CRR competes in triathlon nationals

16 Sunday Aug 2026

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Adding yet another completed summer triathlon to his bag, CRR Steve Tague competed in the USA Olympic Distance Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee on Sunday, August 9.

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Having competed in the nationals at least once before, the 66-year-old Tague simply wanted to “tri” it again, while he felt he still could. Well, he definitely showed well, finishing in the top third (taking 18th place out of the 58 male registrants) in his five-year age group.

Tague swam the 1.5K length in 25:15, an impressive 5th among his age-group peers; biked the 40K course in 1:13:29 (a 20.4 mph average), 17th best in his age group; and ran the 10K in 57:39, 34th among his peer group. Adding transition times of 2:52 and 2:10, respectively, his total time for the event was 2:41:22.

Always a serious competitor, Tague admitted his showing in the 10K hurt his overall placement. He commented, “I did okay. Great swim, average bike, and poor run. No excuses…was healthy, good conditions, just not enough training to be [as] competitive [as he wanted]. Still glad I went, as it was mostly fun until mile 3 of the run.”

We think “I did okay” is simply an understatement! Congratulations on yet a third olympic-distance triathlon in less than three months.

Hot triathlon summer for Tague

24 Friday Jul 2026

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Getting his kicks in the Olympic-distance triathlons this summer is CRR Steve Tague. Not sure if he’s scheduled yet for an August event, but he competed in both June and July in 1.5K swim–40.5K bike–10K run events.

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On June 7, Tague did particularly well in the Escape the Cape Olympic Triathlon in Lower Township, N.J. (next to Cape May). He finished 80th out of 500 competitors and won the men’s 65-69 age group. Among his age-group peers, he had the top swim time (22:54), the second fastest bike (1:06:13), and the fourth fastest run (55:54)—and with transitions a total time of 2:33:11.

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More recently, on July 19, Tague competed in the New Jersey SuperTri Olympic in Long Branch, N.J., again finishing second among the 65-69 men’s age group. However, he was a bit disappointed, as his times were not as fast as in the Escape the Cape. He again started out well with the second best swim (29:48) and bike (1:14:35) times in his age group. His run was sixth best (57:26), which along with added transition time gave him a 2:47:18 total.

Not too shabby for a senior! I think we can all agree that it’s pretty impressive.

CRR tidbits, local and global

14 Sunday Jun 2026

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From Europe to the Pacific and in between, Creek Road Runners are showing up and still representing. Here are just some recent tidbits.

HALL OF FAMER

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Jim Bray (left) received his HOF plaque during a spring track workout.

First of all, locally, CRR Jim Bray became the newest inductee of the Pike Creek Valley Running Club (PCVRC) Hall of Fame this spring. Bray has run on Creek Road for many years, most recently as a regular on the PCVRC’s Sunday morning runs. Bray joins previous inductees CRR Deborah Compton, CRR Jim Fischer, CRR Bob Taggart, and CRR Mark Deshon.

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His biggest claim to fame is that, as a Newark High School alum, he had held the state scholastic mile record of 4:15.7 for 28 years—between 1972 and 1999. In a 2024 News Journal article, he was listed as No. 15 of “the 30 greatest high school distance runners in First State history.” Jim has also been inducted into the Delaware Track & Field Hall of Fame.

Congratulations!

REUNION IN SWITZERLAND

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Jim Fischer (left) with Martin Wolfer and family in Zürich

It’s been nearly four decades since CRR Jim Fischer and CRR Martin Wolfer have been in the same part of the world. That changed recently, as Fischer and his wife Christine had a lunch date with Wolfer and his family in Zürich, Switzerland, about a 10K from Wolfer’s home.

Back in the late 1980s, when he was a post-doc at the University of Delaware, the Swiss-national Wolfer was a formidable racer who trained on Creek Road and at the UD track (in the early days of Fischer’s community track sessions). At that time, Wolfer held state-resident age-group records in the 5K and the marathon! Wolfer and Fischer were members of the Creek Road Runners team that finished second in the 1988 Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon’s team competition.

STILL HAWAI‘I STRONG?

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A happy post-race Tom Apple

CRR Tom Apple, a former University of Delaware Provost who trained on Creek Road back in the 2000s, is still going strong at age 71. After leaving UD, Apple spent several years at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry. Hawai‘i was good chemistry for him; he’s obviously in good shape. He recently finished as the winner of his age group in the Run for Woods 5K on Langhorne, Pa., and finishing 22nd overall in 25:42—besting many runners half his age.

Big five days for newest CRR

08 Friday May 2026

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The middle of April turned out to be a whirlwind time for our newest Creek Road Runner and the first University of Delaware President among our connection of runners past and present—CRR Laura Carlson.

From the very beginning of her stint as Interim President at UD, Carlson had made a point of getting runners on campus involved by holding weekly early-morning 5K group runs. On April 16, however, the eve of her inauguration as President of the University of Delaware, she held a special 3 p.m. version, which was attended by nearly 100 runners. The field for this fun run, led by Carlson, included CRR Bill Farquhar, CRR Mark Deshon, CRR Tripp Shenton, CRR Jeff Chase, and CRR Artika Rangan Cassini. Leaving from Mentors’ Circle next to Hullihen Hall, which houses Carlson’s office, the run headed south to UD’s outdoor track for a lap around the track and back.

The following day was a gala celebration on campus, as Carlson shed the “Interim” title and officially became President. For her, that pre-inaugural 5K was just a leg loosener, as she was due to run the Boston Marathon the following Monday morning.

Carlson is no stranger to the Boston Marathon, having grown up in the Boston area. She completed her 15th Boston, the 130th edition of the storied marathon, on Monday, April 20, clocking in at 3:51:10 (3:48:04 chip). As one of more than 30,000 competitors, she placed 19,339th overall, 7415th among all females, and 119th in her age division. Pretty impressive.

In relation to her position at UD, here’s what Rangan Cassini said about Carlson in the recent issue of University of Delaware Magazine. “Carlson’s approach is steady. Like a seasoned marathon runner who knows that the journey of 26.2 miles begins with a single step, she leads with skills gleaned on the course: preparation, consistency, purpose and an uncanny ability to listen…. Now as president, she’s zeroed in on one question: How do we position ourselves for success 10 years from now? It’s the kind of endurance Carlson knows well.”

Welcome to the group, President Carlson.

Three generations compete in the DMR at Penn

21 Tuesday Apr 2026

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Three generations of the Ridge family, including two Creek Road Runners—81-year-old CRR Doug Ridge and his 46-year-old son, CRR Clark Ridge—participated in the Philadelphia Runner Track Club Indoor Classic: All-Comers Meet, which was held Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Ott Center—the University of Pennsylvania’s new indoor track facility.

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Team Ridge—Doug, Violet, Calvin, and Clark

The two CRRs were joined by the elder Ridge’s 16-year-old granddaughter, Violet (who was recovering from bronchitis), and 14-year-old grandson, Calvin. The four entered the distance medley relay (DMR) as “Team Ridge.”

Calvin did the 800m leg after having already run a ten-second personal best (4:47) in winning his mile heat. His dad, Clark, was participating in the DMR after having run 3km (9:56, 3rd Masters) and mile (5:16) races.

Going into the DMR, Doug’s goal was to match his high school 880-yd. time (1:57) for his 400m leg, roughly half the distance but at five times his high school age. He accomplished this by a matter of seconds.

Violet opened with the 1200m leg in 4:35, then passed the baton to grandfather Doug for the 400m, which he covered in 1:54. In turn, he passed the baton to grandson Calvin for a 2:17 800m, who then passed the baton to his dad, Clark, who finished with a 5:17 1600m anchor leg for a total time of 14:04—just four seconds off their aimed-for target.

Team Ridge placed 18th of out of 24 teams. They believe they would have won among three-generation family teams or among teams spanning 67 years of age and including at least one female.

Although Clark Ridge and his family live in College Park, Md., they are in Newark frequently and take every opportunity to continue the long family tradition of running along White Clay Creek on Creek Road. Doug still routinely runs Creek Road several days a week.

Certainly, one can conclude that, beside the baton, this family has also passed to one another the “speed” gene.