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A couple Creek Road Runners had unique experiences in two races on September 15.
CRR Dave Schultz traveled just north of New York City to run the Shawangunk Ridge Trail Half-Marathon—a grueling 13.1 miles over rugged mountain terrain. The race website bills it as “an adventurous trail with scrambles and squeezes.” Well, it about squeezed every bit of energy out of the 52-year-old Schultz, who didn’t expect it to be quite as menacing. Beginning in Minnewaska State Park and ending in Rosedale, N.Y., he completed the course in just over three hours (3:01:45), finishing 19th overall (13th male finisher) and winning the men’s 50-59 age group.
Right here in Wilmington, CRR Bruce Weber had a very different experience, as he won the inaugural Last Alarm 5K, during which he figures he only ran about 4.67K. Though he had a significant lead over the second-place runner, Weber followed the lead of the city policeman’s motorcycle, who was leading the way but made a 180-degree turnaround too early in the middle of the race. So much for course management. Weber clocked in at 17:42 but figures he would have been closer to 19 flat and would have won anyway had he actually run 5K.
Creek Road Runners extends condolences to the family and friends of 84-year-old John Schultz, who was not one of our group but surely raced on Creek Road dozens of times over the past few decades. He was struck and killed by a truck while crossing the street at on Friday night. Rest in peace, John; your race is complete.
On Sunday, October 30, at Caffé Gelato’s Waffle Cone Ten Miler on Creek Road, five runners took age group awards. CRR Bruce Weber finished 9th overall among the 344 participants and placed 1st in his age group (55-59) with a 1:05:59 (that’s 6:06 per mile!). Finishing 15th overall, CRR Bill Rose placed 2nd in the 55-59s in 1:09:06. Three others captured age-group 3rd place finishes: CRR Dan Weile (40-44) in 1:13:34, CRR David Coker (45-49) in 1:17:01, and CRR Bob Opila (60-64) in 1:38:24.
CRR Becky George (50-59) ran a 25:20, and CRR Doug Repetti (60-69) turned in a 25:56. The husband-and-wife team of CRR Mary Braun (50-59) and CRR Rich Braun (50-59) took an age-group 2nd and 3rd, respectively, Rich finishing in 26:28 and Mary in 26:56.