Who's ready to race? Join our team!
Caesar Rodney half marathon kicks off the USATF Road Series.
The famed Ugly Mudder opens the USATF Trail Series.
2008 was a great year for PCVRC runners on the USATF Grand Prix circuit!
We excelled both individually and as a team. As most of you already know, last year our club's board
decided to reward participants who ran at least four events. Our team's winnings from USATF Mid-Atlantic
Association were enough to pay dues for 21 participants who met the criteria. This incentive program will
continue for '09 (details to be released soon) - so please be sure to renew both club & USATF dues before
you race this year!
See spreadsheet summary of individual
age group winners. Of special note is that Theresa Kauffman, David James
and Bob Taggart each finished in the top ten of the overall age-graded challenge and will
receive recognition at the upcoming Mid-Atlantic luncheon. Several club members will also receive
participation plaques, especially noteworthy is Rich Szymanski who is the only club member to
finish all 17 races on both roads & trails!
If you have any questions about how you can help Pike Creek's race team please feel free to contact me.
The key to our awesome improvement this past year was better participation. PCVRC was one of only 4 clubs
that fielded a complete team at every event (a total of 11 clubs competed in the Grand Prix this year).
And I'm proud to say that we are the only club that finished in the top 3 for both the road and
the trail circuits!
Thank you to everyone that made 2008 such a successful year, and I'm looking forward to a fun & exciting year
of racing in 2009!
Dean
(2007 results were 5th place club in both the Road & Trail series and 2006 results were 2nd & 3rd respectively).
How to join team
Everyone's got their own training plans, goals, and favorite workouts to get into shape.
To get ready for a strong first-race club score, please ask yourself these questions:
1. Have I paid 2009 dues for USATF and Pike Creek?
2. Did I remember to affiliate PCVRC as my USATF club (#0025).
3. When's the last time I encouraged another runner to join the club, or asked a PCVRC member to run a
USATF race together?
Participation is key! Fast or slow, 100% ready to race or not, we
need to field a complete squad at each event. Racing as a workout, or 75% effort, is infinitely better
than 4 runners giving it their all without a 5th to complete the team. Besides bragging rights with the
7 other clubs, there's the financial incentive: a 2nd on the the Road & 3rd on the Trails will pay $900 prize
money this year - a big boost to our social budget!
Thanks, I look forward to seeing you on the roads & trails,
Dean
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2009 USATF Schedules:
Road Series
Off Road Series
2009 Road Results
2010 USATF Schedules:
Off Road Series
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Run, Race, Enjoy!
