On July 12, Silver Spring’s Shlomo Fishman will be running 40 miles around Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Washington D.C. to raise money for the Kids In Action programs at the HSC Pediatric Center, providing inclusive recreation services for kids with developmental and physical disability. Find out more and donate here.
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Philadelphia Runner owner Ross Martinson and Farley talk about you’d expect: owning running stores and the state of road races.
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.