19 Tuesday Dec 2023
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There were 861 finishers in this year’s Rehoboth Seashore Marathon, held in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on December 2. CRR Bill Farquhar was among the awardees, as he finished 3rd out of 43 men in the 55-59 age group and 97th overall.
Farquhar’s finishing time was 3:22:40 (3:22:11 chip), which is a 7:43/mile pace. He was extremely consistent in and around this pace from start to finish and was the 87th man to hit the finish line.
Congrats, Bill.
31 Tuesday Oct 2023
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Local triathlete and CRR Steve Tague ventured to the D.C. area and The Big Apple to compete in triathlon events this fall.
In the Reston Triathlon on September 10, Tague bested 22 other competitors in his 60-64 age group in this olympic-distances event (1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run). He came in 14th overall out of 282 finishers.
Tague’s swim time was 28:06 (2nd among the 60-64s), his 1:11:00 bike (at 21 mph) was best among his age-group peers, and his 10km run time was 53:00 (3rd among the 60-64s). Adding 2:49 for the two transitions, his total time for the event was 2:34:54.
The New York City Triathlon event on October 1 was changed to a run–bike–run event due to massive flooding in the city. The swim was ditched for an opening mile run, which was followed by the 40km bike and 10km run. Tague finished an impressive 132nd out of 1,048 competitors and 2nd out of 41 finishers in the 60-64 age group.
A good swimmer, Tague reported that he would have won his age group in a traditional triathlon. “The guy that beat me I have [beaten] before, as I take a big chunk out of him in the swim (and a little in the bike) that he can’t quite make up in the run.”
Tague’s opened with a 7:50 mile, biked an age-group best 1:12:38 (20.5 mph), and finished with a 50:26 10km run (8:07/mile). Adding transition times totaling 4:01, his overall time was 2:14:53.
Not too shabby for a 64 year old!
26 Tuesday Sep 2023
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Here’s a 27-year-old flashback look at University of Delaware (UD) faculty retiree CRR Larry Cogburn, who recently touched base with a brief update.
Cogburn has been a Creek Road Runner very nearly since its inception in the 1980s, and it’s clear that he’s enjoyed the affiliation. Here’s what he had to say.
I have bought many Creek Road Runners tank-tops, T-shirts, and sweatshirts over my years at UD and have worn them proudly locally, nationally, and internationally [as evidenced in the photo].
I served as a US. Army combat medic in the Second Indochina War (a.k.a. Vietnam War) 1968-1969, arriving in that country days before the TET Offensive. Afterwards, I completed my higher education (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) under the VA’s G.I. Bill while maintaining physical fitness and enjoying years of mountaineering.
I joined the UD Animal Science Faculty in 1979, developed a robust research program in Molecular Endocrinology and Functional Genomics, and taught advanced animal physiology to Pre-Vet majors until my retirement in 2017. During my early days, I ran 40-50 miles per week and worked out in [UD’s employee fitness center].
My running declined after I reached 50 years old, but I have walked more and worked out regularly in the [fitness center].
And Cogburn is still working out each week. Kudos, and thanks for your service.
21 Thursday Sep 2023
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Recently, the Office of Marketing and Communications at the University of Delaware published an interview article with UD’s Dean of the College of Health Sciences, CRR Bill Farquhar. One thing that didn’t appear was this veteran runner’s take on how the college that he heads integrates and supports running. Here’s what he said when asked about this by Creek Road Runners.
CRR: How does research on running fit into the goals of the College of Health Sciences [CHS]?
Farquhar: CHS has a large portfolio of research related to gait analysis. Most of this is focused on rehabilitation for various patient groups—not running-focused research per se, but we do have a lot of expertise in this space. In general, we have faculty and staff from multiple departments who promote healthy lifestyles, which include walking and running. Also, our excellent PT clinic has helped many recreational athletes return to their sport, including me!
19 Wednesday Jul 2023
CRR Steve Goodwin has been a fixture on Creek Road during his 30-year tenure at the University of Delaware.
Not that he’s looking for publicity or anything like that, but when Goodwin (known to many friends, colleagues, and former students as “Goody”) retired this month, it was wholly appropriate that someone document in writing a summary of the true good that he did during in his teaching/mentoring career at UD. Here’s an excerpt from that article:
Goodwin, an associate professor of health behavior and nutrition sciences, who’s retiring after 30 years, was inspired to start [a class about happiness] about halfway into his career at UD after re-reading The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama.
“I want my students to be better people,” Goodwin said. “Being a better person can take on a lot of different aspects of their life, and certainly being healthier is being better in some ways, but I’ve always felt it was really important to affect them in the way they interact with others and treat others with respect. If you can help people do that, they’re a better person.”
Steve, Creek Road Runners wish you happiness always, both on and off Creek Road.
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