ONE WEEK AWAY:
Sunday Distance Run—Time Change to 7:00 a.m.
The summer heat and humidity is planning to hold off for another week, so in an effort to beat the heat, we will start our Sunday Distance Run an hour earlier, effective Sunday, June 8, 2014. The 7 a.m. start time will be in effect through August 31st, as reflected on WRC’s calendar.
Here are some still-fresh results, as we transition out of the marathon and into the Summer Loving of middle-long distance road races (in the WRC Grand Prix, of course):
Capitol Hill Classic 10K Washington, DC, May 18, 2014 Place Bib Name Div Chip 48 1409 John Kendra M5059 38:57 * 3rd in Div 101 751 Gareth Coville M3039 42:10 164 2006 Shinobu Kusakabe F4049 44:14 * 2nd in Div 177 1918 Julia Taylor F4049 44:48 * 3rd in Div 181 2456 Patrick O'Keefe M2029 44:51 284 2661 Christine Hackman F5059 47:02 * 2nd in Div 295 3110 Jay Jacob Wind M6569 47:15 * 3rd in Div 2688 finishers Ben Stutts was omitted from the race results—again. Woodacres Jogfest 5K May 10, 2014 Bethesda, MD Place Num Name Net Time 3 205 Paul Karlsen 19:20 232 finishers Boston's Run to Remember Half Marathon May 25, 2014 Boston, Mass. Place Div /Tot Div Nettime Name 1558 304/1919 F1929 1:50:39 Kendall Tucker * New PB 7169 finishers
Paul Karlsen shows his son, Hans (11 weeks), just how racing is done in their family, up in the land of Hard Cider & Maple Syrup.
2014 KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT, May 25, 2014 Results Rank Name Bib Time Pace Div Rank 51 Paul Karlsen 249 2:54:31 6:40 M35-39 6 * New PB 2431 finishers
The planned run for tomorrow will be around 15 miles that will include a few trails. We will connect with the Glover-Archbold trail route off of the CCT. This will take us around to Peirce Mill where we will take the (upper) Western Ridge Trail past the stables to Bingham Drive. We will take Bingham to Beach Drive where we will proceed back down on the Valley Trail. The segment from Peirce Mill, up, around, and back down to Georgetown can be viewed here.
In-House descriptions of both parts are also available here:
Glover-Archbold Trail (9.9 Miles)
Bingham Drive – Valley Trail Loop (5.8 miles)
The maps are intended to be general idea of the trail routes, but some improvisation may be required. If you are uncertain about the directions (which may be most of us), then please stay within shouting distance of the trail master! We will stop for water at Peirce Mill (in both directions).
Yes, still meeting at 8:00 AM in front of CB2 (33rd and M Street, Georgetown).
Drew Killian and Julia Taylor were interviewed in Danielle DeCourcey‘s recent segment: D.C. runners go to the Boston Marathon. Check it out!
Come along for a second round of interviews, and rounds, with our favorite talking heads at tonight’s Happy Hour.
Emily Buzzell sez:
WRC has a lot to celebrate!
Come out for Happy Hour at Heavy Seas Alehouse in Rosslyn, VA this Thursday, May 8th at 6pm.
We’ll be raising a toast to our spring marathon performances and to Kendall Tucker‘s team spirit and enthusiasm, which we’ll all miss when she leaves DC in a couple weeks.
Hope to see you there!
The route for the SDR tomorrow will be the Ross Drive loop. This is around 13.5 miles total. The map for the section from Peirce Mill around Ross Drive can be found on the WRC maps page as well as an “almost correct” version from a prior posting. Other mileage options can include out-and-back for fewer than 13.5 miles or the full Rock Creek – CCT loop for around 20 miles. Start at 33rd and M street in Georgetown at 8am!
Looking forward to the great weather tomorrow morning, and seeing everyone on the run!
Breaking news: Rachel Clattenburg smashed through the sub-three hour marathon barrier and ran a personal best of 2:57:58 for the win at today’s 18th Annual New Jersey Marathon. She was more than 12 minutes ahead of the second fastest woman in the field. Report. Results. Article and photo.
Rachel is now tied for 16th fastest WRC woman marathoner ever, and will be added to our list of Top Club Marathoners.
And on Saturday, Paul Karlsen won the SSC Wounded Warrior Run 10K in Rockville, MD. Results. Photos.
Update: Vice President Carla Freyvogel ran the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in Washington, DC, with her daughter, Grace Eginton (of the South Brooklyn Running Club). And Liz Lambert brought her own daughter, Evelyn Hamblet, to her first of many post-SDR meetups!