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Dawson’s Father’s Day 10K
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Severna Park High School
Registration is open!
The Dawson’s Father’s Day 10K is held on Father’s Day each year. The course is out-and-back mostly along the B&A Trail starting from Severna Park High School at 8AM. Packet pick up will start at 6:30 AM as well as race day race day registration.
For more information and registration
Please volunteer for the race
HERE!
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The Annapolis Striders All Comers Track Meets
are back at Annapolis High!
June 11th, 2025
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!
The Annapolis Striders All Comers Track Meets are back at Annapolis High and we need your help!
To sign up to volunteer, use the following link!
All Comers Track Meet Volunteers
.
For more information, contact Laura Amin at
laura.amin66@gmail.com
.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 11 at 6PM. Events will include: 3200m, 1600m, 800m, 400m, 200m, and 100m. These events do not require registration in advance, and there will be no medals nor starting blocks. The charge is $5 per runner (cash only please) and you may run as many races as you choose. All ages are welcome. Registration will begin at 5:30 and there will be watermelon for all at the end of the event. For more information, contact Laura Amin at
laura.amin66@gmail.com
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John Wall Memorial One Mile Track Run
Championship Series Race #4
Saturday, June 28th, 2025
Severna Park High School
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
***
The
44th annual John Wall Mile
returns to Severna Park High School on
Saturday, June 28th, 2025
, and as we know virtually all of you are capable of running and/or walking one mile, we hope to see a lot of you there! Those of you who signed up for the full
2025 Championship Series
or our new
Shorter Races Bundle
at the beginning of the year are already entered in the Wall Mile, but
online registration is now open for all others
at just $10 for Striders members and $15 for non-members by June 25th. All are welcome to take part, regardless of pace; the event takes place with separate heats based on estimated finish time, progressing from slower to faster, so you’ll be out on the track with runners of a similar pace. So please join us! We could use some volunteers on race morning too; e-mail
JohnWallMile@annapolisstriders.org
if you can help.
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Women’s Distance Festival (women only), and
Run After the Women 5K (men only)
Saturday, July 12, 2025
7:45am
West Annapolis Elementary School
Registration is now open for the 46th Annual Women’s Distance Festival (WDF) 5K and 41st Men’s Run after the Women 5K race. The location will be in West Annapolis, with a Start and Finish on Annapolis Street beside West Annapolis Elementary School.
For more information, please visit the website
For more information and registration
This race is part of the 2025 Annapolis Striders Shorter Distance Bundle (only)
Short Distance Bundle
, so if you registered for this package, you do not need to register again.
VOLUNTEERS
are always greatly appreciated and needed to assist with packet pick up, race day registration, to staff the water stop on the racecourse, course monitor, and to help with course set up and post-race clean up. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, email
WDF5K@annapolisstriders.org
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The Annapolis Striders are proud to bring you the
15th Annual Endless Summer 6-Hour Run.
Saturday, July 19, 2025 7:00 am
Greenbury Point Nature Center
Annapolis, MD
Registration is open!
This event is a proud benefactor of the Semper Fi Fund-a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity. A small portion of the race entry fee will go to benefit this fund. We ask that you consider contributing further when asked during Ultra Signup check out.
For more information and registration
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Registration for the Dog Days 8k
at Anne Arundel Community College
on August 3 at 8:00am
is now open.
The race is again part of the MD RRCA Grand Prix Series. Registration is only online and ends July 30. There will be race day registration at $25 for everyone starting at 6:30 am.
For more information and registration
We still need some volunteers to help out on race day
. On race morning we need some help unloading and setting up before the race. During the race we need monitors and water stop help. To volunteer send an email to
DogDays8k@annapolisstriders.org
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Share your talents!
GIVE BACK TO THE RUNNING COMMUNITY
The Annapolis Striders are looking for additional volunteers to serve on the various standing committees (e.g., Finance, Charitable, Nominating, Race, etc.) and even potential upcoming special committees. Special committees may include Membership Drive and Enhancements, Program Enhancements, Volunteer Appreciation, and Race Improvement.
Race Improvement Committee
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To explore and recommend innovative approaches (e.g., novel race structures, incentive models, inclusivity measures) to enhance the format of club races, with the ultimate goal of increasing community engagement and participation.
Membership Enhancement Committee
• To explore new approaches to enhancing Striders membership benefits to attract and retain a larger, more-engaged community of runners. Strengthen the club’s appeal, ensuring members feel valued, motivated, and excited to be part of our running family.
Volunteer Appreciation Committee
• To increase the club’s appreciation of its volunteers by identifying creative and meaningful ways to recognize their invaluable contributions. Recommend new appreciation initiatives, personalized gestures, engaging recognition programs, etc.
If you would like to support the running community, please email Darrel Mak at
president@annapolisstriders.org
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50th annual Annapolis Ten Mile Run
Sunday, August 24th, 2025
*** STILL TIME TO REGISTER! ***
Still on the fence about whether or not to run our club’s premier event on
Sunday, August 24th
? You still have a bit more time to decide, as we’ve been able to make another 1,000 entries available over our original 4,000-runner limit. But don’t wait too long, because demand has been exceptionally high this year and those last 1,000 entries are going fast! So head to
RunSignup.com/A10
to get yourself registered for our big fiftieth-year celebration of the
Annapolis Ten Mile Run
. And don’t forget that
Striders members get a $10 discount
on entry fees!
If you need some additional motivation, sign up for our club’s low-key and
free
A-10 Training Program
, as described elsewhere here in the E-Streak! Sunday mornings at Annapolis City Dock starting July 6th.
And although we already have many volunteers lined up for the A-10, we need more! We have lots of positions available, from course marshals to water stops, packet pick-up to parking, food tables to beer tables, and so much more. So if you’re not running the A-10 this year,
please consider coming out and volunteering
instead. It’ll make you feel good, and you get a
free volunteer t-shirt
too! E-mail our volunteer coordinator at
a10volunteers@annapolisstriders.org
if you can help.
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Rosaryville Veterans Day Trail Race 50K & 20K
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
Registration opens on Friday April 11
th
Join us for the 16th Annual Rosaryville Veteran’s Day Trail Run, a classic trail race with old school feel. This event will take place on
November 8th, 2025
, at the scenic Rosaryville State Park, where you can enjoy the natural beauty of the trails. You can choose between a 50K or a 20K distance, starting at 8:00am and 9:00am respectively.
Registration will open at ultrasignup.com on 4/11/2025, so don’t hesitate to sign up for this popular event that attracts many trail runners. Spots are limited; visit here
To register or volunteer
for the race..
If you are a current Annapolis Striders member, you can get a discount by using the codes RVD50K for the 50K race and RVD20K for the 20K race for $10 and $5 off during check out.
These codes will expire on 6/1/2025.
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ANNAPOLIS STRIDERS RUNNER EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
Annapolis Striders membership is required to participate in these training programs.
There is no fee for the training programs but you must register.
Keep an eye on this section for announcements about training programs!
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Annapolis Striders Training/Education
Update from Bob Moseley,
VP of Training and Education
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Current Training Programs:
We currently have 5 training programs open for runners that some of you may be interested in. Our
5K Training program
, coached by Laura Amin, is focused on training for the women’s Distance Festival, which takes place on July 12 and our
10K program
, coached by Elizabeth Nabors, is focused on training for the Dawson’s 10K, which occurs on June 15.
Junior Striders
is also open, coached by Sarah Clark and starting on May 26.
The
A10 training group
is open, headed up by Dave Dold is also open and rolling along.
Moore’s Marines Marathon Training
is now open for business, with training kicking off on Saturday, June 21; a full training program will be disseminated to all who sign up in the next week or so. Plenty of space for all interested; check out the Striders website for the exact training dates and additional information.
Coaching Call
: We are always looking for coach/mentors for our other training programs, such as the 5K, 10K, Jr. Striders and marathon groups. If you’d like to step into coaching and are interested, give me a shout. If you are experienced/RRCA-certified (or certified via another program, such as UESCA) or are interested in becoming certified, we can help pay for that training as well.
News you can use:
In our quest to become better runners, we can rely on all sorts of different programs, workouts and anecdotal tips on how to achieve our optimal race times. Almost every runner wants to know how they can train to run faster.
Improving running speed is a goal at the top of most of our lists. Of course, everything related to running comes down to numbers—in order to get a PR, you have to get a faster finish time, which means maintaining a faster pace throughout the race. What is simple in theory is difficult to execute, as many frustrated runners know that sometimes
progress in terms of becoming a faster runner
is slow.
Here’s an article that provides some details on how to employ slow running into your program to get faster:
https://marathonhandbook.com/run-slow-to-run-fast
See you on the trail (or somewhere else!).
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Annapolis Striders 2025
ET’s ( Evan Thomas’) Jesters Spring 5K Class registration is OPEN!
The Annapolis Striders Beginners 5K Training Group invites new runners and those who wish to get back to running to join our free 10-week training program. You need only be a member of the Annapolis Striders to participate.
Beginning on Tuesday, April 29th,
runners will meet at the Bates Track by Maryland Hall on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6PM and Saturdays at 8AM for coaching, camaraderie, and encouragement. We will work together to prepare for a Annapolis Striders 5K race in July. Come and join the fun this spring! Sign up here:
Annapolis Striders 5K Training
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Tuesday April 15 – Sunday June 15, 2025
Whether your goal is to complete the distance or improve at the distance this program is for you. For beginners, we’ll build you from a base of 2-3 miles all the way to confidentially tackling 6.2 miles on race day. For those already running 15+ miles a week and wondering what’s next, we’ll challenge you with the introduction of structured tempo and interval work. Our target race is the
Annapolis Striders Dawson’s Father’s Day 10K.
Group training runs will start from the intersection of Jones Station and the B&A Trail in Severna Park on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM and Saturday mornings at 7AM.
For more information and registration
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Annapolis Striders Junior Striders
Monday, May 26-Saturday, June 28 2025
Germantown Elementary School
200 Windell Ave
Annapolis, MD US 21401
This training program is open to 5-9 year old children, and 10-14 year old children who have a family or junior Annapolis Striders Membership. This program implements games and activities designed to encourage youngsters and build the stamina required for a one mile run; 4 loops around an athletic field track. The program is conducted assuming zero running experience and is designed to be fun and memorable; while achieving the goal of completing their target run.
SIGN UP TODAY!
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Annapolis Striders 10 Mile Training Program
July 6th through August 17th, 2025
Sundays at 7 AM at Annapolis City Dock
Registration is now open for our seven-week summer training program targeting the Annapolis Ten Mile Run on August 24th! Starting on
Sunday, July 6th
, our
10 Mile Training Program
will be meeting for Sunday morning 7 AM runs from Annapolis City Dock, working our way up from 6 miles to the full 10 mile distance while previewing parts of the A-10 course. Whether you’re a serious or casual runner, this is a great way to get yourself ready for race day, do some fun group runs, and meet new people. And as with all our Annapolis Striders training programs, registration is free for Striders members!
For more information and registration
(Note: Entry into the A-10 is not included; you’ll need to sign up for the A-10 separately. See elsewhere in this newsletter for A-10 info, and be sure to register quickly before the race sells out!)
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Moore’s Marines Marathon Training
June 21 to October 26, 2025
Severna Park High School
Sat June 21 – Sun October 26, 2025
Severna Park, MD 21146 US
Direct
Come join our 19-week Moore’s Marines Marine Corps Marathon Training Program targeting the Marine Corps Marathon (and training for the Baltimore Marathon and other marathons, too)! Our target race is the Marine Corps Marathon (“MCM”). If you want to run Baltimore or another marathon let us know and we can adjust the plans for you. Regardless of which race you target, you must sign up ON YOUR OWN. This program does not give you entry into any race. Our marathon training program is named for longtime Striders member Ben Moore, who originated the marathon training program in 1979 for the Annapolis Striders and trained many to run the Marine Corp Marathon.
For more information and registration
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ANNAPOLIS STRIDERS BOARD MEETINGS
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, July 1st
6:30 pm
Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library
1410 West Street
Annapolis, 21401
Please remember that ALL Annapolis Striders members are welcome at our monthly Board Meetings, the first Tuesday of each month.
The meetings are a hybrid format.
Use the
Zoom Link
if you cannot attend in person.
Meeting ID: 945 9400 7107
Passcode: 075740
Stay tuned to the E-Streak for future meeting locations.
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Meet & Greet Your Fellow Annapolis Striders
at our Monthly Socials
Bring friends or potential new members!
Check here for future gatherings!
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AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:
COMMUNITY RACES AND NEWS
See “For your information” above to submit a race.
Please check the provided links below for updated information about the community races, including fee structure, race details, cancellations, etc.
Once posted, community race information is
not automatically updated in the
E-Streak.
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Annapolis Striders members are now eligible for 10-20% off purchases at Running Warehouse (
runningwarehouse.com
). Enter code Z3XX6UYP at checkout.
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Local Group Runs
Are you looking for a group of friendly faces to meet consistently and with which to run? Here is a consolidated list of local area group runs open to anyone interested. While most of these groups have members of the Annapolis Striders in them, this is not an endorsement by the Annapolis Striders, Inc. It’s a way to find other people to run with almost every day of the week.
If you know of a group not listed here,
Please contact Tess
.
Check here for the list of runs
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JUNE
Baltimore 10 Miler
Saturday, June 7, 2025
An Annapolis Striders group has been formed for anyone running the Baltimore Ten Miler. Select the group during your registration using the password “Striders”. With ten or more in the group, you get a $10 refund on the registration price.
For more information and registration
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The Crofton Kiwanis Club and Foundation 10K and 5K
Saturday, June 14th, 2025
The Crofton Kiwanis Club and Foundation are holding their annual community 10K and 5K races for Saturday, June 14th. The race starts at 8:00 a.m. at the Crofton Country Club. The certified 10K course includes a great tour around our tree-lined community with some challenging hills and is a good tune-up for fall marathon training or even first time 10K participants. The 5K course goes completely around Crofton Parkway. All profits from these races are put towards the many community charities that the Crofton Kiwanis Foundation supports.
For more information and registration
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