Intervals Blog

by Kerry McHugh Alexandra Heminsley was never a runner. She was a bar-goer, a partier, and a fad exerciser. But on something of a whim, she decided to finally believe all of those rumors of the “runner’s high,” and set out for a jog. That first “jog” did not go well. With humor and candor,…

Welcome to Parkrun – Free, Weekly, Timed 5k Runs in a Park Near You by Malcolm Senior Parkrun was started by Paul Sinton-Hewitt when he was injured as a way to keep in touch with his running mates. He timed their 5k, and then they all went for coffee together. Twelve years later there are…

June – August 2017 Date          Race                                      Athletes / Results  6/3/2017 – ParkRun College Park 5k:  Lokesh Meena 18:19 (3rd overall) 6/3/2017 – Baltimore 10 Miler:  Louis Schiavone 59:17 (10th overall) 6/4/2017 – Bel Air Town Run 5k:  Art Gregory 23:26 (1st AG) 6/7/2017 – PPTC Al Goldstein Summer Series #2:  Lokesh Meena 18:15 6/11/2017 – …

President – Jill Cameron Vice President – Eric Cameron Secretary – Nicole Davis Treasurer – Harriet Langlois Board of Directors – Brent Ayer, Pam Geernaert, Lou King, Mark Lawrence, Tim O’Keefe & John Stuart Calendar – Jenny Hallberg Competition – Shannon Matthews & Ruth Taylor Communications – Luanne Houck Membership – Nikki Martin & Kerry…

Calling all Steeplechasers! Share your club news or running-related experiences, expertise or interests with us in the next edition of Intervals. Submission guidelines are as follows: 500 word max for articles When possible, please submit a photo or image with your article and include photo credit or image source Send submissions to newsletter@steeplechasers.org The deadline…

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In an effort to better serve club members, we changed the format of Intervals to enhance readability and accessibility. Instead of having to download a pdf, you can simply scroll through the edition and click on articles you are interested in. We hope you like the changes and encourage everyone to take a minute to …

by Jill Cameron These past six months as President of the Steeplechasers, I have come to appreciate the time and effort volunteers commit to make this one of the best running clubs around. From our training programs to our social events along with the hours that are spent behind the scenes, I continue to be…

by John Godinet I wrote this story for the ALS newsletter, and I wanted to share with all my friends… ALS has not really affected my running, if anything, I’m welcoming ALS. See, we all go through life, skipping right along; nothing in the world is going to get you down. Then one day a…

by Lou King You know Frederick is a runner friendly community. I know Frederick is a runner friendly community. But we are looking to get officially designated as such by our parent organization, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). For those of you who don’t know, RRCA is the oldest and largest national association…