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Anna Bernal runs passed the finish line of the Marine Corps 17.75k in Prince William County, Va., on March 28, 2015. Bernal finishes in first place for the females and ninteenth overall, finsihing the 11 mile trek in one hour, fifteen minutes and twenty seconds. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline A. Garcia/ Released) - Anna Bernal runs passed the finish line of the Marine Corps 17.75k in Prince William County, Va., on March 28, 2015. Bernal finishes in first place for the females and ninteenth overall, finsihing the 11 mile trek in one hour, fifteen minutes and twenty seconds. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline A. Garcia/ Released)

Runners brave bitter cold to run Marine Corps 17.75K

Neither the frigid temperatures nor the biting winds were enough to slow down Jimmy Sosinski during Saturday morning’s running of the Marine Corps 17.75K race. Sosinski, a 32-year-old Haymarket resident and civilian Department of Defense employee, turned in a time of 1 hour, 9 minutes, 5 seconds to top the field of 2,165 runners who braved 30 degree temperatures and a considerably lower wind chill factor to cover the sprawling 11.03-mile course through Prince William Forest Park.

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Formerly known the Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area, the area helped provide shelter, food and a place to escape for underprivileged youth, mothers and toddlers. While visiting the cabin camps (show above), the children would come together with other youth and enjoy nature. - Formerly known the Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area, the area helped provide shelter, food and a place to escape for underprivileged youth, mothers and toddlers. While visiting the cabin camps (show above), the children would come together with other youth and enjoy nature.

History meets nature at local escape

The Great Depression is arguably one of the most devastating and traumatic catastrophes in American history. At the peak of the depression between 1932 and 1933 millions of Americans were unemployed, famished and struggling to survive. But, an optimistic President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped turn a tragedy into a triumph when he created the Recreational Demonstration Area in 1933. The RDA program salvaged old land that would be turned in camps to help ease anguish that was caused by the Great Depression. The camps would provide an escape from everyday life for under-privileged, low-income youth, mothers and toddlers.

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