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chocolate city relay 2023

This past June was Chocolate City Relay Year Three. CCR welcomed 15 runners, all with various athletic backgrounds, for a 60 mile route crafted to go deep into each Ward, resulting in over 2,700ft of elevation.

Brittany Greene, Founder of Chocolate City Relay, recaps this year's event.

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Films

Story 0008: Josette

Story 0008: Josette

Josette Norris Andrews recently made her debut in the OAC (On Athletics Club) kit. Follow along with Josette this year as she trains with plans to run at the World Championships in Budapest this summer. Her goal is to make the 2024 Olympic team.
Story 0007: Running is Prayer

Story 0007: Running is Prayer

November is National Native American Heritage Month. While this month celebrates Indigenous culture for a month, we acknowledge that every day we live, work, and run on Indigenous land. We are honored to be premiering this beautiful short film, ‘Running is Prayer’ created and directed by Guarina Lopez and Hanad Ali.
Story 0006: Cooper

Story 0006: Cooper

An American phenom faces his biggest summer yet. Follow along with 23 year old Cooper Teare as he ran from Pre to USA's to World's in a summer that gave us a glimpse of what the young runner's career may look like. 
Story 0005: Chasing Crazy

Story 0005: Chasing Crazy

Follow along with GirlGangCrazy, the first running group comprised of Black and Brown women, to complete the Speed Project from Santa Monica to Las Vegas. On foot. Nonstop.
Story 0008: Josette

Story 0008: Josette

Josette Norris Andrews recently made her debut in the OAC (On Athletics Club) kit. Follow along with Josette this year as she trains with plans to run at the World Championships in Budapest this summer. Her goal is to make the 2024 Olympic team.
Story 0007: Running is Prayer

Story 0007: Running is Prayer

November is National Native American Heritage Month. While this month celebrates Indigenous culture for a month, we acknowledge that every day we live, work, and run on Indigenous land. We are honored to be premiering this beautiful short film, ‘Running is Prayer’ created and directed by Guarina Lopez and Hanad Ali.
Story 0006: Cooper

Story 0006: Cooper

An American phenom faces his biggest summer yet. Follow along with 23 year old Cooper Teare as he ran from Pre to USA's to World's in a summer that gave us a glimpse of what the young runner's career may look like. 
Story 0005: Chasing Crazy

Story 0005: Chasing Crazy

Follow along with GirlGangCrazy, the first running group comprised of Black and Brown women, to complete the Speed Project from Santa Monica to Las Vegas. On foot. Nonstop.

Pacers Running Owner, Chris Farley, Recaps DC Half Marathon

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The staff at Pacers Running are accustomed to running in the heat and humidity of Washington, D.C. With the right gear you can not only continue to train through the summer months, but even have fun doing it. Here’s what the Pacers Running staff is using to have fun running in the summer.
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Pride, DC Style.

Introducing the 2023 Pacers Pride Collection. Built on Pacers' own 2:02 Collection, our 2023 Pride apparel returns to our roots with our best selling DC Flag design.
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Introducing the VIA Olympus

The Altra Olympus line of trail shoes already has a faithful following and we had been looking forward to seeing Altra expand on that line for those of us who spend more time on the pavement than the trails. Introducing the most cushioned road shoe from Altra yet!

A 22 year old streak is put to the test in nyc

The gun went off, the crowds of runners flooded the streets, and the former front-of-pack runner took his place among the masses in an effort to see if he could beat time, figuratively and literally, one more time...

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On the run with sarah attar

Chasing landscapes on the Great American Road Trip with Olympian and Photographer Sarah Attar.

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MELISSA

Melissa is a DC runner who has been running since high school. Her running journey is different from most people because she essentially started running twice: once in high school, and again after she finished cancer treatment in 2021.

Eli

Eli is a DC runner who has been running almost since he can remember. Eli has a deep love and passion for running that he enjoys sharing with his community.

Tauseen

We catch up with Tauseen Malik, General Manager of Yours Truly Hotel, to talk about running, travel, and using running to build community.

Rahaf

During the holidays, we checked in with Rahaf Khatib to see how she was staying active in the cold Michigan winter.

Sarah

We packed up a car and drove across the country from DC to LA, while stopping for epic runs in iconic locations, with Olympian and photographer Sarah Attar.

Angel City Elite

We head to LA to talk to Angel City Elite about the power of community and representing the underrepresented.