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CRR Bill Rose appears in Penn Relays video

30 Sunday Apr 2023

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Well, the news story video centered on 70-year-old Guy DeLillio and his friend Jack Garniewski, Salesianum class of 1971 alumni who ran in this year’s Penn Relays as part of the Delaware Running Club masters 400m relay team. But, our own CRR Bill Rose (center in the photo), who is nearing 65, was also on the team that competed and appears in the video.

photo of 2023 Delaware Running Club relay team

Here’s an excerpt of how Rose described his experience at this hallowed meet.

We were 6th out of 6 teams that finished [out of the] 10 teams registered. Two teams did not start (not surprising for 60+ teams).  One team was DQd for false start, and one team was DNF due to a fall. We did it in 68+ seconds. Our goal, which we claimed when we registered, was 68-72 seconds. We are happy and proud to have competed and finished.

Our sprint speed, if sustained, would equal a 14:10 5K—about a minute slower than Sam Parsons’ pace. [World best marathoner] Eliud Kipchoge runs 14:20 pace for a whole marathon. So I could keep up with [Kipchoge] for 100 meters, if I do a max sprint.

Anyone who has seen Rose train knows that he starts his training runs fast (seemingly close to “max sprint”) and keeps it going.

64-year-old “Rookie” of the Year

10 Friday Mar 2023

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Those of you who have been following the running exploits of CRR Bill Rose on CreekRoadRunners.org will know better than to believe that the word “rookie” in any way applies to him, both as a competitive runner and as a local age-group standout.

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OK, well Rose, who has enjoyed an extensive running and racing career, was honored last week by the Pike Creek Valley Running Club at its annual banquet as PCVRC’s 2022 Rookie of the Year. Not a bad return for someone who joined the club less than a year ago.

In recent years, Rose has done well at the shorter-distance races and was the stalwart captain of CRR’s successful Delaware Marathon 4-Person Relay teams.

We salute Rose, who recently retired from the University of Delaware and has been organizing CRR’s annual “Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New” trail run since 2019.

Congratulations and continued good running and racing!

Four CRRs shine at USATF XC Championships

27 Friday Jan 2023

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The 2023 USA Track & Field national Cross Country Championships were held on January 21 in Pole Green Park near Richmond, Va. Four Creek Road Runners competed in the Men’s Masters 8K race on a grassy, four 2K-laps course.

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CRR Clark Ridge, competing for the Colonial Road Runners, finished 75th overall among the 174 masters competitors in 31:36. He was 24th among his 40-44 peers. Ridge is the son of CRR Doug Ridge.

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Running with the Greater Philadelphia Track Club, CRR Bruce Weber was our second fastest runner. He finished 87th overall in 32:30 and placed 11th out of the 29 runners in the 60-64 age group. His age grade score was 80.1, which is considered “national class.” By age grade, Weber placed 59th overall.

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CRR Bill Rose, running for the northern Delaware–based Pike Creek Valley Running Club (PCVRC), placed 24th in the 60-64 age group with a 35:34, finishing 118th overall.

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In the 55-59 age group, CRR Keith Crispin, also running for PCVRC and placing 24th among his age group, placed 148th overall in 38:45.

Ridge, Rose, and Crispin all had age grade scores in the mid 70s, which is considered “regional class.”

A good showing for Creek Road Runners on the national stage. Congrats to each!

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Bruce Weber competing at the 2023 USATF XC Championships

Young and old show for 23rd annual trail run

01 Sunday Jan 2023

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Saluting the new year 2023 were Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New participants (from left) Elise Edwards (the two), Dave Edwards, Shannon Lennon-Edwards (the zero), Bruce Hubbard, Vic Kaliakin, April Anderson, Doug Repetti, Bill Rose (the other two), Greg Cauller, Dave Wiechecki, Keith Crispin, Sue Barton (the three), and Mark Deshon.

An unusually mild and damp New Year’s Eve morning greeted the runners with thick fog on this, the second Wring Out the Old, Ring in the New trail run since the pandemic struck. Thanks to CRR Bill Rose for once again organizing this annual event.

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CRRs take 3 firsts and a second

25 Tuesday Oct 2022

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Celebrating with YoUDee are 60-69 age-group awardees (on the right) Bill Rose and Bruce Weber.
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Once again, the CRR duo of unrelated Webers shone in a local race. In the annual UD Homecoming 5K, CRR Andrew Weber and CRR Bruce Weber both finished in the top six, the aforementioned (Andrew) winning the race outright in a stellar 17:19 and the latter (Bruce) placing 6th and winning the 60-69 age group in 19:19. Bruce’s age grade of 82.9 (which is considered “national class”) for this race was the highest of all the participants.

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Triathlete CRR Sue Barton won the 60-69 women’s division in 35:29. CRR Bill Rose finished second in the men’s 60-69s, placing 20th overall in 21:12.