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John Wall Memorial One Mile Track Run recap!
Cool and cloudy conditions made for good running at this year’s
John Wall Memorial One Mile Track Run
on June 28th! 156 runners of ages ranging from 1 to 78 took advantage, completing their four laps and change around the cushy Severna Park High School track across seven different heats. 16-year-old Reed Simm dominated the final heat to take the overall men’s win in 4:43, with third-place Scott Koehler nabbing the Masters prize in 4:53. On the women’s side, Claire Everhart cruised to a dominant victory in 5:29, followed by Masters champ Allison Sauntry in 5:51. Your race directors were happy to see runners & spectators offering copious cheers and applause throughout the event, particularly for the young graduates of our Junior Striders program! And members of the Wall family were on hand as always, this year including John’s grandson Dave Wall who brought an old banner from his days as the head of this very event.
Full results, as capably recorded by Nut Hall, can be found HERE and on his Maryland Timing site. A couple thousand race photos from volunteer photographer Jon Valentine, available free for personal use, are up on Jon’s Yogile site. The Wall Mile also marked the halfway point in our eight race 2025 Championship Series; visit HERE for the current standings, courtesy of Dan Mandeville. RDs Jim Falvey & Karsten Brown would like to express gratitude to all who volunteered this year, including Wanda Ascencio, Delia Edelmann, Denise Hyde, Tom & Mary Lou Lyden, Will Myers, Larry Puglisi, Jim Sandison, and Roberta Watson. If we missed anyone, we apologize. Can’t wait to do it again next summer!
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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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50th annual Annapolis Ten Mile Run
Sunday, August 24th, 2025
*** WE’RE NEARLY SOLD OUT!! ***
Only a few hundred spots remain in this year’s highly-anticipated
50th annual Annapolis Ten Mile Run
on August 24th, so you do NOT want to put off signing up any longer! Get on over to
RunSignup.com/A10
right now and register before we hit our final 5,000-runner cap– and please spread the word about our impending sellout to anyone else you know who may be interested in participating. This year’s A-10 is gonna be BIG!
Not only are we celebrating fifty years of the A-10’s famed hills, heat, & humidity, but this year we’re also the
Road Runners Club of America’s 10 mile
National Championship Event
.
Even if you don’t finish as a national champion, you still get our coveted
finisher premium
(a black microfiber running jacket) and a
finisher medal
. And we’re excited to offer post-race adult beverages from Annapolis’ own
Forward Brewing
along with live music from returning quartet
Rickshaw Lizard
! Plus we’ll have our usual
Saturday race expo
and plenty more. You don’t want to miss it!
And even if you’re not up to running this year’s A-10, we
still
don’t want you to miss it, because we want to see you there as a
volunteer
! It takes countless people to put on a big event like this, and we’d love for you to give back to the running community by being a part of our volunteer crew. You even get a
free red volunteer t-shirt!
So please contact our volunteer coordinator at
a10volunteers@annapolisstriders.org
and tell her, “I want to volunteer at the A-10!”
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THE A-10
NEEDS YOUR HELP!
We need a new Premium Captain
& a new Water Captain!
We are looking for energetic & responsible people willing to take on the important roles of
Water Captain
and
Premium Captain
for the
50th annual
Annapolis Ten Mile Run
on
August 24th
. If you’ve been thinking about stepping up to take on a greater volunteer role, this is your opportunity! But you won’t be handling things alone– former captains will be available to provide guidance, and you’ll have additional volunteers assigned to you to help out on race weekend.
The ever-important
Water Captain
role involves preparing, distributing, and picking up water stop supplies, and this will require a time commitment on both Saturday & Sunday. The
Premium Captain
oversees distribution of our finisher premiums in the finish area on race morning.
If you are interested in either of these volunteer duties or if you have any questions, please reach out to
a10@annapolisstriders.org
!
We would love to get these volunteer roles filled as soon as possible. Thank you for helping our club’s signature event live up to its longtime billing as
Maryland’s premier 10 mile road race
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Runners, the Metric Marathon registration opens
July 1, 2025. It’s a great distance for a beautiful run as you train for your marathons and ultras. The race will be held
Sunday, October 5th, 2025
at Southern High School in Harwood Maryland. The price for Annapolis Striders members is still only $10.00. Price for non-members is $15.00 which is another bargain compared to current race pricing.
For more information and registration
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Rosaryville Veterans Day Trail Race 50K & 20K
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
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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Annapolis Striders 2025
ET’s ( Evan Thomas’) Jesters Spring 5K Class
April 29th-July 12th
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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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, August 5th
6:30 pm
Eastport Library
269 Hillsmere Drive
Annapolis 21403
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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Do you like getting together with other runners for a run or a meal, drink and camaraderie?
We are looking for volunteers for the Social committee to help arrange for the club’s monthly happy hour and/or running socials. Contact
Annapolis Striders President, Darrell Mak
if you are interested!
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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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SEPTEMBER
Strides For Strength 5k & Fun Run
Sunday, September 21,2025
The 2nd Annual Strides for Strength 5K and Fun Run will be held at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD with all proceeds benefiting
Giving Strength Inc
and our mission to fund research grants and build awareness for the rare congenital muscular dystrophy, SELENON Related Myopathy. This rare disease mainly
impacts neck and core muscle weakness, causing rigid spine, scoliosis and reduced respiratory function. Every dollar raised is so impactful for those navigating SELENON and will go directly to the top researchers in the world. Let’s get those strides in for
SELENON!
For more information and registration
Race Discount Code: RUNCLUB4GOOD
OCTOBER
Chestertown Challenge
Sunday, October 12th
Half marathon and 5 K run/walk
Kent Association of Riding Therapy (KART)
For more information and registration
Event Flyer
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