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 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. Nobody stops to consider that this particular spot, this pool at the base of Capitol Hill, marks Mile Zero of the longest car-free trail in America.

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 for new overhead sign structures.

“This is the stupidest thing I have ever done!” The cry was heard as hundreds of chilly runners—fueled by ambition and their first Taco Bell meal of the day—set off down King Street in Alexandria, Virginia.

DC's Metropolitan Branch Trail just gained 1.7 miles of car-free running real estate. The Fort Totten–Takoma segment opened, closing one of the last gaps in the 8-mile corridor from Union Station to Silver Spring.