Julia Taylor is a long standing member of WRC. She’s won the “Female Runner of the Year” award and is currently our race team coordinator. Julia commits herself to racing from the first day of her training cycle to the moment she crosses the finish line, and her race results show it! Good luck, Julia – we’re cheering for you!

Here’s more about Julia:

There’s nothing like a post-Boston smile!

Q. How many Boston Marathons have you run? Total number of marathons?  

Lydia Pelliccia is a member of our master’s team. With 27 marathons under her belt, Lydia Pelliccia an experienced and accomplished runner who will certainly represent WRC well at the Boston Marathon. We’re happy to have you on the team, Lydia!

Here’s more about Lydia:

Q. How many Boston Marathons have you run? Total number of marathons?
A. This will be my 8th Boston and 27th marathon.

Q. What are your goals for the upcoming race?
A. I always find Boston to be a technical and challenging course so I hope to stay strong throughout and run as even a second half as possible.

Q. What are you looking forward to the most about being in Boston?
A. I love the energy and the spirit of the race. Plus, I think it’s an honor to run with some of the best runners in the world — albeit behind them!

The 2015 Boston Marathon is fast approaching and the Washington Running Club has several superstar runners representing the club this year. We have three runners on our women’s masters team as well as other who are running unattached. Over the next few days, we’ll be profiling our runners as they prepare for the big day!

Here’s more about Hillary!

Hillary showing the trail who’s boss!

Hillary has been an active member of WRC for over two years. She’s tough, committed, and really fun to be around. Good luck at Boston, Hillary!

Q. How many Boston Marathons have you run? Total number of marathons?
A. This will be my first Boston and fourth marathon.

Q. What are your goals for the upcoming race?
A. My goals are to stay focused and confident to the end, and to BQ for 2016.

Q. What are you looking forward to the most about being in Boston?
A. Apart from finishing, I’m most looking forward to reuniting with a handful of my college XC teammates, both on the course and off!

Q. Do you have any tips from your last training cycle?
A. Layer up and brave the elements to the best of your ability throughout the winter. When your final weeks of training arrive, along with the warmer weather, getting out the door will be a breeze.

WRC joins other good samaritans in a Potomac River clean up on April 11, 2015.

Last Saturday, WRC runners Pat O’Keefe, Julia Blakely, Steve Blakey, and Mike Sanders joined forces with about 100 Washingtonians to clean up the Potomac River near the start of the Capitol Crescent Trail. While the clean up was difficult and the amount of trash in the river and surrounding land was eye-opening, our runners felt like this made an impact on the health of the Potomac – especially since it’s a staple of many of our runs.

Pat, Julia, Steve, and Mike’s good work was rewarded with hot dogs and cold beverages, provided by the Surfrider Foundation and the Washington Canoe Club.

Stay tuned for upcoming volunteer opportunities with WRC. In the mean time, check out a few photos from the event:

Patrick, Julia, and Steve enjoying a day of giving back!

WRC is well represented!

WRC is having a heck of a weekend! On Saturday, a group will be heading to the Washington Canoe Club for a cleanup of the canal and the surrounding areas – one of our favorite running spots! Many thanks to Patrick for organizing the event and to the volunteers who are working hard to keep our land clean.

On Sunday, several runners are competing in the Cherry Blossom 10 miler! Best of luck to everyone – looks like it’s going to be a perfect day for a race during the peak blooms!

For those of us not racing, we’ll meet at 8:00 a.m. in front of the CB2 store on M Street in Georgetown. As usual, we’ll have runs spanning from 8 – 20 miles (although it might be a little less now that many folks are tapering for spring races) at a variety of paces. Everyone is welcome to join!

See you out there!

Our Sunday Distance Run is ON this Sunday, April 5. The run will start at 8:00 a.m. in front of the CB2 store in Georgetown. We’ll meet for coffee after (either at Dean and Deluca or Malmasion) and will finish up in time for you to spend the day with your loved ones for the Easter holiday.

Our runs will range anywhere from 8-20 miles at a variety of paces. We hope to see you out there!

Reminder!

Our first volunteer opportunity of the year is taking place on Saturday, April 11 just outside the Washington Canoe Club. Click here for more information.