Membership Dues are due
This is the time of year when races are few and far between. Consequently there has been little news to report for the past few weeks. So this is a good time, as we are about to head into 2012 with fresh running dreams, to give some reminders.

Club Dues are due! Unless you recently joined the club (within the past four months), it’s time to renew your dues for 2012. However, not if you are a USATF member and ran for the club in at least four events. Simply send $25 to Pike Creek Valley Running Club, P.O. Box 3259, Wilmington, DE 19804. Don’t have us still reminding you in May to pay your dues. If, for some reason, you don’t wish to renew, let us know, either by replying to this message or e-mailing President Ray, . Please let us know of any changes to your address or e-mail address.

Club Award Nominations
At the next board meeting of the club, we will be picking winners of 2011 awards, which will be given at our awards banquet in early March. If you believe someone deserves an award let us know by replying to this e-mail, including your reasons why, so that we may consider the person.

Send Event Recaps
Club Members are encouraged to contribute to this bulletin. If you have a penchant for writing and would like to tell the club about a running event, please write and send to this editor, . Similarly, if you have race results that you would like others to know about, please send them. Generally, I try to report the results of all club members in longer distance events, such as the half and full marathons, all club members in USATF events, and a few prominent local events. There are too many results of 5Ks to report them all, so results of those are confined to club members who are among the top finishers. However, if a result of your 5K race is a PR or, perhaps one of the few times you won an age-group award, please let me know.

USATF Awards Banquet is set: The annual USATF Mid-Atlantic Award Luncheon to honor athletes whose performances in 2011 have been particularly noteworthy will be held on January 28, 2012. The flyer is online on the Mid-Atlantic LDR page. Space is limited and already half the tickets have been sold.

Free Gait Analysis
With the increased interest in barefoot running the past few years, club member, podiatrist Dr. Ray Feehery has been studying the issue. Below is his offer of a free gait analysis:
Barefoot running (traditional shoes vs. minimalist) / avoid injuries
Tuesday evenings in Jan/Feb – call 302-999-8511

Holiday Party Recap
Pike Creek Valley Running Club had another successful Holiday Party at Timothy’s in Newark last Wednesday evening. Despite a pouring rain, 65 people attended, equal to last year, including five people who signed up as new members.
Holiday Party pics taken by Kim are HERE

Hall of Fame coming soon
The club has finally started to work on its website to create a page for it’s Hall of Fame: http://www.pcvrc.com/members.php. Jerry Herman and Dave McCorquodale will be working on the bios. If you are a member of the Hall of Fame, we are asking you to send two pictures that you would like used to Ray Christensen: . If you don’t have any pictures as attachments, you can send hard copies to the club (P.O. Box 3259, Wilmington, DE 19804) and Ray will scan and size them. Let us know if you want any photos returned. If you are in contact with Hall of Fame members who are no longer active in the club, please contact them for us. If there is significant information you wish to add to your bio (as we will be working off the write-ups done when the awards were given), please send it to: .

Group runs continue throughout winter
Come out and run with us, even if you never have before. As long as it isn’t too icy, we’ll be out there at Delcastle Rec Area each Wed & Thurs 6pm and meeting in front of Panera on Main St Newark Sundays 8am. Plan to attend a special “Winter Run” on the Delaware Greenway Trail for Sunday, Jan 29 (see events page)

Haddonfield Adrenaline 5K
From Ed Maher of MA-USATF: Online registration for our first 2012 Grand Prix race, the Haddonfield Adrenaline 5K, is now open at: Run Sign Up for Adrenaline. USATF members for 2012 can utilize the $2 Grand Prix discount by entering “usatf” in the coupon code field. Club contacts please get this information out to your USATF Mid-Atlantic members along with encouraging them to renew their USATF membership for 2012 where applicable.

DDC & PCVRC Jackets
1. Contact Ray () asap if you’d like to order a jacket with either club logo or DDC 2011 logo. They’re sharp! Info at www.pcvrc.com/ddc.php and there’s another photo at our Facebook page: www.tinyurl.com/pcvrc

2. Discounted price on DDC Logo jackets: contact Ray to buy one of our remaining jackets for $65 in either Men’s M or Women’s M sizes. Ready for pick up anytime!

Seashore Marathon & Half
On this past Saturday the Rehoboth Marathon & Half-Marathon took place. A number of the Rebel Runners portion of the club went down to run the Half-Marathon. There were a few unfortunate glitches. When the course was being marked at 4 A.M., a gate was locked at the entrance to North Shores Park. One of the people came back later to mark the course, but the markings only guided people around the guardhouse, instead of proceeding into the park for a distance. Both the half and full marathon courses were off by somewhere between one and two tenths of a miles. Several club members may have missed out on a PR and a female marathon runner missed out in breaking her own age-group state record.

An individual problem was experienced by Andy Jacubowitch, who ran 1:17++ and would have been third overall in the half-marathon: (edited)

“A fellow Rebel Runner registered for the race, but was not able make it to the race, due to a business commitment. He suggested that I use his registration to race, and get into the after party. I accepted and wore his bib to run.

Since I had just run the Philly Marathon, and had not run since Thanksgiving, I had no intention of running well, or placing in the race. When I finished the half marathon in 3rd place overall, I knew I had to notify the race officials, so that I didn’t mess up the results, and cheat the Master runners out of their awards. I immediately went to the race trailer, explained my situation, and they edited the information for my bib number to reflect my proper age and name. At this point, I assumed that everything was OK and the results would be reorganized so I would be the top age group finisher for the 30 -35 age group. I was never notified that I was disqualified, even while talking to the timing officials…

The following was sent the next day in special eBulletin:
Seashore Marathon & Half Comments Clarification
In the previous issue of PCVRC’s E-Bulletin, a description, written by Andy Jakubowitch, was included, which created some feedback from club members of their disagreements with either his actions at the race or his opinion of the race management.

Accordingly, we are adopting this editorial statement, applicable to not only this particular story, but any and all individual accounts included in our E-Bulletins:
While PCVRC encourages members to write their own descriptions of racing events (within standards of civil language and legality), the inclusion of individuals’ accounts strictly reflects their own opinions and not that of the club. Articles may be edited for grammar, punctuation and continuity, but will not be censored if the above standards are met.

President Ray’s comments
I appreciate the concerns that some members have voiced about the Rehoboth race comments. Andy and I spoke about it. There was a miscommunication about whether his unedited comments were supposed to be the account he was writing for the E-Bulletin As races continue to grow with the popularity of running, our club can never support or condone infringements of the rules. If one runner is given special treatment, then what happens if 20 runners make the same request? If bib numbers are not transferable, or there is a procedure to be followed, it must be followed to be fair to ALL runners. In this case, I don’t blame Andy for asking, but if the Race Director permitted it, he’d be opening the door to greater confusion “down the road”.

(On a side note, I’d encourage runners who have a question or gripe with race officials to bring it up with them directly and not as an editorial. For example, we welcome comments & constructive criticism of DDC 15K but don’t want to be bad-mouthed in public before we get a chance to address them.) Also, please leave it to the club to take a position if questions are not addressed to your satisfaction – instead of inferring that PCVRC has taken a particular position.

I apologize to anyone who may have been offended, including the Seashore Striders, who put a lot of time into their many events. We absolutely invite members to submit accounts of races or events. Fair praise and criticism are fine, since we’re helping fellow runners decide if they should consider that event in the future. We’ll have recap of the rest of the Rehoboth weekend’s activities in next week’s eBulletin 😉

Race Results:

Rehoboth Marathon:
2:42:39 Enos Benbow, 1st 25-29

Rehoboth Half-Marathon (Gun times):
1:17:++ Andy Jacobuowitch, Unofficially 3rd Overall
1:30:09 Adam Shilling
1:32:30 Dirk Sweigart, 3rd 50-54
1:35:19 Sheri Herrmann, Ist Masters Female
1:40:19 Claire Neilan
1:42:37 Jim Steele
1:57:04 Lori Culnane
1:58:13 Darlise DiMatteo
2:04:09 Nina Smeltzer (first half marathon)
2:09:46 Lenora Wagner
2:17:04 Tricia Szymanski
2:17:04 Gelsomina Paolini
2:46:09 Rachel Bleacher
2:46:10 Ryan Perkowski

Wishbone Turkey Trot 5K:
27:08 Dan Feldstein, 4th 50-59

Jim Durkin had this remarkable set of race results in the space of about 39 hours:
Friday 12/2 – U. of Del. Reindeer Run 5K . 1st place 70+ Time: 24:56
Saturday 12/3 – Pineland Striders 4 Miler. 1st place 70+ Time: 32:29
Sunday 12/4 – Havre de Grace Reindeer 5K. 1st place 70+ Time: 24:42

Meanwhile there were a few other club participants at the first-time Reindeer 5K (which had over 450 finishers):
17:36 Matt Cutrona, Overall winner
18:56 Epi Camacho, 1st 55-59 & 5th Overall
25:08 Dave McCorquodale, 1st 65-69 (PB for year)
32:39 Carolyn Mccorquodale, 3rd 60-64 (PB for year)

Holiday Party Scheduled: Wed. 12/7 at Timothy’s
Club Social Director Rachel Bleacher has secured the upstairs room at Timothy’s, 100 Creek View Rd. off Paper Mill Rd. in Newark for the club’s Holiday Party. It will be on Wednesday, December 7 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. This is always a good time to renew your dues for 2012. Invite prospective club members to come as well. There will be a donation box towards food in case they are not prepared to join at that time. Your input will be appreciated on potential award winners for 2011 and club events in 2012.

Get your club shirt if you’ve never received one. Club jackets will be on display for ordering. Qualifying USATF members can receive their free club singlet if you still haven’t. Please RSVP to Rachel (see Events page) so we have an idea of how much food to order. Last year, over 60 attended.

Group runs continue throughout winter
Come out and run with us, even if you never have before. As long as it isn’t too icy, we’ll be out there at Delcastle Rec Area each Wed & Thurs 6pm and meeting in front of Panera on Main St Newark Sundays 8am. Plan to attend a special “Winter Run” on the Delaware Greenway Trail for Sunday, Jan 29 (see events page).

A sweet gift
Club sponsor Harvest Market Natural Foods now stocks Ray’s “Christensen Farm Maple Syrup”. Say hi to Bob if you drop in.

MAUSATF Series Complete – Members get free club renewal
With the Grand Prix and Off-Road series of MA-USATF over, the participants who completed four races or more between the two series have been counted. These club members will automatically receive membership in PCRVC for 2012. However, remember to also check your USATF membership if you plan to continue racing in the series. If it expires at the end of the year, you need to renew. Sorry this list is not in alphabetic order:

Mark Vilardo Tom Steemkamer, Vic Zwolak, Dan Suher, Josh Loren, Epi Camacho, Deborah Compton, Lee Kaufman, Dirk Sweigart, Theresa Kauffman, Rich Szymanski, Jerry Herman, Ralph McKinney, John Schultz, Jay Coughenour, Matt Cutrona, Bob Kleszics, Sheri Herrmann, Ray Christensen, Chris James, Carole Feole, Lisa Jalot, Fred Shufflebarger, Don Monagle and Greg Cauller.

Because I can make mistakes, if I counted you as doing three races, you may have done four. Let me know if I missed you and what races you did. These people I have as having done three races: Andrea Rubinoff, Pat Boettcher, Enos Benbow, Austin Gee and Jim Durkin.

USATF Age Group Awards
With the results in for the Grand Prix series, the club had a number of people who placed in their age groups. However, no one participated in enough races of place high in the overall individual standings. Epi Camacho was the highest placed male in 11th place overall; Theresa Kauffman was the highest placed female in 16th place.

The following win awards in their age groups: Lynn Knothe, 3rd 30-34; Carole Feole, 1st 50-54; Dan Suher, 1st 25-29; Mike DiGennaro, 3rd 30-34; Mark Vilardo, 1st 35-39; Jay Coughenour, 3rd 40-44; Epi Camacho, 1st 55-59; Vic Zwolak, 2nd 70-74; and Don Monagle, 1st 80+.

The club finished in sixth place in the Grand Prix Club Challenge. While this was the same finish place as last year, the club improved it’s overall average score for its top five finishers in each race from 77 points to 81 points. A score over 80 indicates the runner is a National Class runner. The fact of the matter is that six teams in the challenge had national class averages of 80 or more, with the top two around 83.5. With this level of competition, and with the fact that nine teams altogether fielded teams for the entire series, I feel that the prize structure needed to be leveled out and spread out so that all teams are rewarded somewhat with less discrepancy between the top couple of teams and the other seven or so teams. I’ve written to the Long Distance Running Committee of MA-USATF about this.

Delaware Open XC Championship 5K
In the Off-Road Series the last race took place on Saturday, November 26 at Brandywine Creek State Park. It was a gorgeous day and usually warm for this late in the year, which made standing around afterward to the always long awards and random prize selections easier. The club ran well on the hilly course and held its third place in the Off-Road Series. Below are club participants and their times and age grades.

– Name – – – – – – – – – – – Time Age Grade

10 Greg Cauller York PA M 52 19:22 77.40

14 Josh Loren Wilmington DE M 31 17:57 72.21
22 Epi Camacho Wilmington DE M 55 21:21 71.97
21 Bob Kleszics Hockessing DE M 54 21:15 71.71
30 Carole Feole Wilmington DE F 53 24:58 69.73
32 Lee Kauffman Wilmington DE M 53 22:26 67.37
31 Dirk Sweigert Wilmington DE M 51 22:23 66.43
13 Lynn Knothe Wilmington DE F 34 22:30 66.21
18 Sheri Herrman Wilmington DE F 42 23:43 65.34
81 Jim Durkin Ardmore PA M 73 28:26 64.53
39 Lorri Fencer Wilmington DE F 50 26:06 64.23
36 Christopher James Wilmington DE M 37 21:02 63.48
87 Dave McCorquodale Wilmington DE M 67 29:20 58.25
96 Ralph McKinney Wilmington DE M 66 35:14 48.05
94 Philip Lavelle Wilmington DE M 52 32:42 45.84

Race Results:
MS Run 10K
44:18 Lisa Jalot, 3rd Overall Female Master

Holiday Party Scheduled:
Club Social Director Rachel Bleacher has secured the upstairs room at Timothy’s, 100 Creek View Rd. off Paper Mill Rd. in Newark for the club’s Holiday Party. It will be on Wednesday, December 7 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. This is always a good time to renew your dues for 2012. Invite prospective club members to come as well. There will be a donation box towards food in case they are not prepared to join at that time. Your input will be appreciated on potential award winners for 2011 and club events in 2012.

Last MAUSATF Event
The last event in the MA-USATF Off-Road Series is the Delaware Open XC Championship at Brandywine Creek State Park on Saturday, November 26. Always lots of great random prizes at this event.

Philadelphia Weekend
It was a busy weekend in Philadelphia for Pike Creek Valley Running Club members with many participating in either the Rothman 8K, the Philadelphia Half-Marathon, or the Philadelphia Marathon. All three events combined to make up the final event of the MA-USATF Grand Prix series, so people were running for themselves and for the club. Immediately below are the individual times. The USATF age grades are not yet available. I’ve taken the liberty of noting some finishing positions in the age groups of the 8K even if they are below first through third, because the competition was tough (even world-class) and the most of age-groups were large (40 to 140).

While some people observed that the weather was “perfect”, others felt that, with the conditions of temperatures rising into the 60s and bright sun early on, it was a bit on the warm side for running long distances. (See comment in personal story below.) It is known that at least 10 people had to go to the hospital for emergency treatment. Two people died: a 40 year-old man just a quarter mile from the marathon finish and a 21 year-old U. of Penn student who had just finished the half-marathon. Philly.com stated: “Although both men appeared to have died of heart attacks, according to a police spokeswoman. A Temple University cardiologist said that was unlikely, particularly with a 21-year-old victim. Alfred Bove, who has run marathons, said runners should be checked for undetected heart problems, which can worsen as blood-sugar, potassium, and sodium levels drop during a race.”

On a brighter note, John Schultz completed his 50th marathon on Sunday (after having run the Turkey Trot 10K the day before. Speaking of 50, a number of club members gathered Thursday at Cafe Napoli for a pre-race carbo-loading, which was topped with cake to celebrate President Ray Christensen’s 50th birthday. Ray celebrated by easily besting the Boston qualifying time for his new age group.

Use this link to Don Ropp’s photos taken at Philadelphia Marathon &Half: See Photos Here

Race Results:
Rothman 8K
25:29 Dan Suhar, 6th 25-29
25:57 Mike DiGennaro, 5th 30-34
28:14 Greg Cauller, 3rd 50-54
29:16 Matt Cutrona, 4th 40-44
33:07 Lynn Knothe, 5th 30-34
34:16 Dirk Sweigart, 12th 50-54
36:52 Carole Feole, 4th 50-54
44:27 Jerry Herman, 4th 65-69
1:19:47 Don Monagle, 5th 70+

Philadelphia Half-Marathon
1:41:53 Chris James (switched to half from full – wasn’t feeling well)
1:42:59 Claire Neilan
1:43:57 David Baca
2:10:25 Denise Boyle
2:18:34 Leonora Wagner
2:18:34 Gelsomina Paolini

Philadelphia Marathon
2:44:08 Andy Jakubowitch, BQ
3:11:08 Michael Brown, BQ
3:21:26 Ray Christensen, BQ
3:24:30 Adam Schilling
4:46:21 Lori Culnane
4:59:26 Beth DeProphetis
6:26:45 John Schultz
Of 120+ Delaweareans, PCVRC members had 4 of the top 12 times

Other Race Results:

Bucks County Marathon
4:29:44 Dave McCorquodale
5:28:12 Steve Thorpe

Bucks County Marathon
I have fond memories of the Philadelphia Marathon. It was my first marathon (1995) and my first BQ (1996). Between 1995 and 2006 I ran it nine times. But over the years as participation increased, parking became a real hassle. One year I got a ticket parking where I supposedly allowed to park and had to write to the Philadelphia Parking Authority to get it removed. But in 2006 when the half-marathon was added and everyone ran together, I had had it. It seemed like too many people starting together, vying for the same running lanes. There were only 8,100 finishers in 2006. I can’t imagine what its like with 20,000 finishers – as there was last Sunday. I’ve already moved on. I did Rehoboth until it moved into December. Caught the North Central Trail for a second time last year. So I was ready for something new.

Thankfully along came the Bucks County Marathon the same morning as Philly with a cap of 500. It got about 350 registered and slightly less than 300 finishers. The course is out from Yardley, PA, along the Delaware River Towpath into and through New Hope, before returning to Yardley. It advertised that we had no hassle with the parking and, indeed, the Yardley Train Station lots easily accommodated all the runners’ cars. The start and finish were right there, so no one was more than a hundred yards from their car.

Another convenient feature for someone who had to travel 72 miles to get there was the 9 A.M. start. It made it possible to not have to get up in the wee morning hours. Leaving home just before 7 A.M., we rolled along I-95 past Penn’s Landing and saw hundreds of the Philly runners going past.

In contrast to the mass start at Philly, the towpath is so narrow that the race organizers had wave starts of only 25 runners each every thirty seconds. We were seeded by predicted finish time and I started in the ninth wave. We zigzagged through the streets of Yardley and were on the trail within a third of a mile. The strategy worked as people were well spread out, yet not out of sight. It always helps to feel that you are chasing someone.

The surface of the trail was of two varieties: The first roughly nine miles (and last nine) was composed of fairly fine reddish gravel. This felt comfortable in the beginning. As we neared Yardley, the gravel became small stone and in thin shoes I was feeling a lot of the stones crunching my metatarsals and my pace slowed. The only “hills” were a dozen steps in New Hope and a few large culverts for drainage from the canal if it overfilled. But my lack of training (I only do marathons – I don’t train properly for them) meant that my legs tired. By the time I got back to the finer gravel I wasn’t lifting my legs enough and was scuffling along the surface. That wouldn’t happen on a smoother road surface.

The course also featured some humorous signs, referenced to the Philly, New York and Boston Marathons. One sign simply said “Mule” with an arrow <----. On the other side of the canal, at the bottom of an expensive property was an actual statue of a mule. At mile three, "Almost there!" At mile nine a sign said, "If you were at Philly, you'd be running up a hill right now". At mile 17 the sign said "Welcome to Newton, Home of Heartbreak Hill". Somewhere on the course, a sign had "Oh, no! Not the 59th Street Bridge!". Strangest one was "What happened here?", which was up in the New Hope area. Turns out it was the exact spot where Jessica Savitch, a well-known local news broadcaster, was murdered in 1983. Anyone who ran Sunday knows that it was inordinately warm for the latter half of November. I brought both a long and a short sleeved shirt. Eventually I choose to wear the short, but probably could have worn a singlet. However, unlike Philly, even though we were starting two hours later, we were in a rural wooded setting. It was still fairly cool at the start and the first ten miles were good because there were trees (no leaves) to help break up the effect of the sun. However, nearing New Hope, I felt more exposed to the sun and it was warm. However, by the last third of the race the sky began to cloud up and that kept things manageable. (After the race I wrote to the director suggesting possibly an 8 a.m. start to avoid as much warmth on an unusual day such as this one was.) The water stops were sufficient for a cool day, but just a bit sparse for the warmth. However, I made sure to take water and Gatorade at each stop and was sufficiently hydrated. One mistake I made was not timing my fuel intake right before I reached the hydration points. I got away with it until mile 21 when I had used up my bottles of goo and was down to a couple PowerGels. I took some of one and it was really thick. After a couple swallows, I felt myself unable to hold it down and it and the drink I had a mile before came back up. No more PowerGels for me. This was marathon #5 in my run-walk experiment. The results were not positive for me. I think I could just run a tad slower and do just as well. I still end up feeling tired legs at about the same point in the race as I always do. Of the five marathons I’ve done this year where I didn’t have some major problem(there were three like that), two were without planned walking and three were with walking breaks. Although this last one was the best time by a couple dozen seconds, those five times are all within a minute 49 seconds of each other.

Recommendation: If you crave the crowds and noise, this is not the marathon for you. If you’d like a quiet run along a towpath, with the canal on one side and, at times, the Delaware River on the other, this is the one. One disappointment for a Delaware runner. There was a postrace party at a place somewhere in Bucks County called “The Pourhouse”. Sounds good for a beer lover. But it is 18 miles away from Yardley. Meanwhile, I-95 is a couple miles outside of Yardley, which makes rolling back to Delaware very easy. Carolyn (who did a ten mile training run on the towpath) and I found the Yardley Inn for our own re-fueling. It’s right on the Delaware River, but it’s a tad pricey.

b>Holiday Party Scheduled
Club Social Director Rachel Bleacher has secured the upstairs room at Timothy’s, 100 Creek View Rd. off Paper Mill Rd. in Newark for the club’s Holiday Party. It will be on Wednesday, December 7 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. This is always a good time to renew your dues for 2012. Invite prospective club members to come as well. There will be a donation box towards food in case they are not prepared to join at that time.
Your input will be appreciated on potential award winners for 2011 and club events in 2012.

From President Ray:
Philadelphia Marathon Expo & Bibs
PCVRC leads off the Philadelphia Marathon Health & Fitness Expo Seminar Series with a Friday 1pm presentation of ‘Better Results by Joining a Running Club’. Call Ray (302-633-1482) if you’d like to participate by answering questions or if you’d like to carpool or have your race bib picked up for the 8K, Half or Full. Also contact me if you’d like to carpool on Sunday.

USATF Discount Plan – Join Our Team!
For the past 2 years, the club has given all of our USATF Series money awards directly to participants in the form of FREE club dues for the following year. We will likely win a smaller amount this year (due to increased competition), but the board has decided that all club USATF members who’ve represented us in at least 4 road and/or trail series events will receive free club membership for 2012. A list of eligible members will be printed in next eBulletin. This will remain a year-to-year decision.

As a further bonus, anyone on that list who has not yet received a club singlet will get one at no cost. They will be distributed at the Holiday Party. Those not eligible for a free singlet can purchase one at a discount price of just $10. So consider joining USATF ($29) for 2012 and run some interesting races with our team. Carpool with us!

Club Shirts at Holiday Party
For those who have never received a PCVRC tech shirt, please pick yours up at Timothy’s on 12/7 when you renew membership. New Balance has donated an additional 24 shirts, so most sizes are available.

Club Jackets
Orders will be taken at the Holiday Party for our $70 club jacket with your choice of PCVRC logo or DDC 15k logo. Come to check out the nice embroidery. See photos at our Facebook page: www.tinyurl.com/pcvrc Invite local friends to join our Facebook Group, even if not yet a club member. Post photos of interesting races you run!

Successful Surgery
Our USATF Team Coordinator Rich Szymanski had surgery on Wednesday to remove cancer in his kidney.
Tricia says: “Surgery was a success and they were able to keep 80% of his kidney. He’s doing great and we can officially say he’s cancer free. We have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Thanks for everyone’s continued prayers!”

From Ed Maher of MA-USATF:
During the Philadelphia Marathon Expo this Friday & Saturday there will be fourteen seminars on various running topics. Mid-Atlantic clubs and individual members have become involved with this and are leading several of the seminars! A schedule should be available on the Marathon web site soon but I’ve attached one with this email so you’ll have advance info on the topics & times.