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Krifchin, O’Connor lead D.C.-area finishers at Olympic Marathon Trials

Published February 13, 2016 at 9:45PM | Updated February 16, 2016 at 9:57PM

Lindsay Flanagan (center, in sunglasses) races in the lead pack during mile three of the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Photo: Charlie Ban

Maegan Krifchin finished seventh in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Saturday in Los Angeles to lead eight women who live in or train around the D.C. area.

[button-red url=”http://www.usatf.org/Events—Calendar/2016/U-S–Olympic-Team-Trials—Marathon/Results.aspx” target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Her 2:33:34 was only four seconds off her personal best time from last year’s Hamburg Marathon. She was one of three athletes sponsored by Mizuno to finish in the top 15. Serena Burla, who lives in Stafford, was eighth in 2:34:28, and Lindsay Flanagan, who lives with Krifchin in Silver Spring, was 14th in 2:39:49.

My Favorite Loop: The Bladensburg Bridge

By Charlie Ban

Published February 11, 2016 at 12:20PM | Updated February 11, 2021 at 1:27PM

I save this run for special days, when I know it won’t be too hot, or rainy, because I don’t want anything to mar my favorite loop. One mid-June day in 2017, we were blessed with uncharacteristicly dry weather, and I relished one of my few summer runs out here.

Late Entry: Roman-Duval is in

By Dickson Mercer

Published February 3, 2016 at 10:51AM | Updated February 6, 2016 at 10:46AM

2015 St. Pat's 10K

Our soon-to-be-released spring magazine notes that 10 local athletes will compete in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. It also mentions that one runner’s entry was still in limbo.

Julia Roman-Duval, 33, of Columbia, Md., had run a personal best and trials-qualifying 2:40:55 at the California International Marathon — but as we went to press, she was still waiting to hear whether or not she would be allowed to compete.

Running Shorts, Feb. 1

By Charlie Ban

Published February 1, 2016 at 11:38AM | Updated June 25, 2018 at 4:48PM

Joan, Noah, Drew and Marc Hunter. Joan and Marc were named coaches of the year for Virginia boys' cross country teams by the USTFCCCA and Drew was Gatorade athlete of the year for Virginia. Photo: Ed Lull

Ten locals to race in U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

By Dickson Mercer

Published February 1, 2016 at 9:36AM | Updated February 10, 2016 at 4:38PM

Photo: Dustin Whitlow/ DWhit Photography

For running fans, the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials are like a cult classic on a four-year loop. Every time the races are upon us, it feels as if we just saw the last ones yesterday. We again wonder: who will break through to the Olympics, who could surprise us, and who among our local running scene will be there.

Where Can I Run? Jan. 30-31

By Charlie Ban

Published January 29, 2016 at 1:57AM | Updated January 29, 2016 at 6:06PM

We’ve had five days to dig out of Jonas’s snowfall and results are about what we saw after snowfalls last year, with few surprises. Thank you to everyone who has chimed in with their observations! We’ve seen a lot of progress on Friday alone, so if you see more open on Saturday, let us know for the benefit of Sunday runners.

Zoom in for more detail. Read on below the map.

Running Shorts, Jan. 12

By Charlie Ban

Published January 12, 2016 at 1:25PM

Georgetown Running Club President Sam Luff and Pacers Running CEO Kathy Dalby sign the sponsorship agreement. Photo: Charlie Ban

The Montgomery County Road Runners Club will no longer sponsor the Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest, a mid-July 8k road race. The number of finishers hit a recent low of 1,269 […]

Running Shorts, Dec. 21

By Charlie Ban

Published December 21, 2015 at 12:21PM | Updated December 22, 2015 at 10:57AM

D.C.-area XC runners are the best in the business

By Charlie Ban

Published December 21, 2015 at 10:20AM | Updated June 25, 2018 at 4:48PM

Photo: Marleen van Den Neste

Two Foot Locker champions. Another runner one spot from qualifying. Three Nike Cross Nationals individual qualifiers, plus the rest of one of their teams. State champions and runners up. These all add up to a banner year for the D.C. area’s cross country runners.

Members of our coaches panel discussed the season in December and named the All-RunWashington postseason team. The top 10 boys and girls would be a force against any metropolitan area in the country. The D.C., Maryland and Virginia teams are no slouches either. Voting on the panel: Gonzaga’s John Ausema, Walt Whitman’s Steve Hays, Georgetown Visitation’s Kevin Hughes, Lake Braddock’s Mike Mangan, West Springfield’s Chris Pellegrini, T.S Wootton’s Kellie Redmond and Winston Churchill’s Scott Silverstein. Coaches emphasized post-season performances in their evaluations.

Hunter and Kelati win Foot Locker titles

By Charlie Ban

Published December 12, 2015 at 4:01PM | Updated June 25, 2018 at 4:48PM

Drew Hunter and Weini Kelati. Photo courtesy of Foot Locker

By all accounts, Drew Hunter and Weini Kelati are generous runners, each giving of their own time to help their teams win Virginia state championships in November.

But Saturday at San Diego’s Balboa Park, they took the course all to themselves and refused to share the lead with any competitors at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. Leading isn’t easy, and it’s a risk in the first competitive races each winner has contested in a year, but in doing so, they both earned every bit of their national championships, the first time the national titlists have come from the same county.