Best of Competitor 2010–Washington, DC/Mid Atlantic
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Jan. 31, 2011
- Updated Feb. 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM UTC
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Best Running Store
Potomac River Running
Six Virginia locations; Rockville, Md.; and Washington, D.C.
potomacriverrunning.com
Pacers Running Stores
Three Virginia locations; Washington, D.C.; and Silver Spring, Md.
runpacers.com
Omega Sports
16 North Carolina locations
omegasports.net
Best Bike Shop/Tri Shop
Bike Cycles
Wilmington, N.C.
bikecycleshop.com
VO2 Multisport
Louisville, Ky.
vo2-multisport.com
Spokes Etc.
Five Virginia locations
spokesetc.com
Best Running Event
Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon
Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
wrightsvillebeachmarathon.com
Marine Corps Marathon
Arlington, Va.
marinemarathon.com
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
Washington, D.C.
cherryblossom.org
Best Cycling Event
Sea Gull Century
Salisbury, Md.
seagullcentury.org
Best Triathlon
PPD Beach 2 Battleship Full and Half Iron Distance Triathlon
Wilmington, N.C.
beach2battleship.com
The Nation’s Triathlon
Washington, D.C.
thenationstriathlon.com
Ford Ironman Louisville
Louisville, Ky.
ironmanlouisville.com
Best Dirty/Wacky Event
Warrior Dash
Mechanicsville, Md.; Huntersville, N.C.; Albrightsville, Pa,
warriordash.com
TIE
Columbia Muddy Buddy
Richmond, Va.
muddy-buddy.competitor.com
TIE
Louisville Underpants Run
Louisville, Ky.
louisvilleunderpantsrun.com
Best Charity Training Group
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
Alexandria, Va. (National Capital Area Chapter)
teamintraining.org/nca
Back on My Feet
Washington, D.C.
backonmyfeet.org
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.