31 Monday Dec 2012
Posted in News
CRR Mark Deshon with the bubbly
Since 1999, Creek Road Runners have been gathering on Dec. 31 at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area to “Wring Out the Old, Ring In the New,” celebrating the end of the year and the promise of a new one while enjoying camaraderie along a 7.5km trail loop.
Check out this year’s event review and those of previous years.
24 Monday Dec 2012
Posted in Upcoming Events
CRR Bob Bennett promos the course with the 10th Anniversary t-shirt.
It’s now less than a week away. Time for Santa to make a list and check it twice, to see if the Creek Road Runners will be nice enough this year to come to the 14th Annual “Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New” trail run at Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area.
Where?
Black Bridge Rd. parking lot off Appleton Road (north of Rt. 273)
When?
Monday, December 31st, 9 a.m.
How Far?
7.5km (4.67 miles)
How Fast?
Not to worry, this is a social run.
Whether or Not?
This is an all-weather event; we go regardless of the conditions.
Cost?
Nothing to run, but there is a parking fee (bring $5).
If you need more information, please contact CRR Mark Deshon.
10 Monday Dec 2012
Posted in Kudos, Race Results
CRR Dan Simmons posing for post-race photo
CRR Dan Simmons began chipping away at CRR Bob Taggart’s stranglehold on the men’s list of Creek Road Runner state record holders by blowing by Taggart’s five-year-old half-marathon record of 1:37:52 in the 65-69 age group with a 1:36:43* in Saturday’s Rehoboth Beach Half Marathon. In winning his age group, Simmons came in 53rd overall out of 857 finishers. In breaking this record, he also virtually broke the state record for the 20km distance, also previously held by Taggart. Simmons is a biology professor at the University of Delaware and is also a member of the Pike Creek Valley Running Club.
Congratulations, Dan!
*tag time, which was the official time listed
30 Friday Nov 2012
Posted in Race Results
Several Creek Road Runners mitigated any potential weight gain over the Thanksgiving holiday this year by running fast. Notables are the age-group awardees in the MS 10K and 5K races on Thanksgiving day and the Delaware Open XC Championships two days later.
Once again CRR Dan Simmons doubled his pleasure, this time by blitzing his age group (65-69) in both the 10K and 5K races in the PNC Bank Run for MS. Simmons posted a 44:05 in the 10K. He led a Creek Road Runner trifecta in the 5K (22:27), as fellow 65-69s CRR Doug Ridge (23:55) and CRR Bruce 
Hubbard (24:30) finished second and third, respectively.
One can easily make the case that the fastest old men in the state are Creek Road Runners, particularly if you add 70-and-overs CRR Bob Bennett and multiple state-record holder CRR Bob Taggart.
On the distaff side, CRR Theresa Kauffman once again ran both races and took seconds in each among the 50-54s, with 48:01 and 24:44, respectively. Not to be outdone, CRR Ann Jornlin won the 60-64 age group in 25:50.
In the men’s masters race at the Delaware Open XC Championships, CRR Dan Simmons placed third among the 60-and-overs with a strong 24:31, coming in 41st overall out of 83 competitors.
Congratulations to all.
18 Sunday Nov 2012
Posted in Race Results
Dan Simmons strides out on Valley Road in the 10K.
CRR Dan Simmons won the 65-69 age group in Newark’s Turkey Trot 10K and then did the same in the subsequent 5K. His 10K time was 44:01, and he came back with a 22:23 5K. Congratulations!
CRR Theresa Kauffman nearly equaled that feat, winning the 50-54 group in the 10K with a 48:00 and taking an age-group second in the 5K with a 24:58. It is worth noting that CRR Tripp Shenton’s 10K finishing time was also 48:00, but he had a faster chip time while placing third in the 50-54s among the men. CRR Bruce Hubbard placed third in both races in the 65-69 age group with a 52:00 and 25:27, respectively.
In the 5K, CRR Diane Kukich, reveling this year in her new age group, broke the course record for women 60-64 in 24:28. Way to go!
Other 5K age-group awardees included CRR Mark Deshon, who took third among the 55-59s in 21:07, and CRR Bob Taggart and CRR Bob Bennett, who placed second (24:56) and third (26:42), respectively, among the over-70 set.
This was the 39th Annual Turkey Trot, which is the second oldest road race in the state.
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