Category Racing Team

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…

Racing Team: Week of 11/24/25-11/30/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Turkey Trots At the LARS Race Against Hunger and Homelessness 5k Turkey Trot in Laurel, MD, Akintunde Morakinyo placed 24th overall and 1st in his age group with a time of 20:20. At the Naperville Noon Lions…

Racing Team: Week of 11/17/25-11/23/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Rothman Orthopaedics 8k At the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend 8k race, Jake Englander placed 39th (2nd in his age group) with a new PR of 28:25. Philadelphia MarathonAdam Sachs also ran a new PR of 2:35:46 in the…

Racing Team: Week of 11/10/25-11/16/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Richmond Marathon Jessie Yang ran an amazing almost 7-minute PR at the Richmond Marathon with a time of 3:07:44 (earning 4th in her age group). Richmond Half Marathon In the half marathon, Clare McCabe also set an…

Racing Team: Week of 11/3/25-11/9/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Indianapolis Monumental Marathon At the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Neta Ezer and Jessica Ponds both set new PRs! Neta ran 2:55:23 (75th overall) and Jessica ran 2:56:03 (80th overall). Tunnel Hill 50 Miler Jicheng (Jason) Liu placed 6th…

Racing Team: Week of 10/27/25-11/2/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Run Through the Grapevine 8k The Striders hosted the Run Through the Grapevine 8k at Linganore Winecellars, a cross country race on a notoriously challenging course. The team had a strong showing with several top finishers. On…

Racing Team: Week of 10/20/25-10/26/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Pamela Jock ran the Marine Corps Marathon with wear blue: run to remember. She finished with a time of 4:20:52 and ran in honor of several fallen service members. Thriller Lake 6 Hour Run Amanda Beal finished…

Racing Team: Week of 10/13/25-10/19/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Baltimore Running Festival Many members of the team participated in the Baltimore Running Festival – racing, pacing, and running for charity! 5k: Jessie Yang and Lindsay Pickett both finished in the top 10 overall for women! Jessie…

Racing Team: Week of 9/29/25-10/5/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Columbia Classic 10k The racing team had a dominant morning at the local Columbia Classic 10k, where many team members took home overall and age group awards. On the men’s side, Clark Otte defended his first place…

Racing Team: Week of 9/22/25-9/28/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Charm City Run 20 Miler At the CCR 20 Miler on the NCR Trail, Kevin Ford and Jicheng (Jason) Liu put in strong efforts ahead of their goal marathons coming up later this fall. Kevin finished 3rd…

Racing Team: Week of 9/15/25-9/21/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Susquehanna River Running Festival The women’s team brought home two coveted duck trophies from the Susquehanna River Running Festival in Havre de Grace, MD.  In the 10k, Samantha Merkel set a new PR (by over a minute!)…

Racing Team: Week of 9/1/25-9/7/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Lock 2 Lock Marathon Despite a humid morning on Saturday, Paul Hugus ran 2:52:05 at the Lock 2 Lock Marathon in Williamsport, MD to place 2nd overall and earn a Boston qualifying time. Savage Race Maryland Also…

Racing Team: Week of 8/25/25-8/31/25

Author: Stephanie Reich Ellicott City Labor Day 10k/5k The team had a great morning at the Ellicott City Labor Day 10k, with all who competed taking overall or age group awards! The top 4 overall men were Stewart Reich (34:55),…