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Amer completes Swiss half

05 Monday May 2014

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photo of CRR Paul Amer before the Geneva Half Marathon“But Swiss time was running out. It seemed that we would lose the race.” —Deep Purple

Though there was no smoke on the water or fire in the sky, one of our own fought through the pain in Switzerland this past weekend. Despite pulling a hamstring, CRR Paul Amer limped the final 6 km to the finish line in the Geneva Half Marathon. Running for the Aseat Toulouse (that’s French for “Creek Road Runners”) team, Amer finished in 2:19:14.

Asked for comment after the race, Amer noted, “I am quite happy in setting the all-time Geneva Half Marathon record for 60-year-old computer science professors from the University of Delaware.”

Congratulations to one of a kind!

photo of Dan SimmonsIn other weekend news, CRR Dan Simmons placed 4th among the 65-69s in the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia yesterday, coming in with a very respectable 1:14:06. Simmons finished 2041st overall out of nearly 40,000 runners.  Well done.

Locally, in the Race Against Domestic Violence 5K, CRR Diane Kukich pulled out her lucky pink shoes and won the 60-64 age group in 24:01.

Caesar Rodney awardees

28 Friday Mar 2014

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Three Creek Road Runners distinguished themselves in the 51st running of the Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon on Sunday, March 23.

photo of Holly ScottLeading the way with a win in the 50-54 age group was Dover’s CRR Holly Scott. She completed the course in 1:43:45 and finishing 292nd overall out of nearly 1,200 finishers. Very impressive.

photo of Dan SimmonsNewark’s CRR Dan Simmons claimed 2nd in the 65-69 age group with a solid 1:39:17, finishing 206th overall.

photo of Keith CrispinBlazing through the course and finishing 47th overall, Bear’s CRR Keith Crispin ran a 1:25:26 to take 4th place among a very competitive 45-49 age group.

Other notables: CRR Jay Coughenour ran a 1:31:24*, which is a good time for most, but he was obviously not running at his full potential. CRR Ryan German ran with Simmons most of the way but pulled ahead to finish in 1:38:10*.

*chip times (official times were not available)

Simmons in South America

17 Monday Feb 2014

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Dan Simmons beside uplifted corral on Isabela Island in the Galapagos

The following is a submission from CRR Dan Simmons about the recent trip he and his wife took to the Galapagos Islands and Peru. In his own words…

Sue and I splurged and took the trip of a lifetime in Jan-Feb. We flew to Guayaquil, Ecuador, for three days and then joined a National Geographic Expedition to the Galapagos.

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If you’ve taken a similar trip recently, perhaps to another continent or a CRR outpost in another country, let us know.  Tell us about your trip.

Thawing the Icicle

18 Saturday Jan 2014

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Two age-group wins were recorded by Creek Road Runners at the annual Icicle Ten Miler in Wilmington on January 12.

photo of Jay Coughenourphoto of Holly ScottCRR Jay Coughenour simply melted the difficult ten-mile course in 59:06, finishing 4th overall and winning the 45-49 age group. Dover’s CRR Holly Scott took the 50-54 age group with a 1:16:21.

CRR Dan Simmons managed a 2nd place among the 65-69s in 1:13:42. Other finishers included CRR Steve Tague (1:15:34), CRR Tripp Shenton (1:20:06), CRR Theresa Cannon (1:24:54), and CRR Bruce Hubbard (1:37:30).

CRRs conquer marathon and half at the beach

09 Monday Dec 2013

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CRR Christina Parsons flashes that smile of accomplishment after finishing her first marathon.

Three CRRs celebrated Delaware Day by braving the December 7th cold and completing the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon; three others ran the half-marathon.

CRR Christina Parsons finished her first marathon in under four hours, clocking in at 3:55:32. This placed her 13th in her age group (45-49) and 280th overall, out of 806 finishers.

photo of Bob Opilaphoto of Michelle ParentCRR Bob Opila finished 12th among the 60-64s with a 4:06:09 in his first marathon since returning from Australia and Turkey. New CRR Michelle Parent finished her marathon in 5:06:34. Congratulations, you three!

In the half-marathon, CRR Dan Simmons posted a 1:37:45 to win the 65-69 age group, coming in 75th overall out of 1184 finishers! CRR Theresa Kauffman finished 9th among the 50-54s and 256th overall with a 1:50:34. CRR Rachel Strickland finished in 2:31:45, plus she ran along with Parent to help her finish the marathon, despite some painful tendinitis. A good day’s work.