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West Springfield boys beat Oakton, Loudoun Valley wins fifth straight title

Published November 16, 2019 at 8:00PM | Updated November 17, 2019 at 10:03PM

Bryce Lentz leads Sean Stuck in the second mile of the Virginia 6A championship. Photo: Bruce Buckley

Ahead of the Virginia state championships, West Springfield coach Chris Pellegrini figured the race would essentially be a dual meet with Oakton.

In a dual meet, a 1-2-3 sweep can’t be beaten. While muti-team meets are a little more forgiving, seniors Sean Stuck, Sam Pritchard and Chris Weeks made the Spartans a tough act to follow. Stuck won the race overall, running the 5k course at Great Meadow in 15:21, the fastest time of the day. Second place Wesley Bond of Landstown and third place Bryce Lentz of Colgan didn’t have teams in the race, so Pritchard’s 15:50 and Weeks’ 15:53 counted as second and third for scoring purposes.

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Running Shorts

By Charlie Ban

Published November 16, 2019 at 3:00PM | Updated November 20, 2019 at 12:30PM

Loudoun Valley's Peter Morris, Lake Braddock's Alex Corbett and Richard Montgomery's Rohann Asfaw race the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Championships for the University of Virginia. Photo: Charlie Ban

Monumental Runner

Monumental Runner – Danny George

By Charlie Ban

Published November 15, 2019 at 11:00AM | Updated November 19, 2019 at 3:57PM

Run with the June Bugs (XC) 2013 - Photo by Ken Trombatore

Name: Daniel George

Self-described age group: M 30-35

Trials Fever

Arlington’s Jill Pollack attacks the marathon from land and sea

By Charlie Ban

Published November 14, 2019 at 12:00PM | Updated November 14, 2019 at 2:30PM

Jill Pollack leads a group through the 2018 Berlin Marathon. Photo: Sportograf

For four years in New York, Jillian Pollack seemed to be throwing her time, energy and sweat into a hole the size of a skyscraper foundation.

It wasn’t wasted – she met her best friends as a runner for Columbia University – but running wasn’t the same as when she was a star a Winchester’s Millbrook High School.

Pace the Nation

What’s the deal with road racing? – Pace the Nation – Brittany Charboneau

By Pace the Nation

Published November 13, 2019 at 11:00AM | Updated November 13, 2019 at 12:03PM

Photo: Charlie Ban

Marine Corps Marathon winner Brittany Charboneau talks about her comedy and running careers. Docs wonders if he has a future in improv.

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Bethesda’s Tom Kramer takes the lead for Marine Corps finishes

By Andrew Gates

Published November 12, 2019 at 11:00AM

Bethesda's Tom Kramer celebrates completing his 43rd Marine Corps Marathon. Photo: Courtesy of Tom Kramer

Bethesda’s Tom Kramer may not have run every single Marine Corps Marathon, but that’s only because he skipped the first one. From then on, 76-year-old Kramer has run 43 of the 44 Marine Corps Marathons, an achievement that has put his name in the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame.

With 43, he moves into the lead for most Marine Corps Marathon finishes. He had been tied at 42 with Arlington’s Al Richmond, whose “Groundpounder” streak ended last year when he passed on running his 43rd. Donald Aycock of Fairbanks, Alaska and Steve Bozeman of Lynchburg have finished 42. Maureen Higgins of Perdidio Beach, Ala. leads the women with 32 finishes.