Category Racing Team

Racing Team: Week of 4/27/26-5/3/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Broad Street Run It was a fast day for Striders runners at the Broad Street Run 10 Mile! Hannah Betman placed 11th overall in a very competitive field, finishing in 56:52. Jicheng (Jason) Liu placed 4th in…

Racing Team: Week of 4/20/26-4/26/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Boston Marathon The Striders Racing Team was well represented at the Boston Marathon this year with great performances from: Paul Hugus – 2:48:49, Wei Hu – 3:02:28, and Deb Hicks – 3:29:00.  USATF Masters 1 Mile Championship…

Racing Team: Week of 4/13/26-4/19/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Spring Hops 5k Thanks to the many Striders who volunteered their time to make Spring Hops 5k a success despite a chilly, rainy morning!  The racing team took the overall wins for men and women: Kevin Ford…

Racing Team: Week of 4/06/26-4/12/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Westminster Main Street Mile Samantha Curry set a new team record and personal best in the road mile at Westminster Main Street Mile! She ran 5:03.25 to place 2nd overall. Jicheng (Jason) Liu won his age group…

Racing Team: Week of 3/30/26-4/05/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Green Terror Invitational Braylon Frey continued his streak of PRing every time he races a 5k on the track! At the Green Terror Invitational hosted by McDaniel College, he improved his personal best by another 10 seconds,…

Racing Team: Week of 3/23/26-3/29/26

Author: Stephanie Reich DC10 Team members posted fast times on the track at DC10, hosted by Light Horse Track Club. Neta Ezer established a new team record (open and masters) in the 10,000m! She took first place in the mixed…

Racing Team: Week of 3/09/26-3/15/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Shamrock 5k At the Shamrock 5k in Baltimore, many team members posted speedy times and numerous personal records and team records were broken! Clark Otte led the men with his 2nd overall finish in 14:27 – a…

Racing Team: Week of 2/23/26-3/01/26

Author: Stephanie Reich At Operation Iceberg race #5, several team members raced the 5k. Adam Wytko (18:10) and Alexandra Carrizales (18:21)  took the overall wins. The team was also represented by Jason Tripp (5th, 18:48), John Chall (34th, 23:38), and…

Racing Team: Week of 3/2/26-3/8/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Mid-Maryland Ultra 50k and Relay Bullseye Running hosted the 15th annual Mid-Maryland Ultra 50k and Relay at Rockburn Branch Park, rescheduled from the typical January date due to snow. Jacob Englander placed 3rd overall in a competitive…

Racing Team: Week of 2/16/26-2/22/26

Author: Stephanie Reich RRCA Club Challenge 10M At our very own highly anticipated and infamous Club Challenge 10 Mile, the team once again battled the hills and rainy weather to bring home several team wins! The highlight of the day…

Racing Team: Week of 2/9/26-2/15/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Cupid’s Crush 5 Miler Hannah Betman finished 1st overall and brought home prize money from the Cupid’s Crush 5 Miler in Baltimore, running 30:20 on a messy and longer than 5 mile course. Mesa Marathon Kevin Ford…

Racing Team: Week of 1/12/26-1/18/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Cardinal Classic The team kicked off track season at the Cardinal Classic, hosted by Catholic University at the PG Sports & Learning Complex.  As always, Jessica Ponds posted strong results in the mid-distance events. She broke her…

Racing Team: Week of 1/05/26-1/11/26

Author: Stephanie Reich Houston MarathonSean Caskey and Jason Tripp had great races at the fast and competitive Houston Marathon. Sean PR’ed by nearly a minute, running 2:36:08 to place 17th in his age group. Jason ran yet another sub-3 hour…

Racing Team: Week of 12/29/25-1/4/26

Author: Stephanie Reich At the 2026 Resolution Run 8k prediction run, Jessie Yang took 1st overall, finishing just 1.33 seconds before 11:00AM. Several other racing team members took part in the run on January 1 as well: 3. Qiang Tian…

Racing Team: 2025 Highlights

Author: Stephanie Reich It has been a great year for the Striders Racing Team! While it’s impossible to capture the many early morning miles and hard training shared, here are some highlights from the past year: New Members Our team…

Racing Team: Week of 12/15/25-12/21/25

Author: Stephanie Reich The Marathon Project Hannah Betman traveled to Arizona to run in the Professional Race at The Marathon Project. In a field exclusively made up of elite women from around the world, Hannah’s time of 2:41:10 earned her…

Racing Team: Week of 12/08/25-12/14/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Celtic Solstice 5 Miler The team managed to bring home numerous overall and age group awards at the Celtic Solstice 5 Miler. For the women, Julia Roman-Duval was 1st overall (31:04) and Samantha Curry was 2nd overall…

Racing Team: Week of 12/01/25-12/07/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Rehoboth Seashore Marathon & Half Marathon After an injury kept her from her planned marathon last month, Deb Hicks was able to end her excellent fall racing season on a positive note with a strong performance at…