At the tail end of winter on March 17, Kevin Ford finished second in the 30-34 age group at the Tobacco Road Marathon in Cary, N.C., with a time of 2:54:11. Julia Roman-Duval sprang into first of all female runners at the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon in Wilmington, DE, with a time of 1:17:54. Adam Sachs came in first of all male runners at the local Kenya Connect 5K on March 30 with a time of 16:27. And in the B&A Half Marathon on March 31, Faye Weaver scored an age group win among 45-49 year old women with a time of 1:38:04, while Rachel Collins earned second place in the 35-39 category at 1:38:30.
A strong contingent of racing team members sped through the blooming buds of the nation's capitol at the annual Cherry Blossom 10-miler on April 7. Julia Roman-Duval captured first place in the 35-39 age group with a time of 56:30, while Jason Tripp snagged first in the 45-49 age group with a time of 28:37.
Other notable performances among the women included Hannah Cocchiaro with a time of 58:41, Callie Betman with a time of 1:05:21, and Lindsay Pickett with a time of 1:08:50. Among the men, Mark Buschman ran a 54:09; Kevin Ford, 58:39; James Blackwood, 1:00.01; Jicheng Liu, 1:04:27; and John Chall, 1:18:24.
Mark Landree took first place overall at the Springburst 10K on April 13th with a time of 37:05, while John Chall (42:47) and Debbie Cohen (54:03) won first place in the men's and women's 60-69 age group at the Clyde's 10K April 14th.
Battling weather conditions that ranged from cold to rainy, windy, and hot, Striders racers stayed BostonStrong at the 123rd Boston Marathon on April 15.
Highlights Include:
- Craig Lebro 2:35:36
- Eric Schuler 2:47:48
- Adam Sachs 2:49:07
- Jason Tripp 2:49:51
- Conrad Orloff 2:52:15
- Ed Wilson 3:20:13
- Fay Weaver 3:35:16
- Julia Skinner 3:49:56
- Deb Taylor 3:54:42
- Stephanie Caporaletti 3:55:02
Racing team members also took the Pike's Peek 10K by storm on April 28, snagging several awards including: second overall female for Hannah Cocchiaro with a time of 35:46; second place age group and a PR for Amanda Beal at 39:56; second place age group for Tammy Liu with a time of 46:58; first place in the 45-49 age group and a PR for Mark Landree at 35:27; second place age group in the 55-59 category for Tunde Morakinyo at 37:20; and second in the 60-64 category for John Chall with a time of 41:37. Congrats also to Lindsay Pickett at 40:49; Rachel Collins at 43:48; Kevin Ford at 35:25; James Blackwood at 35:36; and Ed Montgomery at 43:34.
Also on April 28, Julia Roman-Duval proved her mettle across the Pond, coming in 23rd overall and 3rd among all non-elite females in the London Marathon with a time of 2:37:15!!!!!
And Faye Weaver bounced back from Boston to the iconic Big Sur Marathon (Boston to Big Sur) with a time of 3:38:20.
In April, we also welcomed Louise Valentine to the Development Team and Callie Betman to the Elite Team.
Congrats to everyone for a stellar Spring so far - we can't wait to see what May brings!
Striders Racing Team members at the Feet First 40th Anniversary Celebration
Team members represent at Pike's Peek 10K
Deb Taylor and husband Danny Mooney at the 123rd Boston Marathon
