Charlie Ban is the Editor-in-Chief of RunWashington, the runner's source for the DC area.
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Name: Nene Reed
Self-described age group: 35-39 (I’ll officially be a Master in January though)
Author: Charlie Ban
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The College Park 5k didn’t feel like any race I had run before. Sure there were cones, a course, other runners and a starting line, but right behind that starting line, my son Miles was sitting in our running stroller.
It wasn’t that long ago that Saturday mornings meant an early wake up for long runs with my club, followed by brunch, a nap, then hitting the bars at night. Now, I ‘m up just as early but it is to turn on Elmo and Sesame Street for Miles, while my wife and I get a little more sleep. Then we hit the road for a run, me pushing him.
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“Zoo loop” in Rock Creek Park closed indefinitely, a mile of the Custis Trail closed for a month, groundbreaking for Metropolitan Branch Trail expansion, bib transfers open and a new coaching job for Centro.
I’m a radio correspondent for Territorio Trail Media (Spanish web and podcast) specializing in trail running and ultrarunning. We will be covering Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc for the fourth consecutive year and with more than 12 hours broadcast from Chamonix.
Name: Neisa Condemaita
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As a runner, I am really into race times, paces, etc. Not that I obsess over comparing myself to others, but it really interests me to see what types of runners are hitting specific times. Like elite club runners finishing sub-16 minute 5K’s, or a 45-year-old running a 1:25 half marathon. It’s really what motivates me and encourages me to continue to set goals. As I think about myself getting older, seeing these runners still smashing times and setting PRs inspires me to keep pushing myself. When I see 60+ year old men and women running alongside me in races, I’m not embarrassed or intimidated because we’re on the same running level, I’m excited to realize that my best is still in front of me (if I want it to be).
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A man dressed dark clothes with a dark backpack tried to attack a woman running on the Paint Branch Trail near Lake Artemesia in College Park July 10 around 7:30 p.m.
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Beach Drive closure shifts north, national track honors for local coaches, new trail separation coming for W&OD in Falls Church.
It’s free and the best way to reach runners in the D.C. area looking for a race. If your local race is between September and next April and you have it on the race calendar before July 31, it will be included in the next magazine.
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Name: Laurance Frierson
Self-described age group: 35