RunWashington - The Runner's Source for the D.C. Area

Published May 11, 2020 at 1:00PM | Updated May 12, 2020 at 12:53PM

Ashley Donovan runs around the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad's parking lot. Photo: Charlie Ban

Ashley Donovan is used to starting off her ultramarathons with a low-key command. “Go” usually suffices. But the start of her latest 24-hour run was accompanied by sirens.

At 6:01 a.m. May 9, as she started on a day’s worth of solitary 0.2-mile loops around the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad building and parking lot, an ambulance rolled out on a call. That service, and her fundraising run, hammered home the 24-hour nature of emergency response and demonstrated why she was doing this. The secretary on BCCRS’ Board of Directors, Donovan, of Upper Northwest D.C., has been a volunteer EMT since 2015.

Monumental Runner

Monumental Runner – Katie McHugh

By Charlie Ban

Published May 8, 2020 at 11:00AM

Name: Katie McHugh. Or Dinterbeast. I’ll answer to both.

Pace the Nation

Went home DEVASTATED – Pace the Nation – Jonathan Gault

By Pace the Nation

Published May 6, 2020 at 11:00AM | Updated May 7, 2020 at 1:35PM

Jonathan Gault is interviewed for LetsRun after competing in the Media 800 Meters at the 2017 World Track and Field Championships

LetsRun staff writer and Olympic Trials party companion to Farley Jonathan Gault talks about his career writing features for the site.

News

DMV Distance Derby Strava segment challenge replaces RunWashington runner rankings for 2020

By Charlie Ban

Published May 5, 2020 at 11:00AM | Updated June 1, 2020 at 11:18AM

2018 Marine Corps Marathon (Photo: Charlie Ban)

As you may have noticed, we don’t have many races happening for a while.

For the rest of 2020, RunWashington’s rankings are going to change to the next best thing – Strava segments. Since we can’t all get together in one place and go shoulder-to-shoulder, the next best thing will be to compare performances on the same turf at the DMV Distance Derby.

Monumental Runner