Description
o Sponsored by ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute
o If it hurts, call ACE-PT first at 703-205-1233
- Flat - scenic - beautiful views of the Potomac River - tree-lined - shaded - out'n'back
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USATF-certified course MD09011RT|Printable map
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Almost totally flat course -- highest point is 44m above sea level, lowest point is 12m above sea level - Course elevation profile: -------------------------------
- Enjoy a lovely day on the C&O Canal Towpath!
- See displays about the historic C&O Canal before & after race
- Read about the history of the C&O Canal Towpath:
Event details and schedule
- Start Times
- The 8 AM marathon is a Boston qualifier for 2022
- $250 to 1st, $150 to 2nd, $100 to 3rd overall M/F in the 8 AM Full Marathon
- Gift certificates to 1st, 2nd, 3rd by 10-year age-group M/F
- This race is the third of Safety And Health Foundation's 2019 Grand Prix
- $100 cash award to everyone who finishes all 3 of SHF's full or half marathons in 2020
- Fletcher's Cove is two miles west of Georgetown at 4940 Canal Road NW
- From Georgetown, take M Street NW westbound
- Cross Foxhall Road
- M Street NW becomes Canal Road NW
- Continue west for two miles to stoplight at Reservoir Road
- CAEREFULLY turn left down ramp to upper parking for 85 cars
- When upper parking is filled, turn right into tunnel under C&O Canal
- At end of turn, turn left to parking for 200 cars
- If all parking at Fletcher's Cove is taken, turn RIGHT up Reservoir Road to free parking on-street and at The River School
- We have about 285 free parking spaces
- Please carpool or use our Facebook page to share a ride.
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- Parking is limited at Fletcher's Cove
- If you can get someone to drop you off, the best place is at the top of the ramp leading down to Fletcher's Cove
- Don't drive down the ramp to drop off passengers -- you'll get stuck trying to drive back up the ramp
- Thus we can avoid a traffic jam on the ramp
- From there, it's a short walk across a footbridge to the start line
- Pick up your bib number, t-shirt, and goodie bag pre-race
- Goodie bag assembly and early packet pickup:
- Help us assemble bib numbers and goodie bags, and get your bib number, t-shirt, and goodie bag early on Thursday, October 1, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Street South, Arlington VA 22204 (703-228-0946)
- Pre-race packet pickup:
- Friday, October 1, 11:00 AM to 5:45 PM, Pacers Running Store, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington VA, across the street from Clarendon Metro, free parking at Trader Joe's if you buy something -- includes late registration
- Race-day packet pickup: Saturday, October 2, on-site from 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM
- Race-day packet pick-up is on-site at picnic tables at Fletcher's Cove
- You may pick up someone else's bib number and packet if you bring along a signed note or a printed e-mail message from your friend
- HEADPHONE POLICY: PLEASE DO NOT WEAR HEADPHONES AT THE START, MIDPOINT, OR FINISH LINE
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