Chris Mills

Great weather greets Crime Solvers 5k racers

Published August 6, 2013 at 12:00PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:19PM

Grace Cleland chases down Chris Rini at the end of the Crime Solvers 5k. Photo: Cheryl Young

Sunday morning, the only crime was that more people weren’t out racing on one of the most pleasant days of the summer. With temperatures in the 60s on an August weekend that is accustomed to heat and humidity, the nearly 200 runners who showed up to the inaugural Fairfax County Crime Solvers 5k at Fairfax Corner.

The race supported Fairfax County Crime Solvers, an independent nonprofit that pays for rewards leading to the arrest of criminals in Fairfax County. Board member Jody Donaldson knew Cheryl Young of the Capital Area Runners team, which was interested in conducting a race. The team had 38 runners race and more than 15 volunteer.

5k adds to race options for Lawyers Have Heart Participants

By David Pittman

Published June 9, 2013 at 2:44PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:21PM

Claire Hallissey wasn’t expecting to run an event record Saturday during the Lawyers Have Heart 10k.

“I did a track workout on Thursday,” the 2012 British Olympian said.

Texan breaks Wardian’s marathon win streak at Rock ‘n’ Roll USA

By Charlie Ban

Published March 16, 2013 at 9:52PM | Updated August 10, 2015 at 12:33PM

Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon winner Peter Lawrence presses defending champion Michael Wardian at 14 miles. Photo: Charlie Ban

For the seventh year in a row, Washington, D.C.’s spring marathon champion was a college athlete who competed for something other than a track team. For the first time, though, it wasn’t former lacrosse player Michael Wardian.

[button-red url=”http://running.competitor.com/cgiresults?eId=54″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Peter Lawrence came to Washington with his family for a spring break trip requested by his daughter.After 20 hours of driving, with stops in New Orleans, Atlanta, the now-41-year-old, who played tennis at the Virginia Military Institute hit town for a week of sightseeing with a cadre of elementary school-age children.