Chris Johnston been a DCRRC member since 2005. As a competitive runner in his youth, Chris was a four-year varsity letter winner, all-county miler and school record holder at Hightstown HS (NJ), then ran cross-country and track as a walk-on at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He retired from competition after college, but continued running recreationally, and in 2004 at the age of 40, came out of retirement. Since then, Chris has run 14 marathons, including four Boston Marathons, most recently running his current PR (3:18:25) there in 2014. As a master’s runner, Chris has frequently competed on DCRRC teams, at a wide variety of distances. In 2014, he was a Top Ten Men’s 50-54 age group finisher in RunWashington.com’s annual runner rankings. He also is a USATF Level 1 certified running coach who will be adding RRCA certification in the summer of 2016. As the owner of Breakout Running, Chris provides personal coaching to clients of all abilities and ages. In addition, he is a high school track and cross-country coach in the Fairfax County school system. At Centerville HS and JEB Stuart HS, Chris has guided runners to state final qualifications and All-Met honors. In the fall of 2016, Chris will be serving as the head cross-country coach at Robert E. Lee HS in Springfield, VA. Past coaching work has included the Run Club at Life Time Fitness in Centreville, VA and the fall marathon training program for Team in Training, athletic fundraising arm of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Chris also works as an independent consultant in Federal contracting sector, helping client firms position for and win government contracts, enjoys spending time with his wife Lynn, and closely follows DC United soccer, Philadelphia Phillies baseball, and Saint Joseph’s University basketball.
