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Calm winds make Veterans Day 10k a delight

Published November 19, 2012 at 5:16PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:28PM

While racing the Veterans Day 10k last Sunday, runners felt a strange sensation as they rounded Hains Point — still air. It was a rare-enough occurrence that some may have wondered if they would later dine on a breakfast of dodo eggs and unicorn steak.

[button-red url=”http://old.runwashington.com/veterans10k/race-history/event-records.htm” target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Just two weeks prior, runners dealt with four miles of variable winds as they rounded West Potomac Park, vulnerable to the breezes coming off the Potomac River in the middle of the Marine Corps Marathon. This morning, a pack of Pacers Racing Team members cruised along in the sun, exerting a measured effort that blew away last year’s times.

Course records are merely suggestions at the JFK 50 Mile

By Charlie Ban

Published November 18, 2012 at 5:21PM | Updated April 11, 2018 at 3:36PM

Thanks to challenges from fast marathoners and excellent weather, the JFK 50 Mile winners smashed the course records Saturday in western Maryland.

[button-red url=”http://www.jfk50milemdt.org/2012/JFKResultslive-01.txt” target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]A year after David Riddle took a little off the top, Max King lopped more than five minutes off to lower the men’s record to 5:34:58. Trent Briney, from Boulder, Co. followed in 5:78:56, with Riddle in third in 5:45:17. Canadian Ellie Greenwood (6:11:59) responded to a challenge from Emily Harrison (6:17:16), leading both under the course record. Elissa Ballas, from Colorado, (6:44:45) followed in third.

Dustin Whitlow

By Charlie Ban

Published October 8, 2012 at 10:15AM | Updated October 8, 2019 at 10:16AM

Name: Dustin Whitlow

Self-described age group: We take this whole thing running thing relatively serious but are also not afraid to drink a beer the day before a race.

Charlie Ban

By Charlie Ban

Published August 21, 2012 at 10:07AM | Updated August 7, 2020 at 12:30PM

Charlie Ban has been editor in chief since 2012, covers cross country heavily and hamhandedly takes pictures. It’s been almost six years since he wrote Shutdown Palace and it’s time he did something else. Reach him at [email protected]. See more of his writing here.

Name: Charlie Ban

Track Heats Up at DCRRC Summer Championships

By Charlie Ban

Published July 26, 2012 at 3:49PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:28PM

By: Charlie Ban

Money itself doesn’t make people run faster, but its lure has a way of drawing the swift out of the woodwork.

Teamwork the Overall Winner at the Crystal City Twilighter

By Dickson Mercer

Published July 22, 2012 at 3:55PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:28PM

By Dickson Mercer

For July, the weather was perfect. But at the fifth annual Crystal City Twilighter, held last night in Arlington, VA, there was something else in the air – in addition to a pleasant mist.

Let Freedom Run 5K Recap

By Dickson Mercer

Published July 4, 2012 at 4:02PM | Updated September 12, 2013 at 5:14PM

By Dickson Mercer

If Bethany Sachtleben tries out for cross country at George Mason University this fall, she will lack the high school running experiences other rising freshman will surely have. On the other hand, Sachtleben, 20, who won this morning’s second annual Let Freedom Run 5K in Fairfax, VA in 18:26, has already run a marathon, which is uncommon for a runner her age.

Dash for Dad Race Report

By Admin

Published June 18, 2012 at 4:11PM | Updated September 12, 2013 at 5:14PM

Garret Martucci of Arlington, VA left plenty of cushion in his Father’s Day win at Dash for Dad. Right from the start, he proved to be the fastest competitor in the 820 person field, completing the 4 mile course in 20:59. But it wasn’t winning the race that was most special. Martucci was running for his uncle, who has prostate cancer. Dash for Dad, a 4 mile race starting at Pentagon Row in Arlington, VA was created by the Zero Project to End Prostate Cancer.

[button-red url=”https://register.racedctiming.com/results/default.aspx?event=13004&r=2963″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Eddie Valentine of Arlington, VA was 2nd place in 22:22. His father passed away when he was 14, and this was a special way to remember him. Rounding out the top 3 was Alex Roederer, 14, of West Bethesda, Maryland.

22nd Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race Report

By Dickson Mercer

Published June 9, 2012 at 4:15PM | Updated September 12, 2013 at 5:15PM

Four miles into this morning’s Lawyers Have Heart 10K, Barb Fallon Wallace started falling behind.

“Just a few steps,” she said. “I was getting tired.”

Komen Global Race for the Cure 5K Race Report

By James Moreland

Published June 2, 2012 at 4:21PM | Updated September 16, 2013 at 11:28AM

The storms were thunderous the night before but the dawn brought a perfect morning. Ten of thousands of runners, walkers, and spectators came out for the serious business of raising money for the Cure. More than $11 million dollars was a proudly ambitious amount that was achieved. Much of the success of the huge event comes from the powerfully optimistic view of the people involved.

With work being done on the mall, the event began in a new spot with the running portion heading north on 15^th street in the shadow of the Washington Monument and turning west onto Constitution. A little further along the way the walkers, who made up 80% of the field, waited for their turn onto the course that circled back around before heading south to Independence and back down to the regular finish line at 5^th Street.