Category Racing Team

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…

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…

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!)…

Author: Stephanie Reich DC Half Marathon Jason Tripp ran 1:20:10 at the DC Half Marathon on Sunday, placing 2nd in the 50-59 age group and 63rd overall male in a highly competitive field.

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…

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),…

Author: Stephanie Reich HCS Meet of Miles In her debut race as a member of the team, Alexandra Carrizales set a new team record in the women’s track mile at the Howard County Striders Meet of Miles. Her time of…

Author: Stephanie Reich MD HEAT 25k Trail Race At nearby Patapsco Valley State Park, Jicheng Liu and Adam Sachs competed in the MD HEAT 25k trail race. Jicheng took 3rd place overall with a time of 2:21:53 and Adam finished…

Author: Stephanie Reich Bullseye Summer Series Track Meet #4 Carlos Renjifo had an impressive day at the 4th Bullseye Summer Series track meet at Reservoir High School, performing well in three races. His time of 16:53.68 in the 5000m earned…

Author: Stephanie Reich USATF Masters Outdoor Championships Neta Ezer and Tunde Morakinyo represented the team at the USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Huntsville, AL with some impressive, record-breaking races! Neta improved on her team record in the Masters Track 5k…

Author: Stephanie Reich Striders Two Person Five Mile Relay Racing Team members came out to the Striders Two Person Five Mile Relay to form 8 teams – 7 of which placed in the top 10! Jason Sammut and Kevin Ford…

Author: Stephanie Reich Arbutus Firecracker 10k One of the most popular annual team races is the Arbutus Firecrack 10k hosted by Bullseye Running on the Fourth of July. This year, the team sent 12 members to compete – and all…

Author: Kevin Ford The Racing Team had another strong showing at the second major event of the spring racing season. The weather was unseasonably warm and windy weather did not hold the Striders back as they toed the line in…

Most of us occasionally do things other than run. One of our racing team members, Adam Wytko, makes short films. His latest is a series called “Time Suit” exploring short-duration time travel wrapped up in a suspenseful drama. Check it out and…

Hannah won the women’s race in dominating fashion–by over two minutes this past Sunday. She answered a few questions about the race and the upcoming season. Best of luck this spring! How did your race go? Did it go to…

Author: Kevin Ford The Howard County Striders had a banner year at the RRCA Club Challenge Ten Miler, taking home first place team honors in the overall female and masters female categories. The strong performances from the ladies combined with…