Boston Sendoff, April 10th, Catherine Rooney’s in Newark
Join us on Wednesday before the Boston Marathon, April 10th from 6 to 9 PM for our annual Boston Marathon send-off event (plus basic good time, shoulder rubbing, story-telling party). Location is Catherine Rooney’s, Main Street in Newark. Everyone is invited!
Couch to 5K program
PCVRC, in collaboration with New Balance, is offering a Couch 2 5k program to members and non-members (so tell your family and friends)! Whether your goal is to walk or run a 5k, we have the group for you.
For those interested in running a 5k, come meet with the group on Mondays starting May 6th at the Newark Reservoir. The contact people for this group are Paula Jermyn and Darlise DiMatteo. If walking a 5k is your goal, that group will meet on Thursdays at Delcastle Recreation area starting May 9th. The contact person for this group is Jamie Graham. Both groups will meet at 6pm. Get in touch at
We will start with general introductions and a brief discussion of that night’s workout. You will also receive that week’s training plan for you to follow on your schedule, although we would love to see you at any of the other group runs/walks. Incentive prizes will be given out for those who complete all 9 weeks of the running program or 8 weeks of the walking program. There is no cost for non-club members for the first 3 sessions. We hope that after meeting new friends and getting a glimpse of what PCVRC can do to help you reach your fitness goals, you will join the club before the 4th session. Currently, our target races are the B+ on 6/20, the Nun Run on 9/14, and DDC 5K on 10/6. Please note- this is a rolling schedule. If you cannot make the kick-off meetings, your week one will start when you come out and meet us. Look for registration forms in April. Spread the word!
BBQ & Beer Tasting Event for B+, from Jim Steele
I have arranged to have a special event at Twin Lakes Brewery on RT 52 just north of Greenville. Twin Lakes will provide a tour of the brewery and allow us to “taste” beers for 3 hours. Along with the tasting, I will have a BBQ provided by the Slower Lower BBQ team. These guys compete in sanctioned KCBS events and have won several awards over the past few years. I promise they’ll provide some outstanding BBQ, including pulled pork, brisket, etc. Trust me, I’ve had a lot of it!
When: Sunday, April 14th 3-6pm
Where: Twin Lakes Brewery, 4210 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE 19807
How much? $42.20 per person (why? 42.2K equals 26.2 miles)
RSVP to by April 7th to get your tickets!
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE B+ FOUNDATION
Delaware Distance Classic
Planning has already started for a very successful DDC in 2013. This is our key club event and fundraiser! Anyone who is interested in volunteering for the DDC contact Claire at . Next meeting date is April 9, 7.30pm at Claire’s.
New PCVRC running clothing is almost ready!!
We have both singlets and long sleeve tech shirts. Pink/white for women and dark grey/red for men. Singlets will be printed with the PCVRC logo on front and the letters ‘PCVRC’ on the back. Long sleeves will have logo on front and the letters ‘PCVRC’ down one sleeve. Once they are printed we will post photos for viewing. Singlets will be offered free to those who have run 4 or more USATF races for the club. They will cost $10 for other members. The cost of the long sleeves is still TBD but is expected to be around $25. Delivery expected in approximately four weeks (men’s long sleeves will be available in the summer). More details to follow.
Delaware Marathon
Save the dates for the Delaware Marathon weekend (May 11th and 12th). PCVRC is going to have a table at the expo where we will promote the club and its activities including the new Couch to 5K (C25K) program. We are planning to have some of the new PCVRC gear at the table too. Anyone interested in helping out at the table should contact Claire () for details. As always, volunteers for all aspects of the races are needed. There will be several club members helping out with registration/packet pick-up. We had a lot of fun doing this last year and we intend to again this year so come join us!
Notable news and reviews…
Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments: If we missed your results, please let us know.
Caesar Rodney Half-marathon and 5K
PCVRC had a great turnout at the 50th annual CR. Six in the 5K and 40 in the half-marathon, that’s 1/3rd of the club! Here are (hopefully!) all club member results:
5K
REPH, MIKE 21:17:00
REPH, KELLY 24:02:00 1st, F30-39
MCINTOSH, VINCE 27:16:00
ACKER, VICTORIA 32:50:00
SIMMONS, SUE 38:45:00
MCKINNEY, RALPH 39:41:00
Half-Marathon
CAULLER, GREG 1:22:22 2nd, M50-54
COSTELLO, JOHN 1:24:17
KAUFFMAN, LEE 1:30:30 1st, M55-59
KALBACHER, KARL 1:31:09
HOROWITZ, KELLY 1:32:01
SWEIGART, DIRK 1:35:52
LESSNER, MARTIN 1:36:09
FARREN, DAVID 1:39:01
HERRMANN, SHERI 1:39:28
SIMMONS, DAN 1:40:48 1st, M65-69
CHRISTENSEN, RAY 1:41:22
WINTER, JOHN 1:42:22
KNOTHE, LYNN 1:43:13
DRESSER, LEE 1:46:27
CAMACHIO, EPI 1:47:50
CANNON, THERESA 1:48:12
KWASNIESKI, RON 1:48:44
STEELE, JAMES 1:49:19
HENDRICKSON, KURT 1:49:35
LLOYD, ANNIE 1:52:02
JAMES, CHRISTOPHER 1:52:02
LADANY, ANDREA 1:52:14
NEILAN, CLAIRE 1:52:14
HOWLETT, BETH 1:53:00
FENCER, LORRAINE 1:57:26
KUPCHIK, ELENA 1:59:06
MONTANA, CONNIE 1:59:16
SCHWEIZER, PAUL 1:59:38
HUBBARD, BRUCE 1:59:44
SCHILLER, JOEL 2:07:38
ANTONINI, RUDY 2:09:15
CUNNINGHAM, RYAN 2:10:59
FELDSTEIN, DANIEL 2:14:24
SCHILLER, STACEY 2:15:42
LESSNER, LISA 2:17:31
HAND, JR, JOHN 2:17:39
ROCHE, ROBERT 2:18:23
HERMAN, GERALD 2:23:47
THORPE, STEVEN 2:32:30
FUNK, BILL 2:33:03
SCHULTZ, JOHN 2:54:11
In addition, the PCVRC team placed 4th (out of eleven) in Co-ed Master’s division. Lee Kauffman put this together (and anchored) – maybe next year we could have more PCVRC teams!
Pike Creek Valley Running Club (1:39:01)
1 1:30:30 Lee Kauffman
2 1:35:52 Dirk Sweigart
3 1:39:28 Sheri Herrmann
4 1:41:22 Ray Christensen
5 1:47:50 Epi Camachio
6 (1:52:14) Andrea Ladany
7 (1:52:14) Claire Neilan
From the editor – We are no longer routinely publishing race results. However…I will publish any results sent to me at or at . So please continue to send me results “of note” and I will put them in the newsletter. Occasionally, I may be moved to publish a list of all PCVRC runners from a big local race (as I did with CR in this issue) but I am not promising this as a regular feature. USATF racers running for the club will have their results published as they are sent to me.
I am particularly interested in acknowledging significant other accomplishments that may not get noticed otherwise – someone who ran a “first” (5K to a marathon, a tri, etc.) or ran in a “destination” race (like a Ragnar, Big Sur Marathon, etc.) So please, tell on your friends! And I am always in need of race reviews!
USATF News
Watch online as our own Hugh Campbell goes after a world record in the 3000m. Coverage begins Friday (today!) at 8AM. Hugh’s race is scheduled to start @ 4:55 PM.
Masters Indoor Championships to Be Webcast, From Robin Jefferis, LDR chair
Be sure to watch our Mid-Atlantic athletes this weekend on the webcast of the 2013 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships. We will have more than 150 athletes and officials participating. Here are just a few of the athletes running the 3000m Friday afternoon (today!): Mary Swan, Joy Oakey, Lou Coppens, Tom Jennings, Jim Sery, Seth Bergmann, Sandy Folzer, Duncan Smith, Kareem Lanier, Mike Latch and our World Record Holder in the 3000m, Hugh Campbell. Clubs with participating athletes include Athena (15 entrants), Greater Philly (38), Philadelphia Masters (23), TNT (58), South Jersey (2), and Pike Creek (1 – Hugh). The meet will be webcast in its entirety at https://instance.clickstreamtv.net/cst/10663283 (Posted March 20, 2013)
Club USATF racing news
We had a great participation for the first weekend of the 2013 USATF Grand Prix series. And the results are even better!!
For the first time in recent history PCVRC finished 1st among all competing clubs in the interclub age graded scoring. (In 2005 PCVRC was 2nd) USATF scoring for this weekend uses composite scoring across both races using the top five age graded scores (at least one score must be a woman and no runner can count twice) from each participating club.
On a crisp Saturday morning, thirteen club members took to the roads of Haddonfield NJ in the Adrenaline 5k. A typically strong field chased Bryn Mawr’s Matt McKeeman (14:45) with the top five runners finishing under 15 minutes. The field is always fast and deep and this year was no exception; the top 29 finishers were under 16 minutes and the top 124 were under 19 minutes.
PCVRC was led by yet another record setting performance by our very humble Hugh Campbell. Hugh’s time for the 5k was 26:34 and age graded to 102.5! Way to go Hugh!!!
The highlighted entries were used for team scoring. PCVRC earned 435.986 points, just 0.943 ahead of Philadelphia power house Bryn Mawr. Congratulations and thanks to all those who competed this past weekend.
Name – – – – – Min Sec AG
Hugh Campbell 26 34 102.572
Gregory Cauller 17 32 86.21673
David Wiechecki 17 46 83.6773
Chris Steenkamer 15 58 82.56785
Kirsten Belair 18 54 80.95238
Daniel Suher 16 14 79.46612
Carole Feole 22 16 79.19162
Thomas Jermyn 18 43 78.80677
Theresa Kauffman 23 19 71.90851
Lynn Knothe 20 59 71.24702
Gerald Herman 29 44 58.63229
John Schultz 36 15 57.97701
Ralph McKinney 37 44 45.71555
The following morning provided even colder temperatures for the 50th running of the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon. Eighteen PCVRC USATF members (including four who competed the previous day) took to the challenge of the hills on Walnut St., Park Dr., Kentmere Parkway and (personal favorite) the final climb up Market St. to the finish.
CR proved to be a difficult test as always and did not produce any better age results for the club but there were many proud finishers by the time everyone gathered at the Washington St. Ale house!
Name – – – – – – – H – Min Sec – AG
Gregory Cauller 1 22 22 83.42776
John Costello 1 24 17 80.81867
Lee Kauffman 1 30 30 77.2744
Daniel Simmons 1 40 48 76.17394
Paul Randolph 1 26 47 74.6111
Dirk Sweigart 1 35 52 71.67942
Sheri Herrmann 1 39 28 69.82239
Theresa Kauffman 1 48 12 68.91559
Raymond Christensen 1 41 22 66.62282
Epi Camacho 1 47 50 66.02782
Lorri Fencer 1 57 26 65.11496
Lynn Knothe 1 43 13 64.39528
Andrea Ladany 1 52 14 64.18176
Connie Montana 1 59 16 61.76635
Claire Neilan 1 52 14 60.26136
Gerald Herman 2 23 47 55.58131
John Schultz 3 11 37 49.75211