Hooray, Greasy-Gooney survived another year without losing money! 🤣 Mr. Cuddles always winds up in our donation announcement, since he's the reason the HSWC gets ½ the proceeds. (He didn't come from there, but he was the inspiration for trying to help other local pets in need.)
Hey, neat, a sellout! Now I don't have to wait to assign bib numbers or print up preregistrant lists, and I won't have to do any data entry on race morning! Of course, if you are a friend of mine and are desperate to get into Greasy-Gooney this year, I may consider it...
The 28th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K is officially SOLD OUT! If you'd still like to participate in our October 24th event, we could use a couple more volunteers; e-mail us at [email protected] if you'd like to help out (and receive a free orange volunteer running cap).
Hope to see you at this fun little event in Annapolis! Come see me both co-direct the event and wheeze my way through one of the heats!
Wed. 6/24 is the FINAL DAY of online sign-up for this Saturday's John Wall Memorial One Mile Track Run at Annapolis HS! Visit RunSignup.com/WallMile for full details & to register for just $10 if you're a Striders member or $15 if you're not. All ages & abilities welcome!
As I'm inexplicably one of the race directors of this event, I hereby invite you to come run a mile with me in Annapolis on June 27th! Visit RunSignup.com/WallMile for complete race info laid out in my inimitable overly-thorough style. 🤣 We'd also love some volunteer help!
The John Wall Memorial One Mile Track Run returns in one month! Come out to Annapolis HS on Sat. 6/27 & see how fast you can cover the classic 5,280-foot distance. Don't be intimidated-- runners of all ages & abilities are welcome! Visit RunSignup.com/WallMile for complete info.
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Greetings, Greasies! A few of us will be helping out with the Front Royal Kiwanis 5K on Sat. 5/16, and we'd love to see you at this small, fun, low-key run/walk. Head to RunSignup.com/FRKiwanis5K for more info & to register. Proceeds go to the local Special Olympics program!
ALT Photo of runners running up a hilly street, with the text "Front Royal Kiwanis 5K" and "Saturday May 16th 2026" overlaid, along with the web address RunSignup.com/FRKiwanis5K
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Celebrating America’s 250th birthday in Front Royal! 🇺🇸
It was a joy to join the town at their community block party – and to take part in the ‘potluck’. Their Majesties contribution was none other than… a Coronation Quiche! 🥧
‘America’s Potluck’ is a 250th celebration initiative, which aims to bring neighbours together across the country to share a communal meal and build a sense of connection in their community.
Thank you for having us! 👋
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Over 1,800 photos from Sunday's Cherry Pit 10 Mile Race (4/12) are now up! Visit KarstenBrown.Smugmug.com/Che… to check 'em out. Free to download for personal use! And if you missed our last post, head to RunSignup.com/Race/Results/O… to peruse the full Cherry Pit results.
Photographed the RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge (2/22/26) with Denise Hyde once again on behalf of the @AnnapStriders! Not a great morning for photos, but we did what we could. Head to karstenbrown.smugmug.com/RRC… to check 'em out. Full-resolution downloads are free for personal use!
Hey @StravaSupport - Why is it that there are sixteen different map type options when you edit a Strava activity, but only eight map types are offered when you are doing a manual upload? I know only a few of us use the manual upload option, but can y'all get this updated for us?
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Surprise-- Registration is now open for the Shenandoah Valley's most scenic road race! The 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K is set for Sat. 10/25 in Browntown, VA. Challenging but scenic course, cheap awards, low-key small-race vibe. And running caps are back as the race premium!
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It really is nuts how the Capitals and the NHL created an impenetrable wall around Ovechkin to make sure not a shred of political narrative got involved in the "GR8 Chase", but once he got back to Russia, he's immediately: "Haha, fuck you, Hail Putin!"
You are idiots, puck fans.
Front Royal Kiwanis 5K photos are up! Enjoy!
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/Fro…
(I included low-res screengrabs from a video device at the finish line, since I had to stop taking finish photos in order to work on the results.)
Results from this AM's Front Royal Kiwanis 5K (5/10/25) are up on RunSignup:
runsignup.com/Race/Results/4…
Lemme know if I messed anything up! Photos to come tomorrow. Thanks to Bill Powers for organizing. Always nice to raise money for the Warren County Special Olympics each year!
4,600 photos from this AM's RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge (2/23, Columbia, MD), taken by me & Denise Hyde, are up & free to download for personal use!
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/RRC…
Good to see everybody from my many current & past running clubs! #rrcaclubchallenge #annapolisstriders
"Kangaroo Jack" energy to the feature photo there.
The Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man” isn’t exactly going bananas with a puny $580,000 opening day. Paramount acquired the feature for North American distribution for $25 million. bit.ly/4fOGtN3
Man, the @WashingtonPost editorial board is out of control!
ALT January 4th Washington Post editorial from publisher William Lewis
"Hello baaaaaaaaby!" [acoustic guitar plink]
So glad Google gives us these great AI summaries at the top of search results now! @GregRenoff @sammyhagar – at Virginia, USA
ALT Responding to a Google search asking what guitar Edward Van Halen used on the 1986 track "Good Enough", Google's "AI Overview" confidently states that EVH used a "regular acoustic guitar". This is hilariously wrong.
In this day & age of charity & for-profit 5Ks charging forty or fifty bucks for race registration, these fees are a STEAL. Support your local non-profit running club! ❤️
THREE ways to register for our Valentine's 5K on Sat. 2/8:
1. Just this 5K for $10 ($15 for non-members): runsignup.com/Race/MD/Miller…
2. 8-race Championship Series, incl. this 5K, for $50: runsignup.com/Race/MD/Annapo…
3. Four shorter races, incl. this 5K, for $35: runsignup.com/shorterbundle
