Famous Friday Round Up  #RUNNING It seems like everyday we have a new politician announcing their candidacy for the 2016 presidential race. Is there some sort of unwritten guide that us common folk haven’t cued in on? We nailed down a few key steps that will surely have you on …

Meet Earl Hamilton. He’s a former collegiate soccer player and now personal trainer in Washington, D.C. We caught up with him for some tips on how to get in shape for the summer while there’s still time.

…fitness. The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area has reclaimed the top spot in an annual ranking of health and community fitness, bumping Minneapolis-St. Paul, last year’s three-peat winner, to second place. Considering the number of joggers, bikers, and hikers around it’s no surprise. Read the whole list of cities that we …

Want to find the most traveled routes in D.C. by both bike and running … so you can avoid those sidewalks? Yeah, us too. Check out this map from Strava. h/t Washingtonian  

Worst quote of the week [Akin] Best roof decks in DC? [DCist] We Run DC [good luck this weekend] Photo by Justin Schuck

Meet Ericka Andersen. Ericka handles all of the social media for The Heritage Foundation, but when she is not in the office she is managing her fitness blog, The Sweet Life. A visit to her blog provides followers with information on running and living a healthy lifestyle, but Ericka also likes to incorporate exciting moments from her life outside of the fitness realm. FamousDC got a chance to learn more about Ericka’s blogging success.

Shout out to Ericka Anderson for making Washingtonian’s list of top fitness bloggers in DC. Erika Anderson loves running so much, she switched her blog’s focus from politics to living healthfully. She’s run a bunch of marathons and is an avid CrossFitter. We especially like her helpful post called “CrossFit …

This past weekend, Pete Snyder, VA Victory Chair and CEO of Disruptor Capital, competed in the Charlottesville Marathon. Pete clocked a time of 3:41:58, clobbering his time from a decade ago by more than 25 minutes. Pretty damn fast. We’ll see what this means for any FUTURE runs on the …

Just when we thought spending money to figure out why chimps throw poop was a waste of money, this video pops up. And yes, the cat has a Facebook page. h/t WaPo

New Jersey resident (?) Carl Lewis is likely to announce for NJ state senate today, which gives us the opportunity to show perhaps one of the most wheels off renditions of the national anthem of all time. However, we truly do hope he uses his “Break It Up” tune as …

His words, not ours… [dollar bills, y’all] Huckabee: “If I run, I walk away from a pretty good income. I don’t want to walk away any sooner than I have to because frankly, I don’t have a lot of reserve built up. However, he’s still confident. “I think he can …

Nothing makes us happier than this: [we need more of this in Congress] Former Rep. James Traficant gets to run for his old congressional seat after all.

Dear Steve Jobs, You might consider using this article for your next iPad ad. Thousands of travelers are stranded throughout Europe as ash continues to rain down from an erupting volcano in Iceland this week. Among them is Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg who, according to his press secretary, is …