Delaware Marathon Volunteers Needed!
WANTED: Volunteers to help with the 2014 Delaware Marathon Running Festival on Sunday, May 11th. Individuals or groups welcome. Help also needed on Saturday, May 10th. For more information on how you can be part of this awesome running event, please contact Sue DeNardo at .

Course Marshals are especially needed on Bancroft Parkway any time between 7:30 and noon.

Broad Street Run Addendum:
Profuse apologies to whoever was left out. I broke my own rule about only listing people who sent in results and wound up leaving out a bunch of people. The corrected, hopefully full, list is below.

John Cahoon 1:12:19
Epi Camacho 1:24:27
Matt Cutrona 1:01:19
Jim Doherty 1:46:22
Katie Dougherty 1:19:46
Austin Gee 59:15
Dan Haas 1:16:36
Gerald Herman 1:47:07
Beth Howlett 1:24:03
Angela James 1:21:15
Chris James 1:17:42
Kelly Jones 1:18:57
Lee Kauffman 1:09:15
Amy King 1:31:33
Traci Melvin 1:17:23
Lisa Mentzer 1:30:56
Betty Olmstead 2:31:27
Pat Patanaude 1:38:55
Michael Reph 1:06:09
Joe Rullo 1:08:53
Sarah Rusk 1:06:15
John Schultz 2:45:15
Dan Simmons 1:14:06
Dirk Sweigart 1:16:34
Sheri Sweigart 1:16:34
Karen Turner 1:43:01 (First Broad Street!)
Lenora Wagner 1:47:03
Andy Weaver 49:56
David Wiechecki 1:01:17
Daniel Wipf 1:31:36

I wanted to highlight Kathy Belardo and Corla Martin. They are graduates of the Fall 2013 C25k program and both did their first Broad Street Run this year!
Kathy Belardo 2:26:34
Corla Martin 3:01:20

Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments:
Ray Christensen, Avenue of the Giants Marathon, May 4th, 3:37:53

John Schultz, Tyler Arboretum 10k Trail Run, April 5, 1:41:30 (3rd AG)

Seminar Series – Yoga for Runners
Announcing the next entry in our Seminar Series! Please RSVP to Paula Jermyn at .

Yoga for Runners Workshop
WHAT: Yoga for Runners
WHEN: June, 9th @ 6:30PM-7:45PM

WHERE: Hockessin Activity Center (Located right inside the PAL on Lancaster Pike)

HOW MUCH: Free to PCVRC members, $5 to non-members. Friends and family welcome

Running and yoga go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you are tight, sore, stressed, or just looking to clear your mind for a more focused training season, yoga may be the right thing for you.

What the heck is yoga anyway? Do we have to wear trendy clothes and bend ourselves into pretzels? Absolutely not. Yoga, like running, can be simple and effective with minimal equipment.
Yoga is an ancient practice that began in India. Physically, it can help you become stronger, and more flexible. Mentally, it can improve concentration and relieve stress. The breath in yoga is what links the mental and physical together. This “mind/ body connection” can help an athlete to feel more present and healthy in their sport.

If you think you’re too tight for yoga, think again. This workshop is tailored specifically for runners. It begins with a short introduction, breath work, and a series of beginner-friendly postures to strengthen and stretch the muscles. We will focus specifically on:
-Injury prevention
-Safe Alignment
-Core stability
-Stress relief for muscles and mind

It ends in a guided relaxation to leave you feeling calm and refreshed. Come give it a try!

Bring an exercise mat and bottle of water. Comfortable clothes are important. Keep in mind that inversions (forward folds) will have you upside down so fitted shirts can be easier than very baggy ones. Stretching ropes/straps are helpful if you are very tight.

USATF
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

New Newsletter Editor
Greetings from your new newsletter editor, Mark DeNio! I hope to fill the shoes of David McCorquodale and Dirk Sweigart and carry on what they built. (At least I know I’ll leave big shoes to fill. That’s one good thing from wearing 13/4E.)

Just a quick word of introduction. I have been racing for three years now but still walk 99% of the time. Delaware last year was my first half-marathon and next week will be my fourth! This fall I plan on re-joining the C25k group and start running races finally. I really appreciate PCVRC’s welcoming me even though I walk. It is great to see a running club bring all kinds of people in and give them support to start running.

As before please send in any race results you want highlighted (PR, first time, course record, etc.). This is the best way to make sure your results are included. I and others are watching Facebook and the usual race sites but it’s certainly possible to miss someone and we don’t want to do that. One of the beauties of this group is there are so many members with such varied race locations it’s hard to keep track of everyone’s activities.

Delaware Marathon Volunteers Needed!
WANTED: Volunteers to help with the 2014 Delaware Marathon Running Festival on Sunday, May 11th. Individuals or groups welcome. Help also needed on Saturday, May 10th. For more information on how you can be part of this awesome running event, please contact Sue DeNardo at .

Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments:
Here’s what’s been sent in…

Andy Jakubowitch, Dover Air Force Base 5k, Apr. 27, 17:36.9 (1st overall and a Course Record!!!)

John Schultz, New Jersey Marathon, Apr. 27, 6:53:08

Mark DeNio, Anthem Star-K (10k), Roanoke, VA, Apr. 26, 2:08:41

USATF
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.

Call for USATF trail runners!
Our next USATF off-road trail race the Triple Crown 10k is this Saturday at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark. This is a very runnable trail course through White Clay up to the PA state line and back.

We need your support! At this time we are short of a full team due to the VF race on Sunday, Boston recovery, as well as injuries. We must have 5 finishers to count for the team to keep us in the series! This is a great chance to score for our club. Day of registration is available for the TC10k and they provide a great post-race BBQ! Race details are at http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/traildawgs/tc/

Grand Prix too!

The next Grand Prix event is this weekend’s Valley Forge Revolutionary Run 5 Miler. Online registration has closed for this event but in person registration is available at packet pickup tomorrow, Saturday, April 26. Packet pick-up will be at the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau’s office located at 1000 First Avenue (Suite 101) in the Maschellmac Office Park in King of Prussia. Registrants can pick up their packets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on SATURDAY, April 26. National Park regulations prohibit monetary transactions in the park so there is ABSOLUTELY NO DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION!

The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Announces THE CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES:

Ernie Anderson – Multi sports at Conrad & Delaware State. Track coach at Delcastle

Tom DeMatteis – Soccer athlete and coach at St. Mark’s

Tom Hickman – Track and Field coach at Cape Henlopen

Alvin Huey – Multi sports at Milford and University of Delaware

Dario Mas – Racquetball

Derrick May – Three sports at Newark. Baseball for the Cubs and other MLB teams

Judith O’Neill – Martial Arts

Frank Shea – Multi sport official

Ben Sirman – Multi sport athlete, coach and administrator in Sussex County

John Testa – Multi sports at St. Mark’s and wrestling at Clarion University

The annual gala induction banquet will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Chase Center on the Wilmington Riverfront. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a social hour and silent auction with the dinner beginning at 6:45 p.m.

To purchase banquet tickets to this grand night celebrating the best in Delaware sports, e-mail Sue Holloway at or call 302-992-0550. Banquet tickets are $60 each. Tables for 10 are available. No tickets sold after May 7, 2014.

Checks payable to: “DSMHOF” can be mailed to: Sue Holloway, 3 Blackberry Lane, Wilmington, DE 19807. Tickets may be purchased using Visa or MasterCard by calling Sue Holloway at 302-992-0550.

Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments:
Betty Olmstead, Ronald McDonald House of DE 5K, Apr. 19, 39:48 (1st in AG)

Boston
Seventeen of PCVRC’s talented runners ran the tough Boston marathon last weekend, under heightened security and with tremendous crowd support. Way to go runners, you’re Boston strong!

Jenifer Besten 3:43:39
Mike Brown 4:19:37
Greg Cauller 3:14:49
Jay Coughenour 2:57:24
Keith Crispin 3:10:55
Lori Culnane 4:09:38
Matthew Cutrona 3:03:53
Lee Dresser 3:43:47
Carole Feole 4:07:52
Bill Funk 5:52:37
Sheri Herrmann 3:33:43
Beth Howlett 4:28:31
Andy Jakubowitch 2:46:39
Lee Kauffman 3:26:24
Paul Randolph 3:06:08
Dirk Sweigart 3:27:05
Doug White 5:52:37

PCVRC also fielded teams, the top three scorers for each were:
45. Pike Creek Valley Running Club (Delaware), 9:12:12
Coughenour, Jay 2:57:24
Cutrona, Matthew T. 3:03:53
Crispin, Keith 3:10:55

49. Pike Creek Valley Running Club (Delaware), 11:51:13
Herrmann, Sheri L 3:33:43
Feole, Carole 4:07:52
Culnane, Lori S. 4:09:38

USATF
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.

The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Announces THE CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES:
Ernie Anderson – Multi sports at Conrad & Delaware State. Track coach at Delcastle
Tom DeMatteis – Soccer athlete and coach at St. Mark’s
Tom Hickman – Track and Field coach at Cape Henlopen
Alvin Huey – Multi sports at Milford and University of Delaware
Dario Mas – Racquetball
Derrick May – Three sports at Newark. Baseball for the Cubs and other MLB teams
Judith O’Neill – Martial Arts
Frank Shea – Multi sport official
Ben Sirman – Multi sport athlete, coach and administrator in Sussex County
John Testa – Multi sports at St. Mark’s and wrestling at Clarion University

The annual gala induction banquet will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Chase Center on the Wilmington Riverfront. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a social hour and silent auction with the dinner beginning at 6:45 p.m.

To purchase banquet tickets to this grand night celebrating the best in Delaware sports, e-mail Sue Holloway at or call 302-992-0550. Banquet tickets are $60 each. Tables for 10 are available. No tickets sold after May 7, 2014.

Checks payable to: “DSMHOF” can be mailed to: Sue Holloway, 3 Blackberry Lane, Wilmington, DE 19807. Tickets may be purchased using Visa or MasterCard by calling Sue Holloway at 302-992-0550.

Sponsor Advice
Sponsor Jeff Cheskin (Cheskin Chiropractic) recommends these articles on chiropractic for runners.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/11/04/sports-chiropractic-treatment-for-running-injuries

http://www.active.com/running/articles/how-sports-chiropractors-prevent-injury-in-runners

Race Results, Reviews and accomplishments:
Betty Olmstead, Girl Scout Thin Mint 5K, Apr. 13th, 40:21

Garden Spot Village Half Marathon, Apr. 12th, 3:12:39 (2nd in AG)

Denise Boyle, Philly Hot Chocolate 5K, Apr. 6th, 26.22 (1st in AG)

Delaware City Duathalon, Apr. 12 (5k, 17.2 mile bike, 5k)
Theresa Cannon, 1:52 (2nd in AG)
Shawn Coughlan, 1:46 (2nd in AG)
Liam Kauffman, 23:45 (relay)

USATF
USATF Double Jeopardy April 26th weekend

The next USATF events for both off-road and Grand Prix occur on the weekend of April 26. The off-road series continues with the Triple Crown 10k at the Carpenter Recreation area in Newark’s White Clay Creek State Park just north of Newark on Saturday. The club has typically done very well on our home course and we need your support to continue our success. Day of registration will be available for the trail race.

The road series will resume with the Valley Forge 5 miler on Sunday. Important note – Valley Forge does not permit day of registration due to Federal park restrictions. Please register online prior to April 20th!

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

Garden Spot Valley Half-Marathon Race Recap (Mark DeNio)
I went with Betty Olmstead and we drove up Rt. 202 instead of the usual Rt. 41 from Hockessin. We took Rt. 30 then Rt. 100 as if we were going to the Turnpike then we got on Rt. 322. That took us right into New Holland and near the race site. It took about an hour. I had a mental picture of the Lancaster area being much further away, probably because I would drive down from north Wilmington to Rt. 41 and then “up.”

At the race site we ran into Chrissy Hower, she is a “half fanatic” who only started running two years ago. She’s so accomplished now that she ran the Bucks County half the next day! I still walk and there was NO WAY I was contemplating doing a half the next day. Chrissy, Betty and I hung out as a group for the pre- and post-race festivities.

This was a VERY well-organized race. There were rows of porta-potties and attendants calling out when one became available. The registration tent could have been better organized simply because the pick-up was by bib number not name. Luckily I remembered mine but wondered how other people coped. There was a runner recovery tent that turned out to be food and drink not massage and other things. (The race mentioned showers and a hot tub available.)

At the start it took me over a minute to cross the mats since there were 1200+ racers. The course was well marked and I was never alone for long especially once I got to the out-and-back part of the course. Lots of hills and inclines but nothing killer. The “killer” hill was a short, steep hill we had the pleasure to go down first on the way out to the turnaround. I have other candidates for the killer hill. Each mile marker was painted on the ground as well as with a sign. The miles were painted in yellow until the distances differed then the half was painted in dark blue. Sometimes that made the marks a little hard to see but the signs helped.

Afterward all the food and drink in the recovery tent was free and even the spectators’ food court offered a free entree and drinks to the racers. Hats and shirts from this and previous years’ races were on sale. If there was an expo the night before there was no sign of it the next day. (It may have been in the registration tent like Delaware but I didn’t explore. I had to get back to the car and get geared up before the race. The tent wasn’t nearly as large as Delaware’s though.)

Another tent offered massages but there was a long waiting list by the time I finished and could sign up. I waited an hour or so and got my turn. Many thanks to Betty for letting me know about the sign up and suggesting I go do it before I finished eating and recovering. One thing EVERY race needs to do better is communicate what options are available to runners and how to access them.

All-in-all, it was a great day. I set a personal best, saw old friends and made a new one! I will definitely consider doing this race again. Now off to the Delaware Marathon Running Festival on Mother’s Day!

Boston Send-Off, Catherine Rooney’s (Trolley Square), April 16 at 6 PM.
Well, it’s that time of year again! Spring has sprung (kind of) and the Boston Marathon is right around the corner!! This year we will be celebrating those that are going to Boston by holding our annual Boston Send-Off Party on Wednesday, April 16th from 6:00- 9:00pm at Catherine Rooney’s in Trolley Square. No need to RSVP, just drop by anytime between 6 and 9 to congratulate those running the 118th Boston Marathon!

As always the club will provide the food, but the drinks are on you! Come on out and send the runners off in style!

The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Announces THE CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES:

Ernie Anderson – Multi sports at Conrad & Delaware State. Track coach at Delcastle

Tom DeMatteis – Soccer athlete and coach at St. Mark’s

Tom Hickman – Track and Field coach at Cape Henlopen

Alvin Huey – Multi sports at Milford and University of Delaware

Dario Mas – Racquetball

Derrick May – Three sports at Newark. Baseball for the Cubs and other MLB teams

Judith O’Neill – Martial Arts

Frank Shea – Multi sport official

Ben Sirman – Multi sport athlete, coach and administrator in Sussex County

John Testa – Multi sports at St. Mark’s and wrestling at Clarion University

The annual gala induction banquet will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Chase Center on the Wilmington Riverfront. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a social hour and silent auction with the dinner beginning at 6:45 p.m.

To purchase banquet tickets to this grand night celebrating the best in Delaware sports, e-mail Sue Holloway at or call 302-992-0550. Banquet tickets are $60 each. Tables for 10 are available. No tickets sold after May 7, 2014.

Checks payable to: “DSMHOF” can be mailed to: Sue Holloway, 3 Blackberry Lane, Wilmington, DE 19807. Tickets may be purchased using Visa or MasterCard by calling Sue Holloway at 302-992-0550.

USATF
Race Recap for Tyler Arboretum and upcoming “double jeopardy” weekend (Tom Steenkamer)

Last weekend the USATF off-road season resumed with the annual run through the Tyler Arboretum grounds in nearby Media, PA. The Tyler Arboretum 10k has become local favorite with trail running enthusiasts and this year was no exception. Once again the race reached its registration capacity selling out five weeks prior to race day. Thankfully the USATF trail coordinator and race director were receptive to our late request to field a full race team for this event.

Noted for its wide trails, rolling terrain and four minor stream crossings the Tyler 10k is a fun test for beginners as well as accomplished trail racers. PCVRC had ten runners complete the race. We received great support from our ladies at this event with three of the four finishing in the top six club age-graded scores.

43:40 TOM STEENKAMER 73.24 336.66
37:45 JOSH LOREN 71.95
44:41 PAUL RANDOLPH 67.08
49:45 LISA JALOT 64.32
50:33 JEN LOREN 60.07
1: 02:57 LORRI FENCER 56.58
50:10 CHRIS JAMES 56.21
53:23 SANG LIM 51.70
1: 41:30 JOHN SCHULTZ 44.20
2: 00.24 BETTY OLMSTEAD 36.69

In the club competition Greater Philly led the way based on the strong performances from their 50-year men (swept top three in the age group), second was Rosemont followed by PCVRC.

USATF Double Jeopardy April 26th weekend
The next USATF events for both off-road and Grand Prix occur on the weekend of April 26. The off-road series continues with the Triple Crown 10k at the Carpenter Recreation area in Newark’s White Clay Creek State Park just north of Newark on Saturday. The club has typically done very well on our home course and we need your support to continue our success. Day of registration will be available for the trail race.

The road series will resume with the Valley Forge 5 miler on Sunday. Important note – Valley Forge does not permit day of registration due to Federal park restrictions. Please register online prior to April 20th!