This week, we will be running from Columbia Marina Island @ 7:00 AM ET on Saturday, August 8th. The coaches will be Cathy and Subhash.
Sign Up: PLEASE sign-up for each training run. Please click on the following link and enter your information. Please Sign Up by Thursday (8/6) at Noon.
Meeting Point: the parking lot of Columbia Island Marina, accessible from the GW Parkway southbound, between Memorial Bridge and the 14th Street Bridge.
There is plenty of parking at the Marina.
Beware that you can only get into the entrance from the North. If you come onto the Parkway from Alexandria, or from the 14th Street Bridge, you will need to ride the spaghetti ramps near Memorial Bridge until you find the exit for “Alexandria – Reagan National Airport -Parkway South”
Directions: Here is a link to the parking and run location.
Reminder: We require runners to carry fluids, as we get into the slog months of summer and increase training distances. Please carry your own fluids! Saturday will be another hot one!
Distance: The scheduled distance is 12 miles for Full Marathon trainees and 8 miles for the Half Marathon trainees.
Full marathoners (12 miles) will run out of CIM and turn north on Mount Vernon Trail to go upriver. We will run 1 mile and turn around at Memorial Bridge and run south towards Alexandria staying on the Mount Vernon Trail. We will run to Canal Center Plaza in Alexandria and turn around and return to CIM.
Half marathoners (8 miles) will run out CIM and turn south to go downriver on the Mount Vernon Trail. You will run to Marina Drive where the 2nd aid-station will be and turn around and return to CIM.
Click here for the 8 mile route map
Aid stations: We will have an Aid Station at the end of Gravelly Point Parking lot. The 2nd Aid Station will be at the Half Marathon turn around @ Daingerfield Island.
Host Charity: Gnanam Foundation
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Next week: Next Saturday, August 15th, the training run will start from Reston. The coaches will be Kirk and Cathy and the host charity will be CHEC.