Congratulations Tim Smith!
Tim Smith is the winner of the renowned Joe Fleig “Green Jacket” award. The Green Jacket is awarded annually by our RR Board of Directors to a member in recognition of sustained and continuing service to our club. It is named in honor of our club’s founder, Joe Fleig. Tim has transformed our running course library to include accurate GPS measurements. He is an instrumental member of the Course Planning Committee and provides valuable updates to our website for all our weekend runs. Tim created our RTR Half Marathon course. Also, Tim is a fast leader for nearly every weekend run. Many thanks and cheers to Tim!

Reston Runners Annual Meeting Presentation and Slide Show
The Reston Runners Annual Meeting was held on February 8th. A summary of the Club's programs and activities over the previous year was presented, and volunteers were recognized.
View the Annual Meeting Presentation (members only): 2025 Annual Meeting Presentation
View a 20 minute slide show of photos from the previous year (everyone): 2025 Slide Show
The club also recognized "Heavy Lifter" volunteers who took on significant lead responsibilities and/or volunteered for other tasks numerous times: 2024 - 2025 Heavy Lifter Volunteers
Cherry Blossom 10-Mile -- Reston Runners Team!
The annual Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Race is one of the nation’s premier road races attracting nearly 20,000 runners and an elite field of world-class runners. Many club members have already successfully registered for this race that is on Sunday, April 6. This year, the race organizers are showcasing a “DMV Run Club Championship” to promote friendly competition among local running clubs. We do have a “Reston Runners” team. If you are registered, login to your Cherry Blossom Race Roster Dashboard
(https://raceroster.com/dashboard/participants/72646) and join our club team, Reston Runners. Questions, please email webmaster@restonrunners.org.

*** HUGE congratulations to Emmett Delaney who finished the Spartan Golden Gate Trail Classic 50K!
This was Emmett’s dream race, and he has written a wonderful story about his race day experience. The story is an emotional one that will bring many avid runners to tears. Cheers to Emmett for achieving a lifelong goal! Read his story here: Coming to America -- Spartan Golden Gate Trail Classic 50K.