President’s Message
The 8th Annual Crabowitz party was held on June 9 at the Szymanski house in Pike Creek. While there was no 5K this year, the crabs were fat, the beer was flowing, the pizza was plentiful, and the donations to the B+ Foundation were greatly appreciated. It was great to see so many club members there enjoying the fine weather and it was a lot of fun to do so in a strictly social setting. Speaking of B+, the tenth annual B+ 5K Run was held on June 15 in Wilmington and attracted over 1100 runners, many of whom were PCVRC members.
Looking ahead, there will be a Delaware Distance Classic 15K/5K kick-off planning meeting on Jun 21 at 6:30 pm at Seasons Pizza. On the agenda will likely be a discussion on whether we utilize the new Delaware City connector bridge to the Michael Castle canal path. If you want to attend the DDC meeting, please let Jim Steele or myself know. The next PCVRC Board meeting will be July 13 at 6:30 pm at Ray Christensen’s house. If you wish to attend the July Board meeting, just let any Board member know.
We continue to work through the PCVRC membership renewals and are ready to turn off the memberships of those who have not renewed. If you know of members who have not renewed, please help the Board by encouraging them to remain as club members.
Enjoy that summer running!
Joel
Membership
We currently stand at 165 memberships; 243 members. The Board has set June 15 as our final date for working the past due membership reports and 31 memberships will cease at the end of the month if renewals are not received. If you need to confirm if you have renewed your membership for 2016, please reach out to any Board member.
Please welcome our newest club members: Kevin Cataldo and Joseph Derosa.
Membership is only $25 and is good for your entire family. Any member who races for PCVRC in 4 or more USATF races a calendar year, and is a member of USATF, will receive complimentary PCVRC membership for the following calendar year. New members who join on or after June 1st but before October 1st will pay a reduced rate of $15 to cover membership for the remainder of the current calendar year, then are subject to same renewal policy as current members stated above. Anyone who joins on or after October 1st would pay $25 that would cover them for remainder of current calendar year plus the entire following calendar year.
PCVRC Join/Renew: www.pcvrc.com/join.php. or send a check or money order (payable to PCVRC) to: PCVRC, PO Box 3259, Wilmington, DE 19804
USATF Spring Recap
The PCVRC USATF team just completed the first half of the 2016 road racing season. PCVRC faced teams in all 5 events and scored exceptionally well in 3 of them. We outscored all challengers in the opening weekend Haddonfield 5k, Spring Finale, and Moorestown 8k. In addition, we were a close 2nd at the Broad St. 10 Mile run. The road race team is currently in contention for a top position for 2016. We resume competition in October at the club’s signature event, the Delaware Distance Classic 15k.
The off-road team competed in all 4 of the spring events. Highlights of the spring events include: top place finishes in the Tyler Arboretum and Coventry Woods events, as well as 2nd in the opening event, the Ugly Mudder. The Tyler Arboretum event was a classic as an unexpected April snow storm developed mid-race and we emerged from the forest to a winter wonderland and 2 inches of snow on our vehicles! The club is currently in 2nd place heading into the summer events. Our next competition is the Double Trouble 15k in July. If you would like to participate in either the on-road or off-road series, please contact Tom Steenkamer at or call 302-388-5921. We’d love to have you join us!
Delaware Distance Classic
The 34th Annual Delaware Distance Classic 15K/5K races will be held on October 9th at 9:00am in Delaware City. This race is the largest fundraiser for our club and we need your support as a volunteer, participant, or funder. Please contact Jim Steele (302) 530-7274 or or Joel Schiller (302-884-6566) for more information. Registration forms and the online registration link can be found at http://ddc15k.org/
Couch 2 5K
Our Spring “Couch to 5K” and “Couch to 10K” programs, under the leadership of club member Amy Temple, officially ended on Monday May 30. The Spring 2016 group officially celebrated on June 5, at the 8th Annual UD Blue Hen Reunion Weekend 5K in Newark. A core group continues to meet every Monday at 6pm at the Newark reservoir. All levels of ability, including walkers, are welcome. The Fall 2016 Couch to 5K and Couch to 10K programs begin August 1. If you would like to learn more, please ask to join our C210Kers Facebook group. Also, if you can share our Save the Date flyer about the fall program at your place of business, please contact us.
Social Committee
The social committee, under the leadership of Kim Riccio, is working on a number of group activities: including a Pub Run ending with drinks and appetizers and a family pool party and fun run! Look for further information about these activities in the next newsletter.
Race Results
TRI-IT Duathlon (Lum’s Pond State Park, DE)
John Schultz: 1:47:01 (1st AG 80-84)
Orange Classic 10K (NY)
John Schultz: 1:44:16 (1st AG 80-84, Oldest Finisher Award presented by Frank Shorter)
Race Against Domestic Violence 5K (Wilmington, DE)
Laura Berger: 23:06 (1st Masters)
Daffodil Dash 5K (Lewes, DE)
Laura Berger: 23:06 (1st Masters)
DE Half Marathon (Wilmington, DE)
Laura Berger: 1:43:30
Wildwood Half Marathon (NJ)
Laura Berger: 1:40:17
Would you like your race results (or those of a fellow club member who you are proud of) included in the next eBulletin? If so, please send them to Blythe (). We can only print what you send us, so please share your achievements!
2016 PCVRC Board
Joel Schiller, President
Dirk Sweigart, VP
Jerry Herman, Secretary
Lenora Wagner, Treasurer
The following club members are voting members of the Board in 2016:
Tom Steenkamer – USA TF
Jim Steele – DDC Race Director
Christina Xia – Membership
Ray Christensen – Emeritus/At Large
Kim Riccio – Social Chair