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Sep 10, 2024 | runwashington.com | Kelyn Soong |Charlie Ban

Doubts swirled around my head, and my right quad muscles ached with cramp-like pain. It was only ten miles into the 2021 Philadelphia Marathon but as I watched what felt like hundreds of runners zip past me, I started to recalibrate my pre-race goal: Three hours and 50 minutes became four hours. Then four and a half hours. Then simply finishing. The race turned into a mental battle. My legs screamed for me to stop and walk, while my brain urged me to continue on pace.

Jun 5, 2024 | runwashington.com | Charlie Ban

Recent Stories A break from racing one of my favorite events gave me a chance to help other runners reach their time goals. Eight local runners will compete in the Olympic Marathon Trials Saturday morning in Orlando.

Feb 28, 2024 | runwashington.com | Charlie Ban

If I learned anything from the 2023 Parkway Classic, it was that I enjoy pacing people while running and that a large singlet was too big for me and threatened to sag below my shorts when it got wet. Anyone I work out with on the track knows that I take a lot more pride in running my laps “dead-on-balls accurate” (it’s an industry term) than I do in running any rep particularly fast. When Elyse Braner asked if I’d like to pace the 7:00 mile runners for 10 miles last April, I found my solution.

Feb 2, 2024 | runwashington.com | Charlie Ban

Sam Doud was itching to run, just for a few shakeout miles. The problem was that he was at a post-race party after the California International Marathon (CIM) in Sacramento, Cali., where everyone else was happy to put the last 26.2 miles behind them. On that December 2018 morning, he was 52 seconds too slow to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, and eager to fix that. But he took a few steps and realized a run just wasn’t going to happen.

Dec 27, 2023 | runwashington.com | Charlie Ban

Locals contribute to NCAA titles, another Trials qualifier, Prince William County moves toward an indoor track and comments are sought for the Capital Crescent Trail.