Two successfully complete Philadelphia Marathon

08 Monday Jan 2024

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During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, two Creek Road Runners competed in and finished the Philadelphia Marathon. Held on Nov. 24, the marathon was the feature event of the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend of races, which boasted more than 35,000 participants.

First and foremost, 44-year-old CRR Andrew Weber, who had run this race and other local marathons in previous years, broke the three-hour mark for the first time and, in doing so, set a new personal best by more than seven minutes, finishing in 2:54:41. His previous best was a 3:02:13 at Philly in 2014. Weber placed 407th overall.

A veteran of many marathons over the years, 63-year-old CRR Tripp Shenton came in well under four hours with a finishing time of 3:44:53. He placed 3,442nd overall.

Interestingly enough, both Weber and Shenton placed 29th in their respective five-year age group. Congratulations to you both!

Farquhar places in Rehoboth Seashore Marathon

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.

Tague competes in two fall triathlons

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.

photo of Steve Tague in 2023 NYC Triathlon

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!

Going out with a (5K trifecta) bang

17 Monday Jul 2023

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For several years, CRR Bruce Weber has been placing prominently in his age group locally. Today, the former Dean of the Lerner School of Business at the University of Delaware has started a new job as Dean of the Zicklin School of Business at the City University of New York’s Baruch College.

photo of Bruce Weber, Bill Rose, and Mark Deshon — Bruce Weber enjoys a final get together with Bill Rose and Mark Deshon.

Knowing he’d soon be departing Delaware, though, Weber crammed in a few last 5Ks while here—two of them, in fact, in three days, in steamy-hot summer weather—and winning the 60-69 age group in each.

On July 2, Weber burned the Midnight Oil at its Red, White & Brew 5K in Glasgow, running a 20:40* while placing 7th overall. Two days later on July 4, he set off the annual Firecracker 5K in Wilmington by running a 20:29, placing 17th overall.

For his local swansong, Weber ran the Ulster Project Delaware 5K in Wilmington on July 13, placing 10th overall in 21:01* in sweltering conditions.

As representatives of the Creek Road Runners, CRR Bill Rose and CRR Mark Deshon took the Harvard track alum Weber out to lunch on Friday, July 14 (his final day in Newark) after jogging a 5K distance together out and back on Creek Road. He’ll be missed for sure, but Creek Road Runners wish him all the best, as he establishes a CRR presence in The Big Apple.

Wear the shirt with pride, Bruce.

*chip time