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Howard women, Georgetown men win conference championships runwashington.com/2026/11/11…
Howard women, Georgetown men win conference championships - RunWashington

Howard women, Georgetown men win conference championships - RunWashington

Two Division I college cross-country teams from the D.C. area, one a women's squad and the other men's, recently won conference championships with dominating performances. The Howard Bison women won...

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Watching runners trying to avoid last-place finishes can be exciting runwashington.com/2026/11/03…
Watching runners trying to avoid last-place finishes can be exciting - RunWashington

Watching runners trying to avoid last-place finishes can be exciting - RunWashington

It's not the primary focus of a high school cross-country meet, but sometimes, observing runners toward the tail end of a race can be even more interesting and exciting than watching the front of the...

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Postseason begins for college and high school cross-country squads runwashington.com/2026/10/28…
Postseason begins for college and high school cross-country squads - RunWashington

Postseason begins for college and high school cross-country squads - RunWashington

With a couple of months of regular-season action in the books, the postseason has begun for metro-area high school and college cross-country teams. Upcoming high school meets are held locally at...

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Coming up on Nov 26: Alexandria Turkey Trot runwashington.com/events/ale…
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Local runners compete on many Division I college cross-country teams runwashington.com/2026/10/22…
Local runners compete on many Division I college cross-country teams - RunWashington

Local runners compete on many Division I college cross-country teams - RunWashington

Cross-country runners who graduated from high schools throughout Northern Virginia are included on rosters of many Division I women's college teams across the commonwealth. Some are among top...

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A pair of local high school cross-country meets still drawing strong competition runwashington.com/2026/10/13…
A pair of local high school cross-country meets still drawing strong competition - RunWashington

A pair of local high school cross-country meets still drawing strong competition - RunWashington

For decades each fall, two similar, small and unique high school cross-country championship meets annually are held in two nearby Northern Virginia jurisdictions, generating significant anticipation...

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Coming up on Nov 7: Westminster School 5K Race runwashington.com/events/wes…
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Longtime area race director and runner is hanging up his spikes runwashington.com/2026/10/07…
Longtime area race director and runner is hanging up his spikes - RunWashington

Longtime area race director and runner is hanging up his spikes - RunWashington

Jay Jacob Wind, a well-known, well-liked and longtime stalwart on the running scene in the metro area, is retiring as a race director. He will direct his final race, the Potomac River Run Marathon...

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Cross-country runners always come prepared for foul weather runwashington.com/2026/10/01…
Cross-country runners always come prepared for foul weather - RunWashington

Cross-country runners always come prepared for foul weather - RunWashington

Ever-changing autumn weather conditions make each college and high-school cross-country season unique. Foul weather can often cause postponements of other outdoor fall high-school sports, but...

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New race just published: Alexandria Turkey Trot runwashington.com/events/ale…
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Coming up on Oct 3: National Capital 20 Miler & 5 Miler runwashington.com/events/nat…
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Marine Corps Marathon continues to draw the famous and everyday folks runwashington.com/2026/09/23…
Marine Corps Marathon continues to draw the famous and everyday folks - RunWashington

Marine Corps Marathon continues to draw the famous and everyday folks - RunWashington

Even as a startup race way back in 1976, the Marine Corps Marathon was an instant hit -- and has only continued to grow and expand in popularity a half-century later. In that initial year the race...

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New race just published: National Capital 20 Miler & 5 Miler runwashington.com/events/nat…
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New race just published: Westminster School 5K Race runwashington.com/events/wes…
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Multiple college cross-country teams are enjoying early-season success runwashington.com/2026/09/15…
Multiple college cross-country teams are enjoying early-season success - RunWashington

Multiple college cross-country teams are enjoying early-season success - RunWashington

A number of college cross-country teams in the metro area enjoyed success in their opening meets of the fall season. The University of Maryland women's squad dominated and won the 11-team University...

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USS Arlington Navy personnel visit namesake locality for memorial 5K run runwashington.com/2026/09/10…
USS Arlington Navy personnel visit namesake locality for memorial 5K run - RunWashington

USS Arlington Navy personnel visit namesake locality for memorial 5K run - RunWashington

U.S. Navy Capt. Vince Libasci and 50 sailors from the USS Arlington (LPD-24) traveled to the ship's namesake community on Sept. 5 to visit the Pentagon Memorial and participate in the annual Arling...

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Popularity of Arlington Triathlon continues in 12th year of event runwashington.com/2026/09/09…
Popularity of Arlington Triathlon continues in 12th year of event - RunWashington

Popularity of Arlington Triathlon continues in 12th year of event - RunWashington

What began with a modest number of participants 13 years ago swelled to more than 150 entries in this summer's Arlington Triathlon. The event is for youth participants ages 7 to 15. The triathlon...

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Fall high school cross-country season gets early, and busy, start runwashington.com/2026/09/03…
Fall high school cross-country season gets early, and busy, start - RunWashington

Fall high school cross-country season gets early, and busy, start - RunWashington

The fall high school cross-country season got an early and busy start in recent days, with meets held throughout the metro area. Contests were held from Leesburg to Alexandria from Aug. 26-29. Now...

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Georgetown women aim to win a seventh straight conference title runwashington.com/2026/08/25…
Georgetown women aim to win a seventh straight conference title - RunWashington

Georgetown women aim to win a seventh straight conference title - RunWashington

Having won six straight conference championships, the Georgetown University Hoyas are regarded as the top college women's cross-country team in the D.C. area, as well as one of the best in the...

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Marymount women look to win third straight conference cross-country title runwashington.com/2026/08/18…
Marymount women look to win third straight conference cross-country title - RunWashington

Marymount women look to win third straight conference cross-country title - RunWashington

As consecutive conference champions, the past two seasons were the most successful in the 16-year history of the Marymount University Saints women's cross-country team. Marymount comfortably won...

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