The Washington Running Club (WRC) is returning to compete in the Running Club division of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom (CUCB) Ten Mile Run on April 1, 2012.
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Category Archives: Racing
WRC Team takes 3rd Place at the St. Patrick’s Day 8k (March 11, 2012)
Congratulations to all WRC members who raced in the St. Patrick’s Day 8k this morning and especially those who signed up for the team competition: Geoff King, Kirk Masterson, Brian Savitch, Emily Buzzell, and David Pittman.
Team scoring for the race was based on the top four team runners with at least one female required for scoring. Team results can be found here: St. Patrick’s Day 8k Team Race Results 2012.
This is a great start to the spring road racing season! Stay tuned for more opportunities to join WRC teams in upcoming races; the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is up next with WRC fielding several teams for this event.
If you have any suggestions for races with team competitions, please let us know!
Dan Yi Takes 2nd Place at the North Central Trail Marathon
November 27, 2010 – Dan Yi finished second place in the North Central Trail Marathon with a time of 2:38:08! Dan finished between the Ladd brothers, certainly spoiling their attempt at a 1 – 2 finish. Great race Dan!
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield National Half Marathon Team Relay – March 26, 2011
WRC is forming teams for the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield National Half Marathon Team Relay (3 legs: 5 miles, 5 miles, and 3.1 miles). We would like to have a strong WRC presence. We already have one all-female team (Christine, Joanna, and Amanda) and one all-male team (John K., Jerry I., and Dan Y.).
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Anthem Great Pumpkin 5K – 10/09/2010
Check out the 2nd Annual Anthem Great Pumpkin 5k on October 9, 2010 at Reston Town Center. After the race, stay for the Oktoberfest celebration.
For more information go to the Anthem Great Pumpkin 5K
Emily Cupito Takes 7th Place at Frederick Marathon
Congratulations to Emily Cupito for taking 7th place at the Frederick Marathon, with a time of 3:30:20. Emily also took 1st place in her age group. This is an amazing feat considering the oppressive heat on marathon day.
WRC Goes to the Boston Marathon
Good Luck to all WRC’ers running the Boston Marathon on Monday! WRC members heading to Boston include Deborah Pressley, Elyse Braner, Brian Savitch, Madeline Harms, Naoko Ishibe, Dan Simmonds, Christine Hackman, Laura Jennings, Eric Jacob, etc.
Go WRC!
My apologies to any WRC members that I did not mention.