Northern Virginia Running Club--NOVA

No practice tonight! Until the tracks look more like this ⬆️ we won’t be able to access them. Time to get out the shovels! 🪏

2025 NOVA Award Winners:

Women’s MVP: Charlotte Kowalk
Charlotte had a great year in 2025, including running 17:15 for 5k on the roads. Charlotte has raised the bar for what is possible for a NOVA woman at 5k and down.

Men’s MVP: Chris Bourke
Chris ran an outstanding 2:24:00 at the London Marathon, which was unquestionably the best performance by a man in NOVA history. Chris is a major talent, and it all came together for him on the big day.

Rookie of the Year: Zack Mitarontonda
Zack is a talented youngster who has range from the mile to marathon. Zack is in the process of finding his sweet spot, which is somewhere in between. Zack is just skimming the surface of his ability, and we’ll see some big results from him in the future.

Coach’s Award: Kunrui Peng
Kunrui has worked extremely hard the last several years, and as a result of that hard work he has improved dramatically. In 2025 Kunrui ran 3:44 in the marathon, which was a 26 minute PR, and 1:17 for 10 miles, which was a 7 minute PR. Kunrui is just getting started, and the PRs will continue in 2026.