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5/17/14: DE Marathon Results, Broad Street, John Schultz, Crabowitz

Weaver top American at Broad Street Run
DelawareOnline article –

From the article:
“Newark resident Andy Weaver, 23, was first among U.S. runners in Sunday’s Broad Street 10-miler in Philadelphia.

The former Charter School of Wilmington, University of Delaware and University of Oklahoma standout was eighth overall in 49:56 and first in the men’s 20-24 age class. There were 35,166 finishers.”

Delaware Marathon Results
I was unable to search individuals for the 4- and 8-person relays. Please email in your times and I will send out a special edition on Monday.

The 2014 Delaware Marathon was John Schultz’ 60th!!!

2014 Marathon
Michael Brown

3:34:07.9 (1st AG)

Rachel Perkowski

4:17:24.0

Don Ropp

3:52:22.0

John Schultz

6:52:30.8 (2nd AG)

Michelle Zechman

4:37:31.4

2014 Half Marathon

Rudy Antonini

2:16:51.6

David Baca

1:47:08.4

Jennifer Besten

1:55:46.7

Kimberly Borges

2:00:22.3

Jerome Covey

1:37:00.4

Lori Culnane

1:51:45.2

Mark DeNio

4:02:31.5

Dan Feeney

1:11:45.6 (Overall Winner!)

Bill Funk

2:36:04.7

Beth Howlett

1:56:04.6 (1st AG)

Christopher James

1:51:21.0

Traci Melvin

1:42:14.2 (3rd AG)

Betty Olmstead

3:14:10.1

Robert Roche

2:38:01.6

Chris Staehle

2:35:50.7

Jim Steele

1:56:03.1

Tricia Szymanski

2:30:47.3

Erica Tarpine

1:57:29.2

Amy Temple

3:19:53.1

Doug White

2:16:53.2 (1st AG)

Daniel Wipf

2:08:43.8

2014 Delaware Marathon 4-person relay
Emily Morrison

1:01:42

John Schultz profiled by Philadelphia Magazine
Our own John Schultz was the subject of two recent entries in Philadelphia Magazine’s Be Well Philly blog! The first was about a photo taken during the Broad Street Run. The second was a profile of John, highlighting his MANY accomplishments in the 22 short years he’s been running! Please read both to learn more about this amazing man!

Broad Street Photo

John Schultz profile

6th Annual Crabowitz!
What: 5K run & Crab Feast
Date: Thursday, June 5th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Szymanski House (709 Haddon Road, Wilmington DE 19808)
RSVP: Rich at

Please mark June 5th on your calendars to join us for the 6th annual Crabowitz 5K fun run and crabs! We will be supplying crabs and pizza and our own Brewmaster, Tony BBQ, will once again be providing the “Rebel Electrolyte Ale”!

Please bring your drink of choice and let us know if you can attend. The run is optional and kids are welcome!

We are also continuing the tradition of collecting donations for the B+ Foundation. The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation honors the life of 14-year-old Andrew who battled leukemia and sepsis. Andrew’s B+ blood type became the perfect message – Be Positive – to reflect how Andrew lived his life and how he inspired others to do the same. The B+ Foundation is about kids helping kids fight cancer. We do this by providing financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer and by providing childhood cancer research grants.

Thanks and looking forward to another great event!

New Balance BOGO Women’s Apparel
New Balance Brandywine and New Balance Christiana are having a Buy One Get One Free on all Women’s apparel from May 17th to the 24th! Buy one piece of women’s apparel and get the 2nd one (of equal or lesser value) FREE!

5/9/14: DE Marathon Volunteers, Broad Street Results, Yoga Workshop

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

5/3/14: Newsletter Editor, Philly Marathon Events

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.

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

4/25/14: USATF Team Runners Needed, Boston Results

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

4/18/14: DE Sports Hall of Fame, Chiropractic, USATF, Garden Spot Half

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

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!