Back to winter

Ten little kids run laps in six inches of snow and 15°F, 5:30 PM on Wednesday, January 29th, under the lights at the Falmouth High School Track. Photo by Ken Gartner

Ten little kids run laps in six inches of snow and 15°F, 5:30 PM on Wednesday, January 29th, under the lights at the Falmouth High School Track. Photo by Ken Gartner

Each year after the rainy season, the runners of Bekoji have to excavate their earthen track from the encroaching grasses. And much like them, WRCers have to sometimes resort to extreme measures, to recover our all-weather track from, well, all sorts of weather.

Today was very pleasant, a welcome relief at SuperWinter’s halftime, and so dozens showed up for the distance run, while others headed over to Hains Point to contest a 5K & Combine. Sadly, this coming Tuesday is going to be rather unpleasant after Monday’s blowout.

But nevertheless, the unstoppable Jesse Frantz and Hillary Tipton are leading the charge to get back to business on the track. Donning their finest ushankas and shod in supplementary YakTrax, they will clear the way for others. And I will join them in the mushy wintry twilight fun, and you should also join us there.

First Down 5K & Pacers Combine
Washington DC February 2, 2014
Results: Combined, Non-Combined

Place Bib   Name                AgeS Combine Chip    TIME+COMBINE        
   10   650 Andrew Killian       34M  3:53   18:18   22:11 
   23   172 Rachel Clattenburg   29F  4:04   19:46   23:50 
379 Finishers (with Combine)

P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
January 19, 2014 - Phoenix, AZ

45 Max Lockwood  2:56:12
2281 finishers

JFK 20K 
January 18, 2014 - Carderock, MD
Results

23	Jay Jacob	Wind	M64	1:35:31
88	James	Scarborough	M55	2:02:17
119 finishers

Walt Disney World® Marathon presented by Cigna®
Epcot®, Lake Buena Vista, FL — January 12, 2014

Place	 Name		Age	Div	Gender	Half	Net Time
146	DAISUKE OGATA	38	37	136	1:29:38	3:13:10
671	JULIA TAYLOR	42	8	116	1:51:47	3:38:08
Total Finishers	19230

Walt Disney World® Half Marathon presented by Cigna®
Epcot®, Lake Buena Vista, FL — January 11, 2014
467	JULIA TAYLOR	42	6	70	1:44:45
Total Finishers	20284

2014 Goofy Race and a Half Challenge
TAYLOR, JULIA 42 F 1:44:45 3:38:08

Success!

Just a quick note of recognition and thanks to Carla Freyvogel, Mahdere Paulos Hirigo, Kayla Nolan, and Edward Dudlik, for combining forces in order to present a wonderful “Town of Runners” evening, shared with so many new and old friends. Our WRC hearts are with Bekoji, our minds are filled with thoughtful dialogue prompted by the film, and our legs are ready to carry us over the hills and around the track, just like Alemi and Hawii.

For those who feel moved by the screening to enable athletic, educational and leadership opportunities for Ethiopian women runners, we unhesitatingly suggest supporting the Girls Gotta Run Foundation.

Special thanks go to WRCers Liz Lambert and Michaela Corr, who both helped the club to coordinate this event, despite being drawn away to their other (amazing) obligations.

And finally, many thanks to everyone who attended tonight.

Ives 3000

This holiday cheer comes from the rosewood desk of emeritus club president, John O’Donnell:

Friends,

Our man Gerry informed me yesterday he passed the 3,000 mile mark in his running log for 2013, a year in which he observed his 74th birthday. I got out my calculator and learned that’s over eight miles per day, and he routinely takes Saturdays off before the Sunday long run.

Gerry Ives, a.k.a. "Ives 3000" is the last real man.

Gerry Ives, a.k.a. “Ives 3000” is the last real man.

I can’t run a lick anymore, and my friend Bennett, 65, tells me it’s because I am old. When I start to rattle off the names of guys in my cohort who run far better than me, his one word explanation is outlier. So everyone my age who runs poorly does so because of age, not because they don’t train hard enough, and everyone who is my age who runs well is an outlier.

This much I know:

Gerry Ives is the last real man.

While the youngbloods were returning along the C&O canal during last Sunday’s distance run, a fellow harrier cried out “It’s okay, I’ve got you by thirty years!” Gerry was still several miles ahead of both the pack and the prey at this point.

2013 Grand Prix Finale: Jingle All the Way 8k

Drew Killian must have been apologizing to Rachel Clattenburg for not wearing his club singlet; perhaps he wants to upgrade from red-on-white to pink-on-turquoise? Regardless, singlet designer and Grand Prix contender, Rachel, proudly wears her own work to the Jingle All the Way 8K. Photo by Swim Bike Run Photography/Brian W. Knight

Drew Killian must have been apologizing to Rachel Clattenburg for not wearing his club singlet; perhaps he wants to upgrade from red-on-white to pink-on-turquoise? Regardless, singlet designer and Grand Prix contender, Rachel, proudly wears her own work to the Jingle All the Way 8K. Photo by Swim Bike Run Photography/Brian W. Knight

Breaking news from the wintry mix of downtown D.C, with more stories to come shortly.

Jingle All The Way 8K
December 08, 2013 - Washington, DC
Results, Team Results

PLACE  NAME                A/S	TIME  PACE
  11   Charlie Ban         31M  26:21 5:18    
  24   Ben Stutts          25M	28:16 5:41    
  48   Andrew Killian      34M	29:38 5:58       
  53   John Hallett        28M	29:56 6:01    
  59   Megan Haberle       34F	30:20 6:06   9th woman
  92   Rachel Clattenburg  29F	31:46 6:23  17th woman
 229   Laura Jennings      32F	35:17 7:05     
 532   Jerold Paulson      54M	39:22 7:53    
1048   James Scarborough   55M	43:22 8:38    
1740   Shinobu Kusakabe    42F  48:53 9:21    
4401 Finishers

3rd of 93 CO-ED Club Teams