19 Tuesday Dec 2023
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There were 861 finishers in this year’s Rehoboth Seashore Marathon, held in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on December 2. CRR Bill Farquhar was among the awardees, as he finished 3rd out of 43 men in the 55-59 age group and 97th overall.
Farquhar’s finishing time was 3:22:40 (3:22:11 chip), which is a 7:43/mile pace. He was extremely consistent in and around this pace from start to finish and was the 87th man to hit the finish line.
Congrats, Bill.
21 Thursday Sep 2023
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Recently, the Office of Marketing and Communications at the University of Delaware published an interview article with UD’s Dean of the College of Health Sciences, CRR Bill Farquhar. One thing that didn’t appear was this veteran runner’s take on how the college that he heads integrates and supports running. Here’s what he said when asked about this by Creek Road Runners.
CRR: How does research on running fit into the goals of the College of Health Sciences [CHS]?
Farquhar: CHS has a large portfolio of research related to gait analysis. Most of this is focused on rehabilitation for various patient groups—not running-focused research per se, but we do have a lot of expertise in this space. In general, we have faculty and staff from multiple departments who promote healthy lifestyles, which include walking and running. Also, our excellent PT clinic has helped many recreational athletes return to their sport, including me!
30 Sunday Apr 2023
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Among the Creek Road Runners, four senior men ran in this year’s Broad Street Run 10 miler in Philadelphia in a crowded field of over 36, 000.
Three of the four placed within the top 25 in their respective age groups, which is remarkable in such an international field.
The fastest was 55-yr.-old CRR Bill Farquhar, who placed 21st in his five-year age group in 1:11:15*.
Just three minutes behind Farquhar was 64-yr.-old CRR Bill Rose, who finished 20th among his 60-64 peers in 1:14:20*.
With a top-ten finish in the 70-74 age group, placing 9th, the irrepressible 72-yr.-old CRR Doug Repetti clocked in at 1:31:01*.
Though not placing in the top 25 in his age group, 56-yr.-old CRR Keith Crispin finished in a respectable 1:29:12*.
Congratulations to each of you.
*chip time
13 Thursday Oct 2022
CRR Bill Farquhar has been named the new Dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware, effective on November 1. Farquhar follows in a growing line of Creek Road Runners who have assumed high-ranking positions within the academic leadership of the First State’s flagship educational institution. With Farquhar’s new position, two of UD’s colleges will be led by Creek Road Runners, the other being CRR Bruce Weber, current Dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.
These two academic leaders are also fast. Both were regulars in the teams that Creek Road Runners fielded in recent years past in the Delaware 4-Person Marathon Relay, including its winning marathon relay team in 2018.
CRR Eric Jacobson insists that this is “more evidence that UD leadership considers CRR membership and 5K times when selecting deans and [other high-level administrative positions].”
Other UD leaders among Creek Road Runners have included CRR Charlie Riordan (former Vice President of Research, Scholarship and Innovation) and CRR Tom Apple (former Provost), both of whom were on the chemistry faculty.
“Bill Farquhar is the ideal person to build on the College of Health Sciences’ momentum and strong reputation as we develop new opportunities and innovations,” said UD president Dennis Assanis. ”A nationally respected researcher and scholar, he also brings a deep knowledge of our college and our University that will serve him well in this important role.”
From 2011-17, Farquhar served as chairperson of the College of Health Sciences’ Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. A fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and fellow and vice president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), he also served on the Board of Directors of the Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology and co-chaired ACSM’s World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise and Vascular Health.
Congratulations from the global CRR community!
> See UD article on Farquhar being named dean
25 Thursday Nov 2021
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In the second longest historical race in Delaware, four Creek Road Runners collected age group awards in Newark on Saturday, November 20, either in the 10K or the 5K…
…or both in CRR Doug Repetti’s case! He did what we’ll call “the Repetti” by winning his age group in each of the two races. In the earlier 10K, he ran a 56:08, taking first in the over-70 division and finishing 54th out of 99 competitors. Then he ran the 5K in 27:19, winning the 70-74 age group.
While not winning his age group, the fastest Creek Road Runner on the day was CRR Bill Farquhar, who did manage to take a 2nd among the 50-54s, finishing 17th overall out of 409 5K finishers in a very solid 20:38. Farquhar doesn’t compete in many Newark races, so it was good to see him out there representing our crew.
CRR Diane Kukich won her 65-69 age group in the 5K with a time of 25:49. Despite winning her age group, Kukich merely took 3rd among her own family, as son Alex and daughter Christine, visiting from Baltimore, finished ahead of her. Then again, she’s several years their senior!
77-year-old running veteran CRR Doug Ridge also took home some 5K hardware, winning the 75-79 age group in 29:50.
Congratulations to all.
Note: Times mentioned were chip times (gun times unavailable).
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