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THE SPORTING LIFE: Polo Icon John Gobin

Kirsten Obadal — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

About an hour’s drive southwest of D.C. lies Willow Run, home to an icon of American polo, John Gobin. Gobin manages The Great Meadow Polo Club in The Plains, VA., and is captain of the US Polo Team, competing internationally against the world's finest teams. From April 'til November each year Gobin offers

Marathon 10K Tapped out at 10,000 Entries This Year

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Marine Corps Marathon 10K presented by Aetna, held simultaneously with the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in October, registered runners for all 10,000 available entries.

SPORTS/The Washington Kastles 'Season for the Ages'

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

For the owner of DC's first professional tennis team, 2011 could not have been any sweeter. "It was truly a season for the ages," said Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein, who established the team four years ago, and watched his beloved team complete the first perfect undefeated season in the 36-year

For Alexandrians with MS, Running a Marathon is the Least of their Worries

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

This is a story about hope and overcoming the most daunting of physical challenges. Members of Team Strike Out MS, a group of local athletes committed to raising awareness about multiple sclerosis, competed in the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 30 using specialized racing chairs. Personal trainer and former professional basketball

Chapeaux and Tailgates Expected at Saturday's $50,000 Gold Cup

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

While the weather is never certain, a few things are at every Virginia Gold Cup or International Gold Cup race meet: The hats and tailgates rule the day. Tailgating at the International Gold Cup races is a time honored tradition. The best tailgates have a theme, decorations and special food and drinks recipes. The hats and chapeaux

Kenyan Runner Wins Woodrow Wilson Marathon

Gale Curcio — Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

And the winner is...Moses Kigen Kipkosgei, who flew to America from his homeland of Kenya to win the second annual Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon presented by WillPower Sport & Wellness. Kipkosgei crossed the finish line in 1:02:37, knocking 2:07 off Derese Deniboba's event record time from last year. Defending champion

WEEKEND BEST/The Tennis Greats at Verizon Center

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Tennis greats Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Jim Courier will perform in a newly expanded and reformatted Champions Series on Friday, Sept. 23 at The Verizon Center, taking the highly competitive tennis circuit to a total of 12 U.S. cities over a five week season through October 22. The matches begin at 6:30 pm.

SPORTS/Serena to Face Wozniacki in Semifinals

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Two days after her originally scheduled match-up with #17 seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, three-time champion Serena Williams found her groove on Arthur Ashe stadium court. She defeated the 20-year-old Russian, 7-5, 6-1, to reach her sixth semifinal at Flushing Meadows. Both players struggled to find a rhythm for the first half

86th Gold Cup is a Battle of attrition

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Pick a storyline. Any will do. They're all epic. It was something of an anomalous Virginia Gold Cup on May 1st that saw jockey Blair Wyatt and trainer Dawn Williams pull the rare distaff double, winning the $75,000 classic

ASK A RUNNER/The Secret Diet of a Runner

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

I love dark chocolate (probably more then an average person should!), my yoga mat and a cute pair of running shorts. But a sassy pair of shorts is only part of the running equation. Nutrition is the other. I'm sorry to break the news-again-but the cupcake & frozen yogurt craze won't help your performance or daily weight war.