The summer heat and humidity have arrived, so in an effort to beat the heat, WRC will start our Sunday Distance run an hour earlier effective Sunday, June 17, 2012 (Father’s Day). The 7 a.m. start time will be in effect until further notice.
WRC to Provide Volunteer Support for Girls On The Run (GOTR) Spring 2012 5K on Sunday, May 20
With happy hour at Marvin a success, WRC heads into this weekend to provide volunteer support for the GOTR Spring 2012 5K at George Mason University. This also means that a fair number of WRC members will not be present at the normal 8 a.m. Sunday Distance Run.
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WRC Happy Hour May 17, 2012
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 6 p.m.
Where: Marvin (2007 14th St. NW, DC)
We may be on the cusp of summer, but it’s never too late to enjoy the springtime weather on a roofdeck bar surrounded by fellow WRCers. The club is hosting its first happy hour of 2012 on Thursday, May 17 at Marvin in DC’s U Street corridor. At 2007 14th Street, Marvin boasts an excellent rooftop bar, so we can all soak in the spring weather. The happy hour starts at 6 p.m. and will end around 8.
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CAR and Capital Rehab Injury Prevention Clinic at RRS Falls Church
When: Monday, May 7, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Road Runner Sports Falls Church (Falls Church Plaza 1120 West Broad Street, Falls Church, VA 22046)
What: Drs. Booker, Beck and Fontaine from Capitol Rehab in Arlington will be hosting an injury prevention clinic at the Road Runner Sports store in Falls Church for our CAR team (it is also open to the general public, so spread the word to your running buddies).
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Volunteer Opportunity: Girls on the Run!
When: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Where: George Mason University
What: Girls on the Run 5k
Girls on the Run, Norhern Virginia Chapter needs volunteers to assist them with making this event a success.
WRC Returns to Cherry Blossom Team Competition
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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10 Miles and 10 Years Ago
From the WRC Newsletter Archives:
- Cherry Blossom 10 Miler
- April 7th, 2002
- Washington DC
The Cherry Blossom 10 Miler saw a number of good individual & team performances. The two men’s open team captained by Todd Martin & Kyle Yost, took fifth and eighth respectively, when nine male runners broke sixty minutes.
Men
- Frank Sprtel 53:16
- Patrick Dudley 55:25
- Kirk Baird 55:26
- Anthony Belber 56:32
- Jon Gardner 57:38
- Gary O’Donnell 57:50
- Henry Grossman 58:10
- Bill Dunn 59:16
- Kyle Yost 59:24
- Chris Galaty 60:06
- Ron McGraw 61:40
- Roberto Rodriquez 62:30
- Paul Durbin 65:19
- Prasad Gerard 66:47
- Robert Trost 70:11
- James Scarborough 75:05
Among the women, Casey Smith, running her first ten miler ever, broke 59 minutes. Says Casey about her race.
“It would have been nice to place. If Lindsay and I hadn’t crossed the line 3 minutes after the gun, we would have done well as a team (if we fielded a full team)”
Women
- Casey Smith 58:49
- Lindsay Goulet 68:24
- Maria Kozloski 68:31
- Sarah Buckheit 70:04