Running Shorts

  • Fleet Feet Gaithersburg will close permanently in the next week. It was voted best running specialty store in Maryland in 2015 by RunWashington readers.
  • Dietician and Lane 9 Project cofounder Heather Caplan was a guest on the For the Long Run podcast.
  • A few weeks ago, Loudoun Valley coaches Joan and Marc Hunter were guests on the Final Surge podcast. Feel free to stop listening before the Upper St. Clair coach talks.
  • Keira D’Amato will be the guest on this week’s Potomac River Running Instagram live, Wednesday July 15, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Quince Orchard High School announced its 2020 Hall of Fame class, including five unners
    • Susan Katz- Class of 1996, Track & Field
    • Cara Harrison- Class of 2010, Cross Country and Track & Field
    • Caitlyn Kennedy- Class of 2005, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Track & Field and Cross Country
    • Kiki Manners- Class of 2006, Soccer, Indoor Track & Field and Lacrosse
    • Neal Darmody- Class of 2008, Cross Country and Track & Field

Recent Stories

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Coaching high school cross country and track made Kelyn Soong a better runner.

Race pacing for fun and fitness

A break from racing one of my favorite events gave me a chance to help other runners reach their time goals.

Eight local runners will compete in the Olympic Marathon Trials Saturday morning in Orlando.

MoCo Dems 5K Fall FunRun

This 5K+ (3.5 mile) run/walk event for adults and youth is on Sat. Oct. 11, 2025, in the beautiful Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood MD. The purpose is to have an outdoor, fun and healthy gathering to promote community

14th Annual Spend Yourself 3k/5k

RACING… to feed the hungry! Join us in FUNDRACING at our annual Spend Yourself Event!!!!

Join us on SUNDAY, November 9, 2025, for our 14th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K. This fundraiser benefits Columbia’s Spend Yourself® World Hunger ministries in

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