January 27, 6:00-9:00 p.m. – FSRC members and their guest(s) are cordially invited to attend this year’s Annual Running Celebration and Banquet at the Delaplaine Fine Arts Center in downtown Frederick. This is an opportunity for you to meet up with members of the FSRC running community, enjoy dinner and drinks, and participate in our …
Year: 2017
Goodloe Byron Memorial 10 Mile Run Results Posted ()
Results have been posted for the Goodloe Byron Memorial 10 Mile Run, held on December 2, 2017. Grand Prix and Equalizer Series standings have been updated accordingly.
Full Results
Steeps-Only Results
Current Grand Prix Standings
Current Equalizer Standings…
President’s Message ()
As I wrap up my first year as the president of this incredible running club, I think about what I am thankful for and goals I have for this next year.
First, I am thankful I can and want to run. It always makes me smile when I share with “non-runners” that I run. They …
The Amazing and Adaptable Human Body, Part 2: How You Can Help the Repair Cycle ()
by S. Nicole Davis, DPT
In The Amazing and Adaptable Human Body, Part 1: The Damage and Repair Cycle, we learned how our body becomes stronger and able to run faster and longer through the process of micro-damage from running, followed by clean-up and repair by our body’s construction crews. To stay healthy however, …
Faster in the Past: Don Boyer – The First Knight ()
by Brent Ayer
Don Boyer may not have been born in Middletown, but he helped put the town on the athletic map. The sheer volume of his time in running-related activities — 60 years as a competitor and 50 years as a coach — tend to screen the quality. There was plenty of quality.
The …
The Life and Times of a Race Director ()
by Harriet Langlois
Our FSRC race directors quickly learn that races have a lot of moving parts. We form our committees. We puzzle over promotion, sponsor recruitment, registration, shirt selection, course design, awards, and the all-important post-race food. And we worry. About registration numbers, shirt sizes, volunteers and – will runners like the race? What …
New Running Routes Database ()
by Lou King
Periodically I hear people asking about running routes. Where can I run? How far is it? What does the elevation profile look like? Do you have turn-by-turn directions? I hear this from people from out of town and from club members as well.
The training leads have done a great job collecting …
Yin Yoga – The Slow Road to Recovery ()
by Roseann Abdu
I’ve never been especially flexible. I remember being six years old in gymnastics and feeling this unfamiliar mix of envy and disbelief when the other girls in my group could practically wrap their legs behind their heads, while I struggled to get mine beyond a 90-degree angle. Since, not surprisingly, my days …
ABP Humber Coastal Half Marathon, Cleethorpes ()
by Malcolm Senior
The first ABP Humber Coastal Half Marathon took place in the seaside resort of Cleethorpes on Sunday, September 3, 2017. It was a well-organized race from Tape2Tape with a great goodie bag (t-shirt, string bag, stick of rock, medal and voucher for an ice cream). The race start and finish was on …
Racing Team Results ()
September – November 2017
Date Race Athletes / Results
11/23/2017 – Way Station Turkey Trot 5k: Bill Duke 27:49; Harriet Langlois 25:31 (1st AG); Shannon Matthews 20:46 (2nd AG); Jamie Wisz 19:33; Ruth Taylor 22:15
11/23/2017 – Massapequa Turkey Trot: Jenny Hallberg 19:05 (2nd overall)
11/23/2017 – Emmitsburg Wattle Waddle: Chris VanSant 31:41 (4th overall)…
