27 Saturday Feb 2016
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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!”
Congratulations, April, and get better soon, Bruce.
24 Wednesday Feb 2016
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“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.
“As many of you [may] know, Dorothy was a major force for the preservation of open space throughout Delaware and, in particular, in the White Clay Creek area. Initially, she was a key leader in the effort to prevent the damming of White Clay Creek, which ultimately led to a major donation of lands acquired by the DuPont Company for the planned reservoir. These lands became the core of Delaware’s White Clay Creek State Park and Pennsylvania’s White Clay Creek Preserve. Subsequently she continued as a leader in efforts that preserved many hundreds of additional acres for the Park. She also was one of the main leaders of the campaign that resulted in the designation of the entire White Clay Creek watershed as a National Wild & Scenic River.
“Dorothy leaves a wonderful legacy of public lands and streams to be enjoyed by current and future generations. She will be greatly missed.”
—Andy Urquhart
Secretary, Advisory Council for White Clay Creek State Park
17 Wednesday Feb 2016
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Having seen the previous post, CRR Tom Apple, one of two Creek Road Runners on the island of Oahu, sent word from Hawai‘i. He says, “We had the polar vortex here too; it was 61 the other morning— BRRR!” Thanks for the “bad” weather update.
Just before Christmas, Tom ran what he called a “tepid” 21:01 in the 5K Jingle Rock Run in Honolulu, winning the 60-64 age group by more than four minutes and finishing 45th overall out of 3,614 participants. Not bad for an old man.
When Tom left Newark, he was supposed to have come back for two weeks every January to get in shape, much like he did the other way around while he was here. Guess life in the Pacific is too good to leave.
31 Thursday Dec 2015
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17th, annual, Creek Road Runners, event, fair hill, Ring in the New, trail run, Wring Out the Old
CRR Mark Deshon enjoys the end of another completed “Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New.”
The powerful El Niño that is in play this winter in the U.S. made this—the 17th annual “Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New”—trail run at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area one of the most comfortable, if not the most, in the history of the event, weather-wise. Despite two days of rain leading up to today, the course was not nearly as muddy as it could have been.
For the third consecutive year, the event attendance record was broken. With the addition of 11 “newbies,” a record 25 people (and one eager canine) came out to run/jog/walk all or part of the loop course.
See full story.
22 Tuesday Dec 2015
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Sounds like alphabet soup, does’t it? No, it’s not the latest social media abbreviation.
Our very own self-appointed “CEO” CRR Matt Robinson has been named acting director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation services at the University of Delaware, effective Dec. 31, 2015—the day of our annual “Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New” trail run.
Coincidence? Not a chance.
Maybe now in his new role (while he’s there), he can do for UD what he’s done over the past several years for Creek Road Runners—provide hands-off leadership. However, having said that, for his first order of business, most Creek Road Runners feel strongly that his first and foremost order of business should be to right a wrong by reinstating the men’s DI running programs at UD and bringing back beloved former UD coach and CRR Jim Fischer.
A pipe dream? Maybe. But never doubt the spirit and influence of a man who appoints himself as a “CEO.”
Robinson replaces Eric Ziady, who announced he was stepping down from the post. Congratulations, Matt!
Read Kevin Tresolini’s article in the News Journal.
Read the University of Delaware announcement.
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