If you’re a member of the Steeplechasers, you can help promote the Club and be an ambassador for running in the Frederick Community. Last weekend I happened to be at Walkersville High School just when the track team was meeting for their morning practice. I introduced myself to their fantastic coach and asked if I…
Growing up, I always loved running, but I never found my way to cross country or track and field. Around the age of 19, I started running more routinely but never exceeding six miles. My love for running was always there, but with competing priorities, it was always the first thing to drop off my…
Meet the newest Steeplechasers 2022 Rising Star Award recipient, Johanna Homon.…
In the Beginning When I joined the club at the end of 2014, I never saw myself becoming the president of the club. In actuality, I never saw myself becoming a runner. I was one of those kids who would try to get out of PE class and would avoid physical activities, such as yard…
by Tim O’Keefe If you haven’t tried one of the Steeplechasers Breakfast Runs, you are missing one of the fun perks offered by the club. Where else can you have someone else plan your route, have miles fly by as you enjoy conversing with the group, and then a hot and delicious feast waiting for…
I am a fairly new member to the Steeplechasers, I joined in July of 2022. I began running in the spring of 2021 in an effort to lose some weight for my October 2021 wedding. I had never run before and was very skeptical about the idea, but had recently met some runners through social…
As many of you might not know, FSRC (Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club) is an all volunteer organization. The club’s leadership is made up of the Executive Board (Executive Officers and Directors), as well as chairs of the different committees. Board Meetings are held quarterly (February, May, August, and November). At these meetings, committee chairs share…
As 2022 comes to a close, let’s take a moment to look back on the amazing year that the club has had. It was also my second year as president, and one that was filled with many changes. There were changes with committees and changes to the club’s Constitution. An upcoming change will take effect…
Did you know that 12% of our club consists of junior members? To be precise, 105 juniors out of total 873 registered FSRC members (as of 12/29/2002). We are so very proud of our budding runners and would like to highlight two of them, Alice and William Heasman, children of our active club volunteer and…
Congratulations to all of our young members that ran cross country for their school! A few weeks ago, Crystal Tressler, our Treasurer and mom to David Tressler, FSRC High School Member who runs for Oakdale, attended the end-of-season banquet for Oakdale High School boys’ and girls’ teams. Crystal was touched by what the high school …
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