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    Army Ten-Miler

    4.5 (25 reviews)

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    Dana Z.

    It really is an honor to run the Army 10 Miler. It's hard to rate it less than 4 stars based on the fact that it's the freaking Army 10 Miler! But there are a few things that I think bug me about it 1) Their whole "no headphones" rule. I know this is a huge debate among runners, but hey. I like my music. In fact, I wrote a paper in grad school on the effect of music on sports performance. The headphones rule is not enforced. I heard stories of people being asked to take them off, but I didn't see anyone along the course being asked to take them off. Nor did I see anyone being patted down at the start. I used mine the whole way: I'll say it. So did a lot of other people. What I found more annoying was people stopping along the course to take SELIFES with their phones. That's a whole 'nother story. 2) The finishers food was so awful in comparison to other races I've run. I mean, really. 3) WALKING BACK TO THE METRO AFTER THE RACE IS OVER! Like Sahar mentioned, it really is an extra mile or so back to the start. Lame 4) This is not the biggest 10 miler in the country. That belongs to the Broad Street 10 Miler in Philly, which I run every year (lottery permitting) I think I stayed up until 1am trying to register for this race. I wouldn't be surprised if this race goes to a lottery in the future. Those are my biggest negatives about the run. Still, it's the army 10 miler and it was an honor to run. There were plenty of positives: plenty of port-a-potties, beautiful scenery, the feeling of accomplishment......

    Jenny O.

    My first time running the ATM and it was pretty fun. It was about 50 degrees in the morning but if you're in two layers, you should be fine. The metro began running at 5 AM and was on time so I had no trouble getting in. I loved the corrals because they really got the paces correct. Everyone was racing at a similar pace, which made running with 30k runners not too crowded (though you can definitely notice the size compared to other races). Because ipods were strictly forbidden on the course - though some runners chanced it anyway - I could have been more bored but the changes in scenery (from the Pentagon to the national mall and the two highways) kept the boredom at bay. Also, awesome, upbeat band at mile 6-7. Except for the slanted highway on mile 8, the course is great and pretty flat. This coupled with the slightly chilly but sunny weather allowed me to PR. My only complaint is that there were no markers at the finish to guide the runners back to the metro. Because the start and finish were at different points of the Pentagon, I ended up walking about 25 minutes with other runners to go all the way around the Pentagon to find the metro, which was sort of a damper to the finish. Nonetheless, thankful that the shutdown was over on time for us to run the original course.

    Nikki B.

    I didn't run the race. I was there to cheer on a friend. Great spectator locations. Runners seemed to be having a good time. A coin is the finisher's award. I, personally, would prefer a medal. But, coins are the Army's way. LOL Good job, runners! Maybe I'll join you next year.

    30th Anniversary Finisher Coin
    Benjamin M.

    Being an Army guy myself, I've heard about the Army Ten-Miler for years and years. However, I had never run it or even had any intention to do so. Then I moved to the D.C. area and started my new passion (or obsession, whichever) for long-distance running and racing, which then made it a "must do." As challenging as ten miles may seem, getting registered for this race will be your first real challenge months before you even step up to the starting line. This is because the ATM is one of the country's most popular races and always sells out in a matter of hours. (For over 30,000 runners, that's pretty insane). This year was no different as the website was jammed with traffic making a rather simple process take me over an hour to complete. In the end, I was just happy to secure a spot. Fast forward months later to race day the the weather was cool, but beautiful and sunny. After parking in a garage in Crystal City and a completing a decent warm-up walk, I found myself in the humongous Pentagon parking lot with thousands of other runners. I first found he bag drop near the subway entrance and checked my stuff in with no issue. Then I found my starting corral (of which there are MANY, broken down by color) and waited for the staggered start. Eventually our corral made the slow walk up the start and we were off. First lesson learned: unless you're an elite runner or lucky to be in one of the early corrals, this is not a race to even consider trying to set a Personal Record (PR). There are just WAY too many people crammed together the first couple of miles, sometimes even causing everyone to slow down and walk, if not stop entirely. Aside from that, the course itself is well organized and does a nice job of winding around the streets of DC, around The Mall and back across the Potomac River to the finish line. Plus, the huge crowd support and hundreds of volunteers were all wonderful. I was a little disappointed with my own personal finish because of a minor injury, but had a great experience and love the finisher's coin. Happy 30th Anniversary ATM! 4.5 Stars.

    Missing a few but I have good excuses for those
    Daniel B.

    The ATM is by far my favorite race (and has been since before I joined the Army, now maybe moreso). A great course through DC that starts and ends at the Pentagon, relatively flat and unquestionably patriotic. They also seem to learn from their mistakes and at this time they are also the gold standard for race organization that I have seen, starting things correctly, watering us well and overall just taking good care of the runners. I do however wish they would revise the course and bring back the Capitol loop, it was the part I missed from the 2012 race....

    Let's go!
    Christine A.

    Hands down one of the best races in the country, if you're looking for that not-so-competitive, super motivating, breath of fresh air kind of race. The participants and volunteers are amazing. And no matter how many wounded warriors I meet, see, or work with in my life, their resilience is amazingly apparent in this race. It makes you run faster, smile wider, and breathe deeper just because they're running beside you. It's my fourth race this year and as always, I had so much fun! One disclaimer: this is not the race to set your PR. You will be going really slow for the first 3-4 miles if you're not in the first two corrals.

    These troops don't need day job!
    Tom I.

    I've been running this race for years, and it is one of the most organized race I've ran (& this year's race felt much better organized than my hometown NYRRC events!) and it has been improving every year. 2011 was different scene with new course, longer walk to start line & back from finish line. I liked that coral system was enforced better this year (less slower runners pilling up like driving behind grand-ma driver on highway) and start wasn't so crazy like years before. Drawback was water station, especially after finish. Where's water!? Eventually I got to water station but tad long jog. Always sell out within hours, world largest 10miler event. I find the event more civvies race than what it used to be army race, which is ok (I don't see too many troops running with 40lbs pack, simply because race officials won't allow) Hooah.

    2015 Finisher Medal
    Sam T.

    I ran the Army Ten-Miler two years ago. The race starts and ends at the Pentagon Parking lot. According to the race organizers it is the largest 10 miles in the world with an average of 30,000 participants every year. The race was well organized, there was plenty of water along the course and the route through the streets of DC and back to the Pentagon are pretty amazing to see from a runners point of view! I will be running it again next year once I get back into tip top running shape!

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    Navy Air-Force Half Marathon

    Navy Air-Force Half Marathon

    2.3(3 reviews)
    4.1 km

    I am surprised that there is no page for the NAF half-marathon when it is such a fabulous event…read more I ran the race today under the perfect weather conditions - mid 50s at the start and steady mid 60s during the race. My friend and I just ran the 1.5 miles to the start (but apparently the metro started at 6 am instead of 7) and we were plenty warmed up at the start. The wheelchair competitors and wounded warriors started at 7:15 and the rest of the runners began at 7:25. The course itself is FLAT. If you want to PR, this is the race to run. It is also along the Potomac which adds to the breezy race conditions; tall trees provide plenty of shade throughout the course. There was a 1 mile stretch where the road was slanted, however. It wasn't too severe and I've run on a freeway once that was much worse but if you have knee problems, I would watch out for this part. There are water stops at every 2 miles, starting at mile 1, as well as gatorade at some of these stations. Also, it was so inspiring to see the wounded warriors on the course and gave me continuous motivation to push harder. Finally, the finish was awesome. There were bubbles to celebrate the runners as we were coming in. A wonderful goodie bag with bananas, apples (first time receiving apples), and cookies. There was also a kind volunteer who was offering hand sanitizer. The suggestions I have to improve for next year are: 1) Please have wave starts. I was running a 8:29 pace but still so many runners were passing me and I am sure the faster runners would appreciate not having to weave through so many people. 2) There seemed to be a lack of porta-johns on the course. I usually see a couple every 2 miles but I think I saw them only twice during the course. 3) Is there any way to have the pins come with lanyards? I know that some races have the option to add to your cart at check-out so perhaps this can be considered for next year. Big thank you to all the volunteers who have come out bright and early to make the race so smooth and fun!

    One star goes to the course itself: relatively flat, even-keeled and wide enough for all…read moreparticipants. The other star goes to picking a wonderful time of year to host the event: perfect weather/clear blue sky and the inspiring service members competing in the race as well. Everything else was not worth the entry fee. - Packet pick-up was obnoxious: requiring participants to go to NATs stadium- completely out of the way for EVERYONE in the DMV area- the day before. Apparently lots of people had to wait in insane lines early in the day, and if you did show up after the lines died down, they were out of small shirts (even though they were pre-ordered). The biggest kicker was waking up the next morning to see the race organizers posted on facebook that you could still run if you didn't pick up your packet the day before... That would've been good info ahead of time. - The race started too early: The start line being at the Washington Monument required most people to metro. Race organizers announced metro was "open early" but that did impact train schedules. Just because the stations are open, that DOES NOT mean train are leaving frequently or at those early hours. Coming from Vienna my earliest train left at 6:20-ish, only 20 minutes before half-marathon runners were supposed to line up. Long story short, I got to the start line as the half was starting so I was not able to check my bag/use the porta potties (that were placed even further from the metro exit than the start line). -Not enough volunteers at water stations: It was dangerous when lots of runners were running up to the same volunteer to grab a cup of water. -Post race fail: After crossing the finish line, you had to walk wayyyyyyyyy passed the finish line and into the expo center to get water. At the very least there should have been volunteers passing water bottles at the finish line to runners immediately. Also a major promotion was chocolate milk would be at the finish and they ran out before runners who ran a 9 minute mile pace for the half were done. This run was organized, but not to accommodate runners in a way many other races seem to do just fine. I wont be running this race again in future years. Too much of a schlep into DC (two days in a row) for a tough start and finish that was hard to celebrate.

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    Navy Air-Force Half Marathon - The start/finish

    The start/finish

    Navy Air-Force Half Marathon - Starting line of the race!

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    Starting line of the race!

    Color Run

    Color Run

    3.4(9 reviews)
    12.9 km

    Hey, guess what? I…read morejust sneezed a rainbow! That's right, I tasted the rainbow and my body spit it out! If you run the color run, be prepared to have colored chalk in places you didn't think of. Ears, nasal passages, coating the cilia in your lungs (like asbestos fibers do and then develop into mesothelioma). After the Hot Chocolate 15k, I was hesitant to run another race at the National Harbor, but this race went off without a hitch. Parking was free and plentiful with police guiding us to the correct garages. The race started early, the course was fun, and the volunteers were great. Also they had unicorns. Please note this race is just frivolous fun. It's not timed, very few people are legitimately running, no elite runners flew in from Kenya, so just get your friends together, wear your nastiest and oldest set of sneakers, get the kids and make a fun Sunday morning out of it. Stick around for the after party too, it feels like a rave. Be sure to register early too!

    I don't know how they did it but Color Run had me paying $35 bones to run: a free activity that I…read moreusually avoid like the plague. But I took their promise of it being "the happiest run on Earth" seriously and was pleasantly surprised for being fully satisfied with my experience. A few things to note: - Sign up early! This event sold out within forty five minutes. - Pick up your packet up before the event to avoid a major headache. - Arrive early -- traffic getting into the National Harbor is horrendous! - This event is not timed so if you are more of a walk with swagger kind of gal like myself you won't feel uncomfortable. They also release participants in waves so you won't get trampled by crazed speed demons on the way out. - Stay for the color party on the way out, spectators can join in as well! I had so much fun running in and out of the color sprays at every kilometer and then throwing the color packets at the dance party at the end. What's better is that the color fun lasts for a few full days! Imagine my surprise when my sister coughed and purple dust came flying out of her mouth or when I cleaned my ears out and found an orange and green Q-tip surprise! This is the closest thing I've gotten to becoming an actual rainbow breathing unicorn in my entire life.

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    Color Run
    Color Run
    Color Run

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    Marine Corps Marathon - 2007, 2008, 2012 ; )

    Marine Corps Marathon

    4.3(39 reviews)
    0.9 km

    1st time running MCM and I loved the event. I was with over 20 other runners from LA and we all…read morereally enjoyed the race and some have already signed up for the 50th next year. The course was great, for the most part, especially the Rock Creek section. There are some parts that are not so great, but that's to be expected. The last 100 yards was a little brutal but what can be better than finishing at the Marine Corps War Memorial with the Iwo Jima statute. The expo is kind of far away at National Harbor but the shuttle was very efficient (at least on Friday eve). Expo was on the smaller side, really with not many interesting exhibitors. The race store was good, with attractive race products. The race shirt was a half zip which was very popular. I saw it all over town afterwards and the next day. The finish was crowded, to be expected. There was plenty of refreshments (water, snacks, watermelon, chocolate milk) in the finish corral. The beer garden was okay. There were long queues for the Metro and shuttle. But the lines had died down completely by the time we left. The race is definitely worth doing, plus DC is such a great place to visit, especially in the fall. Definitely recommend the race!

    I am a first time participant and had a blast this weekend! The pre-event Health Expo and bib…read morepick-up was run so smoothly at the Gaylord Expo Center. The race itself was beautifully done! The shuttles ran on time, the course was wide, a few rolling hills, bridges, and beautiful landscape. I appreciated all the Marine Corp members who assisted with every aspect of the race, including the Expo, lining the streets, water stations, and even the band that was playing at the post-race street fest. I would definitely do this marathon again. Excellent experience.

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    Marine Corps Marathon - Doing the 10k this year

    Doing the 10k this year

    Marine Corps Marathon
    Marine Corps Marathon - Runners only beer garden?!..good thing I brought my own

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    Runners only beer garden?!..good thing I brought my own

    Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon - No Twitter updates - radio silence from race organizers.

    Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon

    1.8(13 reviews)
    9.6 kmOld Town Alexandria

    I ran this race when the government shut down and they had to push it back a month.... they gave…read morethe option to the registered participants to transfer their bibs, so I bought a bib from a friend. The course takes place for the first 9 or so miles on the George Washington Parkway so when the government shut down, they had to delay the date of the race, which was unfortunate for many people, but lucky for meeee!! I used to live very close to Mount Vernon and have run along the Mount Vernon trail many times in my 5 years of living there. I wouldn't call the course HILLY, but it is sort of like "rolling hills" just up and down up and down. It was taking a toll on my knee that's for sure. The race is limited to just 5,000 people, which puts it on my list of smaller runs I've done. I believe the race is rated one of the top half marathons to do in the country. It has to be because of the beautiful views you have. The whole run is just peaceful views of the Potomac. My best advice is to make sure you wear sunglasses. When the sun rises, it's right in your eyes since you are running North/North-east literally the whole race. Registration includes a nice drawstring bag instead of a t-shirt, which is cool since I seriously have enough race t-shirts. And I use the bag that says 2013 Wilson Bridge Half Marathon on it all the time. It's good quality. Also a good run for race bling junkies. You get a pretty hefty medal at the end.

    Do. Not. Register. For. This Race…read more They really need to remove "best race" from their tag line. It's completely fraudulent to schedule a race, offer deferrals for next year (for an additional fee), cancel the race, and then have no date and be incommunicado regarding a new race date; no goods or services received. What a sad shame and disgrace to the sport and local DC running. I have e-mailed the organizer Steve Nearman and asked him for a refund - but have not received a reply on that, or a credit. At this point I will be turning to my credit card company and disputing payments for the Woodrow Wilson Half Marathon. There have been zero updates via e-mail, zero updates on the website, and zero updates via social media. Organizing a race is difficult, I have no doubt - but the total blackout on communication for nearly 5 months is inept. I have made my own attempts to reach out to the organizer Steven Nearman, but only received vague "a date is coming in a few weeks" sort of responses. Weeks go by, still no update, still no race date, nary a peep. I started running 2.5 years ago, have lost over 50 pounds, been through a variety of injuries, and have come out still loving and getting a lot of reward out of the sport. While I'm no elite or pro runner and just your average mid-30's person who found running later in life while chasing that chubby inner 8-year old who never played any sports, I've volunteered for several races, ran many myself, and am always trying to convince others to join me. But Steve Nearman (and others?) with the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half have seriously soured things. I don't pretend to know the challenges in organizing a large race, but the lack of communication and total silence is inexcusable - all while taking runner's money. Whether small or large, I've never seen race communication handled so poorly. For those getting taken by the "best half marathon" headline - please save yourselves the $100+ dollars. Don't do it. Do not register. I've paid over $100, and haven't received anything at all. Not a t-shirt. Not an e-mail update. Not even a banana. Mind-bogglingly fraudulent and scammy. An addendum: Don't believe the highly skewed positive comments on the Facebook page for this race. Even mildly negative questions or concerns are deleted, censored, and blocked. Ie, simple follow up questions about deferrals or cancellation discounts. If you have integrity in your decisions, you don't censor feedback or questions. April 11th, 2016 update in response to below: Paid race participants are not mind readers. They rely on organizers to communicate effectively and with transparency to registrants - who have already given them their money. We can't know what's going on if you don't tell us. There was NO effort by WWBHM or Steve Nearman to reach out and communicate with deferred registrants, nor clear timelines about when to expect details. Nada. Nothing. Zero. Dates about information is/was vague, delayed constantly, and always with my attempt to reach out. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon made no attempt to contact registrants on their behalf, and keep them in the loop. There is no excuse for the blackout communication for paying customers. The fact that the race organizer cannot even own up to this fact speaks volumes. The fact that he essentially threatened me by asking me to remove my honest experience here and send this to his attorneys, is immoral. Eat your pride, take responsibility, and commit to hopefully doing things better in the future. Additionally, what "free" registration have they offered? This is the first I'm hearing about that offer. Can WWBHM please back this up? A deferral is not "free" - I paid to register for the race. I also paid an additional $20 deferral fee. That's not a "free" race entry - I *paid* for it! Are you saying you'll refund my registration & deferral fee, and allow me entry? When did you offer that? Because great, I totally accept. But the organizer knows this is not what they responded to me (because they never responded when I asked for a refund due to the lack of any updates). Everything about my experience is one hundred percent honest. Anyone is welcome to contact me with more information and I stand by it fully.

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    Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon - No Facebook updates - radio silence from race organizers.

    No Facebook updates - radio silence from race organizers.

    Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon - In January the organizer said a new date would be released in weeks. It's now March - not a single peep to already paid participants.

    In January the organizer said a new date would be released in weeks. It's now March - not a single peep to already paid participants.

    Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon - No website update since October - radio silence from race organizers.

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    No website update since October - radio silence from race organizers.

    The Puppy Bowl - courtesy of Animal Planet

    The Puppy Bowl

    5.0(1 review)
    12.5 km

    I am first to review again and it is February 3rd 2013…read more The puppy Bowl is one of the biggest television events in the country. Today is the Puppy Bowl and I cant believe nobody has reviewed it until now. I am first to review the puppy bowl. Yelp even has an app for where to view the Puppy Bowl. http://allappnews.com/app-advice/forget-the-super-bowl-let-yelp-help-you-find-local-bars-screening-the-puppy-bowl/ The Puppy Bowl is an adoption event. http://seattletimes.com/html/television/2020250387_puppybowlxml.html An article by the Japan Times about the Puppy Bowl.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/04/national/puppy-bowl-grows-in-leaps-bounds/#.UQ6TXhhpcy4 From the above article- Puppy Bowl has sprouted puppy mania: "When reporters from The New Yorker, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Good Morning America," The Associated Press and The Washington Post, have all converged upon one event, it must be important. An appearance by the president. A press conference about dignified matters, with plenty of throat-clearing and questions taken at the end. Something worth It's puppies, 63 of them to be precise -- the stars of Animal Planet's ninth annual Puppy Bowl. Journalists spent two days writing about puppies and taking video of other people taking video of puppies.There are Puppy Bowl parties and Twitter trending topics. Snooki and Zooey Deschanel puppy-tweet as they watch. And this year, for the first time, Geico bought the naming rights to the Puppy Bowl stadium.Animal adoption is the Puppy Bowl's mission, and all dogs and cats on the show are available for adoption, though all but four will have found happy homes by the time of this story's publication. Some shelters have built relationships with the show and give their dogs football-inspired names. Ana Bustilloz, of the Los Angeles SPCA, brought Blitz, a terrier mix, whom she hoped would follow in the footsteps of Fumble, last year's Puppy Bowl MVP. "We're hoping for magic twice," she said, "but she's shy." The Puppy Bowl airs today Sunday at 3PM on Animal Planet.

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    The Puppy Bowl - Courtesy of Animal Planet

    Courtesy of Animal Planet

    The Puppy Bowl - Courtesy of Animal Planet

    Courtesy of Animal Planet

    The Puppy Bowl - Half time  show picture courtesy of Animal Planet

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    Half time show picture courtesy of Animal Planet

    Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Cherry blossom not quite bloomed at time of the race.

    Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

    4.5(19 reviews)
    21.4 km

    I am reducing my review down one star because I hate people…read more Not the runners and spectators tho, I love you all, hugs and kisses! I mean the tourists. That's right, the tourists that take a grilled cheese and a banana from the runners. You know like when the runners are waiting in line for Cabot (the race sponsor) to get grilled cheeses and you walk up with your dog and grab the last two and then proceed to only eat half of each and throw them away in front of us. AT LEAST GIVE THEM TO YOUR DOG. That's fine, I just ran 9.46 miles (the race was shortened this year due to an accident), I don't need nourishment. I'll sit here and snack on my saliva. Never mind I have no saliva, I'm dehydrated. Oh wait, are you carrying bottled water that says "Cherry Blossom 10 miler" on it? Where did you get those? Why are there 3 extras in your pockets? Hey you want this t-shirt and medal too? I bet you are going to go home and telling your friends, "you must visit DC they give away free bananas, bottled water and grilled cheeses on the streets." Then more of your moron friends will visit next year and take bananas and grilled cheeses. I hope that eventually the race has a runners/spectators only where people can pick up their after race treats, but as usual, the race course was lovely this year, and the blooms were in full force. There was a last minute glitch this year (a pedestrian was hit and hurt before the race) and the race organizers routed us around it. It cut off more than a half mile, but it's amazing they were so effective and responsive with such short notice. This year was the only year that having a race at the same time as having thousands of tourists in town and I guess this really bothered me because everything became a 1,000x more inconvenient. It's the only time where the race coincided with peak blossom too. It even impacted traffic to the packet pick up as well. Whether you drove or metroed to the pick up at the National Building Museum there was still hella traffic. Next year, I plan on just training hard so I can finish faster and then guard all the post race snacks. I'll be like the race Robin Hood and give to the needy and not the greedy. Despite these gripes, I would still totally do the race again, but this time I would order a medal, so I can use it to knock someone upside the head with it so I can get my grilled cheese on. By the way, whoever said "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy" is a liar.

    First time in the Cherry Blossom but it won't be my last…read more Parking: People that ran the 10 mile race had to find their own transportation. Thankfully the run happened on a Sunday, so it was free parking on the side streets. Park a little early, because it does fill up with people coming from MD and VA. What I found strange, was they had their own section for the medals. You had to walk through the crowd and find a tent for the medals. Overall, it was a great race. The cherry blossoms were bloomy and the tourist was hyping and cheering the racers pass the finish line. It was a great experience.

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    Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - 5k medical runners

    5k medical runners

    Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
    Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

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    Nike Women's DC Half Marathon

    Nike Women's DC Half Marathon

    4.0(22 reviews)
    5.8 kmShaw

    For those of you who are wondering what am I doing in DC? well I bucket listed another Half…read moreMarathon with NIKE!!! My 6th half marathon with NWM. What can I say? It was the best out of all the half marathons I've ever done. What makes it spectacular? Hmmm 13.1 miles filled with historical scenery & beautiful weather but over all running with your BFF's beside you on your birthday weekend. Through the course, such a great support system and 15,000 runners right by your side. Mile 1-3 you run passed the US Capitol, the National Gallery of Art, National Archives, Freedom plaza and the White House. Mile 4-8 you run passed George Washington University, WaterGate, The Kennedy Center, Roosevelt Island, Arlington Cemetery, Vietnam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, MLK Memorial, and 9-13 Washington Monument, The Holocaust Museum, Bureau of Engraving, Tidal Basin, Jefferson Memorial and George Mason Memorial. Such a memorable run, which I think I'll run all over again!! BTW I just love the little blue box See you next year DC!!!

    Still a great race. I am lucky to have run it two years in a row. A little more crowded this year…read morebut still efficient with the start times, no bottlenecks on the course, and easy packet pick up.The best part of this years race, the supporters! Particularly, the three bros with the following signs: Bro 1 sign: swipe right Bro 2: one word TINDER. Bro 3: I'm here for the 14:1 ratio My regret is that I did not run back to take a picture! Until next year...

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    Nike Women's DC Half Marathon - At the start line...lining up by corrals and beginning the race in waves

    At the start line...lining up by corrals and beginning the race in waves

    Nike Women's DC Half Marathon

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