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
Posted in News
“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
23 Tuesday Feb 2016
Posted in Upcoming Events
Here are a couple upcoming trail races that should really interest off-road enthusiasts. Each is part of the Trail Creek Series.
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.
> Preregister for this event
> View/download event flyer (PDF)
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.
> Preregister for this event
> View/download event flyer (PDF)
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.
16 Tuesday Feb 2016
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Two Creek Road Runners had separate winter adventures with a camera recently.
CRR Mark Deshon picked an extremely cold weekend to run in the Adirondacks this past Saturday, while CRR Bill Rose stayed close to home and captured some nice wintry shots of White Clay Creek from scenic venues along Creek Road on a relatively balmy (ha, ha) Monday. Mark’s photos include a shot of the outdoor thermometer at -17°F as he started out (the wind chill was quite a bit lower) and a close-up showing his frozen eyebrows post-run. Click on photos below for a larger view.
Enjoy! The groundhog says we have a few more weeks to endure ’til spring.
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