Intervals Blog

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. As you might know by now, the Steeplechasers is a 100% volunteer-driven club. We are lucky to have someone new added to our coaching team. This week’s amazing member spotlight is on Megan …

Sometimes (or maybe all the time) a good run starts with a good song. We also know that not all earbuds or headphones will work for running, because us runners bounce and sweat, and many of us like to hear the ambient environment, too. So, what are the best wireless earbuds for running? We …

By Oksana LightfieldIn the BeginningI never saw myself as an athlete. For the longest time, I thought that the word athlete could not be applied to me. Growing up in the 80s in the former Soviet Union, life was interesting.  Asphalt-paved playgrounds dominated every apartment building courtyard. School-required timed AK-47 assembly/disassembly workshops …

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 Allie Young.“My running days probably started around 1979. We were living in Chula Vista and my husband, Bob, started running a mile every morning for …

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 member is really an inspiration with the obstacles she has overcome in the last few years. I remember when I started really running again, she was one of the ladies I admired …

By Oksana LightfieldSpring Racing SeasonThe spring racing season is just around the corner! Some of us might find ourselves looking at the calendar and thinking, what’s next? We have some great local races available in the spring, including one of the oldest in the Frederick County — Forest of Needwood 5 Mile Memorial …

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 duo member spotlight is on Nikki & Wendy Martin.“I met Wendy in 2007, when I started dating her husband’s brother. I married him in 2008 and our families ended …

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. I constantly hear from members, I found my tribe, I found my people, and I have made the best friendships through running which is only one of the many reasons why the Steeplechasers …