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Delco Road Runners Club Mission
A. To promote regular running as a life-long activity that will enhance the physical, mental and emotional well being of people of all ages.
B. To sponsor weekly fun-runs in Delaware County neighborhoods for fun and fellowship.
C. To promote communication and camaraderie among area runners.
D. To facilitate competitive racing and team competition for all interested members.
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| Hello Delco RRC |
Have something interesting to add to the email? Forward it to me at info@delcorrc.com. Thanks to those that always give me support.
With this quote in mind: And if you want even more ups and downs, try running some of the trails in your area. Not sure where any are? Come out to a Wednesday night Fun Run and we'll be happy to take you on a tour. You will be surprised what is in the area.
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| Swarthmore Fun Run - Every Wednesday - Our Most Attended Fun Run! |
30 runners and walkers joined up at the Swarthmore Fun Run last night. There was a nice breeze that made the run quite comfortable. All of you that were not there were missed. 14 people came out to Swarthmore Pizza afterwards for good food and laughs. Remember, you don't have to run to join us for dinner. Come on out and join in the fun. All abilities are welcome both to the run and to eat.
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| Delco RRC Board Meeting - Tuesday June 19th | |
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| Junior Development Track Meet |
Our Delco RRC, along with the Swarthmore Recreation Association (SRA), directed another successful youth track meet last Saturday morning June 9 at Strath Haven Middle School. Nearly 100 athletes, ages 3 to 18, participated. Two teams accounted for two-thirds of the turnout: the Swarthmore Recreation and the Delco Stallions. Low humidity made the sunny hot weather more bearable.
One of the meet highlights was turned in by 4 year old James Hansen who ran the 400 meters in 1 minute 45 seconds ! That's a 7 minute mile pace- not bad for a four year old !
Eight men and four women completed the open mile. Complete results are listed below.
Meet directors Andrew Armour and Byron Mundy would like to thank all the volunteers who worked the meet including 10 SRA parents and the following people: Diane Lista, Mike Gormley, Pete Belfi, Bill Morgan, Sue Affleck, Bob Fyfe, Steve Whitmore, Jack Labar, Diane Rowe, Marian Filtz, Larry Filtz, Mike Nichols, Katie Douglas, Kelly O'Brien, Aimee DiLucido, John Greenstine, Amy Binder, Steve Hamilton, Eric Mundy, Mary Beth Mundy, Terry Adamson, Chrissy Ribble, Grace Ribble, Chrissy Mundy, Bernadette DiLucido, Mike Fulginiti, Mike Fulginiti, Jr., Jup Gill, and Greg Milbourne.
Open Mile results:
5:29 Andrew Armour
5:40 Bob Fyfe
5:41 Mark Wenger
5:51 Mike Nichols
6:02 Clayton Coltman
6:08 Steve Whitmore
6:10 Aimee Dilucido (lst women)
6:28 Byron Mundy
6:31 Katie Douglas
6:45 Jodi Dawes
7:31 Nisha Peelman
7:32 Koen Peelman
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 When you send in your race results, please include the following: Name of race, date of race, your age, time, any age group award. Thanks
Scott Coffee Moorestown Rotary 8K Run - 6/2/2012
59 - Cassidy - 1:07:23
Maryland Association of the Deaf 5K Run - 6/10/2012
28 - Nicholas Nilan - 21:03 (3rd overall)
21 - Frank Nilan - 22:04
47 - Meg Nilan - 29:16
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Falling
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I am running uphill, not fast, having a conversation in my head with him, wishing I had said the same things but differently, wishing I hadn't seen the hurt land on his face like that, wishing I had more tact, less candor; wishing for restraint, for subtlety, for the ability to blind myself to the things that bother me more than they should; wishing for the strength to keep my mouth shut. And then I fall.
This part of the trail is no more or less narrow, no more or less rocky, no steeper, no slicker, no more treacherous than any other part, but I fall. What I think is: Oh, this again. What I think is: I fall.  My right hand bashes into the dirt, my right shoulder hits hard. I know what's happening to the skin on my knee. Now it's red, scraped against my tights, which have earned another hole, but soon that knee-skin will start to bleed and I will feel the blood slick and angry. I have bonked my head, but not hard, and I see a rock inches from where my skull hit. And I think: It's okay. I think: I will be okay. When I'm being kind to myself I say I fall because my stride is so efficient; I say I run with such economy my feet skitter mere inches above the ground, all energy moving forward, nothing wasted. I tell myself I fall because when I run I go so far into my own head that my body sometimes gets left behind. I tell myself I fall because I'm fearless; I charge down hills where others hitch and hesitate. When I'm being honest, I know I fall because I make mistakes. I don't pay enough attention. I get lazy. I try too hard. I don't try hard enough. I get distracted. I get cocky and start thinking about the fact that I'm eleven miles into a twelve mile run and haven't fallen once and then-down I go. I fall. I fail. The difference is an "i." An I. Me. I do both: I fall and I fail. Before I was a runner I had a boyfriend who ran. He'd go at night, after work, into the forest on trails that were rocky and rooty and dark under loblolly pines and thick kudzu vines and he would come back with knees scraped, leaves in his hair, glasses bent. When I asked what had happened he would say with a shrug that he had fallen and what did I want for dinner. How can you fall? I fall, he said. Who falls? What kind of a grownup falls? I don't know, he said, but sometimes I do. Years later, the guys I spent miles with on Saturday mornings became so accustomed to my falling that they barely stopped to wait for me. I would go down and they'd say, "Oh Rachel's fallen again," and would take advantage of the few minutes it took to right myself to retie their shoes or pee against a tree. Once, one of them fell, a leggy guy who kept a careful calendar and did business with numbers and wore suits to work. He wasn't hurt-no blood, even-but you would have thought he'd been assailed. You would have thought he had broken or bent something. During the rest of the run he talked about his fall, believing people like him didn't fall. I fall. I fail. I move on. At first it may have bothered me, but I can't remember, really, a time when I ran and didn't fall. My legs look playground-wounded, like kickball days after school, like summer nights spent hiding and seeking. When it's warm I wear shorts and skirts and forget that middle-aged women are not supposed to be so freshly battered. People see, worry, ask. I say, I run, I fall. They are confused. Sometimes I stay down a few minutes longer than necessary, allow myself a moment to absorb the shock. We grow up and forget those quick bits of suffering when tears come as a surprise. And then, over. The perfume of a mother's touch, a kiss, a treat. On we go. I do not like to fall, not any more than I like to fail. But falling reminds, as does failing. The question becomes how to proceed, how to keep moving, how to get there. The question becomes one of understanding, perhaps parsing the reasons why, trying to learn, trying to see what to do differently. Falling is a reminder that to try is often to fail. I used to strain to hide it-the shame, the hot flush of being found out. Whenever the memory of a failure sparked I would douse it before it could do an encore of injury. Push it away, will it gone. If I can't see it neither can you. This didn't work. Every misstep, every badly played move would return, looping in my head, reviving the disgrace, reigniting that heart-pang, that sick-twinge, the wanting to hide, to disappear, wishing I hadn't said yes, embarrassed that I had said no, not getting it right, not doing it well enough, not knowing. I have learned to look at my legs and see not just the ravages of damage, but reminders of all the times I have gotten up, have kept going, have made it back. I fall. I fail. I move on. RACHEL TOOR is a distance runner who used to be an "either/or" kind of person. She thought: either you were a nerdy little egghead, or you were an outdoorsy jock. She spent the first thirty years of her life indoors with a book. Then she started running...
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Upcoming Races this Week
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Friday, June 08, 2012
7:00 PM
Run DUB C 4 Mile Run and 2 Mile Walk plus Kid's Races Location: Kildares Irish Pub, 18 West Gay Street West Chester, PA 19380-3011 Contact: John Manion Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:00 AM 5K for Aidan J 5K, 1 mile family fun walk and children's races Location: Kerr Park, Downingtown, PA Contact: Melissa Marshall Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:00 AM RunWalkBark4Dreams 5K Run & 2 Mile Fun Walk/Jog - Sunshine Foundation, 1041 Mill Creek Dr., Feasterville, PA 19053; 215-396-4770 Location: Tyler State Park, Newtown, PA Contact: Shannon Connolly Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:00 AM MuckRuckus MS Philly 2012 10K - (9 and 10 June) - This event is an unforgettable two days of fun in the great outdoors featuring miles of a mucky obstacle course which teams slosh, slip and slide their way through while helping to create a world free of MS. Location: Ellis Preserve, 3855 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 215-271-1500 Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:00 AM 2nd Annual E-RACE Epilepsy 5K Run / Walk (Run starts at 7am, walk at 8:15) - Run in the zoo. Location: Philadelphia Zoo Contact: Rose Stolarz Phone: 866-941-5505 Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:00 AM Junior Development Track Meet Sponsored by the Delco RRC and the Swarthmore Recreation Association. See attached application form. Location: Strath Haven Middle School All-Weather Track Contact: Byron Mundy Phone: 610-534-2833 Sunday, June 10, 2012 9:05 AM 7th Annual Sheriff's Reserve Unit Run / Walk 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Fun Walk Location: Delaware County Community College, Marple Location, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA 19063 Contact: Debi Henderson Phone: 610-952-2858 Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:00 PM Dock Street Philly Beer Run and Music Fest 5-K race through University City ending at the Dock Street's Annual Free Music Fest! A portion of the proceeds benefit Cedar Park Neighbors Scholarship Fundraiser. Location: Dock Street Brewing Company in University City, Phila., PA Contact: Bryan or Marilyn
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Trail Running at the Haverford Reserve
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The first 2012 Thirsty Thursday Trail run will be June 14th (Tonight). Runs are ususally every Thursday night at 6:30PM. On that night the new Haverford Community Center will be having a grand opening at 7pm. I thought it would be great to get out there and show our support. Get out, run a bit and then we all could take a tour of the new building. Next week only, it might be a good idea to get there at 6pm so that you have plenty of time to run and then follow the tour.
We will meet at the Haverford Reserve in the Freedom Playground Parking lot (just above the turf field).
For all of those who have not seen the inside of this building it is nothing short of amazing!
If you know someone that enjoys running please forward this on to them. Feel free to email me with any questions.
Thanks,
See you then.
Mike Cras
MCras@ipsdb.com
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Volunteers - Care to Help? Chichester 5K, June 22nd
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A lot of the jobs have been filled but course monitors are always needed and having more than one at some of the more strategic locations really helps. It also helps immensely to have knowledgeable (runners) monitors on the course. Race is Friday evening, June 22nd at the Upper Chichester Township Building, 8500 Furey Road, Upper Chichester, PA 19061
If you can help, see Tom Brazill at one of the upcoming Swarthmore Fun Runs or contact him 610-494-5411 or tbrazill@brazill61.com
You can also sign up to run this race at www.runtheday.com
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Midnight Marathon Ride - A Different Way to View the Boston Marathon Course
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I know there is a lot of concern out there for people that want to qualify and then run Boston. Now with the new and much more difficult qualification requirements, that chance may have passed many people by. What to do, what to do?
Well if you just want to visit Boston around marathon time, there is a way to traverse the same course on the same day as the marathoners. Okay, so what if it is at around 1 in the morning the day of the race, and on bike. This sounds like a fun way to spend a late night for some or very early morning for others.
Check out the link for a very entertaining story about the Midnight Marathon Ride 2012. Google it for the 2013 ride in another 6 months or so.
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The Running Place
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SUPER SUNDAY - Join us for a challenging fun run and our annual SideWalk Sale.
Smartphone 'Scavenger' hunt Sunday June 24, 2012 - 10am. Lavahound is bringing the evolution of the scavenger hunt to Newtown Square! Come to The Running Place on Sunday morning, June 24th with your running shoes, your Smartphone and your strategic thinking cap. Your team of 2-10 runners will have to utilize all those tools to find as many of the geotagged locations as you can in 90 minutes. There is no finish line and no set course. It is up to you and your team to decide where to go in search of the pictures, and in what order to look for them. The race will not simply go to the swiftest, but to those who can plan and adjust on the run as well. You'll need your wits to figure out the shortest, fastest possible route between your marks, and then use your legs to get you there. There will be prizes for the teams that find the most tagged locations, and you may even find SURprizes along the way! Hydration and refreshments will be provided by The Running Place and Great Harvest Bread Company. Register ($10 per person) at the store or day of the event.Our annual Sidewalk sale will run for two days this year: Saturday, 6/23 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, 6/24 11 AM to 4 PM. This big weekend sale features select shoes from 20-60% off and clearance pricing on cold weather apparel and select summer items. Merchandise moves fast this weekend, so shop early for the best selection.Reminder - Delco RRC members always receive 10% off everything in the store. Just mention your membership for the discount. Also, to receive our quarterly newsletter or monthly emails just go to our website to sign up. www.therunningplace.com
Pattie and Bill
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| Happy Birthday!!! |
Upcoming Delco RRC birthdays this week: Maryann Cassidy, Chrissy Mundy and Virgill Whitsett (Fri 6/15), Kelly Welch (Wed 6/20). Stay young by joining us on one of our many Fun Runs and make new friends.
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Book Club - CANCELLED
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CANCELLED - STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO - Next meeting will be June 3rd at 2PM. It will be held at Annette Gallagher's home at 245 S. Ridley Creek Road, Media 19063. Below is a list of the next four books that will be discussed in 2012. Click here to email Annette.
June 3rd - Travels with Charlie: In Search of America by John Steinbeck. 1980.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It recounts tales of a 1960 road trip with his French standard poodle, Charley, around the United States. He wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it. He wrote of having many questions going into his journey, the main one being, "What are Americans like today?" However, he found that the "new America" did not live up to his expectations.
Steinbeck tells of traveling throughout the United States in a specially-made camper he named Rocinante, after the horse of Don Quixote. His travels start in Long Island, New York, and roughly follow the outer border of the United States, from Maine to the Pacific Northwest, down into his native Salinas Valley in California, across to Texas, up through the Deep South, and then back to New York. Such a trip encompasses nearly 10,000 miles.
According to Thom Steinbeck, the author's oldest son, the real reason for the trip was that Steinbeck knew he was dying and wanted to see his country one last time. Thom says he was surprised that his stepmother (Steinbeck's wife) allowed Steinbeck to make the trip; because of his heart condition he could have died at any time.
Look at Me by Jennifer Egan. 2002.
Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollack. 2008.
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| Pictures |
 If you take pictures at club events or already have pictures of recent club events/races, we have set up a Picasa web account for club members to use. This will enable the Club to keep an archive of pictures in one location which will be viewable by everyone. If you are interested in uploading pictures to our site, contact me and I will give you the login information. Click HERE to email me and get the needed information. Bill
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Remember, this is your forum to get information out to the club. Please send in your ideas.
Sincerely,
Bill McGurk
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