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half marathon, kauffman, marathon, opila, parent, parsons, rehoboth beach, simmons, strickland
CRR Christina Parsons flashes that smile of accomplishment after finishing her first marathon.
Three CRRs celebrated Delaware Day by braving the December 7th cold and completing the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon; three others ran the half-marathon.
CRR Christina Parsons finished her first marathon in under four hours, clocking in at 3:55:32. This placed her 13th in her age group (45-49) and 280th overall, out of 806 finishers.
CRR Bob Opila finished 12th among the 60-64s with a 4:06:09 in his first marathon since returning from Australia and Turkey. New CRR Michelle Parent finished her marathon in 5:06:34. Congratulations, you three!
In the half-marathon, CRR Dan Simmons posted a 1:37:45 to win the 65-69 age group, coming in 75th overall out of 1184 finishers! CRR Theresa Kauffman finished 9th among the 50-54s and 256th overall with a 1:50:34. CRR Rachel Strickland finished in 2:31:45, plus she ran along with Parent to help her finish the marathon, despite some painful tendinitis. A good day’s work.
Along with another University of Delaware professor, CRR Charlie Riordan has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. Congrats, Charlie.
CRR Dan Simmons could’t quite pull off his second double win in six days. However, he did win his age group (65-69) in the 10K with a 44:17. Simmons took second in his age group in the 5K by running a 22:41. Time for a well-earned rest…. Oh, yeah, there’s a cross-country race on Saturday. Simmons will undoubtedly be out there competing once again.
Two females each took an age-group first place. CRR Ann Jornlin, who converted to cycling as her primary sport several years ago and 
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