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Winter wonderland

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

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photo of Mark Deshon and Bill RoseTwo Creek Road Runners had separate winter adventures with a camera recently.

CRR Mark Deshon picked an extremely cold weekend to run in the Adirondacks this past Saturday, while CRR Bill Rose stayed close to home and captured some nice wintry shots of White Clay Creek from scenic venues along Creek Road on a relatively balmy (ha, ha) Monday. Mark’s photos include a shot of the outdoor thermometer at -17°F as he started out (the wind chill was quite a bit lower) and a close-up showing his frozen eyebrows post-run. Click on photos below for a larger view.

photo of thermometer reading -17°Fphoto of Mark Deshon after sub-zero runphoto of peaceful, icy White Clay Creek
photo of Pomeroy Trail bridge over White Clay Creekphoto of snowy White Clay Creekphoto of Wedgewood Bridge in winter

Enjoy! The groundhog says we have a few more weeks to endure ’til spring.

Three win at Waffle Cone 10

26 Monday Oct 2015

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photo of Bill Rosephoto of Doug RepettiA triple scoop, please, for the Creek Road Runners. The Caffé Gelato Waffle Cone Ten Miler, which features pretty much the entire length of Creek Road and some of its off-shoot trails (well into Pennsylvania and back), featured three age-group winners on Sunday, as well as a couple notable performances.

parsonscCRR Bill Rose came in 16th overall out of 269 participants in winning the 55-59 age group in a fast 1:08:20. CRR Doug Repetti sneaked in just under the 80-minute mark to win the 60-64s in 1:19:51. On the female side, CRR Christina Parsons took first in the 50-54 age group in a very respectable 1:22:13.

Race host and Caffé Gelato owner CRR Ryan German had a busy morning, placing fourth in his age group (35-39) and 22nd overall with a 1:11:22 effort, finishing second among the Creek Road Runners. Then he helped serve the post-race brunch! CRR David Coker, the third CRR to finish, ran an impressively steady race, placing 35th overall and a solid fourth in the 45-49s in 1:14:48.

Congratulations to all Creek Road Runners who finished, especially with the difficult uphill climb at the end.

Creek-Roadus interruptus

24 Wednesday Jun 2015

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downed tree from the north showing road damage

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downed tree approaching from the south

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A huge tree (at least three feet in diameter) came crashing down recently in the section of Creek Road a short distance north of the auto barriers, pulling with its root structure half the side of a hill and landing across Creek Road and into White Clay Creek. So heavy was the tree that even the pavement couldn’t stop it from splitting the road surface in two (click on photos for better view).

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looking south at tree across road, 150 yards north of large downed tree

If that weren’t bad enough, at least two more trees came down in last night’s severe storm, one blocking Creek Road, about 150 yards north of the aforementioned behemoth, and a big debris field of about 10 yards in length along the unpaved portion of the Pomeroy Trail between the two bridges north of the Laird Campus spur.

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debris looking south along Pomeroy trail

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Pomeroy Trail blocked by downed tree limbs

One can avoid these by 1) taking Creek Road all the way past the S-curve, like we used to do before the Pomeroy Trail was completed, and 2) take the trail and bridge to the east side of the Creek north to avoid the other two blockages.

cautionOf course, if you just have to see the damage close up, please exercise caution.

Blue Hen 5K this Sunday morning

04 Thursday Jun 2015

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photo of Bill Rose and Mark Deshon with YoUDee

CRR Bill Rose and CRR Mark Deshon share a podium moment with YoUDee in 2013.

Part of the “Delabration” Alumni Weekend activities at the University of Delaware, this 5K features Creek Road in a fast out-and-back race that starts and finishes on the Laird (north) Campus and incorporates part of the Pomeroy Trail on the way out and on the way back.

Come out and run on your “home course” this Sunday, June 7. Race start is 9:30 a.m.

Details and registration