We’ll be celebrating another year of Sunday distance runs, Tuesday track workouts, snazzy jerseys, and good press, all while being surrounded by the folks who inspire us along the way. We’ll also elect new officers of the board and recognize members who have displayed exemplary acts of service to the club.
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.
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:
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.
Friend of and healer to the WRC, Rob Gillanders, offers to share his toys with all the other girls and boys.
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
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
Who else earned their bird this morning? Send in your results to webmaster@washrun.org!
Alexandria Turkey Trot, 5-Mile November 28, 2013 - Alexandria, VA Results 17 12 Charlie Ban 31M 27:29 5:30 37 2366 Andrew Killian 34M 29:58 6:00 48 1777 Megan Haberle 34F 30:35 6:07 7th Woman 158 4470 Julia Taylor 42F 34:43 6:57 6th Woman Masters 820 4025 J Scarborough 55M 43:27 8:42 in costume 4269 Finishers
Nick Williams finds that redemption lives close to home, in his second attempt this fall with a new personal best. Meanwhile Shinobu Kusakabe positioned herself excellently for a potential breakthrough, cruising through halfway in 1:37:04 and finishing 6th in her division. Well done to all!
GORE-TEX® Philadelphia Marathon November 17, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA Results Marathon Bib Name S/Age Net Pace Plc Sex Div 1395 Nicholas Williams M31 3:00:12 6:52 316 287 61 2676 Shinobu Kusakabe F42 3:22:30 7:43 1059 159 6 1024 Daisuke Ogata M38 3:27:42 7:55 1372 1126 189 3288 Scott Sanger M48 4:04:23 9:19 4539 3012 345 10,889 Finishers Half Marathon Bib Name Sex/Age Net Pace Plc SexPlc Div 20733 Brian Savitch M34 1:24:53 6:28 128 109 24 12,466 Finishers
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USA! USA! Photo courtesy of Julia Taylor
The first of the .US Road Racing Championships, sponsored by USATF in collaboration with a new sponsor, Neustar, gets a spotty report card. Can I say that and still keep my good standing in USATF? Hope so.
The race course gets a solid A. The plentiful and emotionally invested police officers of the City of Alexandria get a good A. The staff of USATF and the boatloads of volunteers, happy to help and cheerful, ALL get As. And, the weather was an A+++ for a distance event.
But, some of the administrative details deserve, well, attention to detail. The online registration was cumbersome and hard to follow. And, you know, if I say that, you can dismiss it. If Julia Taylor says that, they need to pay attention.
As your determined PR person, I was crushed, crushed I tell you, to see that my WRC affiliation did not show up on the website along with other clubs. I called. I emailed. I was told again to verify my age and promised the change would be made, but no luck. And, then, at packet pickup things really fell apart Continue reading
