Three Creek Road Runners shone particularly brightly during the 49th running of the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon on Sunday.

CRR Natalie Rosenberg and CRR Holly Scott each took second place in their respective age group. Rosenberg ran a stellar 1:29:22 and missed winning the 19-24 age group outright by 10 seconds. She finished 106th overall. Scott, our Dover Creek Road Runner, ran a very good 1:42:01, placing her second among the 50-54s.

CRR Jay Coughenour was the top Creek Road Runner on the day with a 1:19:02, giving him a third-place finish in the 45-49 age group and 20th overall.

This was a great showing for these three, especially considering the fact that this race attracts so many quality runners from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Congratulations to all other Creek Road Runners who ran the race. It’s quite an accomplishment.  See complete race results.

The fastest Creek Road Runner you’ll likely see out there these days is CRR Jay Coughenour.  The 46-year-old recently placed 3rd in his age group on March 17th at the Adrenaline 5K in Haddonfield, N.J., a big regional race that draws many of the best runners from the greater Philadelphia area.

Jay’s time was 17:19 (5:35 per mile and age-graded at a national-level 82.52), placing him 56th out of the field of 922 finishers.  The fact that there were 55 other runners who finished ahead of him is testament to the caliber of the field.  Thirty-four-year-old Newark–area runner Mike DiGennaro, a protegé of CRR Jim Fischer (see today’s other post) and St. Mark’s High School XC and Track & Field coach, finished 3rd overall in 15:11.

CRR Dan Simmons, who has been winning his 60-64 age group routinely in smaller races, placed a respectable 6th (284th overall) in 22:11.

At the 29th annual JCC Snowball Five Miler on March 4 in Wilmington, CRR Dan Simmons (left) and CRR Bill Rose (right) each took home an age-group place. Bill finished third among 50-59s in 34:40, good for 27th overall, while Dan took second in the 60-69s with a 37:05, placing 45th overall. There were 264 finishers. Good job, guys!