• Arlington Police charged David Marlowe with robbery, three counts of assault and battery and five counts of indecent exposure in connection with a series of incidents along Arlington County trails in August. More details are available here but they involve abusive language, assault and battery of trail users and several moonings.
• Bethesda’s Ben Beach completed his record-extending 54th Boston Marathon, albeit remotely, running from KenGar Park in Kensington into Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
• This week’s guest on the Potomac River Running Instagram Live, Wednesday from 8-9 p.m., is Saucony rep Ty Akins.

• Montgomery County Parks’ weekend closures of portions of Sligo Creek Parkway, Little Falls Parkway and Beach Drive will continue until further notice, and over Labor Day weekend will last until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8. Typically, the closures start at 9 a.m. on Fridays and last until 6 p.m. on Sundays.
• The 14th Street Pacers location is closed until further notice after a motorist drove a car into the storefront Aug. 29.
• Massage therapist (and 2016 Best of Washington Running Best Running Doctor or Therapist) Pete Sherry will be the guest on Wednesday’s Potomac River Running Instagram live, from 8 p.m – 9 p.m.
• Georgetown alumnus and UNC assistant coach Dylan Sorensen was a guest on the Convos Over Cold Brew podcast.
• Thomas Jefferson alumnus and former professional runner Chris Mocko was a guest on the BibRave podcast.
• Georgetown alumna Kate Landau was a guest on the Running for Real podcast.
• MedStar Health Sports Cardiology is looking for marathon runners diagnosed with atrial fibrillation to participate in a research study. If you are a runner with atrial fibrillation and want to learn more about your cardiac health by participating in an EKG, Echo-cardiogram and Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (VO2 max), please reach out to Arjun Kanwal or Kezia Alexander.

• D.C. running mainstay Wilson Komen will be the guest on Wednesday’s Potomac River Running Instagram Live, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Punch it!
• Julie Culley resigned as Georgetown’s director of track and field and cross country to take a job at Brooks Sports as a sports marketing manager.
• Herndon alumna Hiruni Wijayaratne was a guest on the Running Through It podcast and DyeStat Discussions (where it will be available for free until Aug. 28)
• Loudoun Valley alumnus Drew Hunter was featured in Track and Field News.
• Arlington County will widen the sidewalk on the Four Mile Run Bridge on Columbia Pike, add lighting and improve guardrails this fall.
• W&OD Trail users near Ashburn will see some equestrian trail closures over the next three weeks.
• W&OD Trail users will be detoured for two weeks to accomodate Lee Highway trail bridge construction.
• The District Department of Transportation recently upgraded lighting on the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
• Emily Halnon, a former D.C. resident who won “Best Blog” in the 2013 Best of Washington Running voting, ran the fastest known time for the Pacific Crest Trail and was a guest on the Ali on the Run Show podcast.

• DuVal High School alumnus and District Track Club athlete Edose Ibadin was a guest on the Citius podcast.
• George Washington University cut its men’s indoor track program, citing budget pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Masters runner Alisa Harvey was a guest on the Be More podcast.
• Loudoun County High School’s meme czar Ethan Stansbury will be the guest on this week’s Potomac River Running Instagram Live, Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

• Herndon alumna Hiruni Wijayaratne will be the guest on this week’s Potomac River Running Instagram Live, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5.
• Two Rivers Treads owner Mark Cucuzzella was a guest on the Run Farther and Faster podcast.

• Cross country in D.C. will be sandwiched by indoor and outdoor seasons under a plan announced by the DCSAA. . Winter sports, including indoor, will start practices in December, cross country will start in February and outdoor track will start at the end of March.
• Nike Cross Nationals and its associated regional meets have been canceled for 2020. Last year, Loudoun Valley’s boys and girls teams finished 10th.
• The Transportation Planning Board will be voting whether or not to adopt the National Capital Trail Network on July 22nd. Comments will be accepted until 9 a.m. July 22nd at [email protected].
• Gaithersburg alumnus Aaron Anderson was a guest on the Run Farther and Faster podcast.
  
• South Lakes sprinter and Michigan recruit Hannah Waller will be the guest on this week’s Potomac River Running Instagram Live, Wednesday, July 22 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Beach Drive in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park will remain closed to vehicles through the beginning of Phase 4 of the district’s reopening plan.
• Oakton and American University alumna Keira D’Amato is a finalist for USATF Athlete of the Week. You can vote until 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 22.
• Construction on the first phase of the W&OD Trail’s “dual trail project,” widening the trail to separate cyclists from pedestrians, will begin in Falls Church in August, with the second phase in Arlington being designed in the next few years.

• Fleet Feet Gaithersburg will close permanently in the next week. It was voted best running specialty store in Maryland in 2015 by RunWashington readers.
• Dietician and Lane 9 Project cofounder Heather Caplan was a guest on the For the Long Run podcast.
• A few weeks ago, Loudoun Valley coaches Joan and Marc Hunter were guests on the Final Surge podcast. Feel free to stop listening before the Upper St. Clair coach talks.
• Keira D’Amato will be the guest on this week’s Potomac River Running Instagram live, Wednesday July 15, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Quince Orchard High School announced its 2020 Hall of Fame class, including five unners
  • Susan Katz- Class of 1996, Track & Field
  • Cara Harrison- Class of 2010, Cross Country and Track & Field
  • Caitlyn Kennedy- Class of 2005, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Track & Field and Cross Country
  • Kiki Manners- Class of 2006, Soccer, Indoor Track & Field and Lacrosse
  • Neal Darmody- Class of 2008, Cross Country and Track & Field

• John Champe alumna Bethany Graham will be this week’s guest on the Potomac River Running Instagram Live,  8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 8.
• Track Tuesdays Coach Keshia Robinson was a guest on the Perfect Timing Multisport podcast.
• Ultrarunner, writer  and Gonzaga alumnus Devin Kelly was a guest on the Morning Shakeout podcast.
• This week in Oakton/American alumae podcast appearances: Keira D’Amato on C Tolle Run.
• Periodic RunWashington contributor Kelyn Soong tried out a District Track Club workout for the Washington City Paper, albeit without the context of actually training for mid-distance running

D.C.’s Kerry Allen was a guest on the Run Farther and Faster podcast.

Oakton High School and American University alumna Samia Akbar was a guest on the Ali on the Run podcast.

The Guestbook Podcast recounted the Juneteenth Marathon held in Washington, D.C. June 13.

Herndon alumna Hiruni Wijayaratne was a guest on the Rambling Runner podcast.

• Capitol Hill’s Courtney Carter was a guest on the Ali on the Run podcast last week,discussing her new role as Oiselle’s advisor for diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Roman Gurule, who RunWashington featured last summer, shared his experience with Covid-19 in recent weeks on the Run Farther and Faster podcast.

• Prince George’s County tracks are now open