16th Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon & Half...

• Half Marathon:- Run 13.1 Miles
• Marathon:- Run 26.2 Miles

_ The 16th Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon & Half: 

• EVENTS:  8:00 AM FULL MARATHON ----- 9:00 AM HALF MARATHON
• Flat - scenic - beautiful views of the Potomac River - tree-lined - shaded - out'n'back
• Start and finish at Fletcher's Cove | 4940 Canal Road NW, Washington DC
• USATF certified course DC09005RT | Certificate | Color Map | B&W Map | PDF | GMAP
• Course elevation profile: -------------------------------
• Highest point is 44m above sea level, lowest point is 12m above sea level
• Enjoy a lovely day on the C&O Canal Towpath!
• See displays about the historic C&O Canal before & after race

Event details and schedule

Off-Site Parking Options

• Parking is limited at Fletcher's Cove, and we must leave spaces open for the general public, as it's a National Park and open to the public even during races
• Thus we want as many participants as possible to park off-site, so that we leave some parking spaces available at Fletcher's Cove for the general public. Off-site parking options: 
• • The River School entrance on Reservoir Road
• • W Street, Bending Lane, or Hutchins Place off Reservoir Road
• • Palisades Library, 4901 V St NW, Washington, DC 20007     
• • Our Lady of Victory School, 4755 Whitehaven Pkwy NW, Washington, DC 20007
• • CVS/pharmacy, 4859 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Washington, DC 20007
• We offer round-trip Red Top Cab rides from our host hotel to Fletcher's Cove departing at 7:00 AM on race day for only $10.00 arriving about 7:20 AM 
• For the return trip after you finish, see the on-site Transportation Director.  After you finish, as we get groups of four finishers, we call Red Top Cab for a ride back to our host hotel
• Please register for the taxi service in advance
• From westbound Canal Road, Red Top Cab drops you off at Reservoir Road, at the entrance to Fletcher's Cove
• Please cross Canal Road CAREFULLY to get to Fletcher's Cove

-) 2022 race registration is open • Registration Information 
 

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2006 Results at: safetyandhealthfoundation.org (October 22)
2006 Results at: safetyandhealthfoundation.org (July 16)