Miranda DiBiasio fell in love with running while she was in high school, relieved to find an activity that was so personally rewarding. Running allowed her to breathe, calm her nerves and find peace.
She didn’t feel as seasoned as other runners her age, and she was drawn to George Washington University, which was also growing — the Colonials were debuting track teams when she would start school. She could grow as a runner alongside a new team.
The DMV Distance Derby will add two new segments starting July 1:
Johnny Gregorek, son of two Georgetown track alumni and a professional mid-distance runner, talks about his record blue jeans mile and the fundraising he did for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in his brother’s memory.
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.
Runner, activist and Harlem Run founder Alison Desir addresses representation in the running community and offers a primer on recognizing white supremacy.
Adam Staveski struck four times in the first month of the DMV Distance Derby, taking May course records in Arlington, Rock Creek Park, Roosevelt Island and RFK Stadium. Molly Ritter holds the women’s lead with the two Beach Drive segments and Burke Lake.
Thurgood Marshall Academy Executive Director Raymond Weeden, a college teammate of Farley and Docs, discusses his experiences as an African-American runner.
Finishing the For the Love of It 10K was special for Reston’s Kate Hutton. After having her first child eight months ago, she has taken her return to running slowly and cautiously, essentially re-starting her running career from scratch. She was finally capable of running more than six miles.
For her, pregnancy threw her fine-tuned body out of whack, far from the easy pregnancies she had heard about, and her initial goal of running as long as she could. And she’s not alone.
Saturday mornings aren’t the same for Teens Run D.C., a mentoring and distance running program for underserved youth. Zoom hangouts have replaced the group’s Saturday runs, the Mentoring Matters 5k, scheduled for May 16, has been canceled and several events with local running groups didn’t happen as planned in April, all consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the physical distancing guidelines necessary to limiting transmission.
For now, the organization is continuing to reach members and volunteers virtually until life returns to a new normal, said Lizzie Majewski, the group’s director of operations and finance. Majewski said the AmeriCorps coaches who typically work with middle school students are sharing videos on Facebook and Instagram, plus checking in with students by phone and Microsoft Teams.