This time, CRR Tripp Shenton hopes to actually get to Boston. Last year, though he had a qualifying time, Shenton ended up missing the BAA-imposed cut-off time by just one second! He qualified for Boston by running the Shamrock Marathon last weekend in Virginia Beach in a very commendable 3:36:21, especially given the race conditions (20 mph sustained winds).
“I was pretty pleased,” Shenton said, despite the “Nor’easter blowing up the coast [that] hit VB late Saturday night and Sunday. Im glad I wasn’t running the half marathon; they started earlier and had to contend with heavy rain and high winds.”
It seems that when CRR Diane Kukich wants to compete, she looks for the not-so-run-of-the-mill competitions and always performs well. March 6 was no exception, as she won her age group (60-69) in the 3rd Annual Central YMCA Tri-Scramble indoor triathlon.
CRR April Anderson recently won her age division (70+) in the Hilton Head (S.C.) 5K. Her time was 41:59, edging out her nearest competitor by 40 seconds. Husband and CRR Bruce Hubbard watched and cheered, his own attempt at the Hilton Head Half Marathon having been squelched because, on the way to Hilton Head, he had taken a fall and broken five ribs. He conceded, “Life is tough for us 70-and-overs!”
“Dorothy Miller passed away at her home [yesterday] morning. She was one of the leaders of the initiative to establish an Advisory Council for White Clay Creek State Park and one of the initial representatives to the Council.
First, there’s the inaugural Beau Biden Memorial Trail Race on Saturday, March 19, at 10 a.m. at the Granogue Estate. Proceeds from this race benefit the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children.
Then on Saturday, April 16, the second annual Race to Save the World will take place in Middle Run Valley Natural Area at 9 a.m. This is a race in memory of Enoch Lee and will benefit the Enoch Lee Memorial Fund.
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