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Running shorts Jan. 12

Published January 12, 2015 at 12:29PM | Updated February 9, 2015 at 6:15PM

Nora McUmber Photo: Dustin Whitlow

Three local cross country coaches were honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as Cross Country Coach of the Year in their respective states. They included Anthony Belber (D.C.: Georgetown Day School boys), Kevin Hughes (D.C.: Georgetown Visitation School girls) and Mike Mangan (Va.: Lake Braddock Secondary boys).

According to USTFCCCA, State-by-state winners were selected based on their teams’ performances throughout the 2014 cross country season. Among the factors taken into consideration were team score and placement at the state championships, margin of victory, performance against rankings if available, individual championships, and how their teams’ performances stacked up to previous years (e.g. first title in school history, consecutive titles, etc.).

Cast your votes for the Best of Washington Running

By Charlie Ban

Published January 12, 2015 at 12:21PM | Updated January 20, 2015 at 9:48AM

Photo: Brian W. Knight/Swim Bike Run Photo

Vote for the Best of Washington Running 2015, now through the end of March! The finalists each were among the top six most frequently nominated races, stores, programs, etc. in our monthlong nomination period. Winners will be announced publicly in our Summer issue, due out in early May.

Reformed Lax Bro Races Metro

By Dickson Mercer

Published January 5, 2015 at 1:45PM | Updated January 5, 2015 at 4:21PM

It’s a Sunday morning in December, a few minutes past 9. The weather is gray and cool and still, perfect for running.

RunWashington Editor in Chief Charlie Ban and Patrick Benko, who is 32 and a relatively recent running convert, meet at the chosen starting line: the gates to the Van Ness Metro station in Northwest Washington, D.C.

His Shoes Are His Muse

By Charlie Ban

Published December 22, 2014 at 10:43AM

Nine miles in, it came to him.

All-RunWashington team includes four Foot Locker, three Nike finalists

By Charlie Ban

Published December 8, 2014 at 1:03PM | Updated June 25, 2018 at 4:50PM

Chantilly's Ryan McGorty leads Loudoun Valley junior Andrew Hunter at the Oatlands Invitational. Photo: Charlie Ban

For the third straight year, Northern Virginia is sending a runner to the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships with a serious shot at the national title, possibly on the boys’ and girls’ side. Two other area runners will join them in San Diego, making it the 25th time the region has sent multiple qualifiers to the venerated high school national championship.

The same day that Andrew Hunter, Anteneh Girma, Ciara Donohue and Weini Kelati qualified for the Foot Locker final, Rachel McArthur, Alex Corbett and Kate Murphy earned individual trips to the Nike Cross Nationals meet, a team-focused national race in Portland, Ore. Corbett and Murphy each led their Lake Braddock teams to third place finishes, just out of the automatic team berths and the boys an agonizing one point from an at-large invitation.

Running shorts, Dec. 8

By Charlie Ban

Published December 8, 2014 at 12:34PM | Updated January 14, 2015 at 12:59PM

Despite shortened course, Jingle All the Way 5k still a big draw

By Elton Hayes

Published December 8, 2014 at 11:40AM | Updated August 18, 2015 at 12:38PM

A warm day meant a lot of pairs of shorts on the starting line for the Jingle All the Way 5k. Photo: Swim Bike Run Photography

For much of the 2014 Jingle All the Way 5k, Nicolas Crouzier (16:01) remained on Tom Dichiara’s (15:56) heels. Both runners battled for sole possession of the lead throughout the 3.1-mile course.

But as the two neared the finish line, Dichiara turned it on to edge Crouzier, and captured a first-place finish among all runners.

Pair completes run from Oregon

By Jamie Corey

Published December 7, 2014 at 10:03PM | Updated December 8, 2014 at 2:03PM

Ashley Donovan and Adam Meyer run outside of Dubois, Wyo. Photo: Courtesy of Donovan and Meyer

The greatest risk to Ashley Donovan and Adam Meyer, as they ran to Washington, D.C. from Portland, Ore., wasn’t the wear and tear on their bodies. It was the wildlife — close calls with a rattlesnake and roughly a dozen dogs on the road.

Since July, the duo not only trekked thousands of miles across the country on foot (3,165 miles to be exact), but also met with more than 100 community leaders in nearly a dozen states.

Runners replace snowflakes on the streets of Reston

By Jacqueline Feldscher

Published December 7, 2014 at 7:27PM | Updated August 18, 2015 at 12:38PM

Thomas Foley's (left) idea of getting jolly is kicking to the finish of the Run with Santa. Photo: Cheryl Young

Some children may still have been nestled all snug in their beds, but others dashed away Sunday morning at the Run with Santa 5k in Reston.

[button-red url=” http://s3.amazonaws.com/media.racebx.com/transfer/gen/5/4/8/54846beb-c354-43c3-b0ee-0c9fc0a86526/2014-Santa-Results.htm” target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]At what many called a great family run, kids and adults alike donned Santa hats, ugly sweaters and jingle bells to be greeted by Santa Claus at the finish line on a brisk but sunny winter morning.

Winners get just enough at Alexandria Turkey Trot

By Emily Rabbitt

Published November 29, 2014 at 11:43AM | Updated August 18, 2015 at 12:38PM

Photo: Cheryl Young

On a holiday renowned for gluttony, the winners at the Alexandria Turkey Trot ended up getting just enough, not too much.

For Kevin McNab, it meant a narrow win over Georgetown University cross county runner Collin Leibold, both timed at 24:32. For Susanna Sullivan, all she really needed was one second by which to break the women’s course record — 27:13.