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For this week's Run Club Spotlight, we bring you…not a run club. The Rock Creek Rockets is a group of runners that eschews the title of “Run Club,” opting instead to classify themselves as a laid back group of runners who happen to meet at the same time each week. The idea is that there should be no anxiety about getting out and running with new friends.
So you signed up for a fall marathon, and now that temps are hitting 80 and 90 degrees, you are realizing just how miserable training in the summer months can be. Here’s how you survive.
For this week's Run Club Spotlight, we caught up with Nice Jewish Runners DC, a Dupont Circle-based group that's open to everyone — Jewish or not — as long as you're welcoming, friendly, and up for coffee after the run.
We went out to test drinking fountains around popular running routes to see if they are turned on and working. We will be updating this map regularly.
Did you know there is a free 5K race held at five locations in the DMV every Saturday morning? The folks at Brooks host parkrun, a free community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate at Anacostia Park, Roosevelt Island, Fletcher’s Cove, College Park, and Kensington.
The 51st Marine Corps Marathon Weekend is getting a new race, a new expo venue, and a larger field. Race director Alex Hetherington announced the changes in a Facebook livestream today ahead of the October 24-25 event.
Cherry Blossom Race Weekend is almost here. Whether you're running the 5K on Saturday or the 10 Miler on Sunday, here's what you need to know before you show up.
Help us find the working drinking fountains around the DMV! If you find a drinking fountain in any working order, let us know.
For this week's Run Club Spotlight, we are highlighting our friends in NoMa. The NoMa Run Club is one of the top recommended clubs you see when you look on Reddit, and it is because they are a chill group who loves running and beer, maybe not even in that order.
Mike Wardian, joined by MedStar Health physical therapist Chris Heydrick and physician assistant Chris Wilde, ran more than 170 miles over four days from Leonardtown, Maryland to Baltimore as part of an initiative called Miles Across MedStar.