Race Reports

By Miriam Ballester The announcer promised sunny skies by 11, but the sun never made an appearance, in fact, it went downhill from there!  Not only did the sun never  show; the temp dropped (from 49 to 40), it rained and the wind blew…and I, of course, was not prepared and neither were the two … Continue reading »

By Paul Hackley Kaboom! The race started with a cannon shot. Everyone jumped and shouted involuntarily and we were off down the hill. I knew already that it was going to go better than my last marathon because I didn’t have to kill any cockroaches in my hotel room. Everything about Steamtown was great – … Continue reading »

by Wilson Chua After completing my fifth Marine Corps Marathon last year, I decided to take a year off running the full marathon. However, I wanted to get Wallace involved; I thought it would be meaningful for him to run and would provide him with good exercise, while also raising money and awareness for autism research.  … Continue reading »

by Heidi Ambrose Dingle, Ireland, Sept 3, 2011 Since 2000, I think it’s been in the stars that I run the Dingle Peninsula Marathon in Ireland. It all began with the Marine Corps Marathon in 2000. I ran my first marathon for a little, red-headed Irish girl named Katie O’Brien, who later died from complications … Continue reading »

by Tammy Cummins My husband and I’s first date was a Halloween 10K held at the community center in Herndon, Va.   Of course, I was unaware that it was a first date or I might not have worn a Cow costume complete with spots, pointed ears and a large rubber udder. However, things worked … Continue reading »

Several years ago, members of the Loudoun Road Runners gave me their old running medals to bring to Malawi. With those medals, the first Mule Run in Malawi in 2009 was a great success! Mule Run Malawi was not 100k! It was as many laps as you can do of the Mkono soccer field in … Continue reading »