Hains Point/Tidal Basin closed March 26-April 12, MCM men’s record holder dies, TJ alumna relives her DIII glory days, honors for Georgetown coach and runner.
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It started as a game — run a mile a day until things went back to normal.
For Pat Early and his children, it was a way to keep their heads up as the world reacted to the novel coronavirus, as they adjusted to school at home and a suddenly changed world. Then things didn’t go back to normal.
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MCM registration opens tomorrow, International Womxn’s Day panel, Rock Creek Park path meeting, NCAA XC qualifiers, Olympic Trials track qualifiers, local Virginia state indoor champs and podcast guests.
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In any other year, a chilly Thursday morning would see a group of D.C. Road Runners gather in the pre-dawn hours at the Yorktown High School track. Paul Ryan would show up clad in his decades-old puffy U.S. Naval Academy warmup suit.
“Everyone else would be wearing tights, but Paul has this almost-plastic coat,” Rich Mendelowitz said. “It works for him, it’s all kind of old school and it fits his personality.”
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Name: Omar Ali
Self-described age group: 50-55 (but I’m on the very low end of this age group)