Hi Pike Creek Runner,
Sheri and I are hosting a PCVRC “Run and Brew” on Sunday March 3rd. This is a rain or shine event. Details are:

10 AM – Meet in front of Panera on Main Street in Newark at 10 AM – run any distance, any pace. Sheri and I are thinking 10 miles…

12 noon – Meet at Midnight Oil Brewing Company for post-race brews and race story-telling

You do not need to run to come to the brewery.
Drinks are on you but…
the first 8 people who reply that they are coming and show up at Midnight Oil will get their choice between a PCVRC mug, wine glass, coaster, or race t-shirt (multiple years). While supplies last.

This goes to the club member list first, Facebook group later…so make up your mind and reply NOW to beat the rush. See map/details.
Dirk

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

Our 2019 Annual Meeting is scheduled for March12 at 6 PM at Klondike Kate’s on Main Street in Newark.  This is where we give out our annual awards and vote on the 2019 officers and board members. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to  (or text 302-545-7047 with name of attendees).

At our annual meeting, we give out these 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!

Our Spring Social/Boston Sendoff is scheduled for April 10^th.  Mark your calendars! 

Racing/USATF 

The mid-Atlantic Grand Prix road series returns this Saturday February 23^rd with the Frostbite 5 miler in Amber, PA on February 23^rd.  If you are planning to run, let us know so you can join us for any post-race get-together.

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! 

DDC

Yes, we are starting already.  Mark your calendars for October 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.  We get routine requests from potential club members and out-of-state runners if we are still having these, the answer is “YES.”

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.  

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

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

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

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