Dojo Ugly T-Shirt Exchange

Thanks to Judy Chen for the photo. The ignominious results of the Dojo 2016 Ugly Race Shirt Exchange. Unlike running, there were no winners in this competition.

Jenny Paul Featured in the Lowell Sun / Fall Marathon Results So Far

Congrats to Dojo-ista Jenny Paul (2016 Baystate Marathon Champ). Read all about her thrilling victory at the Lowell Sun.

With MCM still to come, this has already been one of the best marathon seasons on record for the Dojo:

• 2nd Master at a World Marathon Major (Jen - 2:49)
• Victory at the Baystate Marathon (Jenny - 2:58)
• Top 20 at Twin Cities Marathon (Jeff - 2:32)

Jenny Paul Results!!!

It looks like Jenny Paul wins the Baystate Marathon in 2:58!!!

National Capital 20 Miler

Congrats to Jeff Redfern and Shlomo Fishman, who finished 1/2 at the National Capital 20 Miler. Jeff bests his previous club record for a 20 miler (which, admittedly, was a bit of a training run). Shlomo enters the annals for (what I think is) the first time!

Half Marathon Roundup

Congrats to everyone who ran the Navy Air Force Half Marathon today. Here's some quick results:

Shlomo Fishman - 16th place (Men) - 1:17:22

Matt Gronniger - 38th place (Men) - 1:24:38
Jenny Paul - 15th place (Women) - 1:25:46

Laura Jennings - 61st place (Women) - 1:38:36

Here's a roundup from last weekend's action at the Parks Half Marathon:

Jeff Redfern - 9th place (Men) - 1:16:02

Shlomo Fishman - 12th place (Men) - 1:18:34
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Weekend Roundup

Lots of big results to share:

• First off, congrats to the tireless one, Robin Watkins, who came in 3rd at the Cascade Crest 100M in Easton, Washington on August 27.  That was an epic performance where Robin went toe-to-toe with some outstanding runners and came out on the podium! Robin finished in 23:47, which is pretty darn fast.
• Another congrats to Jenny Paul for a new addition in the club records. Jenny ran the Kentlands 5k in 18:41, coming in second place.
• At the same race, Chris Pruitt continued to depress me, running 16:15 (i.e., much faster than I have ever hoped to run a 5k) in his continued comeback. That was fast enough for fourth place. 
• Jeff Redfern (pictured above) gets the overall win at the Larry Noel Half Marathon. Jeff runs 1:16:05 off what I imagine is another massive week of training. Fair warning to anyone who catches him when he actually tapers...

Weekend Results - Beach2Beacon, Going Green, Burning River

Beach 2 Beacon -

Jen runs a 37:47 for a new club record (first woman to break 38 minutes), and picks up a nice check for 2nd overall master. Huge thanks to Shawn Rumery, who ran most of the race with Jen before kicking to the finish (37:39).

Going Green Track Meet -

Congrats to Chris Pruitt, Jeff Redfern, and Taylor Williamson, who now populate our two mile record lists.  Chris wins in 9:51, with Jeff close behind in 9:58.

Jeff then went on to win the mile, running 4:53. Taylor followed in 5:16, along with Tim Grezsler in 5:21.

Taylor, Tim, Jeff, and Chris then all teamed up to win the coveted 4X400 title, running 4:00.8!

Burning River 100M -

Finally, congrats to Matt Wieczorek for winning the Burning River 100 Miler this weekend, finishing in 17:48, nearly 1.5 hours ahead of the next finisher.

Riley's Rumble (July 30th) -
Jeff Redfern claims 2nd place with a 1:18 at the brutally hard Riley's Rumble Half Marathon. A really solid time for the course and conditions!

Crystal City Twilighter (July 23rd) -
Jenny Paul continues to have a great summer, running 19:05 on a hot day. That was good for 14th woman in a very impressive field. Jeff Redfern runs 16:53 for 29th among the men.

A Dojo Farewell to Feet

From our stalwart - Shawn Rumery, who is leaving to start the Dojo of Maine.

Beloved Dojoers-  The time has come to announce a bittersweet but unsurprising move back to Maine.  That's right folks.  Kaly and I are taking our talents Down East.  Well, mid-cost Maine to be exact (those Downeasterners can be awfully protective of their identity).

While we're very excited to be moving to Maine, leaving Dojo HQ to become a charter member of Dojo New England might be the toughest part of the transition.  For close to 6 years now my dojo ROI has been through the roof.  Consider:

• Investment
• Up to 6 hours/week
• Nominal clothing fees
• Few hours of sleep/week
• Race fees for silly events like the GW Birthday Marathon that is required to be held on the coldest, windiest most inhospitable day for running.
• Return
• Mostly normal running partners, available at paces ranging from Pruitt to dead legs
• Considerable leniency with missed workouts and races slept through and/or wimped out from
• Advice from dojo sages and not-so-sages
• Random spectators screaming at you at Boston because of the brand recognition Dan Yi has so carefully engineered
• Yearly super bowl fiesta
• Running companionship, every Tuesday and Thursday, rain, shine (like Josh Sohn caked in sunscreen shine), cold (like Alan wears goggles cold), wind, heat, or even hurricane.

Analytics (but not puns) aside, its been a great run.  But before we get too sappy, know that I'll still be working for the same DC-based firm and will be venturing down for extended periods on a quarterly basis and am hoping the Dojo will continue to accept me into your good graces.  And we don't leave until the end of August, giving me plenty of workouts to commit to and then promptly sleep through.  I'll also be hosting a happy hour near metro center on august 26th for anyone who might want to send me off.

Looking forward to making the most of my last month with Dojo HQ!  See you at HP!

Shawn     

What Lurks Behind a Runner's Desk

Weekend Roundup

A big weekend for the Dojo!

First off, Robin Watkins WINS the Laurel Highlands Ultra, coming in 3rd overall. It only took 70.5 miles of trails and 13 hours, 23 minutes. Good gracious. The Watkins household actually swept the top spots, with Robin's husband Adam taking the men's title.

Lawyers Have Heart is not quite as far, but a revered Dojo institution. We had some great results in this stacked field:

Josh Sohn (14th place) 35:10
Jeff Redfern (17th place) 35:28
Tim Greszler (23rd place) 37:38
Jenny Paul (5th place) 39:54

Way to go everyone!

Dojo weekend results

Congrats to those who raced this weekend! Great results for the "in-between" season.

> Alexandria Half:
> Jenny Paul, 1st place: 1:29:53
> Laura Jennings, 5th place: 1:37:43
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> Defeat DIPG Superhero Sprint & 6k:
> Josh Sohn 2nd place 21:28 (6k)

Cherry Blossom Results

I guess the wind and the home course helps! A huge day for the Dojo at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. The biggest news: we won a Cherry Blossom team category for the first time, as our women's team took the open club competition. We also had a valiant 8th place finish by one of our men's teams in the club competition. Also, Jen Maranzano made it onto Cherry Blossom's virtual podium, finishing 25th among women. What a bad year to have the awards ceremony cancelled!

Some lucky folks got to hang with Meb.

Here are the results. As always, if I missed your result, it was incompetence, not intention.  Shoot me an email so I can make amends. 

Women's Open Team: 1st Place
Jenny Paul: 1:03:29
Laura Jennings: 1:09:20

Janet Whittaker: 1:06:52

Jen Maranzano 1:02:20 (NEW CLUB RECORD!!!)

Robin Watkins: 1:04:48 (continuing her streak of PR'ing at every Cherry Blossom)

Jeff Redfern: 56:57

Josh Sohn: 56:50

Scott Andes: 1:02:15

Shlomo Fishman: 57:18

John Kelly: 1:04:40

Taylor Williamson: 1:09:59 (ran as a pacer)

Frank Fung: 1:04:44

Tim Greszler: 59:45

Men's Open Team: 8th Place
Alan Pemberton: 1:13:50
Robert Gillanders: 1:07:17
Paul Karlsen: 1:00:40 (finished 1 second and 1 place in front of Meb)
Chris Higby: 1:07:31

World Indoors Dispatch

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Dispatch from World Indoors

Saturday morning run

Congrats to Shlomo!

PR and a 3rd place finish at the Georgia Publix Marathon!!!

Dojo at the World Champs!

New Entry on the All-Time List

Congrats to Jenny Paul, who just took over the 2nd spot in the all-time half-marathon results. 1:24:41 from the DC Rock n Roll Half this morning.

Way to go Jenny!

Congrats to Tom Agnello

Tom Agnello comes in 4th at the Mobile Half Marathon in 1:24 (a 4 minute PR, just 7 weeks after a 6 minute PR)!

Watch his interview at the 1:45 mark below: