Charlie Ban is the Editor-in-Chief of RunWashington, the runner's source for the DC area.
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Author: Charlie Ban
Name: Brad Byrnes
Self-described age group: Pre-Masters (almost 40)
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Name: Ambyr
Self-described age group: 35-39
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Loudoun Valley alumnus Drew Hunter set a meet record in winning the U.S. indoor championship in the two mile, running 8:25.29 from the slower of two heats. More from LetsRun.
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Name: Nick Reed
Self-described age group: 25 – 30
Don’t count on Capital Crescent Trail plowing while snow is still falling, Cherry Blossom bib transfers end Feb. 28, Palisades Trolley Trail meeting March 7.
I tried to get at least one photo of everyone about two miles in. Click here to see them all in our Facebook album.
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Name: Caitlin Kovalkoski
Self-described age group: 30-39 F
The top spot in the 2018 runner rankings probably came down to distance.
On Sept. 16, both Paul Thistle and Jeff Stein topped the podium near the Washington Monument. Thistle won the Navy 5-Miler, running 25:19 to score 1001.2 points in the RunWashington runner rankings system, which figures in race pace versus historical high-water marks for the same race. At the same time, Stein was winning the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon, running 1:10:21. The effects of a warm, humid day probably compounded over 13 miles, and although Stein recorded a 35-second margin of victory in his race, he scored only 992.79. In the end, Thistle’s average wound up 1.32 points higher than Stein’s, giving him the edge for the year.