Calling all WRC members who are registered for Cherry Blossom! We have started putting together the teams for this year’s race.
Send us an email if you would like to join a team. Don’t be shy – we have a team for everyone who wants to join.
Category Archives: Racing
Today’s Daily Double, and Next Week’s Superfecta
Presumptive 2013 WRC Grand Prix series leader, Christine Hackman, assembled a great performance today all throughout the Tidal Basin. Meanwhile, recently joining member and rising star Megan Haberle conquered newer (to her) and longer (than last week‘s) distances further along the same brackish estuary. Megan can take some notes from Suzy Coffey, who is back on the racing scene!
Veterans Day 10K November 10, 2013 - Washington, DC Results 179 1221 Christine Hackman 50F 45:16 7:17 2nd F50-54 1814 finishers Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon November 10, 2013 - National Harbor, MD Results 40 1227 MEGAN HABERLE 33F 1:26:21 6:36 9th woman OA 226 767 SUZY COFFEY 57F 1:45:29 8:04 5th F50-59 1737 finishers
Says Megan about her stellar performance:
I had WRC on the brain while I enjoyed my post-race cappuccino over in National Harbor. No terribly deep insights, but obviously the weather was great and there were some inspiring visually-impaired racers who started us off. (For my part, I’m maybe happiest about my negative splits, something that’s been elusive in my workouts so far.)
El Presidente, Kirk Masterson, reminds us that only one more race remains on the 2013 WRC Grand Prix schedule: Jingle All the Way 8K. Look into it, plan to race with your clubmates, and of course let the GP coordinator, David Pittman, know about your results.
Next weekend promises something completely different, as we turn toward three four very different kinds of races strewn across the Mid-Atlantic:
- Paul Karlsen will venture far, far into the unknown at the Stone Mill 50 Mile Run
- John Kendra will seek vengeance at the Anthem Richmond Marathon
- Shinobu Kusakabe, Nick Williams, Scott Sanger, and Daisuke Ogata will all compete, with a feeling that can only be described as brotherly love, at the GORE-TEX® Philadelphia Marathon, and Brian Savitch will race in the equally fraternal, waterproof, and breathable Half Marathon.
- Updated: Carla Freyvogle will be leading a WRC masters squad at the USA Masters 12 km Championships in Alexandria, VA, on November 17th.
Great job and good luck to everyone!
Spectating and Celebrating the MCM
In lieu of this week’s Sunday Distance Run, we will be cheering on the marathoners!
I will be staking out a spectating spot for the MCM and would love to have other non-racing WRC members join me. The spot will be the 16 mile marker, which is also about 10.5. It is at the entrance area of Hains Point.
(See this using an excellent course map, designed by Geocentric and powered by Leaflet)
I will be joining Joey Plank and Bethany Pribila as they cheer for their team Team Racing for Veterans (R4V). Some folks may remember them from their handful of runs with us prior to their move to Minneapolis. They worked hard to establish this charity. The mission of R4V is: to support the rehabilitation of and provide opportunities for veterans in the United States through their involvement in athletics, races and adaptive sports.
Joey and Bethany have invited us to join their celebratory party at World of Beer in Arlington, VA from Noon to 4 PM (901 N. Glebe RD 105, Arlington, VA 22203).
An exciting day! Good luck to all runners!
WRC Roster for the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon
Lauren Gabler ✫, captain
Rachel Clattenburg ✫
Hillary Tipton ✫
Andrew Killian ✫
Jerold Paulson ✫
Anubhuti Mishra
Nancy Marsillo
Mary Baker
Gareth Coville
Jay Jacob Wind
Jamie Williams
Daniel Yi
Mark Wright
Robert Platt
Nathan Nair
Max Lockwood
Patrick O’Keefe
✫ representing the club in the Mixed Open Team Competition
Karlsen, Kennedy Cleared for Chicago Competition
WRCers Paul Karlsen and Rick Kennedy are ready to rumble tomorrow morning (Sunday) at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, one of the World Marathon Majors (i.e. most prestigious marathon races on the planet). Paul will be hyper-visible throughout this Second City in his 2013 Series Singlet.
The Wave 1 Start is set for 7:30 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00). We’ll be updating their splits and results below, immediately following the unstoppable Sunday Distance Run.
UPDATE: Paul finished 555th overall, shaving over 3 minutes off of his previous personal best!
Splits
| Checkpoint | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| 10K | 0:40:51 | 6:33/mi, 4:04/Km |
| Half (21.1K) | 1:26:21 | 6:35/mi, 4:05/Km |
| 30K | 2:03:14 | 6:36/mi, 4:06/Km |
| Marathon (42.2K) | 2:54:56 PR | 6:40/mi, 4:08/Km |
Full splits (unofficial), 555th place overall
MCM Team Entry
Lauren Gabler, who is stepping up as captain of the squad preparing for this course, sez:
The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is just around the corner and WRC is going to be well represented, both by our talented runners and our awesome new racing singlets. We’d like to enter the team competition, which consists of 3-5 runners for either a men’s, women’s, or co-ed team.
If you’re registered for the MCM and want to represent our club on October 27th, please contact Lauren at lauren.gabler@gmail.com. She’ll figure out the team logistics and make sure we’re registered by the cut-off date!
Best of luck with the rest of your fall marathon training!
SDR Time Change, or Race, and Party
Sunday Distance Run Time Change to 8:00 a.m.
Sunday is going to be a perfect day, so to embrace the moment we will start our Sunday Distance Run an hour later, effective Sunday, September 8, 2013. The 8 a.m. start time will be in effect through spring of 2014, as reflected on WRC’s calendar. Watch out for triathlon-related traffic.
Good luck to Parks Half Marathon racers
Julia Taylor is captain of the squad headed up to Rockville to squiggle their way down to Bethesda. Some of the marathoners rehearsed the final two miles of this course last weekend. This race is part of WRC’s 2013 Grand Prix series. Good luck to them all!
Don’t miss the Cookout and Pool Party!
If you haven’t already done so, let Carla know you’re coming to the Cookout and Pool Party! You didn’t think we’d let the remaining good weather go to waste, did you?
Race Opportunity: Summer Strides 5K
This comes from the weekend desk of club member and racePacket guru, Bob Platt:
Thank you for allowing me to announce the Summer Strides 5K at today’s run. Any member of WRC can get a $5 discount when entering the race by typing in “WRC” as the coupon code on the online entry form. Again, the race will be held on Sunday, Aug 4 at 8 a.m. at Bluemont Park in Arlington. I hope to see many of my WRC friends there.
For those keeping score, Bluemont Park is a destination along our Tour D’Arlington (16.7 miles) training route. So, you see, membership has its privileges.