Intervals Blog

By Mark LawrenceThe City of Frederick was still pretty nervous about the pandemic at the beginning of Spring, so the thought of permitting a big event like the Frederick Running Festival that normally happens the first weekend of May made people uncomfortable.  Among them were the Mayor and Board of Alderman in Frederick.  As …

“I consider myself athletically challenged. Anyone who has run with me knows I can fall standing still. I am a late bloomer in my running journey, I did not start until I was 40. RobinUnbelievable to me, I won a hula hoop contest at my son’s elementary school, then won a jump rope contest. …

“My grandfather always said, he was going to make a runner out of someone in the family. I suppose I was his choice as many of my visits with him were spent being timed around a track or up and down the halls of his apartment. Since that was his wish, I decided to try…

“So how did it start…? I needed to drop a few pounds (and still do), so I started biking. Well, bikes are WAY too efficient and the time needed was more than I could commit, so I then tried running. It was a slow start, but I eventually found like-minded people who were supportive. In…

As we now know, streaking in running lingo has recently assumed a new meaning. It has nothing to do with running naked in public as a result of a lost dare. Streaking simply means running on consecutive days, for a set period of time, without fail. It is not as easy as you might think. As …

“I ran my first organized race in 1995, the Garrett 5K, in downtown Frederick. It was soon after that that I became a Steeplechaser. By 1997, I had run numerous 5K races and thought I was ready to try a marathon. I figured, I better do it soon because I was coming up on 30…

“I started running in 2011, when my best friend encouraged me to try the treadmill by just ‘running the straights’. I soon discovered I was better suited to run outside and ran my first 5K that same year. It was the Way Station Turkey Trot and I ran it in just under 30 minutes. A…

“I became interested in running when a coworker was starting to run. He was excited about his new endeavor and encouraged me to try running as well. Once I got out there and started pounding the pavement, I was hooked! It was my turn then to encourage others in the workplace to come out and…

On Saturday, April 24, 2021, our own Adam Lowe, a member of the Frederick Steeplechasers, ran his first 100-mile race and absolutely crushed it, taking 3rd place and finishing in 15:32:00! The C&O Canal 100 Mile Endurance Race takes places on the scenic C&O Canal each year during the final weekend in April. The race starts…

As a kid, I preferred stick and ball sports to what I felt was the sheer torture of running. By the time I reached my early 40s, I was overweight, out of shape, and overall, I did not feel healthy. I knew what was wrong, I had been down this road before, but living a…