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The H Street Runners are hosting the “Last Annual Running of the Streetcar” on March 28, 2026 to mark the end of the DC Streetcar service along H Street NE and Benning Road. The informal event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. at the corner of Benning Road
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The Mount Vernon Trail has been named the inaugural Trail of the Year by the Public Lands Alliance, the organization announced at its annual conference in Daytona Beach on February 23rd. According to the Public Lands Alliance, the new award “recognizes a trail that has been created or modified to
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Last year, more than 400 runners crossed the finish line of the inaugural Taco Bell DC 50K, a free, unsupported race hosted by Phil Hargis and Mike Wardian that sent participants to eight Taco Bell locations across Virginia and D.C. Starting and ending in Old Town Alexandria, runners had
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by World Marathon Challenge® (@worldmarathonchallenge777) While many of us struggled to log miles amidst the crippling ice storm that hit the DC region in January, Arlington ultramarathoner Mike Wardian set out to run a 50K ultramarathon on every continent in seven days.
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Runners interested in racing the 2026 Marine Corps 17.75K on March 21 can register for the race now. The event, which takes place at Prince William Forest Park, gives finishers “Access Granted” passes guaranteeing access to the 51st Marine Corps Marathon on October 25. The distance commemorates the year
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The Capitol Reflecting Pool sits quiet most mornings, a shallow mirror catching the first light beneath the dome. Runners loop the perimeter on their usual routes—three miles, maybe five if they're extending down to the monuments. Tourists arrive later with their cameras. Commuters cut through on autopilot.
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Beginning Thursday, December 11, the pedestrian path on the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will be temporarily closed as part of the ongoing rehabilitation work on the bridge connecting Arlington, VA to Washington, D.C., according to the District Department of Transportation. The December closure will allow crews to install the foundations
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Runners preparing for the Taco Bell DC 50K in Old Town, Alexandria. Photo: Cody Uhing [https://the-capital-runner.ghost.io/caption] “This is the stupidest thing I have ever done!” The cry was heard as hundreds of chilly runners—fueled by
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Wednesday, November 12, marked the ribbon-cutting for a 1.7-mile extension of the DC portion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail from Fort Totten to Takoma, a segment that's been years in the making and represents one of the final puzzle pieces in connecting Union Station all the way