A key to the success of the fifth annual Weighted Angels 5K, held Oct. 18 on the lightning-fast Virginia Capital Trail/Landfall at Jamestown course, is its connection to William & Mary’s cross country team. The Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix event is also a Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix race, and has also been the RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) state 5K championship in recent years. A number of state 5K age group records have been set on the course. This year there were 337 finishers in the 5K, and an additional 28 finishers in the one mile fun run.

The race director is Kate Crump, the sister of CRR vice president Adam Otstot, a former W&M runner (class of 2004), and the current men’s 40-44 record holder (15:17 in 2024) at Weighted Angels. Otstot has been a major influence in guid

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