Friends of the W&OD 10K

• 10K:- Run 6.2 Miles

• This event, the Washington area's GREEN race, recognizes our stewardship of our environment.
• The unique out-and-back course runs through one of the area's first environmentally-protected zones, an undeveloped meadowland where the deer and the antelope play.
• The W&OD for its entire 44-mile length is a swath of green amidst urban development all around.
• The caboose and the old Vienna station where we start and finish commemorate Virginia's history.
• The race course is a narrow (12-foot) wide paved trail, mostly flat, with a brief spur into a lovely neighborhood.  
• We offer water and aid stations at 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 miles, as well as the start/finish. | Volunteer instructions
• We share the course with other users and bicyclists, so stay to the right.
• To share rides or throw sheep, join our our Facebook page
• 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 by More Foundation Group 
        • Our t-shirts are printed by Sport Science™ > of Vienna using an environmentally-friendly non-polluting ink fusion process, rather than traditional screen printing
• Post-race, we recycle all our race-day wastes
• Timing by Safety And Health Foundation. 
        • We use the old-fashioned but environmentally-friendly bib number method. 
        • Please wear your bib number visibly on the front of your shirt.
• Assisted by Friends of the W&OD Trail Patrol

Event details and schedule

• Saturday, August 1 -- Race-day packet pick-up (4:15-5:45 PM) on-site at Centennial Park, 131 Church Street NE, Vienna VA | Directions
• Saturday, August 1 -- GREEN UNIVERSITY™ College of the Environment (4:00-8:00 PM) on-site at Centennial Park, featuring displays by environmental and other organizations
• Centennial Park is one block NW on the W&OD Trail from Whole Foods of Vienna at 143 Maple Avenue at Park Street. Take Metrobus 2Tfrom Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro Station to Maple Avenue & Center St. (Vienna)
• Call Karla McDuffie (703-981-6639) or Jay Jacob Wind (703-927-4833) to be an exhibitor at College of the Environment | Please bring your own chairs, table, and tent
• Sponsors who donate $100+ get their name ($250+ for logo) on the race t-shirt & website, plus goodie bag inserts and race-day display
• Send sponsorships and 350 goodie bag inserts by July 15 to SHF, c/o Jay Jacob Wind, 611 South Ivy Street, Arlington VA 22204 
• Awards: $1,000 in cash prizes   •   $250 for 1st • $150 for 2nd • $100 for 3rd • M/F
• Additional 10-year awards 1st / 2nd / 3rd M/F
• Totally flat, fast, scenic course | Course Map
• 3 water / aid stations 
• Post-race music and refreshments
• We want this race the GREENEST race ever conducted.  Call us with ideas
• Benefits Friends of the W&OD Trail and SHF's charity partners