By: Roger Hopper
Annual Overview
Like my seasonal runner rankings, my annual rankings are inspired by James Moreland's "Regional Runner Rankings" for Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., which can be found at www.potomacriverrunning.com/regional-runner-rankings Like Moreland's annual rankings, in order to make my yearly "Best Of", runners must be ranked in at least two seasons during the year they are ranked. Every runner ranked in at least two seasons during the year will be ranked here. The annual rankings won't have my usual commentary - for season-by-season commentary, see the seasonal editions of my rankings. There is a lot to be said for runners who compete well across multiple seasons during the year, especially at a high level, and it is fun to see how our performances and seasonal rankings change throughout the year and stack up against one another. Most saliently, these rankings will include all of the best local runners' best performances in one place.