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Runners who joined for the Simmons farewell run included (front row) Bill Rose, Sue Simmons, Bob Bennett, and (back row) Mark Deshon, Dan Simmons, Shawn Alexander, Doug Repetti, Diane Kukich, Steve Goodwin, April Hubbard, and Bruce Hubbard. (photo by Doug Baker)
Runners and friends gathered on Friday to give an official farewell to CRR Dan Simmons and his wife, Sue. The event was highlighted by a simple out-and-back fun run of about 5K along Creek Road (where else?), then those who could make it shared lunch with Dan and Sue at the Deer Park Tavern. They will be moving to California in the near future and will be missed.
Simmons, a biology professor, retired from the University of Delaware recently. He holds the state record for his age-group (65-69) in the half-marathon with a 1:36:43 (and 20K, unofficially, with his half-marathon time).
Enoch Lee, a native Newarker and University of Delaware student, lost his life in a tragic car accident this past October. There will be a unique 10K trail run—“The Race To Save The World – Enoch Lee Memorial Run”—on Saturday April 18th in Middle Run Park (off Possum Hollow Road) in Enoch’s memory.
Self-proclaimed, self-appointed Creek Road Runners CEO CRR Matt Robinson publicly called out several of his peers in an opinion piece in the Wilmington News Journal’s Saturday edition.
CRR Diane Kukich won her age division (60-64) this past weekend in the Shamrock 8K in Virginia Beach, Va. Her time of 40:34 (38:44 chip time) was tops among 136 of her age-group peers. Averaging 7:48 per mile, Kukich placed in the top 100 overall out of more than 5,500 women. This was one of three races, which also included the Yuengling Marathon and Anthem Half Marathon. Congratulations!
CRR Cole Galloway joined 75 other internationally recognized thought leaders at TEDMED 2014, “Unlocking Imagination in Service of Health and Medicine.” Galloway, a physical therapy professor at the University of Delaware, shared the story of the 
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