News from President Ray:
Pizza Run – Thursday 8/30 starting 6pm
6pm: Group run at Delcastle Rec Area, followed by pizza, beer & soft drinks starting around 6:45pm just steps from the park in Ray’s yard. Refreshments provided by the club. Members and prospective members are welcome to run, eat & drink. This event is in place of McCorq’s Friendly Fun Run (this would be 10th Anniversary!)
RSVP to Ray thru the day before. If not running, let me know if you can help (directing people). Location is 2630 Crossgates Dr. Wilmington, DE 19808.
Not required to bring anything, but let me know if you’d like to contribute a salad, or can bring a couple lawn chairs.
Contact Ray: 302-633-1482 or
Nun Run 5K: Saturday 9/15 9am
I’m again race director for this fundraiser for Little Sisters of the Poor in Newark. Register at www.NunRun5k.org or please contact me if you can volunteer. We need 1-2 lead bikes as well as course marshals and volunteers to man the PCVRC table where we’ll recruit members and runners for DDC. Any help is appreciated. ALL proceeds go to serving the needy elderly at the residence. Pizza, Chic-fil-A, beer, chocolate milk, DJ music, goodie bags, raffle prizes!!!! Contact Ray with questions.
Upcoming Half Marathons
Here’s a list I compiled of a few local half marathons. David Baca and I will be doing the “Hands-on House”, so let us know if you’d like to join us.
a. Philly Rock and Roll (9/16 – day after Nun Run 5K)- $110, but an awesome course
b. Bird in Hand (9/8 at 730am) It looks like maybe no race day pick-up. Amish country roads $75.
c. Hands-on House (9/29) – Lancaster. Bird in Hand may have nicer scenery, but this one is just $50 and with 9am start, drive out that morning is feasible.
d. Ocean City, NJ is also $50, on 9/30.
e. Chestertown, MD on 9/22 is $75.
f. Sloppy Cuckoo in Philly (9/23) trail that some people enjoyed last year – for just $45.
Delaware Distance Classic 15K & 5K – Oct 7
As Joel’s message noted, we request your help on getting the word out for our club’s major event. Just 2 are registered so far for 5K, but we have over 75 in the 15K already! If you won’t be running, your help is needed on race day, especially now that we’ve got 2 races to organize.
To volunteer, please contact one of the following:
– Registration (starting 6:45am): Rachel B.
– Course Marshals (starting 8:00am): Vince M.
– Finish area/food tables (starting 8:15am): Dave M.
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Fortitude for First Descents Marathon
… is back. I wrote last December about running this marathon in Cape Henlopen State Park one week after the Rehoboth Marathon went through the park. Then it appeared it was going to be a one-time event, having already been moved from August (when torrential rains forced cancellation) to December.
This year the marathon is scheduled two weeks earlier, on December 1, one week before Rehoboth. The price is a bit cheaper and the race is small and low key. Cape Henlopen SP is not as flat as you might think and, of course, it can be windy there. The 7:30 A.M. start this year makes it more difficult to stay at home and drive down that morning. With the event populated by many 50 staters (who get a $5 price discount), most of the runners are not especially competitive and are more likely to engage in conversation with other runners. For more info, see http://fortitude4fd.com/.
Race Results:
Unfortunately the results of the Radnor Run 5K, part of the MA-USATF Offroad Series, have not yet been posted. So they’ll appear next week.
Judy Johnson 5K
17:43 Andy Jakubowitch, 2nd Overall
Greene Turtle 5K
18:32 Greg Cauller, 2nd Overall & 1st Master
20:42 Lynn Knothe, Female winner
Tour De Lance 5K (results expanded to more of our faster runners because of race size – 1172 finishers)
17:14 Dan Suher, 3rd Overall, 2nd 25-29
17:32 Andy Jakubowitch, 2nd 30-34
17:53 Matt Cutrona, 1st 40-44
18:07 Tom Steenkamer, 1st 50-54
18:16 Jay Cougenour, 1st 45-49
19:07 Chris James
19:18 Epi Camacho, 1st 55-59
19:19 Tom Jermyn
19:23 Lynn Knothe, 1st 35-39
19:28 Sarah Rusk, 1st 30-34
19:49 Michael Peyton
19:59 Kelly Horowitz, 2nd 35-39
20:40 Lee Kauffman, 3rd 50-54
20:41 Lisa Jalot, 1st 40-44
20:56 David Baca
21:15 Ray Christensen
21:45 Dan Simmons, 3rd 60-64
22:52 Andrea Ladany, 2nd 45-49
23:42 Dave McSherry