Washington Birthday Marathon
- Washington Birthday Marathon
Washington Birthday Marathon is the eighth oldest marathon in the United States.
It is held each year on the Sunday of President's Day Weekend and is conducted by the DC Road Runners Club.
The race was originally held in Arlington, Virginia, but after a few years, it was moved to Beltsville, Maryland. Finally, it was relocated to Greenbelt, Maryland. The Greenbelt course started and finished at the recreation center of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and consisted of three loops around the Beltsville Agricultural Research Farm. When NASA permanently closed access between the rec center and Good Hope Road, the race start was moved to Duvall High School, and finally to the Greenbelt Youth Center. The race continues to consist of three loop on the farm. [http://www.dcroadrunners.org/gwmarathon/gwmarathon.html]
A three-person relay is also held at the same time.
In 2008, 176 runners and 43 relay teams completed the marathon distance.
External links
* [http://www.racepacket.com/races/feb08/gwmarathon.htm 2008 website]
References
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