Welcome to the Washington Running Club (WRC). We meet for distance runs and coffee in Georgetown every Sunday morning. We look forward to seeing you there, or on Facebook.
Just show up to run with us, or contact us to learn more.
Sunday May 3, 2026 with WRC!
Justin Timberlake would be so happy because it’s finally May! (Lol)
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW!
(Photo brought to you by John Smilde (who was the run starter) and chatGPT with two merged photos- crafty!)
Some of us were also in Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend.
We had two marathon relay teams and 4 half marathoners!
April 2026 Race Highlights
Congrats to all that had races in April! Spring racing was in full swing.
Congrats to our Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run team. Our team was 5th out of 19 teams in the DMV Run Club Championships Mixed Division, Woohoo! Our top scorers were Tyler Speers (56:50), Scott Kavoogian (58:46), Daniel Eisert (1:00:18) Alina Korovatskaya (1:18:12) and Katie Beuadoin (1:28:25). Many of our team members/WRC members PR’d and/or had a very great run! WTG!
Cherry Blossom 10 miler
| Frithjov Iversen | April 12, 2026 | CUCB Ten Miler 1:24:52 |
| Sidney Ascher | April 12, 2026 | CUCB Ten Miler, 1:29:40 |
| John Smilde | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, 1:40:48 |
| Alina Korovatskaya | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile 1:18:12 |
| Daltyn Payne | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile 1:18:12 |
| Frithjov Iversen | April 18, 2026 | Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k Richmond VA 51:04 |
| Kat Moore | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 1:47:25, 10:45 min/mile |
| Sergey Volkov | April 12, 2026 | Cherry Blossom 10 miler 1:12:31 |
| Scott Kavoogian | April, 12, 2026 | Cherry Blossom 10 miler 58:46 | |
| Ryan Simethy | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile 1:19:03 | PR |
| Lindsay Ward-Gokhale | April 12, 2026 | CUCB Ten Mile 1:48:25 | PR (improved by 5+ min) |
| Sophie Alexis | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 1:20:27 | 178/1655 (age group) |
| Tony Lopacki | April 12, 2026 | Credit Inion 10 mile | PR |
| Henry Wade | April 12, 2026 | Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile 1:22:36 8:16min/mi |
Other races (to name a few)- Frithjov Iversen- Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k Richmond VA 51:04, James Scarborough- Tidal Basin Run Earth Day 5K, Arlington VA, 31:13, 2nd place, Tony Lopacki- Toledo Mercy – Half Marathon (2nd in age group), Kat Moore- Healthcare Access Maryland’s 5k for the Health of it! 31:29 and Sheetz to Sheetz Trail Run (14 miles) 03:16:36 and Congrats to those that did the Boston Marathon!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Annual Meeting
We had great time at the annual party last weekend! Kat Moore (President), Henry Wade (Vice President), Katie Beaudoin (Secretary), James Scarborough (Treasurer) as well as other board members (Jordan Konig, Frithjov Iversen, Robert Kirk, John Smilde and Nelle Paoli) will return with their positions for 2026. Runners of the year and Masters runners of the year were all awarded!
More to come from the annual party soon!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
WRC Annual Party 2026
The night was full of fun events! Food, raffles, awards and a tiny bit of karaoke.
All of our board members have remained the same and are back on for 2026! Kat Moore– president, Henry Wade– vice president, Katie Beuadoin– secretary, James Scarborough– treasurer and our board members, Robert Kirk, Frithjov Iversen, Jordan Konig, John Smilde and Nelle Paoli.
This years Runner(s) of the year were Alina Korovatskaya and Jordan Konig. Very well deserved as both continue to strive for excellence in their running. Alina has PR’ed in her races in 2025 including Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Marine Corp Marathon and the DC Half. Jordan had so much determination and grit in his 2025 marathons (Erie, Indy, Chicago) training with the goal of qualifying for Boston. We see him regularly training hard and getting his sweat on with his track running group (Cardozo Crawlers) getting it. This year he got into Berlin Marathon! Amazing!
We had a new category this time around- Masters Runner(s) of the year. The two selected were Frithjov Iversen and Christine Brune. Excellent runners that show determination and grit as well. They have both had some health setbacks in the past that they have overcome. Those things weren’t stopping them from getting after it! Both have been training for races and getting strong! Frithjov has done races such as Army 10 miler, Cherry Blossom 10 M and several other community lead races in the area. Christine is doing races in her hometown of Nebraska and training around Lake Z! Well done!
Thank you to Potomac Run and Walk, Georgetown Cupcakes and Zia Physiotherapy. They were kind enough to help us out with raffle prizes. We also acquired a few nice things from our members!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
2026 Annual Meeting/Social
We cordially invite you to this year’s Annual Meeting/Social, which will be hosted at the residence of Daltyn Payne in Arlington.
Date/Time: Sunday April 19 2026, 6pm to 9pm
Location: 1705 N Pollard Street, Arlington VA 22207 (private residence)
Cost: free for current (2026) WRC members, $10 for guests. Memberships can be renewed on site by cash or check.
Food: Appetizers and soft drinks provided. Please bring a potluck dish to share and any beverage of your choice.
RSVP to washrunclub2@gmail.com for planning purposes at his residence in Arlington.
Sunday April 5, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW!
It was a bright and sunny morning for our Sunday Long Run! Excellent!
March 2026 Race Highlights (in photos)
We also had a board meeting!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Sunday March 1, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW!
Everyone was pumped for the first day of March- the 60th day of the year!
February 2026 Race Highlights
Congrats to all that had races in February! In Feb we bring back feats of strength!
February was a cold one! Glad to see that people were still out there getting after it!
Congrats to Sergey Volcov! His 2nd marathon of the year- Mississippi River Marathon, Lake Village, Arkansas to Greenville, MS 3:46:49 (avg pace 8:39min/mi)- WTG! James Scarborough at Hawk Indoor Half Marathon, Arlington VA, 2:14:30, CBRC Trail Race (4 miles), Calvert Cliffs State Park, MD, 59:22 (among other races)- Nice! And this month, Kat’s feat of strength was to try to keep up with Daniel Eisert at shake run! 😂
Also, please don’t forget to check out the latest edition of John’s Racing Times and add your runs to the spreadsheet!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)
Sunday February 1, 2026 with WRC
First Sunday Photo in Georgetown @ 3307 M Street NW! It’s been a cold February so far but we are powering through! (picture a muscles emoji hehe)
January 2026 Race Highlights
Congrats to all that had races in January!
Wow- Congrats to Sergey Volvoc at the Daufuskie Island Marathon at Hilton Head, SC 4:10:39 (avg pace 9:34), Frithjov Iversen at the 12th Annual FitDC Fresh Start 5k 25:29 (avg pace 8:12) 5th in M6069 and James Scarborough at the PVTC Indoor Track 3K, Arlington VA, 17:37 5th place and Tidal Basin Run 5K, Arlington VA, 31:36 6th place (amongst other races)! Job well done!!
XO Kat (See you Sunday!)