Pike Creek Valley Running Club News

1/31/19: Broad Street, Frostbite 5 Mile, Spartan 5k

Pike Creek Valley Runners,
It is a well-kept secret that all USATF runners for Pike Creek get into Broad Street GUARANTEED if you are a USATF member by the end of the day today. See the note below from Billy Wright.
If you picked up a running singlet at the Holiday party and agreed to run for Pike Creek, here is your first benefit. Sign up for USATF as a member of our team and you’ll get in to Broad Street.

But the FIRST USATF event is the Frostbite 5-miler in Ambler on February 23rd. Sheri and I are signed up, are you?
Dirk

PS, put this race on your calendar, member Lisa Jalot is an organizer…

IHM Spartan 5k
March 16, 2019, 9:30 am, Bellevue State Park
– Cool prizes for Overall, Masters & Age group winners
– Kids Dash & Obstacle Course
– Adult beverages for 21+
– Food sponsored by Corner Bistro
– DJ
– Register on Active.com or at the race

From: Billy Wright <>
Date: Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 11:44 AM
Subject: Broad Street Run Lottery

Club reps
I have confirmed with the Broad Street administration that they will again honor our membership with guarantee entry to the Broad Street members who do not qualify through the lottery. Individuals must be USATF members thru today (entry is tomorrow). Lottery window closes Feb 15. At that time forward to me quickly the CORRECT name (that which they used to enter the lottery), club name and USATF membership #. I’ll give it a couple days to collect info from you and then forward the list to Broad Street. I don’t plan to revisit this after I send the list to Broad Street so please stay on your membership.
Sincerely
Billy Wright

1/12/19: USATF Team Recap & 2019 Schedule

Hi Pike Creek Runner! This is a special issue focused on the USATF competitions and our running team. All runners are encouraged to join USATF and run under the PCRVC banner!

The following is from Tom Steenkamer, our racing Chair:

Happy New Year everyone,
We are 1 week away from the start of the 2019 USATF race season with the first trail race of the off road series.

There are a few changes to the series this year with the start of the season coming in January with the Chilly Cheeks 11k on January 20th and the absence of the Radnor Red Steeplechase in August (race discontinued). The race schedule is located here – http://mausatf.com/off-road-events/

The road series returns in February with the Frostbite 5 miler in Amber, PA on February 23^rd . This year’s race schedule is unchanged from 2018. The race schedule is located here – http://mausatf.com/grandprix-events/

2019 marks the return of the USATF Club National XC Championship races to the Lehigh University campus on the first weekend in December. Clubs from all over the country compete as teams running cross country courses with distances of 6k for women, and 10k for men. In 2014 the club chartered a coach bus to take over 60 club members to this event. We are hoping that we can bring another large group of runners to this famous XC venue and have a great day of running and socializing!

2018 was a great year for the club with a 3rd place finish in the road series, and 2nd place in the off road series!

I need to emphasize that the 2018 results were built on the legs and feet of a small number of individuals. Specifically we had 6 individuals compete in 10 or more races between the 2 series. These runners were doing this to support the club and not because they wanted to run every race (2018 season had 7 Off road events and 9 Road events).

In order to get to Lehigh in December we need increased participation in both the off-road and road series races for 2019.

To those of you who have been frequent participants of the race team – a huge thank you and reminder that it is time to renew your USATF memberships for 2019.

For new members – those who expressed interest in joining the USATF at the club holiday party we need you to complete the USATF membership process by joining USATF and declaring your affiliation with PCVRC, club number 08-0025.

USATF membership application is located here – https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/index.asp

I have been providing race team coordination for club for the past 6 years. We have had great successes during this time but I can no longer dedicate myself to this role. 2019 will be my last season as USATF coordinator. Can you take on this role? The club needs someone to step into this role and I am happy to help with the transition process.

Happy running and I hope to hear from all of you interested in joining our team.
Tom Steenkamer

1/12/19: Party Recap, Upcoming Meeting, USATF Team

Hi Pike Creek Runner! Greeting s and best wishes for a healthy running year ahead! Here’s what’s happening with your club…

2019 BoardWe are putting together our 2019 Board and are looking for both a secretary (take the minutes) and a social chair (manage the parties). If you have any interest in filling these positions, contact Dirk () or Wes ().

Social
Holiday Party
Our annual Holiday Party was a great success with numerous attendees! We enjoyed the hospitality at Timothy’s in Newark with the raffles once again being a great success – including our ever-popular Basket of Holiday Beer Raffle! Over 25 members joined or re-joined at the party. There was also a brief presentation recapping our success at the DDC that included the presenting of a donation to the Daughters of the British Empire, one of our big volunteer helpers at the DDC.

We are looking for a new social chair. We have a lot of people who want to help but we need someone to lead. We have ideas (and a budget) for group runs, happy hours and events. Will you be this person?

Calendar
Our 2019 Annual Meeting & Banquet is tentatively scheduled for March12 and our Spring Social/Boston Sendoff is scheduled for April 10^th. Mark your calendars!

At our annual meeting, we give out our coveted awards:

Runner of the Year – these are people we admire for their outstanding running/athletic abilities.

Member of the Year – these are people we admire for their contributions to PCVRC & running.

Rookie of the Year – this is the new person on the running scene (any age).

Volunteer of the Year – this is the person who we can count on to “be there.”

We also recognize multiple members for “Outstanding Achievements”.

Surely you know someone in our club who deserves one of these awards! Send your nominations to now!

Racing/USATF
Our club won $1175 by finishing 3rd in the Grand Prix Road series and 2nd in the trail series! Thanks to all of our runners! A special USATF newsletter will follow shortly!

DDC
Yes, we are starting already. Mark your calendars for Ocober 13^th. If you have any interest in serving on the race committee let Dirk or Dan Suher () know.

Meetups
Our weekly running meet-ups continue: Thursdays at 6PM at Delcastle Recreation; and Sundays 8AM at Panera on Main Street Newark. For some reason, the coldest days seem to bring out the most runners?!? Please come on out and join us for a group run!

Membership
The club currently stands at 127 family memberships with 205 club members. Welcome new members Marjorie Adams, Jacob Capin, Brianne Scott and Loretta Ward!

Time to Renew for 2019!
Membership can be renewed by sending a $25 check to PCVRC, PO Box PO Box 3259 Wilmington, DE 19804 or online at https://pcvrc.com/join-our-running-club/

Membership is only $25 and is good for your entire family. As a 501c(3), PCVRC membership is also tax deductible.Also, any member who races for PCVRC in 4 or more USATF races within a calendar year, and remains a member of USATF, will receive a complimentary PCVRC membership for the following calendar year. We will notify members in January if they are eligible for a free PCVRC membership.

New members who join on or after June 1 but before October 1 pay a reduced rate of $15 to cover their membership for the remainder of the current calendar year. All members who join or renew before October 1 are subject to our standard renewal policy. Anyone who joins on or after October 1st pays $25 that includes the remainder of the current calendar year plus the following calendar year. Membership Renewals are due by March 31.

2018 PCVRC Board

Officers:
            Dirk Sweigart, President
Wes Stafford, VP
            Adam Shilling, Secretary
            Andrea Riley, Treasurer

Other Voting Members:
            Tom Steenkamer – USATF
            Dan Suher – DDC Race Co-Director
            Christina Xia – Membership
            Ray Christensen – Emeritus
            Grace Carr – Communications/Marketing
            Sheri Sweigart – Social
            Jerry Herman – At Large

Sponsors Page – if you visit them, mention you are a member of PCVRC:

Wilmington Trust offers wealth advisory services for families, individuals, business owners, corporations and institutions.
www.wilmingtontrust.com/wtcom

Foot Care Group provides comprehensive care and treatment of the foot and ankle.
www.FootCareGroup.org

Harvest Market provides organic and natural foods, nutritional supplements, and natural health care products.
www.HarvestMarketNaturalFoods.com

Cheskin Chiropractic: Dr. Jeff Cheskin is a club member & long-time sponsor w/20+ years experience.
www.cheskinchiropractic.com

M&T Bank offers personal & business banking, credit cards, mortgages, investments.
www.mtb.com

New Balance Brandywine & Christiana stores offer a 20% discount to PCVRC club members.
www.NBretail.com

Delaware Meadery – Liquid Alchemy Beverages is located on located on Brookside Drive across from Banning Park.
www.liquidalchemybeverages.com

Heart Rate Training

Pike Creek Valley runner,
Got the following from Mike Monagle, Delaware Running Company. Looks like a very interesting event!

This Thursday evening we are hosting an open meeting about HR Training.

-Doug Adams of the Omega Project who has done extensive research and publication about running dynamic analytics.
-Gary Rosenberg of Garmin

Discussion topics will be optimal HR Training. The use of running dynamics to improve training and Race-Day performance. Use of Power Monitors for running. The talk is free.

-Questions can be submitted prior to meeting if there is a specific topic your members may be curious about.
Thank you
Mike Monagle

11/6/18: The Social Issue – Holiday Party

Mark your calendars for December 10th!

Our annual (and popular) Holiday Party is scheduled for Monday, December 10^th beginning at 6:30 PM at Timothy’s in Newark. All PCVRC members are invited – guests are requested to bring $10. Our usual buffet fare will be served. We are also inviting our sponsors and all the wonderful volunteers from our Delaware Distance Classic which was a big success!

Due to the great popularity of the raffles last year, we are doing this again. Everyone should bring a craft brew to contribute to the Basket of Holiday Beer Raffle! Sheri will be putting together a few other unique baskets to raffle.

Family members are welcome. Please RSVP on Facebook or email or reply to this e-mail.

This is a great time to bring a check and renew your membership for 2019. Membership is only $25 and is good for your entire family. As a 501c(3), PCVRC membership is also tax deductible.

Current and all past News Bulletins are online: https://pcvrc.com/pcvrc-news-bulletins-2/

2018 PCVRC Board

Officers:
            Dirk Sweigart, President
Wes Stafford, VP
            Adam Shilling, Secretary
            Andrea Riley, Treasurer

Links for Club Members

PCVRC Events Calendar: www.pcvrc.com/pcvrc-events-calendar/
PCVRC News Bulletins: www.pcvrc.com/pcvrc-news-bulletins-2/
PCVRC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/289855916248/