The Capital Runner

The hills across the DMV that our readers swear by. Lace up and go get your workout in.

Runners in their sixties and seventies are showing up to start lines in record numbers and clocking faster times. We spoke with local athletes to uncover the daily habits that build lasting endurance. Discover why true longevity requires treating recovery as training, making strength work mandatory, and measuring success by effort rather than pace.

Two running playlists for your next DC run: 20 songs from bands that got their start in the District, plus 20 more all-purpose favorites.

Trump's East Potomac golf course redesign could reshape the Hains Point loop DC runners know well. Here's what the lawsuit and tour photos reveal.

I had been meaning to get up to Seneca Creek State Park for a while, and a Tuesday morning with nothing on the calendar finally settled it. Forty minutes up 270, a small day-use fee at the gate, and I was parked near the boat center with the lot almost entirely to myself.

A guide to recycling and donating old running shoes in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, including drop off spots and how to know when your shoes are done.

Rock Creek Park's trail network is dense, occasionally disorienting, and worth every mile. Here's how to get started on DC's best trail running destination.

Whether you just moved to the area or you are looking to spice up your daily runs, joining a run club can open up a community you may have been missing out on. But where to start? Every run club is different: if you want to run faster or slower, if you want a morning coffee crew, or maybe you’re interested in a drinking club with a running problem, there is probably (definitely) a group running in DC, Maryland, or Virginia that ticks all the boxes.

The Phoenix, a national sober active community, launched its first DMV run on the C&O Towpath. Here's how to join the group's recurring events.