Creek Road Runners extend CRR Stan Sandler and his family sincere condolences on the loss of his wife of 51 years, Judith Katherine Sandler.
Sincere condolences
07 Wednesday Aug 2013
Posted in News
Surprise, surprise
04 Sunday Aug 2013
Posted in Race Results
Wow, CRR Mark Deshon does a 10K and wins his age group? Believe it. Deshon put in a couple days of (what, for him, constitutes) longer training runs up in Maine before uncorking a 43:56 at the Maine Lobster Festival 10K today. He finished 21st overall out of more than 300 runners on the beautiful oceanside course in Rockland, Maine.
“The fresh morning sea air really helps, and it was a clear day with little humidity,” Deshon said. “Perfect conditions for my first 10K in nearly five years.” With the plaque he received for his 50-59 age group win, he now has a matching set with the one he won 16 years ago.
Though he grew up in Salisbury, Md., and has lived most of his life near Creek Road in Newark, Mark was born in Rockland.
CRRs travel abroad
23 Tuesday Jul 2013
Posted in News
While on a site visit for the NSCAA Advanced Director of Coaching Certificate, CRR Matt Robinson (left) met with Alan Irvine, Youth Academy director of Everton Football Club. Here Irvine consoles Robinson by saying, “Sorry, lad, but your football skills are not quite what the Toffees are looking for, but you do look good in your warm-up jacket.”
A few Creek Road Runners have been on the travel circuit lately.
CRR Matt Robinson, self-proclaimed CEO of Creek Road Runners, spent some time in Great Britain trying to create bridges between our country and theirs for soccer (er, “football”) coaching. At least we think that’s what he was up to. Some think he was trying to get the Premier League’s Everton club over here for a group run on Creek Road. See story.
CRR Bob Opila is nearing the end of his yearlong sabbatical, which he spent in Turkey and Australia. When he’s finally back in Newark after a visit to his beloved Chicago, he’ll likely be refreshed and ready for a triathlon. We suspect he had the time of his life in both countries. He spent his final day in Australia getting in a run with ”[his] mates” in the pouring rain. That’s dedication.
Most recently, CRR Charlie Riordan, obviously on hiatus from running Creek Road, visited with university dignitaries in Israel as part of the State of Delaware’s trade mission with that country. The real question is whether he found any Dunkin’ Donuts while in the Middle East. See story.
Fischer to head programs at DelTech
19 Wednesday Jun 2013
Posted in News
CRR Jim Fischer, who effectively lost his job when the University of Delaware dumped its DI men’s running program two years ago, has been hired to head up the men’s and women’s cross-country programs at Delaware Technical Community College’s Stanton campus.
See story in News Journal.
Fischer became the University of Delaware’s coach for men’s cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track in 1982. He coached the UD women’s cross-country team and its track team’s distance runners from 2008-11. Delaware eliminated the men’s indoor program after the 2008-09 season, then axed men’s cross-country and outdoor track after the 2010-11 season, citing Title IX concerns and economics.
Podium monopolization at Blue Hen 5K
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Posted in Race Results
It was a banner day, both weather-wise and results-wise, on Creek Road. Seven Creek Road Runners won their respective age groups, two recorded age-group seconds, and one took an age-group third among the 321 finishers.
CRR Bill Rose and CRR Mark Deshon share a podium moment with YoUDee.
Leading the way, with the best time of the day among our contingent was CRR Bill Rose, who placed 7th overall and won the 50-59s with a 19:58. New CRR Thomas Schumacher placed 11th overall and won the 30-30s in 20:25. CRR Bob Taggart took the top spot in among the 70-79s with a 24:27. Another newcomer, CRR Christine Schultz, ran a 24:51 to win the 40-49s. CRR Becky George was the top finisher in the women’s 50-59s with a 26:27. CRR Bruce Hubbard and his wife, CRR April Anderson, took top spots in the 60-69s in 26:01 and 34:47, respectively.
CRR Mark Deshon (50-59, 21:20 – 15th overall) and CRR Bob Bennett (70-79, 26:31) took seconds in their respective age groups, and new recruit CRR Dan Weile finished 13th overall while taking third in the 40-49s with a 20:33.
Even Creek Road Runners kids got into the act.
Aaron George, son of CRR Becky George, made it a mother-son double with a first among the 13-19s, finishing 5th overall in 19:39. CRR Christine Schultz’s daughter Lawson helped complete a mother-daughter double with a win in the 12-and-unders with a 28:38. CRR Cole Galloway’s entire clan seemed to be spread out along Creek Road, with his son Nathan taking first in the 12-and-unders with a 20:11, good for 9th place overall, and his son Nick taking a third in the 13-19s with a 22:11. Cole ran a 21:59.
Also notable was the emergence of CRR Steve Tague, who ran a comfortable 22:39 in his first race since having heart surgery two years ago. Glad you’re back!
As always, it’s great to see CRR Jim Fischer volunteering at the finish.
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