer with greater numbers. There is always someone to run with.
The Banquet
Thanks again to Rachel Bleacher for the fine arrangements at our well-attended annual banquet at the Hartefeld Country Club. The slate of officers was approved and many well-deserved awards were handed out including a tribute to Don Monagle. Photos are available at http://www.pcvrc.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=18 and all of the award winner’s write-ups can be found at http://www.pcvrc.com/awards2012.php
Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments: If we missed your results, please let us know.
Wow! Hugh sets yet another record! From Hugh himself…
“I was told I should let you know the results of the 3K I ran yesterday at the Delaware Field House. My time was 15:47 vs the inside USATF record of 18:47 and the world record of 17:25. There was some confusion after the race about the need for testing in order to qualify for the records, but that was clarified this morning. Testing is apparently done only at national indoor and outdoor meets.”
An INTERNATIONAL record for our Pike Creek Runner! BTW, he ran the same race on Feb 26th in a time of 16:48 but it was unofficial.
Delaware 5k Club Challenge
On January 10th, 84 members from four Delaware running clubs gathered at Lums Pond State Park for the 2nd annual DE Club Challenge 5k. This year marked the addition of the Dover based Downstate Delaware Striders and Riders along with the Delaware Running Club, Pike Creek Valley Running Club, and the host club – Middletown Athletic Club in this free event.
On a seasonally brisk day with blustery conditions the clubs took to the challenge of the weather, and trails softened by the recent rains. The race is a mid-winter gathering of clubs for socialization as well as some friendly age – graded completion. This year timing and age grade scoring were once again provided by our friends at Nova Timing who graciously volunteered their services, chip timing system and braved the elements to support this event. Thank you Mike, Ed and the rest of the Nova team!
The race was held on the 5k cross country course that provided a combination of flat wide trails, occasional standing water, and some slippery single track over the last mile. The top 5 male, and top 3 female participants age grade averages from each club were used to compute the club score. By the narrowest of margins PCVRC cleared DRC for the win!
In the individual results, Josh Loren was the overall male winner, Jen Watunya the overall female winner, and ten-year old Andrew Avilia from DRC repeated as the highest age grade scorer for the event.
Pike Creek Valley Running Club – 589.18
Delaware Running Company – 588.36
Middletown Athletic Club – 535.32
Downstate DE Striders – 365.46
Afterwards the group gathered @ Shaffer’s Canal House in Chesapeake City for post-race hydration and nourishment. Check out the Club and Nova Facebook pages for photos from the event.
Thanks to everyone who participated and a special thanks to all who contributed to the food drive for Sojourner House.
Chilly Cheeks 7.2 Mile Trail Run (2/24) (combined Tom Steenkamer and Dave McCorquodale):
Last Sunday six members (four women) of the PCVRC USATF off-road team took to the challenge of the Chilly Cheeks in Reading PA. Despite the off road team’s low numbers and injuries (who takes vacation in February?) we survived the annual slop fest on the single track route covering seven miles of hills and rocks of Mt. Penn. This year marked the 2nd year of race sponsorship by La Sportiva and inclusion in their national mountain race series.
The race start was relocated this year to accommodate some trail closing and began with mad 400m sprint out of the parking lot and around the ball field before runners had to bush whack (aka – make their own trail) their way up a steep slope back to the start. Then it was off to the hills of Mt. Penn. We almost lost one our ladies at mile two as Andrea Rubinoff took a misstep and found herself heading to the ground. Most of the impact was negligible but she did catch a branch just above the right eye. A bit shaken, she was assisted to her feet by a couple of other runners, but was determined to push on. Finishing the race and getting some ice, she wore a nice black ring above the eye lid by the time we finished rehydrating at the Leiderkranz with a couple of frosty ones. Also limping home was Epi Camacho, who pushed on despite a calf strain sustained mid race.
Thanks to those who turned out, including a welcome new club member, Paul Randolph.
Race Results:
Chilly Cheeks 7.2 Miler:
Time, – Age Grade
1:01:37, 54.60 Paul Randolph
1:08:51, 53.49 Epi Camacho
1:12:04, 49.54 Lisa Jalot
1:18:00, 44.21 Meggan Hain
1:27:32, 49.30 Andrea Rubinoff
1:32:36, 42.52 Lorri Fencer
Wawa CF Stair Climb (53 stories, 1019 steps):
16:15 John Schultz, oldest finisher.
Glassboro Ten Miler:
1:12:20 Lee Kauffman, 3rd 50-54
1:31:42 Dave McCorquodale, 2nd 60-69
2:34:40 John Schultz, 2nd 70+
After a windy event, first time participant Lee Kauffman said, “I must say that is was not the easy flat fast race I thought it would be. The rolling hills and head wind did take the ‘Race’ out of ya.”
Links for Club Members
PCVRC Coming Events: http://www.pcvrc.com/eventlist.php
PCVRC News Bulletins: http://www.pcvrc.com/news.php
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