Yearly Archives: 2013

Many Teams, One Photo

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Twelve of the twenty eight members of WRC's six teams racing together at the 2013 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. They are the 43 percent! (L-R) Front: John Kendra, Daniel Yi, Chris Pruitt, Kirk Masterson. Middle: Madeline Harms, Michaela Corr. Top: Kit Wells, Geoff King, Ben Stutts, Nelson Paz, David Pittman, Drew Killian. Photo by Jen Maranzano.

Twelve of the twenty eight members of WRC’s six teams racing together at the 2013 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. They are the 43 percent! (L-R) Front: John Kendra, Daniel Yi, Chris Pruitt, Kirk Masterson. Middle: Madeline Harms, Michaela Corr. Top: Kit Wells, Geoff King, Ben Stutts, Nelson Paz, David Pittman, Drew Killian. Photo by Jen Maranzano.

Individual and team results from this morning are pending. But at first blush, it seems like we did very, very, well! Live, very tentative results are available here. Check back after lunch.

Six Teams Ready for Cherry Blossom

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WRC members and logos come in a variety of flavors and colors. Some varieties are only released for a limited time.

WRC members and logos come in a variety of flavors and colors. Some varieties are only released for a limited time.

WRC is returning to compete in the Running Club division of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom (CUCB) Ten Mile Run on April 7, 2013. We are fielding teams in the Metropolitan Men’s Elite, Women’s Open, Mixed Masters, and Men’s Open divisions. This is a combined effort between the WRC and the Dojo of Pain training group. I’m pretty excited about this year’s massive turnout—twice as large as the club fielded last year!

Plans accompanying the race include 1) taking a group photo AFTER the race, at 9:30 AM, near the security wall North of the Washington Monument; and 2) catching up with Madeline Harms over lunch on Saturday, as she’s back in town from the Twin Cities. Continue reading →

Wednesday Interval Workouts

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Looking to add some spring to your step? The Crawlers, another DC running club, has extended an open invitation to its weekly Wednesday interval workouts. The group usually meets at 6:30 AM at Banneker track, but they sometimes meet in Woodley Park for hill repeats and they occasionally do an evening track workout. It’s a fun group of people with a nice range of speeds. They don’t have a website, so if you want to learn about upcoming workouts and where they’ll be meeting, send an email to: <Ben (dot) Geman (at) thehill (dot) com> and he’ll add you to the email list.

WRC should NEVER turn down an invitation to a party!

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From our friend, Samia Akbar at the Clarendon Pacers:

“I just wanted to extend an invite to you and everyone else at the Washington Running Club to the Nike Women’s Half Prep-Rally put on by Pacers happening Thursday, April 11th. This event will be held at the Clarendon location at 7pm. We’ll have plenty of delicious food, sweet treats, giveaways, fashion shows, specials on Nike apparel, a DJ etc!!! It’s going to be a super fun atmosphere so please feel free to stop in and bring friends. This open to everyone, people training for the race and new runners alike.”

I am thinking we gather at American Tap Room (map) afterwards? Should be fun for all!

Laura Jennings Wins 2 Gold Medals at Masters Indoor Championships

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One of Laura Jennings' two gold medals

Clockwise from top left: Laura Jennings, Eileen Kickish, Jess Crawford, and Debra Cane. Photo courtesy of USATF

Last weekend, WRC member Laura Jennings raced to 1st place in both the women’s 30-35 3000 Meter race and the women’s 30-39 non-club 4 x 800 Meter race at the 2013 Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Championships took place in Landover, MD.

On Friday afternoon, Laura tackled the 3000 Meter race—her first ever. She crushed the competition, beating the next woman in her division by over a minute. After her race, she watched Orville Rogers, 95 years old, race to a 3000 Meter world record for his age division. The entire crowd stood to cheer on Rogers during his final laps. “To see such an athletic feat at that age was nothing short of amazing,” says Laura. Rogers would go on to set six world records at the meet. Continue reading →