Becky Yencharis’ Birthday Party
Becky Yencharis, a PCVRC Hall of Famer and our oldest member, is 96 years young and will be 97 on July 20th. You’re all invited to her birthday party that day. Details below.
Becky did her first 5k in 1982 at the St. Anthony’s Italian Festival 5k. She enjoyed it so much she made sure to attend every running since! This year was her 32nd consecutive appearance. She has been there for 32 of the race’s 35 years.
Here she is finishing this year’s race. (She does a block or so but that is very inspiring to see her determination.)
Please come to the Iron Hill Brewery on the Wilmington Riverfront on July 20th. Stop by for a drink or join in a full meal. Your choice but your presence is welcome! (Guests purchase their own food and drink please.) RSVP is not necessary but appreciated so the organizers know what size room they’ll need. See you there!
WHEN: July 20th @ 6:30 pm
WHERE: Iron Hill at the Wilmington Riverfront
RSVP: Ralph McKinney @ (302) 652-8323
Theresa Cannon-Kauffman is engaged!
Theresa Cannon-Kauffman is engaged to Shawn Coughlan. The couple celebrated their engagement by both competing in the St. Andrew’s Sprint-Triathlon. Congratulations!
St. Andrew’s Sprint-Triathlon
Sunday’s triathlon was a first for Stacey Schiller, who completed a 1/4-mile swim, 16-mile bike ride and a 5k run in 1:35:27.4! Way to go Stacey!
I personally saw Andrea Ladany, Theresa Cannon-Kauffman, Stacey, Kelly Jones and Bruce Hubbard competing. If I missed anyone else please let me know for next week’s newsletter.
Howard M. Laws Summer Cross-Country Series
The next race in the series is July 1st.
It’s time once again for the low-cost, high-adventure Summer Cross-Country Series, sponsored by H. & S. Caterers.
WHEN: Every other Tuesday for 6 races (June 3rd, June 17th, July 1st, July 15th, July 29th and August 12th)
WHERE: Bellevue State Park (on Carr Road just N of Marsh and I-95)
COST: $25 for the series of 6 races or $5.00 for each race. This pays for entries, prizes, charitable contributions, loads of fun and meeting friends both old and new.
QUESTIONS: Contact Howard Laws @ 302-588-6119 or Terry Mance @ 302-379-4811. You can also e-mail .
Registration will be from 5:30 to 6:15 for each race. Races start at 6:30. Anyone who signs up for the entire series receives a T-shirt!
DISCLAIMER: As with all activities, runners’ participation will be at their own risk. The sponsors and organizers are not responsible for any injuries incurred.
PCVRC / Delaware Distance Classic Sponsors Needed
Do you know of a local business who’d consider our awesome sponsorship opportunity?
Help our club continue programs for our members and the community in general, including educational member meetings, “Couch to 5K” program, group runs, social events & more for both runners and walkers. Benefits include logo/link on every page of pcvrc.com, 500+ race shirts, and a lot more. Info and sponsor levels can be found at www.pcvrc.com/sponsor.php.
PCVRC is a 501(c)3 non-profit through our membership with Road Runners Club of America so sponsorship/donations are tax-deductible.
Our club continues to grow and our website generates over 3,000 page views per month (1,800+ unique visitors). Contact Ray at (302) 633-1482 or
Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments:
Josh Loren came in 2nd overall male in the Escape the Cape Triathlon’s International division, finishing in 1:39:13.1.
The Escape the Cape Triathlon’s International Division began with competitors jumping 10 feet off the Cape May-Lewes Ferry into the Delaware Bay for a 1-mile swim back to the ferry terminal in North Cape May. The other legs were a 20-mile bike and a five-mile run, and the race ended at the terminal. (Thanks to Rich Szymanski for the description and notification.)
Daniel Wipf competed in the 1/2 Sauer 1/2 Kraut half-marathon in Philly, finishing in 2:06:36.
St. Andrew’s Sprint-Triathlon (June 15th – Middletown, DE)
Andrea Ladany 1:20:30.7 (2nd AG)
Shawn Coughlan 1:22:02.3 (3rd AG)
Theresa Cannon 1:25:01.1 (2nd AG)
Kelly Jones 1:26:37.2 (PR by 6 minutes)
Stacey Schiller 1:35:27.4 (1st triathlon)
Bruce Hubbard 1:36:59.6
Westside Way 10k (June 14th – Wilmington, DE)
Matt Cutrona 39:49 (3rd Overall Male)
Mark DeNio 1:50:37 (Dead Last)
Westside Way 5k (June 14th – Wilmington, DE)
Sheri Sweigart 22:35 (3rd Overall Female)
XTERRA Richmond 21k (June 14th – Richmond, VA)
Jennifer Loren 1:49:12
Separation Day 5k (June 13th – New Castle, DE)
Mike Reph 18:56.4 (2nd Overall Male)
Escape the Cape Triathlon – International Division
(June 8th – Cape May, NJ)
Josh Loren 1:39:13.1 (2nd overall male)
USATF Spring 2014 update:
The PCVRC USATF race team has just completed the spring season of Mid Atlantic club competition.
In the Grand Prix challenge (road race series) PCVRC fielded teams in all 5 of the spring races. Highlights from the spring series include a 2nd place team finish at the season opener Adrenaline 5k in Haddonfield NJ, 1st place team finishes at the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon, Valley Forge 5 miler, and the Moorestown 8k. PCVRC currently leads all clubs in the Grand Prix series heading into the summer break. We will reconvene in October for the Delaware Distance Classic.
We also fielded teams in the Mid Atlantic Off-Road series (trail) this spring. The most recent race was held on 6/7 on Forbidden Dr. in Philadelphia. PCVRC managed to do some last minute race day recruiting to complete our team roster. While we finished 4th for the day in the Wissahickon 10k PCVRC continues to hang on to 3rd place in the team standings after competing in all 4 trail events this spring. Special thanks to Andrea Rubinoff for her team building efforts.
The off-road series continues over the summer with a trail race in July and August. If you enjoy running on the local trail systems here in Delaware please consider coming out to join our trail team for a future event. All that is required is the will to finish and a current USATF membership.
In addition to the club challenge competition the USATF series provides individual age group competition (5yr age groups for the road, 10yr age groups for trail).
PCVRC is well represented at the half way point of the season.
Road Series :
Sarah Rusk, 1st place
Andy Weaver, 1st
Jen Loren, 3rd place
Mike DiGennaro, 1st
Lynn Knothe, 1st place
Jay Coughenour, 3rd
Sheri Sweigart , 1st place
Dave Wiechecki, 2nd
Kirsten Belair, 2nd place
Greg Cauller, 3rd
Carol Giampietro, 3rd place
Tom Steenkamer, tied 1st
Beth Howlett, 2nd place
Chuck Crabb, 3rd
Trail Series :
Lisa Jalot, 2nd
Josh Loren, tied 3rd
Andrea Rubinoff, tied 3rd
Paul Randolph, 2nd
In addition, the road series awards recognition to the top 10 individuals with the highest average age grade average using a competitors top 6 races from the season.
PCVRC ladies: Beth Howlett 9th, Sarah Rush 10th, Sheri Sweigart 13th
PCVRC men: Dave Wiechecki 1st, Dan Simmons 3rd, Lee Kauffman 4th, Jerry Hermann 9th, Andy Weaver 12th, Tom Steenkamer 14th
Congratulations to all competitors for an outstanding spring and thank you for making the USATF series part of your race calendar.
Calling all XC runners:
Looking ahead on the 2014 USATF calendar we have a unique opportunity to participate in the USATF Club National Cross Country Championships this fall. This is an annual event that rotates locations around the US. This year the XC championships will be hosted by our local Mid Atlantic USTAF organization at the Lehigh University cross country course on 12/13/14. The scoring is standard cross country format (order of finish) counting the finish place of the top 5 runners from each club. Races will be scored in 10 year age groups. I hope to build upon the fun and success our men’s 50 yr. old team had last year at the USATF Masters XC championships. We want to support men’s and women’s teams in the 40 and 50 year old competitions. We need a minimum of 5 in each age group to participate as a team. (I would love to field open teams (under 40) as well!)
Looking to hear from all the harriers out there soon!
Planning ahead? Think Philly and Rothman
Registration for the Philadelphia Marathon, Half Marathon and Rothman Institute 8K is currently open. Race organizers have set up a discount code (Grand Prix $2 discount) only for current USATF Mid-Atlantic members. To use this code click the “Yes” selection next to the question “Are you a USATF member”, fill in your 10 digit current USATF membership number in the next box and later in the registration process use “PMsave2” (without quotes) in the Discount Code box. NOTE: the discount code is not for the “Invitation Code” on the first registration page.
Races/results for the Grand Prix Circuit can be found at
http://www.mausatf.org/htmlldr/grandprix.htm
Races/results for the Off-Road Series can be found at
http://www.mausatf.org/htmlldr/offroad.htm
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 e-bulletin, member pricing at banquet, free Boston Send-off party, etc.
Any member who races for PCVRC in 4 or more USATF races, and is a member of USATF, will receive complimentary 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.
