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Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I would love to share your stories, accomplishments or anything else you would like to share, please send them to barb.meely@staging.steeplechasers.org.This week’s amazing member spotlight is on two lifetime friends, their running and training journey to their first marathon – Lynn Whiten and Evette …

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoying some of these cooler temps! I would love to share your stories, accomplishments or anything else you would like to share, please send them to barb.meely@staging.steeplechasers.org.This week’s amazing member spotlight is on another one of our fabulous coaches, Michele Newton.“I joined the …

By Oksana LightfieldFor most of us, Friday, September 25 was shaping up to be another hazy, pollen-infused, goldenrod of an autumn day. Not for Lindsey Weaver. By the time some of us finished drinking our morning coffee and pondered the next development, our fellow Steep was already making history.In just over two days, Lindsey …

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I would love to share your stories, accomplishments or anything else you would like to share, please send them to barb.meely@staging.steeplechasers.org.This person does so much for the club and has held several volunteer positions. I do have to add she makes amazing specially decorated …

The week’s spotlight is on someone who has done a lot for the club behind the scenes and you have seen him zipping around town. This week’s spotlight is on Louis Schiavone.“I haven’t been a lifelong runner, but I definitely hope to be a runner for the rest of my life. I got started …

By John Leonardis of Charm City RunOne question we get a lot at Charm City Run is, “How should I fuel my run?”There are certainly plenty of theories. When helping customers figure out when and what to fuel with, we always start with questions:What are you using currently? Is there anything that …

Happy Labor Day Monday! I hope everyone is having a great long weekend! I would love to share your stories, accomplishments or anything else you would like to share, please send them to barb.meely@staging.steeplechasers.org.One thing that members might not know is that all the Steeplechasers positions are 100% voluntary, so make sure you …

This year, as the pandemic put a damper on just about every organized running event, runners were forced to go virtual. And from May 1 to August 31, more than two dozen Steeplechasers went virtual in a big way by running 1,000 kilometers (or more!) over the course of those four summertime months. They racked…

The week’s spotlight is on someone who has done so much for the club behind the scenes, is a past club President, and you have seen him volunteer at several events. This week’s spotlight is on our very own Technology Dude, Lou King.“I used to play indoor soccer. I was one of those people …

The week’s spotlight is on someone who is a past club President, biggest promoter of the Steeps, local race director, you have seen him doing race time keeping, encouraging mentor and all around great guy Mark Lawrence.“I know we’ve all been sidetracked in all kinds of ways by this pandemic. It’s certainly a difficult …