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50th annual Annapolis Ten Mile Run
Sunday, August 24th, 2025
*** Registration opens on Tuesday, April 1st! ***
Our premier Annapolis Striders event, the one we’ve been hosting since our club’s inception in 1978, returns for its FIFTIETH year on Sunday, August 24th, 2025, and registration for the 50th annual Annapolis Ten Mile Run is about to open! And to celebrate our half-century of hills, heat, & humidity, we’re offering a special ONE DAY ONLY entry fee of just $50 (plus $4 processing) on April 1st! So please, spread the word. Complete A-10 details can be found at RunSignup.com/A10, and registration opens at midnight Eastern on Tuesday.
After April 1st, Annapolis Striders members can take a $10 discount on our regular entry fees, so you’ll still get a great deal even if you miss the day-one special! Everything you’ve come to expect from the A-10 will be back this year– scenic course through Annapolis & surrounding environs, a great custom finisher premium (a jacket this year) and finisher medal, post-race party with live music and beer, and plenty more. And this year’s race has been designated the Road Runners Club of America’s 10 mile national championship event, so hopefully we’ll see some serious competition for our many race awards! But rest assured that runners of all abilities are welcome to participate. Hope to see you and your friends & family at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on August 24th!
(Volunteers wanted too! Our all-volunteer, non-profit running club cannot host this event without hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers on race day. If you’d rather help out than run this year, please e-mail a10volunteers@annapolisstriders.org
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2025 Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet recap!
Thank you to all who came out to our Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet at Libations Tavern in Millersville on Sunday, March 23rd! Special thanks to our socials committee for organizing, and to outgoing president Casey Rayburg for leading the proceedings. If you weren’t able to attend, you missed a delicious Italian buffet! Following the meal, our awards committee handed out both our 2024 Championship Series awards and our big annual club awards. This year’s annual award recipients were:
Ben Moore Lifetime Achievement Award – Charles Muskin
Striders of the Year – Casey Rayburg & Rose Dziedzic
Volunteer of the Year – Tom Lyden
Spouse of the Year – Mary Lou Lyden
Most Improved Male Runner – Sean Hamilton
Junior Strider of the Year – Griffin Tabar
Ultra Runner of the Year – Maksym Petrenko
Male Runner of the Year – David John Walser
Female Runner of the Year – Amanda Slate
Most Improved Female Runner – Amanda Slate
Champ Series & annual award winners who were not present on Sunday will be able to pick up their unclaimed awards at either the B&A Trail Marathon & Half on March 30th or the Cherry Pit 10 Miler on April 27th.
It’s never too early to start thinking about NEXT year’s annual awards! If you see one of your Strider friends having an outstanding year of running this year, or if you think your own performances this year might be award-worthy, keep that in mind and look for the opening of award nominations this fall. The more information you provide in your nomination, the better! Read all about our annual awards & the criteria HERE:
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B&A Trail Marathon and Half Marathon
Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Packet Pickup
You can pick up your race packet on Saturday, March 29,2025 between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM at Severna Park High School. You can also pick up your packet on race day, Sunday March 30, 2025, from 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM.
If you are local, we ask that you make an effort to pick up your packet on Saturday so as to avoid congestion on Sunday morning. We ask that you provide a photo ID at packet pick up. You may pick up packets for other runners if you provide a photo of their ID and a note (which can be an e-mail or text) authorizing you to pick up the packet for the other person(s).
In person registration at packet pick up on Saturday 3/29/2025 10am-3pm
Marathon $115.00 Half $105.00
Race day registration will not be available.
For more information and registration
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Cherry Pit 10-Mile Race
Sunday, April 27, 2025
South River High School
Registration is now open for the 2025 edition of the Cherry Pit 10-Mile race, which is the second leg of the Champ Series. We will hold this year’s race on Sunday, April 27, 2025, and, as in years past, the start and finish line will be at South River High School.
For more information and registration
We need VOLUNTEERS to assist in packet pick up and race day registration, to staff the three water stops on the racecourse, and to help with course set up and post-race clean up. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, email toml@annapolisstriders.org.
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The Annapolis Striders are eager to build our 5K coaching group and are in search of people who would be willing to coach 1-3 days a week during our training series this April-June.
To be a coach, you must hold a current Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) certification or be willing to get certified through one of their online or in-person 2-day workshops. If you successfully complete the training and coach for us, the Annapolis Striders will reimburse you for the training. For more information, please contact Laura Amin at laura.amin66@gmail.com.
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ANNAPOLIS STRIDERS RUNNER EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
Annapolis Striders membership is required to participate in these training programs. There is no fee for the training programs but you must register.
Keep an eye on this section for announcements about training programs!
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Annapolis Striders Training/Education
Update from Bob Moseley,
VP of Training and Education
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B&A Trail Half Marathon Training: Our training for the B&A is done and in the books! We’ll have some portion of the 73 folks who signed up for the race toeing the line this Sunday, March 30. Weather looks to be decent, so if you aren’t running, come out and cheer everyone on or sign up to help out (there’s still time!).
Coaching Call: We are always looking for coach/mentors for our other training programs, such as the 5K, 10K, Jr. Striders and marathon groups; we have a particular need for a Lead Coach for the 10K group and for the Jr. Striders. If you’d like to step into coaching and are interested, give me a shout. If you are experienced/RRCA-certified (or certified via another program, such as UESCA) or are interested in becoming certified, we can help pay for that training as well.
News you can use: For those unfamiliar with heart rate variability, technically speaking, the amount of variation in the time between consecutive heartbeats collected over a certain amount of time (e.g. a minute) is what we call heart rate variability (HRV). Why is heart rate variability important? Well, HRV is a marker of stress, and as such, it can be a useful parameter to track for athletes aiming to improve their performance. Here’s a link to an article that explains things in more detail: https://marathonhandbook.com/heart-rate-variability-guide.
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ANNAPOLIS STRIDERS BOARD MEETINGS
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
6:30pm
Michael E. Busch Library
1410 West Street
Annapolis, 21401
Please remember that ALL Annapolis Striders members are welcome at our monthly Board Meetings, the first Tuesday of each month.
The meetings are a hybrid format.
Use the Zoom Link if you cannot attend in person.
Meeting ID: 945 9400 7107
Passcode: 075740
Stay tuned to the E-Streak for future meeting locations.
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Meet & Greet Your Fellow Annapolis Striders
at our Monthly Socials
Bring friends or potential new members!
Check here for future gatherings!
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AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:
COMMUNITY RACES AND NEWS
See “For your information” above to submit a race.
Please check the provided links below for updated information about the community races, including fee structure, race details, cancellations, etc.
Once posted, community race information is
not automatically updated in the
E-Streak.
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There is a compelling new book by George R. Banker, Marine Corps Marathon Honor and Pride. This historical work covers 471.6 miles (18 years x 26.2 miles), and you will appreciate what it takes to succeed. The time period is 2007 through 2024. This book continues where the first book Marine Corps Marathon A Running Tradition ended (1976-2006).
For additional information about the book
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Local Group Runs
Are you looking for a group of friendly faces to meet consistently and with which to run? Here is a consolidated list of local area group runs open to anyone interested. While most of these groups have members of the Annapolis Striders in them, this is not an endorsement by the Annapolis Striders, Inc. It’s a way to find other people to run with almost every day of the week.
If you know of a group not listed here, Please contact Tess.
Check here for the list of runs
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APRIL
GiGiFIT 5K Acceptance Challenge Fundraiser
Sunday, April 27, 2025
GiGi’s Playhouse is excited to host our annual GiGiFIT 5K Acceptance Challenge Fundraiser, and we would love for your club to join us for this special event. It’s a great opportunity to support a meaningful cause while enjoying a fun and energetic race day!
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Quiet Waters Park
For more information and registration
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MAY
Race 4 Warriors 5K, 10K, Half Marathon Challenges
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Lewes, DE
Annapolis Striders discount code: ASMD2025
For more information and registration
Jog N Jam for Mental Health 10K, 5K,2.5K
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Fletcher’s Cove, Washington, D.C.
For more information and registration
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JUNE
Baltimore 10 Miler
Saturday, June 7, 2025
An Annapolis Striders group has been formed for anyone running the Baltimore Ten Miler. Select the group during your registration using the password “Striders”. With ten or more in the group, you get a $10 refund on the registration price.
For more information and registration
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The Crofton Kiwanis Club and Foundation 10K and 5K
Saturday, June 14th, 2025
The Crofton Kiwanis Club and Foundation are holding their annual community 10K and 5K races for Saturday, June 14th. The race starts at 8:00 a.m. at the Crofton Country Club. The certified 10K course includes a great tour around our tree-lined community with some challenging hills and is a good tune-up for fall marathon training or even first time 10K participants. The 5K course goes completely around Crofton Parkway. All profits from these races are put towards the many community charities that the Crofton Kiwanis Foundation supports.
For more information and registration
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