Charlie Ban is the Editor-in-Chief of RunWashington, the runner's source for the DC area.
When road races resume someday, they will go off without one of the keystones of the local racing scene in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
George Tarrico, of Rockville, known as “the race director’s race director,” died June 5 after battling spinal cancer. He was 84.
Bethany Graham, Keshia Robinson, Devin Kelly and Keira D’Amato all appear on podcasts/video broadcasts, while Kelyn Soong tries a serious mid-distance workout.
On July 12, Silver Spring’s Shlomo Fishman will be running 40 miles around Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Washington D.C. to raise money for the Kids In Action programs at the HSC Pediatric Center, providing inclusive recreation services for kids with developmental and physical disability. Find out more and donate here.
Name: Shlomo Fishman
The DMV Distance Derby will add two new segments starting July 1:
The Guestbook Podcast recounted the Juneteenth Marathon held in Washington, D.C. June 13.
Name: Ryan Bos
Self-described age group: 45-50
Name: Jackie Ogden
Self-described age group: whatever 30 falls into
D’Amato runs very fast 5k, most W&OD water fountains are on, NOVA Parks bathrooms are open, Montgomery County tracks are open.
For almost nine months, a giant paper map of D.C.’s streets took up a good bit of Jarad Schofer’s floor like an oversized jigsaw puzzle. Now, to his wife’s delight, he can pick it up for good. After almost 2,500 miles of running, Schofer put in the last piece of the puzzle June 13 — filling in a 2 kilometer route near Logan Circle — and met his goal of running every public street and alley in Washington, D.C.
But he didn’t achieve his unwritten dream.