Spring is always such an exciting time for runners. We are setting goals and getting ready for summer running events. The winter, and hopefully the rain, has dispersed.
My favorite time to run in the spring is at dawn. Nothing is better. Watching the sun rise and enjoying the cool air is refreshing and invigorating.…
by Nicole Davis, DPT
Sooner or later it happens to even elite runners. Maybe it’s sudden and dramatic – the flip of an ankle on a section of raised sidewalk in Downtown Frederick. Maybe it’s a little twinge of the shin during the final weeks of training for your next half marathon. Ouch! Now what?…
by Heidi Novak
When the 2017 Women’s 5K Training Program ended, many participants wondered, “What will we do now?” Thanks to Jolene Haile-Miller, weekly off-season runs continued. Maxann Davis, Brigitte Farrell, Katie Marple, Melissa Sites and Caree Vander Linden joined these runs and started increasing their mileage. They started talking about half marathons during a …
by Kerry McHugh
Fifteen Steeplechasers traveled down to Damascus, Virginia, to run the first inaugural Dam Yeti 50k on Saturday, June 2nd. The course runs along the Virginia Creeper trail, an old rail trail that offers sweeping views of the south Virginian valleys and farmlands. The Steeplechasers crew (known to the race director …
March 2018 – May 2018
| 3/3/2018 | Myrtle Beach Marathon | Lou King 4:05:28, Harriet Langlois 4:13:56 (2nd AG) |
| 3/4/2018 | St. Patrick’s 10k | Ruth Taylor 48:58 (2nd AG), Art Gregory 53:53 (1st AG) |
| 3/4/2018 | St. Patrick’s 5k | Ruth Taylor 22:38 (1st AG) |
| 3/10/2018 | Forest of Needwood 5 Miler | Jennifer Hallberg 32:16 (1st Female), Mike Geisler 33:17 (1st |
President – Jill Cameron
Vice President – Eric Cameron
Secretary – Nicole Davis
Treasurer – Harriet Langlois
Board of Directors – Brent Ayer, Pam Geernaert, Lou King, Mark Lawrence, Tim O’Keefe, John Stuart
Calendar – Jenny Hallberg
Competition – Shannon Matthews & Ruth Taylor
Communications & Bimonthly News Blast – Anne Shubert
Community Liaison – …
As I begin my second year as president of the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club, I appreciate and admire all of the runners who have been a part of the club for so many years and the members who are just starting and are eager to take on new running goals. This club continues to impress …
Congratulations to the following 2017 Steeps Major Award Winners for your achievements and contributions to our local running community!
Rising Star Women – Erica McCann
Rising Star Men – Louis Schiavone
Most Improved Women – Lindsey Weaver
Most Improved Men – John Duffy
Iron Pup – Mosley Ridgway
Iron Woman – Rachel Ridgway
Iron Man …
by S. Nicole Davis, DPT
Shoes! So many options. So many opinions. How can a runner possibly figure out which shoe is the right shoe for their foot and style of running?
I’m going to lay this out there right at the beginning – there is no magic shoe! Stop looking for the shoe that …
by Brent Ayer
25 Years Ago: Highlights from 1993
John Doub ran 26:42 to out leg David Shafer (27:04) to win the Autumn Leaves 5 Miler held at Mount Saint Mary’s University. Other Steeplechaser notables who finished that day included Dwayne Late (17th), Tim O’Keefe (18th), Joe Myers (24th), …
