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Washington RunHers founder, RRCA ED Henley Gabeau dies at 74

Published November 19, 2018 at 11:25AM | Updated November 20, 2018 at 1:12PM

Henley Gabeau, who championed women’s running as a founder of the first women’s running club in the Washington, D.C. area and the first executive director of the Road Runners Club of America, died Nov. 7 of colon cancer. She was 74.

Gabeau was a dominant presence in the D.C. and national road running communities for more than 25 years, from the founding of the women’s only club, RunHers, in 1976, to her retirement as RRCA executive director in 2001. During that time, she lobbied for equal access to the sport and was part of the movement that led to the inclusion of women’s distance events in the Olympics – the marathon (added in 1984), the 10,000 meters (1988), and the 5,000 meters (1996).

Event

National Capital 20 Miler & 5 Miler

October 3, 2026 7:00 am -12:00 pm

Event location

Carderock Recreation Area

C&O Canal Towpath

Potomac, Maryland 20854

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The National Capital 20 Miler is the DC area’s premier fall marathon tune-up race. Runners will have access to a flat and fast out-and-back course on the C&O Towpath with multiple water stations along the way. Runners also have the option to register for the Janet Braunstein 5 Miler, which also takes place on the Towpath. Register now to guarantee your race hoodie!

Both events start on the Towpath by the North Parking Lot at Carderock Recreation Area.

Event

SHRM Washington DC Impact 5K

November 7, 2026 8:00 am -9:15 am

Event location

Rock Creek Park / Beach Drive (Staging at the Rock Creek Tennis Center / Picnic Grove 24)

4850 Colorado Ave NW

Washington, District Of Columbia 20011

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Course: A scenic out-and-back fall 5K route along Beach Drive.

The Experience: Join us for a premier morning of racing featuring chipped timing, custom finisher medals, high-quality tech tees, and hassle-free packet pickup at Potomac River Running's Ballston store.

Monumental Runner

Monumental Runner – Scott Melchior

By Charlie Ban

Published November 16, 2018 at 12:05PM | Updated November 16, 2018 at 1:37PM

Name: Scott Melchior

Self-described age group: 35-39

Pace the Nation

Pace the Nation: Running as adaptive athletes

By Pace the Nation

Published November 15, 2018 at 11:36AM

Cedric King and Stefan Leroy join Pace the Nation to talk about running as adaptive athletes for the Achilles International Freedom Team.

News

Running Shorts

By Charlie Ban

Published November 13, 2018 at 3:53PM | Updated November 16, 2018 at 9:26AM

West Springfield alumna Caroline Alcorta and Patriot alumna Rachel McArthur are headed to the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with Villanova. Photo: Lucas Carter

More than a dozen runners with local connections will be racing at NCAA cross country championships this weekend, suspicious finisher removed from Marine Corps top 10, voting ends Friday for Darrell General.

DCXC

Five team, two individual state titles come home with Northern Virginia teams

By Charlie Ban

Published November 11, 2018 at 10:23AM | Updated November 17, 2019 at 11:45AM

Three Virginia teams won their first state championships Saturday at Great Meadow, while two regulars kept their annual appointments on the podium.

Tuscarora girls and defending national champion Loudoun Valley boys repeated as team champions in 5A and 4A, respectively, but Loudoun Valley and West Springfield’s girls an W.T. Woodson’s boys (6A) were both new to hoisting a trophy. LV’s Sam Affolder repeated and his teammate Ricky Fetterolf won her first individual title. Three Northern Virginia runners finished in second: Broad Run’s Ellie Desmond in 5A, and West Springfield’s Chase Kappeler and Woodson’s Jack Leech in 6A.

DCXC

Feda, Mulugeta lead Northwood to second place at state meet

By Vanessa Junkin

Published November 11, 2018 at 9:40AM | Updated November 12, 2018 at 5:53PM

Eldad Mulageta and Baraka Silva, early in the 4A race. Photos: Vanessa Junkin

Seniors Obsaa Feda and Eldad Mulugeta led their Northwood High School cross country team to a second-place finish on Saturday at the Maryland state meet. It was also a D.C.-area school’s top finish in the 4A boys’ race since Walter Johnson’s runner-up finish in 2012.

The teammates ran together toward the finish line in the 4A boys’ race, but Feda crossed first, running the hilly three-mile course at Hereford High School in 15:44.05. Less than a second later, Mulugeta finished the race, earning a time of 15:44.29.