Race in Arlington or Washington often? Michael Lynch may be a familiar face.
In addition to running races regularly, Lynch leads weekly group runs from Lululemon in Clarendon, served as the running coordinator for Team RWB’s Washington, D.C., chapter for two years.
Name: Olivia T.
Self-described age group: Dang millennial (25)
As the medical director for the Pike’s Peek 10K and the Parks Half Marathon, Dr. Trevor Myers is used to treating certain common injuries in runners.
Bruises. Blisters. Sprained ankles.
Farley has a one-on-one interview with Australian runner and former running store owner Bob Wallace.
Heritage alumna Weini Kelati won the NCAA 10k title.
Gonzaga College High School teacher Ariel Laguielles finisheds his 400+ mile run across part of Spain in eight days, 12 hours and 45 minutes, logging more than 416 miles, often on a swollen ankle.
Laguielles, 40, planned for a year to tackle the pilgrimage route taken by St. Ingatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuit order.
I took a bunch of pictures of varying quality at the Lawyers Have Heart 5k/10k Saturday, which enjoyed the best conditions since 2014. Check them out here.
Name: Kelly Buroker
There are nearly half a dozen free, timed parkruns every Saturday in the Washington area.
But there was something special about one recent parkrun — complete with cookies, cupcakes, a balloon with “100” on it and a poster that said “Go Stefania.”
Though she had kept a relatively low profile since winning the 2016 Marine Corps Marathon, Perry Shoemaker is back after qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials April 28 at the Eugene Marathon. Her 2:43:33 was a PR of more than eight minutes.
“I’m still shocked that I did it,” Perry said a little over a week after the race. “And of course I’m still very excited.”