Adrenalin 5K & Caesar Rodney times and USATF results
Pike Creek Valley RC had an excellent turn-out at both of the MA-USATF events held this weekend. The results for the MA-USATF races are printed below. These weekend was unique in that two of the MA-USATF races took place. So for this one-time circumstance, the scores for both events were combined as one event. If a runner competed in both, the higher age-grade was counted if it was among the top five club score; a second score by the same runner in the top five did not count and the next person’s age-grade was used. This combined event yielded 11 teams which qualified, which is most likely the highest number of teams yet competing to score in a MA-USATF event and there were several other teams which did not meet all of the qualifying thresholds.
Currently, after this first event, PCVRC stands sixth out of the eleven scored teams with 402.743 points. Currently in first is new team Moorestown District Running Project with 416+. However, it remains to be seen whether all of these teams will continue to turn out for the series races. Several teams, which appear to be organized around running stores, usually have a good showing at the Adrenaline 5K and, thereafter, participation in the other events is spotty. One new team is the Athena Track Club, comprised of husband and wife, Greg Watson and Cecily Tynan, who were the male and female masters winners of the Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon, plus Julie Hankin and Lorraine Jasper – two good long-time female area runners – and eighty year-old Patrick Nutt. It’s is questionable that this team will stay in the points chase through the series also.
Thanks to all PCVRC participants! Next up is the off-road 10K at the Tyler Arboreteum. The Valley Forge Five Miler is the next Road Series race.
USATF AGE GRADE COMBINED RESULTS
David James – 18:20 86.000 ADR
Epi Camacho – 1:25:54 80.694 ROD
Deborah Compton – 24:12 80.165 ADR
Thomas Steenkamer – 1:26:35 77.998 ROD
Robert Taggart – 22:23 77.885 ADR
Deborah Compton – 1:53:24 76.102 ROD
Theresa Kauffman – 21:22 75.819 ADR
Dirk Sweigart – 19:55 74.059 ADR
Carole Feole – 1:43:18 73.088 ROD
William Kauffman – 1:33:19 72.995 ROD
Theresa Kauffman – 1:39:33 72.359 ROD
Dirk Sweigart – 1:34:16 71.022 ROD
Kelly Horowitz – 1:34:44 70.162 ROD
Dean Coffin – 30:34 69.449 ADR
David McCorquodale – 2:00:38 63.650 ROD
Raymond Christensen – 1:44:01 63.291 ROD
Mudhillun Muqaribu – 1:34:26 62.707 ROD
Connie Montana – 1:56:45 61.085 ROD
Daniel Weintraub – 1:53:32 59.997 ROD
John Schultz – 32:49 59.929 ADR
Michael Peyton – 1:45:55 59.182 ROD
Jack Horowitz – 1:54:26 57.530 ROD
Tara Huang – 1:55:53 56.810 ROD
Ralph McKinney – 29:58 55.951 ADR
John Schultz – 2:44:08 54.478 ROD
Haddonfield (N.J.) Adrenaline 5K
David James – 18:20 1st 55-59
Dirk Sweigart – 19:55
Dean Coffin – 20:34
Theresa Kauffman – 21:22
Bob Taggart – 22:23 2nd 65-69
Deborah Compton – 24:12 1st 60-64
Ralph McKinney – 29:45
John Schultz – 32:49 3rd 70+
Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon
(used band time, not gun time, mainly so I wouldn’t have a time over 2 hrs)
Mark Vilardo – 1:12:05 1st 35-39 4th Overall
Thomas Steenkamer – 1:26:35
Adam Shilling – 1:32:04
Wes Stafford – 1:33:39
Dirk Sweigart – 1:34:10
Chris James – 1:34:24
Kelly Horowitz – 1:34:31
Ryan German – 1:34:42
Theresa Kauffman – 1:39:31 3rd 45-49
Dan Simmons – 1:40:10 3rd 60-64
Tony Chelpaty – 1:42:02
Carole Feole – 1:43:14 3rd 50-54
Dave Farren – 1:43:21
Ray Christensen – 1:43:44
Epi Camacho – 1:47:54
Claire Neilan – 1:49:33
John Hand – 1:50:57
Lorri Fencer – 1:51:09
Deborah Compton – 1:53:16 2nd 60-64
Dan Weintraub – 1:53:24
Jack Horowitz – 1:53:54
Mark Lozier – 1:54:50
Tara Huang – 1:55:33
Connie Montana – 1:55:53
Florian Nettlesheim – 1:57:00
Dave McCorquodale – 1:59:42 2nd 65-69
Bruce Hubbard – 2:01:47
Elena Kupchik – 2:07:24
Rudy Antonini – 2:13:36
Lenora Wagner – 2:23:47
Jerry Herman – 2:30:14
John Schultz – 2:43:31
Caesar Rodney Teams with Pike Creek runners (accumulated time of top five finishers):
Rebel Pikers – 3rd Male Open – 8:40:56
Rebel Creekers – 1st Female Open – 8:56:08
Join us at Boston Send-off Party 4/14
Not sure how many club members actually are signed up for Boston this year after the early close-out last November. But this get-together is more a welcoming of the spring running season and a good reason to get together to swap running tales and future racing goals. We will again be meeting at the Hunter’s Den, 3517 Old Capitol trail, Wilmington, DE 19808. As always we have this of the last Wednesday evening before the Boston Marathon, this year April 14, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
DE Sports Club Boston Bus
From Tom Fort: Delaware Sports Club’s Boston Bus Trip – We have about 10 seats left on the Boston Bus. We are relaxing the requirements in order to fill the seats. At this point, any one can join us and take in the Boston Marathon celebration. The only limit, we do not want bandits. Please contact Doug White for more information or to make a reservation. 302-588-4880 First come- first served.
Josh wins Catalina!
An item overlooked in the last bulletin: Congratulations to Josh Loren who won the Catalina Marathon on Catalina Island, California. This is a race run on gravel surfaces with constant elevation changes. Everyone describes the scenery as breathtaking. Josh won in a time of 3:02:04, bettering the second finisher by two and a half minutes.
Broad Street Run closing soon
Ralph McKinney reports that online registration for the Broad Street Run 10 Miler to be held on May 2 will probably close by next Thursday. However, it will still be possible to do mail-in registration.
Rome Marathon PCVRC runners
Congratulations to Tricia and Rich Szymanski for completing the Rome Marathon. Trish set a PR with a 4:40:38 time, while Rich finished in 5:17:03, which, according to club prez Ray is “a great time for his training plan”.
Trish’s recap:
Quick recap…. was warm! started out sunny and the warmest day so far but got overcast later on so that was good. NO toilet paper, before, during or AFTER the race in their toi toi (port o pots)…UGH! not sure how many people ran, but it was many more than i thought. it took us over 10 minutes to reach the start. rich and i ran together for the first 10, he kept telling me to leave him but was fine staying w- him until he just said go…so did try to make up time and got negative splits too..woo hoo. but i paid for it in teh end,,the last couple of miles were a struggle….
great medal, and very organized, and rich came in at 517, great time considering the no training! he was not that miserable either. omgosh..the wine here is amazing…!! and cheap!! the first night we got a couple bottles of wine, cheese and crackers and sat on the spanish steps and drank all night. of course, by then, only my sister and i were there..um..well, we couldnt find our way back to ourhotel…despite it being one block from spanish steps..ok..the wine was really good ok!!