Description
Richmond Road Runners Club invites any interested runners to join us for an informal run with MICHAEL WARDIAN.
- When: Saturday, March 7 @ 2:00 PM
- Where: Meet at the parking lot at Tredegar St & Brown's Island Way (aka Belle Isle Parking Lot). Parking in that lot is limited so arrive early to find parking. Parking is open now along 2nd Street.
- Who: Open to all! Just show up! Sign up is not required.
Michael is an American marathoner and ultra-marathoner. One of his most recent accomplishments was winning the 2019 inaugural Marine Corps Marathon 50K with a time of 3:11:52. A resident of Northern Virginia, Michael is an occasional presence on our RVA trails.
The run will be about 3 miles on the paths of Brown's Island, across the Mayo Bridge, along the Flood Wall and then back across the James River on the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge.
Place
Richmond, VA US 23219
Michael Wardian
Michael Wardian is an American marathoner and ultra-marathoner. One of his most recent accomplishments was winning this year's inaugural Marine Corps Marathon 50K with a time of 3:11:52. A resident of Northern Virginia, Michael is an occasional presence on our RVA trails.
In addition to a lengthy list of podium finishes at marathons, half-marathons, 50K, 100K, and 100-mile races, Michael has set world records for:
- Fastest time for 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days
- Fastest marathon and 50K on an indoor 200-meter track
- Fastest Marathon as Spider-Man & Elvis
- Fastest Leadville 100 mile and Pike's Peak marathon double
- Fastest ever time for all the Abbott World Marathon Majors consisting of the Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon, New York Marathon in an average time of 2:31:09
- Fastest 50K on a treadmill
In a Runners World interview in 2009, Mike said:
A lot of people say, "Oh, you could be a 2:12 guy or a 2:14 guy if you just focused on one race a year, or two races a year and really built up." And I think the counter argument is that you could get hurt and you wouldn't have any races a year. There are so many opportunities out there and, I love to toe the line. I love to see what I can do and just push the limits and try and experiment with myself.
I like that people can look at me, and say, "Wow, if that guy can do 13 marathons a year and do pretty well maybe I can do one." I think a lot of people can relate to that. Like, that guy works a real job. He's not a professional runner.
For more information about Mike, please visit his website and Twitter site.
Michael is running the Hood to Coast Relay in August 2020 and raising funds for Team World Vision whose primary function is to provide clean drinking water to children throughout Africa.
CLICK HERE to find out more about Michael and his support of Team World Vision.
Run Contact Info
If you have any questions about this run, click the button below.
Run Website
Additional run information can be found at https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Richmond/RRRCRunwithMikeWardian.
Directions
Join this event and invite your friends on Facebook.
Run Survey
Please complete the following survey to help us better understand your run experience.
