Reston Runner Success Stories

This page contains personal stories of running accomplishment (and trials and tribulations) of Reston Runner members as they are provided to us. Send your write-up for posting to webmaster@restonrunners.org.

Many more JFK50-related "success stories" may be found in the JFK50 portion of our Web site.

Stories to Date:

• Peter Westcott Does the Walt Disney World Marathon and a Half, 7&8 Jan. 2006
• Bob Lambert -- Bike Trip With Four Other Reston Runners Across the Spine of Italy, September 2005
• Peter Westcott Exults in his Bull-Run-Run Experience, 9 April 2005
• Pam Gardiner: Sends greetings and Story of Son, Jon Geurts' Running of Loch Ness Marathon, 3 Oct. 2004
• Nancy Pullen Celebrates Her First 50-miler at the JFK50, Boonsboro, MD, 20 Nov. 2004
• Fernando Boccanera's scores a PR at the Marathon of the Americas, San Antonio, 6 Nov. 2004
• Moshe Fluk Views the Clarks Gap 21-mile Run from the Back of the Pack, 7 Nov. 2004
• Barbara Freedman Conquers--yea, Savors--the Vermont 100-miler, 17-18 July 2004
• Bill Turrentine Does the Catherines 50K Trail Run 24 July 2004 After a Week of Long Runs
• Angie Brown Comptetes in the World Championships for Womens Fitness, June 2004
• Ed Cacciapaglia (and 3 other Reston Runners) Completes the Laurel Highlands 70-Mile Trail Run, 12-13 June 2004
• Bill VanAntwerp Drifts Through the Wilmington Marathon (with RR Friends), 16 May 2004
• Brian Carlson Runs the Riga Marathon, 15 May 2004
• Ed Cacciapaglia Paces his Friend, Miles, in the Massanutten Mtn. 100-miler, 8-9 May 2004
• Bill Van Antwerp Flies at the Flying Pig Marathon, 2 May 2004
• Mark Malander at the Penn Relays of 23 April 2004 (short report by Loretta)
• Reston Runner Stories from the Boston Marathon of 19 April 2004
• Chuck Mauro, The Atlanta Half-Marathon, 27 November 2003
• Barbara Freedman, The Magic of the JFK50, 22 November 2003
• Anna Bradford, Reston Runners at the JFK50, 22 November 2003
• Anna Bradford, Reston Runners Rock at the JFK50 Ultramarathon
• Jim Lynch, Recovery and the Chicago Marathon, 12 October 2003
• Bob Botto, A Texan's Triumph at the JFK50, 22 November 2003
• Dennis Hays, How he Came to Like the 5AM Start at the JFK50, 22 November 2003
• Norm Hunt, After Three Marathons in Five Weeks, Success at the JFK50, 22 November 2003
• Bill VanAntwerp, The Big Schloss Fat Ass 50K, Trout Pond, WV, 27 September 2003
• Ed Cacciapaglia, The Great Eastern Endurance Run, Afton Mtn, VA, 20 September 2003
• Mark Sells & Angie Brown, The Carter Caves (KY) Adventure Race, 13 & 14 September 2003
• Anna Bradford, The Vermont 100-Mile Ultra, July 2003
• Keith Whited, The Vermont 100-Mile Ultra, July 2003
• Joe Fleig, The International Four Days' MARCH OF NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, July 2003
• Alison Gittelman, Baby Steps--The Secret to Returning to Running, July 2003
• Mark Sells, Wild Onion Urban Adventure Race, NYC, 13-14 June 2003
• Norm Hunt, Rock 'N Roll Marathon, San Diego, 1 June 2003
• Leslie Stanfield, Herndon 10K and Race for the Cure 5K, 1 & 7 June 2003
• Aaron Schwartzbard, Massanutten Mountain Trail 100-mile Ultra, 10-11 May 2003
• Anna Bradford and Steve Burton, Massanutten Mountain Trail 100-mile Ultra, 10-11 May 2003
• Bill VanAntwerp, Bandera 100K, Bandera, TX, 11 Jan. 2003
• Mark Sells, Endorphin Fix Adventure Race, Cliftop, WV, 25-27 April 2003
• Anna Bradford, Bull Run 50 mile Ultra, 12 April 2003
• Bob Cochran, Umstead 100 mile Ultra, 5-6 April 2003
• Jim Lynch, Eisenhower Marathon, Abilene, KS, 29 March 2003
• Tom Conrad, Tulsa Oklahoma Marathon, 23 Nov. 2002
• Jim Lynch, Tulsa Oklahoma Marathon, 23 Nov. 2002
• Anna Bradford, JFK 50-mile Ultra, 23 Nov. 2002
• Ed Cacciapaglia, Marathon in the Parks, Montgomery County, MD, 17 Nov. 2002
• Fred Puhan, Golden Gate Bridge/Presidio 10 Miler, 10 Nov 2002
• Norm Hunt, New York City Marathon, 3 Nov 2002
• Jim Lynch, Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, 13 Oct 2002
• Bill VanAntwerp, Equinonx Marathon, Fairbanks, Alaska, 28 Sept 2002
• George Royall, Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon, Virginia Beach, VA, 1 Sept 2002
• Norm Hunt et al, Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon, Virginia Beach, VA, 1 Sept 2002
• Don Lang, 10 Years of Running
• Loretta Malander, Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, 22 June 2002
• Jim Lynch, Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, 22 June 2002
• Lynn Salvo, First Marathon, 28 April 2002
• Jim Lynch, "Marathon-in-Every-State" Campaign, updated 13 May 2003