eBulletin input wanted
Hello PCVRC Members!
After a long, and sometimes hot summer, the PCVRC eBulletin is back in print! I will be sending it out on a monthly basis – or more frequently as warranted. This bulletin is a place to get information about what is going on within our club. It also includes information about running events, race results, and additional pertinent information! Also, because we are a social group, additional information can be found on www.pcvrc.org and the Pike Creek Valley Running Club page on Facebook, so please feel free to follow that group as well!
About me: I’m a runner, occasional cyclist, and future swimmer (tri is on the bucket list); a mother of three; a girlfriend; and a nurse. I’ll be running my first Boston Marathon in 2016 after running a qualifying time at the Walkway Marathon in Poughkeepsie, NY, on June 13!!
This is my first newsletter so it will weigh on the generic side. I hope to put some more personality into it going forward. Please feel free to email me with suggestions!
Warm Regards,
Michelle Marie (Zechman)
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Upcoming Club Events
Sunday, October 11: Delaware Distance Classic 15K and 5K in Delaware City.
From Jim Steele, Race Director: Volunteers Needed
Our annual 15K is almost upon us – DDC is Sunday Oct 11th at 9am. If you are not running, please consider volunteering as this is our BIGGEST club fundraiser and is highly dependent on club members to make it a success. We are continuing the fun in Delaware City again this year! If you are going to run, remember the course is flat and fast, and is an out an back, taking in portions of the canal trail, with finisher medals, tech shirts and 5-year age groups. The post-race party, including the Awards presentation, will be at Crabby Dick’s again.
We desperately need more volunteers for set up, registration, race day logistics and clean up.
Please plan to participate! Contact Jim Steele ( or 302-530-7274 [Call: 302-530-7274] [Call: 302-530-7274] ) to let him know how you can help make this year’s event another success!
Recent Club Events
From Stacey Schiller
Good to see PCVRC friends at both the picnic last month and the Fun Run at Ray’s last week! A shout-out to club members and volunteers extraordinaire Jim Steele, Joel Schiller, Darlise DiMatteo, Jerry Herman and Kim Riccio for their help with the picnic and to Ray Christensen for hosting this annual run.
In the interest of offering events that members want to attend, we’ll be fielding a survey later this year to get your thoughts. Meanwhile, a bowling night is in the works, along with our annual holiday party. Stay tuned!
USATF Update
From Tom Steenkamer
The club is doing extremely well this year in the club challenge races series for both the Grand Prix (road) and Off Road (trail) competitions. PCVRC is in 1st place in the Grand Prix series heading into the fall season and in 2nd place in the Off-Road series.
The Grand Prix series resumes with the DDC 15k. There are 5 race weekends remaining in this series. The outcome of the club challenge is typically determined over the course of these events. PCVRC will need a strong showing in 4 of these weekends to retain our 1st place position.
The Off Road series just completed its summer races with the Radnor Hunt club 5k Steeplechase. We had a great showing by a very limited team – only 6 runners. 5 of the 6 were age group award winners. There are only 2 events left for this series. The next trail event is the Evansburg challenge on Sunday 10/18.
New Members
Welcome our new members:
David Keifer
Andrew Jackson
Nesrine Zalloum
Race Results, Reviews and Accomplishments:
‘Tis the season for road and trail races! If you’d like to submit your results to me or to Stacey, I’m happy to include in an upcoming bulletin.
San Francisco Marathon
Claire Neilan – 3:54:19
Lee Dresser – 3:57:21
Ironman Lake Placid
Joe Blithe – 15:09:25
Adam Shilling – 12:51:17
Tricia Szymanski – 15:54:06
Northbeach College Day 5K
Dirk Sweigart – 20:47 (2 AG)
Lisa Jalot – 21:09 (1st Master’s)
Fred Jalot – 22:01
Sheri Sweigart – 22:39 (3 AG)
Mike Piorkowski – 22:49
Kelly Jones – 24:09 (1 AG)
Tony Chelpaty – 24:21
Stacey Schiller – 27:01
Paul Schweizer – 27:43
Doug White – 29:11
Bill Funk – 33:13
Barbara Chelpaty – 38:27 (her annual run with her sisters!)
Double Trouble
Per Tom S: Arguably the toughest and most technical trail race we compete in all season. I think that they must grow more rocks on that course every year. All told most of us came out unscathed which is always a great outcome for that venue. (Note, that Dave did execute a nice tuck and roll maneuver during the last downhill mile and came home with a little trail rash on his right arm and knee.)
14 CAULLER GREG YORK PA M 55 1: 18:10 61.24 286.08 25
80 GIAMPIETRO CAROL GARNET VALLEY PA F 57 1: 38:14 58.01 25
27 STEENKAMER TOM RISING SUN MD M 56 1: 25:03 56.80 25
40 JALOT LISA WILMINGTON DE F 44 1: 28:49 55.13 25
28 WIECHECKI DAVID WILMINGTON DE M 53 1: 25:40 54.90 25
41 BROWN MICHAEL NEWARK DE M 57 1: 29:00 54.77 25
23 RANDOLPH PAUL NEWTOWN SQUARPEA M 48 1: 23:02 54.26 25
52 CAMACHO EPI WILMINGTON DE M 59 1: 31:03 54.53 25
203 CULNANE LORI BEAR DE F 54 2: 17:12 39.97 25
229 SCHULTZ JOHN WILMINGTON DE M 83 3: 10:14 37.24 25
Grand Canyon (PA) Half Marathons Betty Olmstead – 3:36:05.66 (Saturday)
3rd female 65-69
3:30:32.04 (Sunday) – 2nd female 65-69
1:03 PM (23 minutes ago)
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Pike Creek Valley Running Club Membership Fee Structure and Renewal Policy
The current dues are $25 per membership, which includes family members and significant others, and covers membership for the calendar year. The renewal period runs from October 1st through March 1st. If you are planning to remain a member of PCVRC, you must renew by March 1st. On March 1st, those who have not renewed are not eligible for club member benefits such as the eBulletin, member pricing at banquet, free Boston Send-off party, etc.
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 and the entire following calendar year.
To sign up or renew you can go to the Join/Renew page in the below links section.
If mailing, send a check or money order (payable to PCVRC) to:
PCVRC
PO Box 3259
Wilmington, DE 19804