The 467th running of the Tidal Basin Run (no longer aptly named, since it's now run around Hains Point) was yesterday at lunch time, and three of your Dojo-mates ran it.  I don't think any of us were happy with our times, but two of us would have been happy with Henry's time.  The most remarkable stat is that the largest age group was the M60-64.  The entire results for the 5K are below:

5000 Meter Run


1 Karsten Brown M 38 Front Royal VA 16:48 1

2 Henry Wigglesworth M 54 Washington DC 17:36 2

3 Brian Savitch M 33 Washington DC 18:12 3

4 Harlan Shannon M 38 Huntingtown WV 18:14 4

5 Alan Pemberton M 60 Silver Spring MD 19:15 5

6 Brad Rippey M 46 Bunker Hill WV 19:29 6

7 Dan Eddy M 61 Alexandria VA 20:19 7

8 Mike Cannon M 54 Springfield VA 21:37 8

9 Jay Jacob Wind M 62 Arlington VA 22:22 9

10 Max Ahmadi M 57 Dunn Loring VA 22:30 10

11 Kirk Gordon M 56 Glenn Dale MD 24:34 11

12 James Moreland M 60 Gaithersburg MD 25:14 12

13 Jim Mort M 66 Burke VA 26:37 13

14 Bob Platt M 61 Arlington VA 29:46 14

15 William Guey-Lee M 64 Arlington VA 33:28 15

Cherry Blossom Team(s)

Lottery results went out yesterday.

 

If you, like me, are in, let me know. We are looking to put together a team, and I'd like to get an idea of who is available.

 

If you did not make it in, check out: http://www.cherryblossom.org/theraces/elite.php, since you may qualify as a seeded runner.

Shawn's Victory Photo

I happened to find a portrait of this cool dude gracing the front page of the Annapolis Striders website:

Club Records

This past weekend, the Dojo's Chris Pruitt scored possibly the most impressive result ever for the club when he took second place at the Baltimore Half Marathon, in 1:12:35, on a course that is hardly a race-track. Rumor has it that Chris closed the race with a 5:08 mile.

Anyway, in light of Pruitt's performance, we are opening up a "Club Records" section, highlighting the top performances run in a Dojo singlet across race distances.

Send in your top times, and we'll start updating!

Weekend Results

Brussels Marathon:

HUGE congratulations to Matthew Newman, for knocking out a big PR and a Boston qualifier this weekend at the Brussels Marathon. Matthew was an absolute trooper in workouts this past season, and all the hard work paid off big time with a 3:14:15, 45 seconds under the qualifying cutoff.

Hard to do the performance justice, so here is a link to Matthew's riveting account:
http://belgamite.blogspot.be/2012/10/heading-for-boston.html

Metric Marathon:

Also this weekend was the Annapolis Metric Marathon (26.2K), a great opportunity to get in the dreaded simulator workout. There was a 1-2 Dojo sweep at the top. Shawn absolutely crushed a 5:44/mile pace through the 26.2 kilometers, in his first ever race over a half marathon. He also had the good grace to drag me along in his slipstream. Results posted here:
http://annapolisstriders.org/2012/resultsMETR2012.htm

Weekend Long Run / Rock Creek Cleanup

Sunday Long Run:

 

I am going to be going 18-20 this Sunday morning starting at 8 am from 33rd and M. Plan is to do an easy 13-15, and then roll through the last 5 miles at marathon pace.

 

Rock Creek Cleanup:

 

WRC is organizing a Saturday morning trail cleanup from 9 AM to 12 PM in Rock Creek Park. If anyone is interested in participating, please let me know by noon tomorrow, and I'll put you on the list. The clean up gang is meeting at 23rd and P (the traffic island across from the gas station) at 9 am sharp.  

Malcolm Gladwell as Canadian Junior Champion...

Wigglesworth Breaks 5 Min

Dateline: Falls Church, VA, June 7, 2012.

Almost forgot to post this item: one of our resident masters aces Henry Wigglesworth continues to amaze, breaking 5 minutes in the mile at the PVTC Meet. Henry checked in with a 4:56, good for 5th place overall. http://www.pvtc.org/20120707.html

Singlet Orders

It is that time again. I've had a few people mention that they are interested in ordering Dojo singlets for summer races. If you are interested, let me know and I will get back to you with pricing/availability info. 

 

Here are the two versions in action at Lawyers Have Heart: 

 

Original: black and white (we've found that the white ink faded a bit in the original run; we'll get that sorted out in the next batch):

 

http://www2.brightroom.com/99576/535

 

Alternate: red and white

 

http://www2.brightroom.com/email/99576/671/136794626

 

 

PJ Wins Again?

Gillanders tells me that he heard a report crackling over the radio in
Massachusetts that the Dojo's own PJ Martinez won yet another race on
Martha's Vineyard. Will update as more news becomes available.

Dreaded Druid Hills 10k Continued...

Actual race footage from PJ's win this weekend!

Western States

Congrats to friend-of-the-Dojo and future Comrades 2013 participate Ben Horne for finishing the Western States 100 Miler this past weekend in 22:34:08, good for 89th place among all finishers. Big belt buckle for Ben!

Here is Ben sporting the Dojo Logo at the start line:

Weekend Racing Roundup - June 23-24

Big weekend, with two races, two wins!

Dreaded Druid Hills 10k:

In a few short years, PJ has transformed himself from "not a belly-itcher" baseball pitcher to top flight road racing machine.  This weekend marked another milestone, as PJ took home first place in the Dreaded Druid Hills 10k.  You've got to admire anyone who jumps in a race that titles it's website "WARNING: This is not a PR course!" While I can't find the finishing time anywhere, I did find this modest post-win interview:



Big congratulations to PJ!


Epic Family 5k:

I spent the weekend down in Orlando, Florida, celebrating the wedding of an old college buddy. Jumped in the Epic Family 5k, hosted by the Orange County Parks and Rec Department, to get a little tempo workout in while waiting for the festivities to begin. Organizers were super-friendly folks, I had a great time. Also managed to take home the win, in about 17:05.

Lawyers Have Heart 10k Recap

Lots of Dojo action this weekend at the Lawyers Have Heart 10k. The weather was warm, but WAY better than any other year I've run it. It showed in the times, with great performances all around. Here the results:
MEN
PLACE NO. FIRST NAME LAST NAME AGE SEX CITY STATE Guntime ChipTime PACE DIV Age Division Place Overall Sex Place
16 671 DANIEL YI 32 M ALEXANDRIA VA 0:34:53 0:34:53 5:37 M3034 4 16
21 535 P.J. MARTINEZ 31 M WASHINGTON DC 0:35:32 0:35:32 5:44 M3034 7 21
22 1808 HENRY WIGGLESWORTH 54 M WASHINGTON DC 0:35:38 0:35:37 5:45 M5054 1 22
67 518 CHRISTOPHER ANGELL 31 M WASHINGTON DC 0:39:10 0:39:08 6:19 M3034 22 64
172 3204 MATTHEW NEWMAN 42 M WASHINGTON DC 0:42:27 0:42:18 6:49 M4044 14 150
WOMEN
115 2435 JULIA PUDLIN 27 F WASHINGTON DC 0:40:32 0:40:30 6:32 F2529 4 13
355 521 SARAH BURNHAM 27 F ARLINGTON VA 0:45:21 0:45:17 7:18 F2529 28 59
550 552 BROOKE WRIGHT 30 F WASHINGTON DC 0:48:36 0:47:34 7:40 F3034 21 113
If I am missing anyone's result, please let me know!
A few items of note:
* A couple crucial late scratches from this race, with Pemberton and Pruitt being sidelined. Possible dramatic effect on the large law firm team competition.
* Training with the Dojo must work, because after just a couple weeks with us, Matthew Newman set a 10K PR, bettering his previous best by 15 seconds (set in Bruseels in December 2011).
* Congrats to Henry for winning his age group AND coming in 2nd in the Masters category!!!
* We snagged three of six available "Fastest Attorney" spots, with Julia coming in 3rd for women, and PJ and me taking 3rd and 1st for men.

Comrades Marathon 2013 - Who's In?

Comrades Marathon 2012 was held earlier today. For those that are unfamiliar with Gareth's exploits last year, Comrades is a legendary 56 mile race run between Pietermartizburg and Durban, South Africa, with 18,000 participants. Anyway, this seems as good a time as any to announce that the Dojo is going to South Africa, en masse, for Comrades Marathon in June 2013. As it stands, we have firm to semi-firm blood oaths from me (Dan), Brian, Alan, and Geoff. Amanda has offered to serve as "chef de mission." And the more the merrier. Registration opens in September 2013. If you are interested in going, let me know so we can get a group organized. See you in Durban next June.

Weekend Results

Quick weekend results:

Columbia Triathlon:
Chris Angell takes 13th in his division at the traditionally loaded Columbia Triathlon, splitting 27:36 on the swim (1.5k), 1:12:31 on the bike (41k), and 42:58 on the run (10k).

Run for the Animals 5k:
Over a course reputed to be hilly and gnarly, Dojoists Chris Hamley and Brian Savitch take two of the podium spots! Hamley wins the 5k in 18:03 and Savitch arrives close behind in third, with an 18:38.

Congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend!

Boston Morning

So...it is a little warm this morning. A mild tailwind of 6-7 mph.
Relaxing at the athlete village with an old friend of mine that I
happened to run into.

Cherry Blossom 10 Miler Results

Great performance all around today at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler:

62 27/1450 308 Shawn Rumery 26 Silver Spring MD 27:32 56:49 56:47 5:41

74 19/1485 493 Geoff King 33 Washington DC 28:41 57:17 57:13 5:44

78 6/646 2003 Nicholas Haffenreffer 45 Chevy Chase MD 28:32 57:27 57:25 5:45

86 23/1485 24376 P.J. Martinez 31 Washington DC 28:43 57:51 57:48 5:47

106 32/1485 475 Brian Savitch 32 Washington DC 29:04 58:59 58:54 5:54

221 5/373 166 Alan Pemberton 59 Silver Spring MD 30:48 1:02:24 1:02:20 6:14

280 82/1485 1433 Christopher Angell 31 Washington DC 31:56 1:03:32 1:03:27 6:21

651 179/1486 952 Gareth Coville M 32 Washington DC 1:08:43

***

66 31/2769 1197 Julia Pudlin 27 Washington DC 31:46 1:05:29 1:05:20 6:32

87 38/2769 903 Emily Buzzell 26 Washington DC 33:04 1:06:45 1:06:35 6:40

483 109/2220 1971 Christine Rehwald 32 Arlington VA 38:53 1:19:42 1:15:58 7:36

Before I forget...

Pemberton on the front (web)page of the Washington Running Report...

Weekend Roundup: March 24-25

Scope It Out 5K:

Henry and Alan sweep first and second place in the little-seen 45-59 year old age group, running 17:39 and 18:46, respectively.

Thomas Jefferson Pi Miler:

Dan wins the famed Pi Miler, taking home a delicious gigantic apple pie. Given a bit of a mid-race course directional error which added on about 40 seconds or so, pretty happy with the performance (17:55 for 3.14+ miles)

Weekend Roundup

Tons of action this weekend with Dojo-istas. Pruitt opened things up on Saturday with a blazing performance at the Four Courts Four Miler in Arlington, clicking off four 5:20 miles en route to a 21:16. On Saturday, the great performances kept coming at the St. Patrick's Day 8k. Geoff King led the way with a 27:44, good for 23rd place. Henry Wigglesworth continued to be Henry Wigglesworth, running 28:40 and finishing 2nd in his age group. Buzzell finished in 31:56, good for 17th among all women. Brian Savitch cruised in with a 29:58, and Alan Pemberton crossed the line in 31:03. Way to go everyone!

GW Birthday Marathon Relay Results

The Dojo had a great early season showing Sunday morning at the GW Birthday Marathon Relay. Held annually in Greenbelt, Maryland, the GW Birthday Marathon is turning into an annual rite of passage for Dojo-ites to shake off the rust and stretch the legs.

Last year, we sent one co-ed and one open men's squad. After a pitch battle, we swept the top two spots, with the co-ed squad coming out on top.

This year, we sent three full teams, two in the open men's and one in the masters men's categories. Our open men's entries consisted of the "Stripes" (Brian Savitch, Steve Moore, and Geoff King) and "Stars" (PJ Martinez, Richard Rainey, and me) squads. Our masters entry was a talent-loaded squad, with Rob Wolfe, Rob Gillanders, and Nick Haffenreffer.

End result: a fantastic showing. The three teams opened up plenty of space on the rest of the field after great opening legs, and PJ came into the exchange zone with a few seconds on Rob and Brian. Steve ran a great middle leg to take the lead for the "Stripes" squad, and the "Stripes" team, anchored by Geoff, maintained the edge all the way to the finish line. Stripes squad takes the overall win, with the Masters team coming in second (first masters team), and the Stars squad rounding out the top three (2nd open men's team).

Great job to all those who raced today.


2/3rds of the overall winning relay team, Steve and Geoff (missing: Brian)


2nd overall and winning Masters team: Rob, Nick, and Rob


1/3rd of the 3rd overall and 2nd open men's team: PJ (missing: Richard and Dan)

Tuesday Workout

4 x 1200 at 3K pace or 5K pace

6:50 @ 12th and Penn
7 AM @ Hains Point

GW Birthday Marathon Relay Teams

Teams for the GW Birthday Relay

 

Dojo of Pain - Open Men - Stars

PJ Martinez

Richard Rainey

Daniel Yi

 

Dojo of Pain - Open Men - Bars

Steve Moore

Brian Savitch

Geoff King

 

Dojo of Pain - Masters Men

Robert Wolfe

Robert Gillanders

Nick Haffenreffer

 

Ground Control to Henry Wigglesworth...

This is ground control to Wigglesworth. Take your protein pills and point your helmet north.

 

Henry Wigglesworth blasted up the Empire State Run-Up last Wednesday, finishing 22nd overall out of a field of more than 500 international runners. It should also come as no surprise that Henry won his age group.

 

Congrats Henry!!!

Re: Season Kick-Off Race

We have enough for one team, and need one more person to fill out a second. If that person is over 40, all the better, because we will have a pretty awesome Masters team. Looking in Bryan's, Robert's, Henry's, or Hamley's direction...

 

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Daniel Yi <daniel.yi@gmail.com> wrote:

All -

The George Washington Birthday Marathon Relay is coming up again, and we are looking to put in a team or two or three this year.  A great early-season workout and prep race. 

Here are the details:

Race Date: February 19
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Cost: $25 per person
Leg 1: 9 miles
Leg 2: 8 miles
Leg 3: 9.2 miles

Depending on interest, we can put in teams in the open men's, open women's, and co-ed divisions.

Please let me know by COB Tuesday, Feb. 7 if you are interested, and I'll set up the teams.

Dan

Season Kick-Off Race

All -

The George Washington Birthday Marathon Relay is coming up again, and we are looking to put in a team or two or three this year.  A great early-season workout and prep race. 

Here are the details:

Race Date: February 19
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Cost: $25 per person
Leg 1: 9 miles
Leg 2: 8 miles
Leg 3: 9.2 miles

Depending on interest, we can put in teams in the open men's, open women's, and co-ed divisions.

Please let me know by COB Tuesday, Feb. 7 if you are interested, and I'll set up the teams.

Dan

After a long web-hiatus...Tuesday Workout

I have been remiss in posting workouts, despite the fact that they have still been trucking along. Tuesday workout:

2 x 400, 4 x 800, 2 x 400

12th and Penn @ 6:50 AM
Hains Point @ 7 AM