Delaware Running Club

Mon., Sept. 6, 8 AM, Special Labor Day Group Run, AI DuPont HS, There will be no Monday evening run due to the holiday!

Sat., Oct. 23, 6 - 10 PM, Delaware Sports Club's Annual Fall Fling Gala Event, Figure Eight Barn at Bellevue State Park.   Great food, drinks, live music, and a silent auction.   All proceeds benefit our college scholarship fund for deserving Delaware runners.   Details!

Sat., Nov. 27, 10 AM, Delaware Open Cross Country Championship, Brandywine Creek State Park, Wilmington, USATF MAORRS, More Info.

Jeff Kammerzelt, 11:06:49, and John Schlosser, 11:14:20, both posted excellent times in completing the July 25th Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon.   Lynn Knothe turned in a pair of overall wins at the beach on the weekend of July 31st.   On Saturday she posted an 18:41 at the Venus on the Half Shell 5K.   On Sunday she doubled with an 18:43 win at the Run for JJ 5K.

Adam Singer has been busy racking up great duathlon and triathlon performances this summer:

June 13th, Franklin Lakes Duathlon, Pemberton, NJ, 5K Run/40K Bike/10K Run, 2nd Overall

June 19th, Parvin State Park, NJ Sprint Triathlon, ¼ m Swim; 12 mile Bike/ 5k Run; 1st age 50-54

July 17th, Sunset Duathlon, Bridgeton, NJ, 2m Run, 16 m Bike/ 5k Run, 1st age 50-54

July 25th, NJ State Tri, Mercer County Park, NJ. 1.5K Swim, 25 m Bike, 10K run, 2nd Age, 50-54

August 8th, Steelman Tri, Lake Nockamixon, PA, 1.5K Swim, 24 m Bike, 10K run, 2nd Age, 50-54.

Lynn Knothe won her age group at the August 14th Ausherman 5-miler in Chambersburg, PA with a time of 31:02.   Audrey Coughenour was the overall winner of the August 14th Pace For Prevention 5K in a time of 20:28, on pace with her father Jay.   Eric Larsen, 1:34:48, and Kristy Baxter, 1:38:31, traveled to NYC on August 15th to complete the Bronx Half Marathon.

Down at the beach, Caroline Silverman set a new 10-13 year old age group course record at the Seven Sisters Highway One 10K, finishing in a time of 54:49!   Way to go, Caroline!

Club members posted some great performances amongst a very large field in the August 18th Tour De Lance 5K: Rodney Rosario, 16:30, 1st AG; Amy Blithe, 18:16, overall winner; Lynn Knothe, 18:55, 2nd AG; Adam Singer, 19:03, 2nd AG.

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Results for the July 17th running of the 4 Pete's Sake 5K are now posted here.

We've received several inquiries on the status of our group runs during the summer.   The training schedule on the website has been updated, and yes, the runs are continuing throughout the summer.   Join us Mon. and Thurs. evenings at 5:30 PM at Tower Hill and Sat. mornings at 7 AM (8/7 AI - 8/14 JCC trail run (change from schedule) - 8/21 AI (change from schedule) - 8/28 AI).   Stay cool!   Stay hydrated!