Holly handily wins Marshall Marathon!
Herald-Dispatch.com - November 2, 2008
Holly Baker Wong led the female marathon finishers, with a time of 3:12.48, nearly 10 minutes ahead of the field! Women’s runnerup Gretchen Stipe, 45, posted a time of 3:22. Fellow RVA runners John Sharp ran 2:54:33 for 4th place, Kevin Burcham ran 3:06:05, Jeff Fitzgerald ran 3:13:11, and Ivan Wu ran 3:16:24. A total of 342 runners posted finishing times for the Marathon and 401 finished the Half-Marathon. Recognize that number 66? (see full results)

Shelton, Luksetich Romp in Patrick Henry Half Marathon
Washington Running Report - August 23, 2008
Brian Shelton (in photo) and Amanda Luksetich each won their first career half marathons at the Patrick Henry Half Marathon. Shelton (29) of Richmond who made his decisive move four miles into the race from a three-man lead group, won by well more than a minute in 1 hour 17 minutes and 37 seconds for his first half marathon victory. Luksetich (26), a winner of two marathons in 2007, the Oklahoma City Marathon and the Marshall University Marathon, claimed her first career half marathon by almost four minutes with a time of 1:25:25. (more)

RVA Runners strong team showing at the PHH
RVA Runners Race Results - August 23, 2008
The results speak for themselves. First, second and seventh place overall for the men, and a 1, 2, 3 result for the women. No less than 7 first place showings in their divisions. And another 6 second place division results. This is one of the most impressive team showings for RVA to date. Congratulations to Brian and Amanda, Gerrit and Michelle, Holly and Kevin, and the rest of the team! (results)