Crystal City Twilighter - July 26, 2014

Congrats to those who ran the Crystal City Twilighter. Really great performances all-around, and lots of new additions to the records list.

Women:

Rachel Clattenburg - 18:43 - 8th woman, 1st in age group, 2nd fastest all-time Dojo 5k
Megan Haberle - 19:18 - 16th Woman, 4th in age group, 3rd fastest all-time Dojo 5k
Laura Jennings - 20:02 - 27th Woman, fastest runner in race who just got off a plane from Florida

Men:

Chris Pruitt - 15:36 - 17th overall, 2nd in age group, still Dojo record-holder
Jeff Redfern - 16:04 - 34th overall, new 2nd fastest all-time Dojo 5k

Rockville Twilight 8k Update

Rockville Twilight 8k -

Congrats to everyone who ran the Rockville Twilight 8k last Saturday. Shawn broke his previous time as the second fastest Dojo 8k runner ever, with a 26:36. Alan dominates his age group by 3 minutes over his nearest challenger. Ryan PR's in the 8k. Megan, running the 8k as a relaxed tempo run, still comes in 3rd in her age group. And of course Cindy runs another incredible race, winning her age group by well over 3 minutes.

Shawn Rumery - 21st Overall - 26:37 (new 2nd fastest Dojo 8k) (5:22 pace)
Ryan Johnson - 47th Overall - 27:55 (5:37 pace)
Alan Pemberton - 1st in Age Group, 107th Overall - 31:36 (new 2nd fastest masters Dojo 8k) (6:22 pace)

Megan Haberle (doing the race as a moderate training run) - 3rd in Age Group, 118th Overall -

Also:
Cindy Conant - 1st in Age Group, 112th overall - 31:50 (6:25)

Dojo Racing Update and News (long overdue)

It has been a while since we sent out a dojo update, and there has been a ton of racing/news happening. Here is just some of what is going on (I know I've probably missed some things; if so, let me know and I'll update the website):

RunWashington Article:

For those who haven't caught it yet, Dickson Mercer's article on the Dojo is out now. You can read the online version here.

RacePacket Rankings:

Congrats to everyone who made the RacePacket rankings. We had a record number of people on the list this year, including: Rachel Clattenburg, Steph Selmer, Jenny Paul, Chris Pruitt, Shawn Rumery, and Ryan Johnson.

Midsummer Night's Mile: July 11, 2014

Chris Pruitt - 4:21 (2nd overall in an exciting finish)
Dan Yi - 4:52
Josh Sogn - 4:54
Henry Wigglesworth - 4:55 (new masters dojo record) (age group winner by 22 seconds)
Brian Savitch - 5:21

Alan Pemberton - 5:32 (age group winner by 24 seconds)

Drew Killian - 4:54 (congrats to Drew for smashing through the 5 minute barrier)

Age Handicapped 4 Miler - July 8, 2014

Stephanie Selmer - 26:27

Laura Jennings - 26:27

Daniella Orton - 26:40
Jenny Paul - 26:40

Emily Buzzell - 26:50

Jeff Redfern - 22:25

(Ben Stutts ran this race as well, but I couldn't find him the in the results)

Mad Half Marathon - Waitsfield, VT - July 7, 2014

Rachel Clattenburg - 1st OVERALL - 1:31:49

Firecracker 5k - July 4, 2014

Chris Pruitt - 9th Overall, 1st 30-34, 15:46
Shawn Rumery - 17th overall, 16:07 (new 2nd fastest 5k in dojo history)
Ryan Johnson - 26th overall, 17:10

Freedom Four Miler - July 4, 2014

Rachel Clattenburg - 2nd woman, 1st 30-39, 25:27

Jeff Redfern - 6th overall, 1st in 30-39, 21:59 (new dojo 4 mile record)

Drew Killian - 13th overall, 24:13

Twilight Festival 4 Miler - June 21, 2014

Daniella Orton - 1st woman, 25:03 (new dojo 4 mile record)

Grandma's Marathon - June 21, 2014

Rob Wolfe - 2:56:02 (4 minute negative split)

Lawyers Have Heart 10k - June 14, 2014

Rachel Clattenburg - 7th Woman, 2nd in 30-34, DC's Fastest Govt. Lawyer, 38:24

Jen Maranzano - 8th Woman, 1st Master, DC's 2nd Fastest Govt. Lawyer, 38:28

Stephanie Selmer - 17th Woman, 40:46, (probably) DC's 2nd Fastest Corporate Lawyer
Laura Jennings - 21st Woman, (probably) DC's 3rd Fastest Govt. Lawyer, 41:02

Jenny Paul - 23rd Woman, 41:08, (possibly) DC's 2nd or 3rd Fastest Private Practice Lawyer

Chris Pruitt - 7th Overall, 1st in 30-34, DC's Fastest Govt. Lawyer, 32:17

Jeff Redfern - 13th Overall, 2nd in 30-34, (probably) DC's 2nd Fastest Govt. Lawyer, 34:22
Dan Yi - 16th Overall, (possibly) DC's 3rd Fastest Govt. Lawyer, 34:47
Alan Pemberton - 90th Overall, 1st in 60-64, 40:24