Potomac River Run Marathon

Carderock Recreation Area - C&O Canal Towpath

Sunday, May 6, 2012 @ 7:30 AM

Date

Start: Sunday, May 6, 2012 @ 7:30 AM

Address

Carderock Recreation Area - C&O Canal Towpath
Off Clara Barton Parkway Carderock, MD

Fees

  • We welcome 350 entrants
  • Alas, we are now full

    • Category Price Now
    Donation $10.00
    Participants: MCC Membership ($10) plus race entry fee $85.00
    Participants: Non-Members $85.00
    Participants: MCC members & sponsors $75.00
    MCC Membership only $10.00
    Transfer Fee $10.00
    Sponsors & Exhibitors $0.00

    Brief Description

  • We welcome 350 entrants
  • The easiest marathon in America
  • Our web page
  • Celebrating World Laughter Day
  • On the historic C&O Canal Towpath from Carderock to Chain Bridge & back
  • Flat shady tree-lined scenic river views - the marathon you always dreamed of!

    • Celebrating

  • The easiest marathon in America!
  • World Laughter Day!

    • Start Time

  • 7:30 AM Competitive Start
  • If you need more than five hours to finish, you may take the Early Bird Start at 6:30 AM

    • Boston Qualifier

  • USATF-certified course MD-09009-RT
  • We send our results to Boston Athletic Association immediately after the race

    • Member Price

  • If you join Marathon Charity Cooperation for $10, you get a $10 member discount at our races, a vote at our membership meetings, and a voice in planning our events
  • You can also select the discounted member price if you are member of one of our supporting clubs including 50-state and 100-marathon clubs

    • Course Maps

  • USATF-certified course MD09011RT -- A Boston Marathon qualifier
  • Almost totally flat course -- highest point is 44m above sea level, lowest point is 12m above sea level
  • Annotated course map with aid stations and spectator access

    • Non-Member Price

  • If you neither a member of MCC or a sponsor, your entry fee is the non-member price.

    • Haiti Relief Fund

  • You may donate an additional amount via our race to American Red Cross specifically for relief in Haiti.
  • We send 100% of these donations to American Red Cross International Response Fund to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

    • Limit

  • Limited to the first 350 entrants

    • Pre-race packet pick-up

  • Saturday, May 5, 12:00 noon – 3:00 PM, Georgetown Running Company, 3401 M Street NW, Washington DC
  • Includes late registration
  • Followed by pre-race dinner, Saturday, May 5, 6:30 PM at Cosi Restaurant, 1801 North Lynn Street, Arlington VA, with guest speaker Walt Kline, H2 Kinetics LLC -- "Skill Development for Running Your Best Marathon"

    • Race-Day Packet pick-up

  • Sunday, May 6, 6:15–7:45 AM, at Carderock Recreation Area
  • Please, no race-day registration

    • Directions

  • Take I-495 to Exit 41, Clara Barton Parkway westbound
  • Go one mile west on Clara Barton Parkway
  • Bear right and take first exit on right (Carderock to left, NavSurfWarCen to right)
  • Turn left at top of bridge to go over Clara Barton Parkway. Continue through tunnel under C&O Canal Towpath
  • At the t-intersection, turn right and go to the westernmost parking lot

    • Parking

  • On-site parking is limited to 150 vehicles
  • We encourage you to carpool or use our Facebook page to share a ride.

    • Race-Day Events

  • 6:30 AM -- Early Bird Start
  • 7:20 AM -- The National Anthem
  • 7:25 AM -- Official welcome
  • 7:30 AM -- Competitive Start

    • Host Hotel

  • Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee Highway Arlington VA 22209 (1-800-676-2959, 703-524-6400)
  • Group Number MCMMCMA -- Reserve on-line or by phone by April 15

    • Sponsors

     

    Additional Information

  • We welcome 350 entrants
  • This event is a “green” race, recognizing our stewardship of our environment
  • This unique out-and-back course runs through one of the area's first environmentally-protected zones, dating back to the 1830's
  • Watch for deer and other wildlife at dawn
  • The C&O Canal for its entire 183-mile length is a swath of green amidst urban development all around
  • The race course is a narrow (12-foot) wide unpaved trail, entirely flat, past 150-year-old locks and gatehouses
  • We offer water and aid stations at the locks roughly every two miles
  • We share the course with other users and bicyclists, so stay to the right.
  • To emphasize our commitment to conservation
    • All our printing is two-sided on recycled paper
    • We offer on-line paperless entry
    • You may bring your used (but not abused) running shoes to packet pick-up for recycling
    • Our t-shirts are printed using a non-polluting fusion process, rather than traditional screen printing
    • Post-race, we recycle all our race-day wastes
  • Assisted by partner charities and affiliated running clubs

    • Photos