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Weekly Runs

Track – 6:30PM – Every Tuesday
– Canceled Until Further Notice

Tempo – 6:30PM – Thursday
– Canceled Until Further Notice

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NOVA Running Club is excited to announce that we h

NOVA Running Club is excited to announce that we have partnered with Pacers Running Stores to receive a 10% discount for NOVA members on all in-store and online running shoe purchases. When it's time for your next pair of shoes please consider shopping at Pacers.|| Pacers has multiple locations around the DC area, including Clarendon, Old Town, DC, and Fairfax. Please take advantage of it and shop local! #novarunningclub #runpacers 📸Jason Taylor, Pacers/ NOVA Member

Favorite NOVA Moments: Evan Fallor|| Though there

Favorite NOVA Moments: Evan Fallor|| Though there are many, perhaps my favorite moment as a NOVA member was last year's Lawyers Have Heart 5K/10K race. It's a fiercely competitive race also filled with the largest contingency of NOVA racers outside of our own annual 5K.|| In order to have a chance at a team victory -scoring was based on a combination of 5K and 10K finishing places-, we had to be strategic in how we assembled our registrations. By that I mean we loaded up the 5K to increase our odds of securing points in that race while also having a large roster turnout, which counted toward total points and the chance at a decent prize purse. NOVA didn't disappoint, with 20 total NOVA members registered between the two races.
Seeing the yellow (and recently introduced navy) singlets come down Whitehurst Freeway and later across the finish line on that patented soup-like DC June morning was a great way to cap the spring race season and see our squad really step up.
We put seven NOVA men in the top 20, including me and Erik first and second, while Ben was the top masters finisher and David won his age group for the men. Joy also was the second women's masters finisher and three PRs were set as we took the club challenge win.

Our team victory netted us a cool $850 that allowed us all to enjoy copious amounts of District Taco at our annual party in January.
Capitalizing on our well-earned beer tickets post-race and watching Erik shake down passersby for their tickets as we waited eons for victory plaques that never arrived was an added bonus. || #novarunningclub

When you are social distancing... but also, you mi

When you are social distancing... but also, you miss your team... 💛💛💛💛#novarunningclub

NOVA Feautured Runner: Phil Rector|| From Coach Je

NOVA Feautured Runner: Phil Rector|| From Coach Jerry: Phil was an outstanding 800 meter runner in college, and he has made a successful transition to the shorter road distances. Phil has been a critical part of the of our men's A group, which has grown in size and quality since Phil came on board in 2015. Unlike most of his A group comrades, Phil is not a marathoner, but he is a fantastic training partner for the guys that are marathon focused. In addition to being one of our top athletes, Phil has been a dedicated and effective member of the team board, and he has done a great job as team president that last two years.|| 1) What are your PRs (5k, 10K, Half/Marathon, any others?) 400m: 49.8
800m: 1:52
Mile: 4:32
5k: 16:45
10k: 37:35
10 Mile: 1:01:12
Half: 1:17:41
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2) Goal race(s) for this year? Other races planned?

I typically stick to the shorter races, road miles and 5ks are may favorite. I had the Pacer's Friday 5ks and a few others planned this spring, but that unfortunately didn't happen. With the spring racing season being cancelled I am looking forward to hopefully racing in the fall. I would love to run the USATF Club Cross Country Championships again this year if they are able to take place.
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3) What do you consider your best race performance to date?

Since joining NOVA I'd say my best performance would be at the 2018 Clarendon Day 5k. I had been trying for years to breakthrough the 17:00 barrier and on that day I was finally able to sneak under 17:00 to run 16:55. The huge downhill start may have a helped just a little.
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4) How and when did you find NOVA, and what do you like best about the team? [click on the link in the bio for more of this interview]

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