A new distance only track festival is happening on May 17th at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. This meet promises to be a celebration of distance running, featuring former American record holder Alan Webb as the starter for the mile, and the only of its kind in the DC area.
Check it out and sign up!
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Sounds awesome. I'd sign up if there's a 20k racewalk added. Otherwise, let me know if there's a need for a mile pacer. I could bring the field through 1200m in 2:55.
A pacer would be welcome!
Kind of surprised there aren't more meets in the DMV like this. Given all of the hype I hear about DC being this amazing city for running, you'd think they'd have more post-collegiate track meets like they do in Boston or NYC.
So Webb isn't racing 🥺 not back baby
the right side of the potomac wrote:
Given all of the hype I hear about DC being this amazing city for running,
I think that started when Abdi Bile was hanging out at George Mason.
the right side of the potomac wrote:
Kind of surprised there aren't more meets in the DMV like this. Given all of the hype I hear about DC being this amazing city for running, you'd think they'd have more post-collegiate track meets like they do in Boston or NYC.
George Mason is in Fairfax and I know when I ran at Mason in the mid 80's we were always driving to places to train like Burke Lake, Lorton when we did run around the campus we were getting chased off from running the perimeter of the local cemetery. Hope the meet goes well.
TrueCrimeDetective wrote:
Sounds awesome. I'd sign up if there's a 20k racewalk added. Otherwise, let me know if there's a need for a mile pacer. I could bring the field through 1200m in 2:55.
What are the standards for the elite 5K/10K?
racetx wrote:
What are the standards for the elite 5K/10K?
We don't have strict standards; we just accept the top 12-15 of each race into the elite/select heats. Our fields are shaping up well; here's where we currently are, and I expect entries will pick up as the meet gets closer.
Women's Webb Mile: 5:00 - 6:00
Women's 5000: 17:00 - 18:30 / three women looking to break 17
Women's 10000: 33:00 - 38:00 / Perry Shoemaker is aiming for the 50-54 American Record (37:04)
Men's Webb Mile: 4:00 - 4:20 / pack is looking strong up front here. Pacer going out at 4:00 pace through 1k.
Men's 5000: 13:40 - 15:30 / lots of guys looking to break 14
Men's 10000: 30:00 - 34:00 / We (Light Horse TC) have a guy looking to break 30, but he needs some help! We'll have a good pack from 31:00 - 32:00
-NB Shoes to the winners! If we have a man breaks 4:00 or woman breaks 4:40 we'll raffle off a pair of NB shoes to the crowd (or two).
-Free youth mile (13 & under) with the purchase of $5 GA tickets - goes off right before the Webb Miles.
-We also have open races in the mile, 5k, 10k for anyone who can maintain 10:00 pace, and faster.
-Aslin beer co will be pouring brews, complimentary beer with race entry.
