31 Tuesday Dec 2024
Posted in Stories
It was a bright and crisp day for the early-start edition of the “Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New” trail run, the event at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area that Creek Road Runners have enjoyed since 1999.
16 Tuesday Apr 2024
Posted in Race Results, Stories
In the 70-74 age group, CRR Diane Kukich is still training daily and racing occasionally…and nearly always winning. Her racing muse is her daughter, Christine, a Baltimore resident who has taken up running and racing pretty seriously over the past decade.
They register for and compete in races together, which, though they each run at their own pace, gives them good mother-daughter time. This is especially true when they both bring home hardware, which, depending on the race, is becoming more commonplace.
Last weekend, the Kukich women competed in the Coastal Delaware Running Festival.
The elder ran in the Cape Challenge, which included a 5K in Dewey Beach on Saturday and a 9K in Rehoboth Beach on Sunday. She won the 70-74 age group in both events with times of 26:43 and 50:12, respectively.
Christine did the Fort Miles Challenge, which included the 5K on Saturday plus a half-marathon on Sunday. Not to go home empty-handed, she placed second among her 30-34 age-group peers in the 5K in 22:50 and fourth in the half (missing third place by one second) in 1:44:08.
> about Diane’s amazing training streak (ongoing since Christine was born)
02 Tuesday Apr 2024
A year ago this month, CRR Matt Robinson, “self-appointed CEO” of the Creek Road Runners, graduated from the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program. In the photo above, he is being congratulated by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
Robinson heads the University of Delaware’s Community Engagement Initiative, but he has spent the last 20 years doing sport development work funded by the U.S. Department of State, the IOC, and the U.S. Olympic Committee. He has collaborated with the NBA, FIFA, U.S. Soccer, and the Olympic committees of multiple countries.
Robinson leads the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP), which has trained more than 400 coaches from 120 countries in 25 sports. He is a sought-after speaker on the topic of sport diplomacy, athlete and sport development, and developing legacy plans for cities and countries that host major international sporting events.
Plus, Robinson has always been a staunch supporter of running, and particularly the Creek Road Runners. Congratulations to our “CEO.”
Photo courtesy of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
02 Tuesday Jan 2024
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The 24th annual Wring Out the Old, Ring In The New trail event included a combination of 11 runners and walkers who came together to bid farewell to 2023 and help usher in the new year at the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in nearby Maryland.
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.
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