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XC specialist Sam Pritchard leads the way for Spartans’ title hopes

Published September 4, 2019 at 1:00PM | Updated November 8, 2019 at 5:05PM

Sam Pritchard. Photo: Ed Lull

Like many trios, each member brings something special to the group. Among West Springfield’s Three Terrors, now seniors, Sean Stuck won the state outdoor 3200 meter championship in 6A and Chris Weeks was second in the 1600 meters. But on the cross country course, Sam Pritchard leads the Spartans. He finished third in the Virginia 6A meet last fall, and is the top returning runner this season.

“Sam is the most natural cross country runner (among the three seniors), but he’s the least flashy,” said coach Chris Pellegrini. “He shows the most natural instincts and that’s shown in his races. He has the best mid-race understanding of where he has to put himself to do what he wants to do.”

Pace the Nation

Ripped from the headlines! – Pace the Nation – Roman Gurule

By Pace the Nation

Published September 4, 2019 at 11:00AM

Suds & Soles 5K 2019 - Photo by Dan Reichmann, MCRRC

D.C.’s Roman Gurule talks about his transformation from barfly to track nerd, providing an audiobook version of this earlier RunWashington article.

News

Race medals are a year-round endeavor for running events

By Sarah Beth Hensley

Published September 3, 2019 at 11:00AM | Updated February 5, 2020 at 1:31PM

The Parks Half Marathon's previous medals

A race medal is a symbol of achievement; a shiny token signifying a goal achieved. While these medals seem like a small part of an event, race teams put a lot of thought into them — everything from shape, design and ribbon color — to drive home the theme of the race and its significance in runners’ lives.

The Parks Half Marathon uses its medal as a marketing and branding opportunity, said Race Director Don Shulman. The Montgomery County race is often the first half marathon for a lot of its participants, so Shulman said the medal is vital because of the pride finishers have for it.

Monumental Runner

Monumental Runner – Ricardo Salvador

By Charlie Ban

Published August 30, 2019 at 11:00AM

Name: Ricardo J. Salvador

Self-described age group: 60 – 65

News

Terps coach makes time for her own marathon training

By Vanessa Junkin

Published August 29, 2019 at 11:00AM | Updated September 3, 2019 at 5:32PM

Danielle Siebert goes to races all the time. But she’s normally not the one racing.

On Oct. 27, the University of Maryland cross country and track coach plans to toe the starting line in Arlington with thousands of other runners at the Marine Corps Marathon.

DCXC

On the soccer field or XC course, it’s all grass to Piper Dean

By Charlie Ban

Published August 28, 2019 at 2:00PM | Updated September 17, 2019 at 4:04PM

Piper Dean. Photo: Ed Lull

Ignorance was bliss for Piper Dean in her first cross country race.

She took the line at the DCXC Invitational wearing trainers. On an extremely muddy course, that played a part in helping her finish second in the sophomore race, when other competitors’ spikes were working too well to dig into the much.