Doug Herman, 27, is in town doing an internship at the World Bank. Doug, a runner and triathlete who recently ran a 64 minute 10 miler, has been joining us on the Sunday runs and at the track.

We are sad to report that Patrick Dudley will soon be leaving the DC area to attend Duke University this fall where he'll work toward his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in economics, as well as jump right in to help resolve the ACC/Big East conference mess. They need some good old fashioned clear economic thinking there, Patrick...we know you can help them out (tell them "money-grubbing bad, education good!"). 

Pat has been a regular at the Sunday runs and we've been seeing grand improvement in his running and racing. If he hasn't seen it himself, he's not looking hard enough. The guy is clearly talented and we see great things in his running future as long as his studies don't lead him to become overly economical about his training. 

Prior to his departure, we intend to hold some suds aloft and toast to his future success. Stay tuned for more on said happy hour event.

Thus, those members running ventured into their respective races with a mindful of detailed weather data.

Run on a rolling course right in the middle of Potomac...starting and finishing at the Potomac Library. Over 700 finishers.

Men:
2nd Frank Sprtel 30  15:50 (top 5 prize winner)
9th Jim Wadsworth 46  17:27 (1st age group)
16th Bryon Powell 25  17:55
63d David Keating 43  20:38

Women:
4th Nikki Underwood 22  19:03 (top 5 prize winner)
5th Maria Kozloski 38 19:29 (top 5 prize winner)
8th Marie Sandrock 31  20:23 (1st age group)
30th Erica Morton 26  23:00
33d Sarah Buckheit 43  23:24
144th Anne Aurand 48  30:22

3d Beth Miller 33  34:17 (top 3)

10th Jay Wind 53  31:46 (1st age group)

12th Jay Wind 53, 15th Roberto Rodriguez 47, 18th Mark Drosky 42, 40th Bob Platt 51, 50th James Scarborough 45

The Western States Endurance Run is one of the oldest ultra trail events in the world and certainly one of the most challenging. The Run is conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn, California. The trail ascends from the Squaw Valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) to Emigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in the first 4½ miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850’s, runners travel west, climbing another 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn. Most of the trail passes through remote and rugged territory, accessible only to hikers, horses and helicopters (let's not forget rugged moutain men & women too). I yi yi...that's just crazy stuff....yet...

Prasad Gerard, our own rugged mountain man, took 72nd in the event and 23d in the over 40 age group in 23:19:33. This is from Prasad: "I ran the last 10 miles very strong and I survived the canyons. I am looking forward to Vermont on the 19th of July." Vermont is another 100 miler!...you go Prasad!

A new web page with racing stuff (selected race info, training, volunteering, and general running info) is now on the page. It's a work in progress at the moment, but will hopefully become a more comprehensive WRC racing resource page as time goes on. Check it out here! If anyone has anything they think should be added, please email us and let us know.
 

We humbly and sincerely apologize if we've forgotten any members in races, who would have liked to have seen their names in print. If so, send an email to wrc03dc@yahoo.com and we'll update the page just for you!

In the future, if you run a race out of town and want to see your results posted, please send any info in. Interesting quotes or observations are welcome as well. 
 

Thanks to the generosity and good will hosting of Tris Kruger, more than two dozen WRCers and associated friends enjoyed a swimmingly good time on the 4th of July in Potomac. 
The refreshing pool certainly made the heat and humidity bearable. 

Aside from Tris, the smiling countenances of the following were recorded: Sarah Buckheit, Win Persina, Erica Morton, Nikki Underwood, Donna Ives, Adina Wadsworth, Anne Aurand, Susan Maher, David Young (and friend Abigail), Chris Duke, Brian Yourish, Henry Grossmann, Bryon Powell, James Scarborough, Steve Baker, Dave Keating, Jim Wadsworth, Gerry Ives, Jim Hage, Norman Brand, Ray, Jay Wind, Bob Platt, and Bob Trost. 

We continue to get great turnouts at the Tuesday eve track workouts. Some of those showing lately include:

• Erica Morton (and friend Marcus)
• Adina Wadsworth
• Heidi Reester
• Ashley Etue
• Julie Warner (and friend Melissa)
• Jaimie Graetz
• Steve Baker
• Bryon Powell (and friend Rob)
• David Young
• Bruce Reynolds
• Al Han
• Frank Sprtel
• Mike Wardian
• Patrick Dudley
• Ben Gutman (and friend Felice)
• Jim Wadsworth
• Yancy Hall
• Jim Heileman
• Doug Herman
• Dave Keating

For more info on WRC track workouts, the track page tells a story or two.

For distances of 10-18 miles (if you want/need to go shorter, you can turn around and head back at any point to your liking since our runs are almost always out and back courses). We start at 8 am in Georgetown on M Street.  Distance run info and directions

This section of the news will be a regular feature...bringing attention to some of the sites and places in our Nation's capital. Spots somewhat off the beaten path will be highlighted, though occasionally we may present things more well known as well. If members care to run about the city once in a while, they'll likely come across some of these...so study on so you'll know what you're passing.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial pictured here and erected in 1991 honors all of America's federal, state and local law enforcers. Inscribed on the Memorial's blue-gray marble walls are the names of more than 14,000 officers who have been killed in the line of duty, dating back to the first known death in 1794. 

Designed by Washington, D.C. architect Davis Buckley, the Memorial sits on three acres of federal park land called Judiciary Square. The site has served for some 200 years as the seat of our nation's judicial branch of government. A glance around the space finds plush carpets of grass, nearly 60,000 plants and 128 trees decorating the Memorial grounds. Each year, around the first of April, some 14,000 orange and yellow daffodils make the Memorial one of Washington's most spectacular attractions. (Source)

This is a very calm, honorable, and relaxed site worth checking out...it's located near the Building Museam between Union Station and downtown along E Street, NW.