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DelcoRRC Hosts High School XC Championships
DelcoRRC helmed another successful Delaware County High School championship meet on Saturday September 28th at Rose Tree Park. It was the 60th anniversary of this meet (1964!). Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers for helping out. Volunteers included Terry Adamson, John Barron, David Cleary, Dean Dennis, Mark Draper, Larry Filtz, Juan Garcia, John Greenstine, Paul…
Read MoreThanksgiving Morning Volkswanderung is Back!
DelcoRRC’s traditional welcome to Thanksgiving returns on November 28th. Picnic area 8 at Ridley Creek State Park. Come out to see your friends, walk and chat or run a 4.3 mile prediction race, with pies as the prizes. Bring a pie, win a pie if your predicted time is among the closest. We are asking…
Read MoreDelco RRC hosts Junior Development Track Meet
Our Youth Developmental Track meet was back after a year or so hiatus due to track construction projects and Covid interruptions. Together with the SRA (Swarthmore Rec), our club hosted over 110 area athletes from age 2 to 18 on Saturday June 1st. We also had about 10 adult athletes from age 19 to 76…
Read MoreA Great 2024 Tyler Trail Run
The Tyler Arboretum 10k, presented by Delco RRC, was a great success as we had 246 finishers, about 20% more than last year. The amazing weather contributed to that with beautiful bright skies and brisk chilly air. Heavy rains leading up to the race made for some wet and muddy feet, but nothing stopped this…
Read MoreAnnual Thanksgiving Volkswanderung
Over 50 runners came out on Thanksgiving morning for the 2023 Delco RRC Volkswanderung at Ridley Creek State Park, organized by the club board of directors. In the spirit of the holiday, attendees contributed a donation of $750 to the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank in Prospect Park. The featured prediction run was fiercely contested,…
Read MoreDelco RRC Hosts 2023 High School XC Championships
Delco RRC hosted 20 high school teams with 600 boys and girls competing in the 2023 Delaware County Cross Country Championships. The meet, held on October 7th at Rose Tree Park, featured a new course and debuted a new, mixed-gender field in the Novice race. Haverford high school varsity girls won the team championship for…
Read MoreThunder and Rain: No Problem! 2023 Tyler Trail Run
The 2023 Tyler Trail Run, presented by the Delco Road Runners Club, was wet and wild, with true trail runners showing up to compete, regardless of conditions. Female champion Rachel Wise of North Wales (52:19) and Brian Wiest of Wallingford (41:07) led the field into intermittent rain. This year’s course was revised with a new,…
Read More2022 Tyler Trail Run: Splashy Fun!
226 runners crossed the finish line at the 2022 Tyler Arboretum 10K Trail Run on Saturday, April 2nd, presented by Delco RRC. It was a great race, with fast times (Tyler Fisher, 1st Male, 37:26) and Karen Gibble, 1st Female, 47:16) leading the way. The younger runners were not to be denied either…15 year…
Read More50 Years of Delco RRC Celebrated!
Delco RRC celebrated 50 years of running for fun and fitness on February 26th, 2022. Nearly 100 people came to Anthony’s in Springfield. Beside great food and music the club had assembled a photo collection that highlighted members past and present. This was followed on Sunday afternoon with a fun run that traversed the same…
Read MoreANNOUNCED: Tyler Trail Run April 2nd, 2022!
The 2022 Tyler Trail Run is scheduled for April 2nd. Presented by Delco RRC, it is widely considered the premier trail race in suburban Philadelphia. Registration will open in late December or early January. This race frequently sells out at 400 runners. Registration info, race photos and race results are at TylerTrailRun.com.
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