Capital Area Runners

Friday morning practice is cancelled due to the code red air quality.

🧨 A scorching hot Firecracker 5k in Reston today!
Happy 4th of July from all of us at CAR! 🇺🇸

Lots of racing over the holiday weekend, as CARs saw action at Loudoun Street Mile, the Tri-State Games, and a rainy 🚀

Enjoying the sunshine this weekend at LHH, and a lightning fast showing at Heps for .pwallace ⚡️

SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON 🦄

At yesterday’s Marty McCormick led our CAR finishers in 2:32:19 (8th in AG), followed by Billy Coffin in 2:50:20 (PR; splits 1:25:06/1:25:14), Jamie Grossman in 3:04:12 (PR; #48 on the CAR All-Time Women’s Marathon Performers List), Sharon Snyder in 3:18:04, Matt Whalen in 3:35:54, Cris Burbach in 3:43:54 (splits 1:52:19/1:51:35; wins the T35-38 Para category for the 3rd consecutive year), and Mary Legere in 3:53:32 (CAR record for the AG).

Spring has sprung 🌷🌸☀️

This weekend marked CARs across the DMV racing in the gorgeous weather. The spring racing season is officially in full swing!

Ashton Blackwell (16:07) and Emma Unterkoefler (19:24) kicked things off for us with men’s and women’s overall wins at the Van Metre 5k. Sebastian Malave (17:52) made his CAR debut with a 4th place finish. At the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, Greg Mariano was our top men’s finisher in 53:04, followed by Cian Bell (55:41), Philippe Rolly (56:43), Patrick Carter (56:59), Eric Genetti (1:00:50), Tommy Blackwell (1:02:25), Cam Brien (1:02:49 PR), Dan Lawver (1:03:10 PR), David McKenzie (1:07:18), Nathan Napier (1:07:24), Matteo Iacoviello (1:12:34) and Larry Grossman (1:17:39). Gabrielle McKenzie led our CAR women with her 1:00:28 PR, followed by Abby Nasse (1:02:29 PR), Bailey Wilson (1:06:12), Sarah Whitworth (1:06:26), Jessica Chin Somers (1:11:51), Eve Hoffman (1:12:34), Ari Brose (1:16:08), Anya Vogel (1:18:33), Kylee Carrillo (1:19:43),the Delgado sisters, Andrea and Jessy (1:36:14) and Rosy Khanna (2:00:07). Callie Wallace, on loan from CAR to Harvard University, crushed her 800m PR with a 2:12.08 performance at the Friar Invitational in Providence. Marisa Poe, on loan from CAR to Yale University, ran 18:03.74 for 5000m at the Bison Classic at Bucknell University (Alma mater of Coach George!) Anya Vogel dropped down in distance last week to run 32.80 for 200m and 1:10.16 for 400m (3rd place) at a meet at St. Alban’s. Stephen Siegel ran 42:40 for a 5.3 mile trail race at Catalina State Park in AZ to finish 4th overall. Congrats to all!

🌸 The Runner's Rite of Spring 🌸

Another excellent year for CAR at Cherry Blossom! Beautiful weather for the annual trip around the Tidal Basin!

Rest up, DMV. 7:30 AM is go time. 🌸

Our retail partner Road Runner Sports will be hosting a launch party for the New Balance Ellipse at their Falls Church store on Wednesday, March 25 from 6:30-8:30 PM. Please come out and join us! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/road-runner-sports-falls-church-va-x-new-balance-ellipse-v1-launch-party-tickets-1982306787965?aff=oddtdtcreator

🏆 RACING IN RESTON 🏆

CAR brought home a pair of titles from the Reston 10 Miler this weekend, dishing out some incredible performances. Cody Hodgins was the men’s winner in 53:21 and Gabrielle McKenzie was the women’s winner in 1:04:00. Cian Bell ran 56:24 to place 6th overall and 1st in AG, Billy Coffin ran 1:03:32 to place 2nd in AG and David McKenzie ran 1:08:23 to win his AG.