25 Wednesday Oct 2017
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While many Creek Road Runners were enjoying success right here in Newark, the two unrelated Webers were off in major cities testing themselves.
CRR Bruce Weber (shown at right) ran the SIBOS 5K (a 6 a.m. start) in Toronto before attending a business conference on October 18. His 19:12 is a good race time for the 56-year-old.
CRR Andrew Weber finished 17th overall in the Baltimore Running Festival Half-Marathon and took second place among the 35-39s in 1:23:15.
Well done, both of you!
21 Saturday Oct 2017
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The annual Caffé Gelato Waffle Cone 10 Miler and 5K run/walk (new this year) will be held on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m. The 10 Miler is the quintessential Creek Road run, as the course takes you out Creek Road along White Clay Creek all the way up into Pennsylvania’s White Clay Preserve before reversing course and heading back to Newark. The event includes a buffet brunch afterward.
You can register online for the ten miler at a pre-registration cost of $40 (by noon on Thursday, Oct. 26) or day-of cost of $50, but Caffé Gelato owner and CRR Ryan German is offering a special price of $20 to all official Creek Road Runners. Simply email Ryan and say “I’m a Creek Road Runner and I want to register for the event.” Then bring $20 with you to the registration table during the day of the event and indicate when you register that you are an official “Creek Road Runner.”
Creek Road Runners thank Ryan for this generous offer!
19 Thursday Oct 2017
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CRR Bill Rose led the way at the Blue Hens Homecoming 5K yesterday, finishing as the first masters runner and winning the 50-59 age group in 20:27. There were three other Creek Road Runners, among the many who competed, who each won his/her age division.
CRR Mark Deshon and CRR Jen Pyle dominated the 60-69s, with winning times of 22:36 and 30:12, respectively. CRR John Bishop, in a rare race appearance, won the 70-79 age group in 36:05.
CRR Anja Leefeldt took 2nd in the 40-49 age group with a 25:34, CRR Becky George took 2nd in the 50-59s with a 25:54, and CRR Bob Opila took 3rd among the 60-69s in 26:34.
11 Wednesday Oct 2017
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Next Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, the annual Blue Hens Homecoming 5K is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. at Delaware Stadium.
The race entry fee of $15 jumps to $20 on Monday. You can’t beat this cost for a 5K!
10 Tuesday Oct 2017
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Scott Mackler watches racers back in 2009.
Come out for the 18th Annual Scott Mackler 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, October 22, the race starting at 12:30 p.m. The start and finish are at Temple Beth El on Possum Park Road in Newark.
It started in 1999, right after CRR Scott Mackler was diagnosed with ALS. Anyone who’s walked or run this 5K course in the past can attest to it being what CRR Mark Deshon calls “the toughest road 5K in Delaware,” which is why many people choose to take it light and walk. Creek Road Runners run it. The event features a full buffet after the run and awards for top finishers.
Though Mackler lost his long battle with this degenerative disease four years ago, the legacy he left still inspires all to help those with this terrible disease, through research and assistive technology. Because of the Scott Mackler Assistive Technology Fund and donations from this race, there has never been an ALS patient in the greater Philadelphia area who has gone without communicative technology for want of money.
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