Welcome to the Washington Running Club (WRC). We meet for distance runs and coffee in Georgetown every Sunday morning. We look forward to seeing you there, or on Facebook.
Just show up to run with us, or contact us to learn more.
2026 Annual Meeting/Social
We cordially invite you to this year’s Annual Meeting/Social, which will be hosted at the residence of Daltyn Payne in Arlington.
Date/Time: Sunday April 19 2026, 6pm to 9pm
Location: 1705 N Pollard Street, Arlington VA 22207 (private residence)
Cost: free for current (2026) WRC members, $10 for guests. Memberships can be renewed on site by cash or check.
Food: Appetizers and soft drinks provided. Please bring a potluck dish to share and any beverage of your choice.
RSVP to washrunclub2@gmail.com for planning purposes at his residence in Arlington.
Sunday April 5, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW!
It was a bright and sunny morning for our Sunday Long Run! Excellent!
Sunday March 1, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW!
Everyone was pumped for the first day of March- the 60th day of the year!
February 2025 Race Highlights
Congrats to all that had races in February! In Feb we bring back feats of strength!
February was a cold one! Glad to see that people were still out there getting after it!
Congrats to Sergey Volcov! His 2nd marathon of the year- Mississippi River Marathon, Lake Village, Arkansas to Greenville, MS 3:46:49 (avg pace 8:39min/mi)- WTG! James Scarborough at Hawk Indoor Half Marathon, Arlington VA, 2:14:30, CBRC Trail Race (4 miles), Calvert Cliffs State Park, MD, 59:22 (among other races)- Nice! And this month, Kat’s feat of strength was to try to keep up with Daniel Eisert at shake run! 😂
Also, please don’t forget to check out the latest edition of John’s Racing Times and add your runs to the spreadsheet!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Sunday February 1, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW! It’s been a cold February so far but we are powering through! (picture a muscles emoji hehe)
January 2025 Race Highlights
Congrats to all that had races in January!
Wow- Congrats to Sergey Volvoc at the Daufuskie Island Marathon at Hilton Head, SC 4:10:39 (avg pace 9:34), Frithjov Iversen at the 12th Annual FitDC Fresh Start 5k 25:29 (avg pace 8:12) 5th in M6069 and James Scarborough at the PVTC Indoor Track 3K, Arlington VA, 17:37 5th place and Tidal Basin Run 5K, Arlington VA, 31:36 6th place (amongst other races)! Job well done!!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Sunday January 4, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW! Happy New Year!
December 2025 Race Highlights
Congratulations to all that had races!
Rocket City Marathon- Thomas Stevenson 04:01:00 (avg pace 9:12 min/mi), Sergey Volcov 03:48:00 (avg pace 8:42 min/mi), Anna Weber 05:01:17 (avg pace 11:29 min/mi). Good work! Hope it was a rocket of a good time!
Other Races: James Scarborough Tidal Basin New Years Eve 8k 52:18 (avg pace 10:31 min/mi), 3rd place OA, PVTC Christmas Caper 5k 29:25 (avg pace 9:28 min/mi), 1th OA,
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Sunday December 7, 2025 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW!
First Sunday Photo and Run of Infamy
November 2025 Race Highlights
Congratulations to all that had races! Looks like many people kicked the stuffing out of their turkey trots this November! Gobble gobble! And many had awesome other races too!
Richmond Marathon Weekend- There was a solid group in Richmond on the weekend of the 15th! Ryan Simethy completed his first marathon- 4:25:04 (10:07min/mi avg) coached by Rahul Nandi. Mike Zinlinghaus, marathon 3:24:31 (7:48min/mi avg), fast. Katie Beaudoin, half marathon 1:56:08 (8:52min/mi avg)- a PR. Katie Freix- 1:46:42 (8:06min/mi avg) had a great half marathon and Eric had a suberb half marathon. Kat Moore completed her first 8k- 0:50:50 (10:14min/mi avg). Awesome work by all!
Turkey Trots- John Smilde, Vienna Turkey Trot- 28:06 (9:03min/mi avg), Christine Hackman, Thanksgiving Stuffing Stomp 5k- 28:23 (9:08min/mi avg) 1st F60-69, James Scarborough, HCS Jefferes Hill Turkey Trot 10K 1:00:49 (9:47min/mi avg), Frithjov Iversen, Fairfax Turkey Trot 4 Miler 31:42 (7:56 min/mi avg) 1st M65+ and Daniel Eisert, Turkey Day 5k Reston, Va 18:17 (5:53min/mi avg) 3rd M25-29 and his first race since the Pittsburgh Marathon Relay (WTG!).
More- Sergey Volcov- NCR Marathon, Kat Moore- Virtual Norfolk Harbor Half, Christine Hackman, Jack T Farrer Jr. Fill the Shoes 5k- 27:30 (8:52min/mi avg) 2nd F60-64, James Scarborough Tidal Basin Run Veterans Day 4M 37:56 (9:29min/mi avg) 2nd place.
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Run of Infamy
It was time for another Run of Infamy (formerly named the Run of Shame). It was 8 miles and 6 stops of infamous history! Thanks so much to John Smilde for being the coordinator for this run as well as our presenters- Ed, Katie B, Jordan, Sidney, Sergey and Anna. Huge applause to our marshalls- Robert, Frithjov and John S for keeping everyone together.
We learned a lot of infamous bits and bobs, from a duel at Lafayette Square that turned deadly and spooky, to the boarding house turned karaoke bar where Abe Lincoln almost got abducted, and off to the Capitol where we learned some Jan 6th facts, then to the tidal basin where a stripper reportedly jumped in, the big traffic jam that made the Memorial Bridge finally happen and finishing our two parter- Deep Throat facts in Rosslyn that followed the previous year when we learned about the Watergate Scandal! Fascinating and Fun Stuff!
Can’t wait to do it again next year!