Charlie Ban is the Editor-in-Chief of RunWashington, the runner's source for the DC area.
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Oct. 9, 2016 – Arlington, Va.
Author: Charlie Ban
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Rohann Asfaw put to rest one of the great debates from the Summer Olympics: Diving doesn’t make a difference.
Oct. 8, 2016 – Bull Run Regional Park, Va.
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A rapidly cooling evening primed Kenilworth Park for fast races at the DCXC Invitational, conditions that D.C.-area cross country runners have ached for all season. Heather Holt‘s 16:56 and senior Saurav Velleleth‘s 15:01 times on the 3.07-mile course were just the fastest of likely hundreds of personal records, even adjusting for the slightly short course.
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Security fears following a bombing at the Seaside Park, N.J. Semper Five 5k has prompted the cancellation of the McLean Run for the Warriors 5k, scheduled for Oct. 1. ” …The […]
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The rolling, sometimes steep, hills of Leesburg’s Oatlands Invitational are a wake up call for a lot of runners.
“This is the race that snaps you back into cross country,” said Abbey Green, a Walter Johnson junior who finished second. “This is where you get some great competition on a hard course and really test yourself.”
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Nearing two miles at the Monroe Parker Invitational, runners emerged from the shade that protected them for most of the course at Burke Lake.
If they didn’t already feel the stifling humidity, they certainly felt the sun beating down on them, and the times for the 2.98 mile race reflected that. Those conditions combined to first move the varsity races earlier and on race day prompt the cancellation of four junior varsity races. The freshmen races went off before the varsity races.
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The Marine Corps Marathon course will change and the starting line will be open 40 minutes longer to allow the race to go on in spite of WMATA’s SafeTrack restrictions on the Metro system. The accompanying 10k will be run entirely in Arlington County this year. The race will also offer shuttle buses from various parking locations in Virginia and Washington, D.C. and Arlington Transit will open a bus line early. The race starts on U.S. 110, close to the Pentagon Metro station.
The Marine Corps Marathon starting line will be open for 40 additional minutes, until 8:55 a.m.
Following Georgetown Director of Track and Field Mike Smith‘s departure to Northern Arizona University, Julie Culley has been promoted to head coach for women’s cross country. The Montgomery County Parks Department […]
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Despite the loss of two national cross country champions, the D.C.-area cross country runners won’t be overlooked this fall.
