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Gordon started running in early 2024 and immediately fell in love with the Club.   Not realizing that he should ease into it, he dove straight into the Summer Half Marathon Program (and set firsts/PBs every week).  Since then, he has…

James came to running in 2022 after the birth of his first child, looking to get back in shape. What started as chasing a faster 5K at Kensington Parkrun quickly led him to MCRRC, where he discovered that the community…

Matt has been a MCRRC member since 2006 when he did a 5K training program and caught the running bug.  Since that he has done many of the club’s training programs including Speed Development (12x), Summer Half Marathon (5x), and…

Monika joined MCRRC in 2017 after looking for a turkey trot that didn’t take place on Thanksgiving and finding the Turkey Burnoff. Since then, she has come to appreciate the strong and welcoming community of runners that MCRRC fosters through…

Bruce has called Montgomery County home for over 25 years and has been consistently running for about 20 years. He was a ‘lone wolf runner’ until he joined MCRRC’s Speed Development Program in 2018. Participation in that program led to…

A native of Montgomery County and a 2nd-generation Washingtonian, Deb began running in 1985 for fun and entered her first 10K (the Turkey Chase) in 1991. A few years later, she bet a co-worker that she could complete a marathon,…

Michael is grateful for the opportunity to serve MCRRC as its Treasurer. Inspired by the club’s 40+ year legacy in the running community, he hopes to leverage his professional experience as a CPA and public company controller to help the…

Eric discovered MCRRC in 2011 after running his first Parks Half Marathon. He became a member after learning of the incredible value – particularly the many low-key races – but found the deepest value of membership to be in the…

Brian started running in 2007 as a way to get in shape. He quickly fell in love with everything about it – especially the community aspect. Brian has been a member of MCRRC since moving to Montgomery County in 2013,…

Heather joined MCRRC in 2000 and fell in love with the low-key races – great value, always a challenge, and a sure-fire way to find motivation, since there’s always a race to look forward to on the calendar. She also…