In a race where the WRC was a co-sponsor with RacePacket and Gotta Run, two WRCers took 1st place. Steve Money ran alone the whole way for a win, and so did Adina in capturing her first 1st place! Congrats!

1st Steve Money 24 15:58 
8th David Oberholtzer 53  21:14

1st Adina Wadsworth 37  21:13 
6th Lynn Huang 35  25:25
7th Juli Wohlrab 35  26:25

Some Spring 5k Pics...

At the start in front of The Awakening statue	Steve all alone in first and bringing it in...
Adina wins and Dave is right with her...	More coming on home...

George Washington Parkway 10-Miler, VA, 4/24

Less than a week following a tough Boston Marathon, Iron Mike runs even faster for 10 miles than he did at Cherry Blossom for an impressive 2nd!

2nd Mike Wardian 31  51:25
Jay Wind 55  79:33

George Washington Parkway 5k, VA, 4/24

12th Sharon Donovan 30  19:50 (1st age group)
81 Dane Rauschenberg 28  25:48

Pikes Peek 10k, Rockville, MD, 4/24 (2,009 finishers)
Fast times in Rockville...Lisa and Philippe led the way and 3 of our men finished all grouped up!

7th Lisa Thomas 29  36:09 (3d age)
Sarah Buckheit 44  47:26
Julie Sunderland 32  47:44
Christina Blasinski 29  54:10

5th Philippe Rolly 32  29:54 (2nd age)
23d George Buckheit 47  33:38 (3d age)
24th David O'Hara 29 33:41
25th Al Han 31  33:41 (pr by a minute!)
40th Henry Grossmann 33  35:35

Race for Education 5k, MD, 4/23

Pascal takes 1st!

1st Pascal Brazey 36  17:02

Chasing History 5k, VA, 4/23

Bruce Reynolds 54 22:20 (2nd age)

Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4/18

Hot hot hot times in Boston! With the temperature at 70 degrees plus, and after training all Spring in mostly cold/cooler temperatures, the 17 WRCers who gloriously headed to Boston to do a short strut from Hopkinton to downtown Boston found the going a bit difficult. Our congrats to all who persevered, for those were hellishly tough conditions for which to run a marathon. 

Iron Mike finished in the top 25 with another fine time. Frank was the first Maryland finisher! Jacqueline kept it rolling for a 3:14! All should be proud of their efforts, for we certainly are!

Mike Wardian 31  2:25:43
Frank Sprtel 32  2:40:33
Dan Simmonds 37  3:22:30
Dane Rauschenberg 28  3:24:56
Steve Tappan 37  3:27:12
Mike Proulx 30  3:29:21
Lance Crist 39  3:33:20
Bart Forsyth 27  3:36:28
Jay Wind 55  3:42:10

Jacqueline Cooke 26  3:14:06
Emily Turner 23  3:30:02
Erica Morton 28  3:34:14
Courtney Fulton 26  3:40:07 
Diana Johnson 23  3:47:57
Challice Bonifant 27  3:51:44

Sallie Mae 10k, DC, 4/17 (1,269 finishers)

In perfect conditions, a terrific field partook. George and Genevieve led the way for the WRC!

Genevieve Kiley 30  38:37 (15th overall)
Adina Wadsworth 37  44:26
Sarah Buckheit 44  47:16
Juliette Wohlrab 35  53:46

Philippe Rolly 32  30:37 (8th place overall)
George Buckheit 47  34:24 (33d, 6th master)
Pascal Brazey 36  34:54
Bob Trost 58  44:51

Some Sallie Mae Pics...

Genevieve!	Adina!	Sarah!
Juli!	Philippe!	George!
Pascal!		Bob!

Ocean City Marathon, 4/16
Rob Toonkel 30  3:43:53

Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, 4/10

Rob Toonkel 30  3:35:22

Bright Beginnings 5k, DC, 4/16 (241 finishers)

Lisa wins, Sharon 3d, Win takes 1st master!

1st Lisa Thomas 29  18:17
3d Sharon Donovan 30  19:29
5th Win Persina 45  20:29 (1st master)

Azalea Chase 5k, MD, 4/16 (237 finishers)

Jean-Christophe captures 1st place master!

6th Jean-Christophe Arcaz 44  17:13 (1st master)

Race to Stop the Silence, DC, 4/10

Iron Mike captures 1st a day after a fine 2nd place in a 10k...Jacqueline wins too!

1st Mike Wardian 30  25:30

1st Jacqueline Cooke 26  31:35
12th Sarah Buckheit 44  38:45 (2nd age)
 
 

Mike breaks the tape...

Maryland Day Run for Hospice, Leonardtown, 4/9

2nd Mike Wardian 30  31:39
Jay Wind 55  43:09

Raise the Spirit 5k, Chantilly, 4/9

13th Dan Simmonds 37  18:56 (1st age & a PR!)

Sunburst 8k, Greenbelt, 4/9

Elizabeth Ottaway 41  40:52

Cherry Blossom 10-Miler, DC, 4/03

Windy was the order of the day but many WRCers run superbly in the tough conditions...congrats all!

WRC Teams do well with 3d and 4th places in the open running club category, led by Genevieve and George.

3d WRC Women (Genevieve Kiley, Emily Turner, Adina Wadsworth, Diana Johnson)

4th WRC Men (George Buckheit, Al Han, Brian Tefft, Bart Forsyth, Mike Proulx)

Iron Mike Wardian captures 1st American Male and wins a trip to Japan! A number of members used the race as a last fast run prior to their forthcoming Boston Marathon efforts.

Mike Wardian 30  52:00 (21st overall & 1st American!)
Frank Sprtel 32  54:07
George Buckheit 47  57:21 (4th age)
Al Han 31  58:38
Brian Yourish 32  59:29
Brian Tefft 24  59:34
Bart Forsyth 27  61:25
Kyle Yost 34  62:38
Steve Tappan 37  63:11
Mark Drosky 44  63:33
Mike Proulx 30  64:54
Lance Crist 39  67:30
Henry Grossmann 33  67:43
Paul Durbin 40  68:06
Abdellatif Kabbaj 30  70:13
Bruce Reynolds 54  71:06
Jay Wind 55  71:34
Bob Trost 58  73:15
Steve Baker 44  78:16
James Scarborough 46  80:22
Bob Platt 53  82:54
Nicholas Wright 32  95:45

Lisa Thomas 29  62:03 (17th overall)
Genevieve Kiley 30  62:41 (20th overall)
Sharon Donovan 30  63:54 (27th overall)
Maria Kozloski 40  64:59 (34th & 6th age group)
Emily Turner 23  67:51
Marie Sandrock 33  68:00
Courtney Fulton 26  71:57 (Courtney's dad Steve 72:10)
Adina Wadsworth 37  73:19
Diana Johnson 23  74:21
Sara Kupfer 29  74:44
Laura Chipkin 24  75:53
Erica Morton 28  82:49
Deborah Pressley  85:53
Allison Collins 28  86:46
Amy Sullivan 33  90:53
Challice Bonifant 28  95:19 (ran with her sis and bro!)
Cecilia Carmody 44  97:24
Deborah Hines 50  120:56

Run vs Row 10k, Alexandria, 3/26

A week after a fine 2nd place finish in a fast time in the Knoxville Marathon, Iron Mike wins!

1st Mike Wardian 30  32:26
6th Jean-Christophe Arcaz 44  35:38 (2nd age)
Bruce Reynolds 54  43:16

Potomac Overlook 4k, Arlington, 3/26

Ultra-goat Bryon captures 1st on the rugged, hilly course!

1st Bryon Powell 26  16:09

Easter Classic 10k & 5k, Alexandria, 3/26

Masters Jay and Sarah both score overall wins!
10k:
1st Jay Wind 55  45:17
5k:
1st Sarah Buckheit 44  24:06

March Mauler Duathlon, 3/16 (8k run,50k bike,8k run)

Marie and Steve run, bike, run to victories in their age groups!

6th Marie Sandrock  2:50:50 (1st age)

10th Steve Tappan  2:32:07 (1st age)

Scope It Out 5k, 3/19, Hains Pt, DC

In a highly competitive race, some WRCers sure did fine! 568 finishers!

9th George Buckheit 47  16:49 (1st age)
10th Pascal Brazey 36  16:58 (1st age)
15th Mark Drosky 44  18:50 (2nd age)

4th Lisa Thomas 29  18:14 (2nd age)
5th Genevieve Kiley 30  18:23 (3d age)
8th Barb Fallon Wallace 31  19:02
13th Win Persina 44  20:57 (1st age)

Knoxville Marathon, 3/20, TN

Iron Mike takes 2nd among 2,500 runners in inaugural event...

2nd Mike Wardian 30  2:25:13
Rob Toonkely 30 4:03:20.

"I felt fantastic the whole race, very controlled and confident..." Indeed, that seems to be the fact in your case marathon after marathon Mike! 

17th Annual Hat Run (50k Ultra)

355 mountain runners finished!

7th Bryon "Goat" Powell 26  4:03:43 (2nd age) (pr!)
52nd Prasad Gerard 46  4:59:29

Said Bryon after reporting that he felt terrible during the first 15 miles, but regrouped to run even splits and manage a 4 minute pr, "Overall, a pleasant day spent on some beautiful hilly trails along the Susquehanna."

Reston 10 Miler, 3/20, VA

7th Jean-Christophe Arcaz 44  60:53 (2nd age)
26th Bruce Reynolds 54  71:16 (3d age)

Reston 5k, 3/20, VA

3d Sarah Buckheit 44  24:17

Fort Hunt 10k, 3/20, VA

Jay Wind 55  43:49
Bob Trost 58  43:55
James Scarborough 46  48:44
Roberto Rodriguez 49  50:38

Great running everyone! We humbly apologize if we missed any member places or races. Let us know if so.