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Family Fun Starts at Let Freedom Run 5k

Published July 4, 2013 at 4:10PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:20PM

Moments before the start of the Let Freedom Run 5k. Photo: Swim Bike Run Photography

Ansley Howell seems ready for a real pair of running shoes. The 8-year-old from South Riding – running with tiny American flags behind her ears – was third in her age group this morning at the third annual Let Freedom Run 5k in Fairfax.

[button-red url=”http://results.bazumedia.com/event/results/event/event-4601″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Howell was paced by her father, Gregg, while her sister, Grace, 12, was paced by her mother, Ann. Her older brother, Noah, 14, who runs cross country for Freedom High School – “too fast for the rest of the family,” Gregg said – was on his own, finishing around 20 minutes.

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GW Parkway Classic Provides Catharsis for many with Boston on their minds.

By Dickson Mercer

Published April 21, 2013 at 7:44PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:24PM

Abigail Meyers, Samuel Kirby and Brian Harkins head down the George Washington Parkway toward Alexandria. Photo: Swim Bike Run Photography

Back on Monday, James Davis was walking towards the finish line after completing his first Boston Marathon in 3:08:32. A block away, he heard the blast.

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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.

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McDougal’s stretch run captures St. Patrick’s Day 8k victory

By Charlie Ban

Published March 10, 2013 at 10:16PM | Updated June 25, 2015 at 5:25PM

Jordan McDougal leads Elarbi Khattabi, Sean O’Leary and Gurmessa Megerssa in the St. Patrick's Day 8k. Photo: Charlie Ban

The gap was just too much for Jordan McDougal to make up.

[button-red url=”http://results.bazumedia.com/event/results/event/event-3289″ target=”_self” position=”left”] Results [/button-red]Anyone watching the finishing stretch of the St. Patrick’s Day 8k would say that. Elarbi Khattabi, of Waynesboro, Pa.,was comfortably ahead heading back on Pennsylvania Avenue, having broken the race open at three miles. McDougal, of Warrenton, figured the lead was around 20 yards, but that seemed like a conservative estimate.

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Let Freedom Run 5K Recap

By Dickson Mercer

Published July 4, 2012 at 4:02PM | Updated September 12, 2013 at 5:14PM

By Dickson Mercer

If Bethany Sachtleben tries out for cross country at George Mason University this fall, she will lack the high school running experiences other rising freshman will surely have. On the other hand, Sachtleben, 20, who won this morning’s second annual Let Freedom Run 5K in Fairfax, VA in 18:26, has already run a marathon, which is uncommon for a runner her age.

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George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Mile Race Report

By Dickson Mercer

Published April 22, 2012 at 5:05PM | Updated September 12, 2013 at 5:13PM

Sean Graham almost backed out. In the week leading up to today’s George Washington Parkway Classic, the 32-year-old Pacers athlete missed three days of training due to illness. By Friday, Graham was feeling better. By Saturday, elite athlete coordinator Jordan Zwick was urging him to give it a shot.

[button-red url=”http://www.swimbikerunphoto.com” target=”_self” position=”left”] Photos [/button-red]Good thing Graham took Zwick’s advice. Near the 7-mile mark, Graham took the lead and proceeded to put 61 seconds on runner-up Eddie Jones, 35, of Boise, ID. He won Pacers Event’s annual 10-mile race in 51:03.

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An Irish Blessing! Sunshine, a Bit o’ Wind, and Record Turnout for St. Patrick’s Day 8K

By Brenda Barrera

Published March 13, 2011 at 3:56PM | Updated October 7, 2013 at 4:01PM

By Brenda Barrera with contribution from Dickson Mercer

It is an Irish blessing familiar to many, “May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face . . .”

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Love the Run You’re With 5K

By Kathy Dalby

Published February 13, 2011 at 4:49PM | Updated October 7, 2013 at 4:03PM

Jordan McDougal, 23, of Culpeper, VA wins by a mere half second ahead of Frank Devar, 22, of Washington, DC in the fastest road 5K of the year with 14:47.4.

Sunday morning 1700 running enthusiasts participated in the second annual Love the Run You’re With 5K, presented by Pacers Running Stores and Fitness Together.