CRR Jay Coughenour in fast company

20 Tuesday Mar 2012

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.

News Journal article on CRR Jim Fischer

20 Tuesday Mar 2012

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Last week, News Journal sports writer Kevin Tresolini wrote a nice article about CRR Jim Fischer. Hopefully, you still have a few free “views” left or are a current News Journal subscriber, so that you can check it out.

Don’t forget, you can make comments about the above-referenced article or about any post on the Creek Road Runners site.

CR – The “Granddaddy” of Delaware races

08 Thursday Mar 2012

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The oldest road race in Delaware turns 49 this year and benefits the American Lung Association. The Citizens Bank Caesar Rodney 5K and Half-Marathon will take place on Sunday, March 25. The 5K will start at 8:30 a.m., followed by the 13.1-mile Wilmington-area classic at 9:30. Details and registration information can be found on the Races2Run.com event page.

Simmons, Rose place in Snowball 5 Miler

05 Monday Mar 2012

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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!

CRR officially launches new site

01 Thursday Mar 2012

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Today we officially launch the new Creek Road Runners website CreekRoadRunners.org!

CRR Jim Fischer

This site is launched on this day in honor of Coach and CRR Jim Fischer, whose nearly three decades of UD cross-country and track runners have logged many a mile on Creek Road and whose coaching career at UD has, unfortunately, been cut short.

Jim has tirelessly worked to make running fun for all ages and all abilities and will be sorely missed within the University of Delaware community. All who are associated or have been associated with Creek Road Runners wish him the best as he plans his next route, which we hope includes his remaining in this area and staying connected with the running community that has benefitted so greatly for so long from his tutelage, advocacy, and love of the sport.

CRR Matt Robinson, self-appointed CEO

CRR Matt Robinson, CRR’s self-appointed CEO, hails this new site as “a positive step forward” for the nearly 30-year-old group. And, yes, because this site features a blogging component, you may comment on any post. You may also subscribe to email notification (see button in righthand column), beyond the occasional ticklers you’ll still get if you’re on the group mailing list. As in the past, posts will comprise notices about upcoming events, race results, news, and kudos—for giving props to our runners for off-road accomplishments. CRR Mark Deshon (pictured in righthand column) is the site administrator and webmaster.

The group currently has “outposts” in several locales in the U.S. as well as Switzerland and Hong Kong. “We want to make Creek Road Runners a global phenomena,” Robinson adds.

We hope you bookmark this site and keep coming back for more!