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Thanksgiving Volkswanderung at Ridley Creek Park
Delco RRC hosted the 26th annual Thanksgiving Volkswanderung group run Thanksgiving morning at Ridley Creek State Park. Over 80 people turned out on a cold, but sunny day. See pictures here. John Greenstine | Delco RRC Over $1200 in entry fees were collected, all of which will be donated to two local food banks. 52 people…
Read MorePHL Marathon Water Stop Pictures Here!
Photos of the 100+ Delco RRC volunteers and action at the November 19, 2017 Philadelphia Marathon are HERE. It was a windy, fun and action-packed day, supplying essential fluids for the runners, raking and recycling cups and boxes, and dancing to the music. Thanks to club president Terry Adamson, who organized the effort, and everyone…
Read MorePHOTOS! 2017 Delco High School XC Championships
Over 730 high school runners competed on Saturday, October 7 for the Delaware County Cross Country Championships, under the aegis of Delco RRC. Despite a warm and muggy afternoon, the boys and girls put on a masterful show of speed. Click here to see the pictures! Photographs courtesy of Mike Walsh, copyright 2017. Many club…
Read More2017 Broad Street Team Awards
DelcoRRC received its shiny new awards for its 5th place 2017 Broad Street Masters Coed team. Some nice hardware, reflecting the excellent effort of Therese Brady, Byron Mundy, John Ashton, Cheryl Cantlin, and Jack Langan.
Read MoreJanet Smith-McGurk’s 100K Sunday
Janet Smith-McGurk set out on June 25th 2017 for a simple long run; 100K, in her words, “just because”. Completing what might be the club’s longest-ever Sunday morning “fun run”, Janet ran her 100K in five legs, taking a bit over 12 hours. Her pace, not counting short stops for water and food, ranged from…
Read MoreKids Run Like Champs at Junior Development Track Meet
The Junior Development Track Meet, presented by DelcoRRC and Swarthmore Recreation Association, was held on Saturday, June 3rd at the Strath Haven Middle School track. Dozens of young runners competed in age-group sprints, middle distance and relay races, and field events, including shotput, softball throw, long jump and high jump. The always-popular Open Mile was run with…
Read More2017 Dawn 2 Dusk 2 Dawn Track Ultras–Results
The 2017 Dawn to Dusk to Dawn Ultra Marathon races were held in torrential rain on May 13-14 on the track in Sharon Hill, PA. The races, presented by Bill Schultz, Josh Irvan and DelcoRRC, attracted a world-class field that ran to new records in several events. Read Josh Irvan’s race report with photos here.
Read MoreDelcoRRC Broad Street Success
DelcoRRC Broad Street Run teams outdid expectations at the 38th running on May 7. The DelcoRRC “gold” team placed 5th out of 16 teams in the masters mixed (coed) division and beat all 20 corporate teams in that division. The DelcoRRC “silver” team placed 8th out of 95 teams in the open mixed (coed) division and it beat all but…
Read More2017 Tyler Arboretum 10K Trail Run–Huge Success!
The SOLD OUT Tyler Arboretum 10K Trail Run was run on April 8, in beautiful weather, with a fast course (there was only a LITTLE mud out there). The Dismal Run Creek was in full flow, and that meant a lot of runners were jump-splashing the four crossings. …
Read MoreTop DELCO RRC runners honored at Spring Fling
The runners who notched the top five attendances at DELCO RRC fun runs (see our schedule in this website) were honored with special, blue tech running shirts at the April 1st club “Spring Fling.” Special thanks to Bob Fyfe for organizing this great event! Included are (L-R) Maria Newport (90 runs), Kathy Adamson (68),…
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