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If you run, ride, or walk the Mount Vernon Trail anywhere near Gravelly Point, your route is about to change for quite a while.
The stretch of the Mount Vernon Trail that has been closed between East Abingdon Drive and 3rd Street is back open. A shoreline embankment repair project along that section has wrapped up, and trail users no longer need to detour along East Abingdon Drive
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The National Women's Half Marathon and 8K is back on Sunday, May 3, starting at 7:00 a.m. for the half marathon and 7:20 a.m. for the 8K, both out of West Potomac Park.
For a number of years, I lived outside of downtown Silver Spring, a block away from a wooded trail that ran along Sligo Creek. I used the hill between my house and the trail for hill workouts and the trail itself for everything else. As time went on, I stopped running anywhere else.
Mike Wardian, joined by MedStar Health physical therapist Chris Heydrick and physician assistant Chris Wilde, ran more than 170 miles over four days from Leonardtown, Maryland to Baltimore as part of an initiative called Miles Across MedStar.
The 51st Marine Corps Marathon Weekend is getting a new race, a new expo venue, and a larger field. Race director Alex Hetherington announced the changes in a Facebook livestream today ahead of the October 24-25 event.
Cherry Blossom Race Weekend is almost here. Whether you're running the 5K on Saturday or the 10 Miler on Sunday, here's what you need to know before you show up.
Help us find the working drinking fountains around the DMV! If you find a drinking fountain in any working order, let us know.
Max Davis took to TikTok recently to share his plan to honor his brother Beck, who died by suicide three years ago. At 7:00am on Sunday, May 10, Max will set off from the base of the Washington Monument and run a marathon around the monument. The route will consist of more than 300 .08 mile laps.