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Potomac River Run Marathon

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9½th annual     POTOMAC RIVER RUN MARATHON  
Sunday, November 18, 2012 - 9:00 AM   (early start at 8:00 AM)
In memory of Dean Shulman

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10th annual     POTOMAC RIVER RUN MARATHON  
Sunday, May 5, 2013 - 8:00 AM   (early start at 7:00 AM)
Celebrating   World Laughter Day

On-Line Registration is now open | Enter by Mail
On the historic C&O Canal Towpath  
Start & finish at Carderock Recreation Area

The Easiest Marathon in America -- Now you see why!

www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/marathon

INFORMATION BELOW THIS POINT REFERS TO THE MAY 6, 2012, MARATHON
Thank you for entering Potomac River Run Marathon!
A few new items:

1. We have two free entries to St. Michaels Running Festival, Saturday, May 19. See http://www.stmichaelsrunningfestival.com/

First two Potomac River Runners who write me back get 'em. I will fill out the forms here and mail them to the race director.

2. I'm still missing a few early-finishing half marathoners who didn't get their medals. If you didn't get you medal on race-day, please write me back.

3. If you look at our home page www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org or our Facebook page, you see a tribute to Dean Shulman, one of the five founding members of SHF's board of directors. Dean died after a fall on May 8. We deeply miss him. We plan another marathon on November 18, and we dedicate that effort to his memory.

4. We printed all the finisher certificates today, and we plan to mail them, along with our results book, next week, around Thursday or Friday. We can use some help at midweek stuffing the envelopes, here in Arlington at our world headquarters, most likely on Wednesday night around 8 PM. Please let me know if you can join us for an hour of joyful labor.

5. We have a leftover XS (extra-small) t-shirts. Some participants who ordered them must have taken S (small) instead. Here are the last names of those who ordered XS:

  • Clor
  • Conant
  • Eckman
  • Koch
  • Loving
  • Mills
  • Perkins
  • Shopkorn
  • Trenholm

    Please let me know if you ordered XS but did not receive one, and we will include them in our mailing next week.

    6. We collected leftover clothing and water bottles during post-race clean-up. Alas, we did not find the missing Oakley sunglasses. If you left behind an item, please identify it, and we will mail it to you.

    7. You can comment on the race via YourRun.com

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a quick return to racing!

    Jay Jacob Wind, director, Safety And Health Foundation

    • The results are official and final at www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/20120506.html, including a column identifying 2013 Boston Marathon qualifiers, subdivided into four sections, 6:30 AM full, 7:30 AM full, 6:30 AM half, 7:30 AM half.

    If you have any further corrections, please let us know ASAP -- Please write to us.

    Soon, we shall send the results to BAA, print the results booklet and finisher certificates, and mail them to you, along with any awards and medals not given out on race day.

    A few early half marathon finishers in the 6:30 AM start did not receive medals. If you did not receive a medal, please let us know, and we'll include your medal in your envelope with your results and finisher certificate.

    Our Facebook page is getting lots of traffic. We'd love to have you LIKE us and comment on your experience. Thanks for the lovely photos!

    Brightroom photos are now up'n'running!

    If you took photos of the Solar Emergency Rescue Vehicle Electric -- the solar-powered-electric-bike-mounted trail ambulance, please send them to us for our web page www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/serve. Safety And Health Foundation intends to make the vehicle available to all races in the future.

    We see that MarathonGuide.com has our unofficial pre-correction results up'n'running. We sent the official results to them on Tuesday night.

    We thank our 50 volunteers from many organizations: AIMS India Foundation, BuyaBrickFoundation, Capital Area Runners, DC Capital Striders, High Cloud Foundation, Potomac Valley Track Club, and The Home Depot.

    Cheryl Young shot about 1700 photos in the area of Capital Area Runners' water stop at Lock 5. She got just about everyone in the race at least once, and she got a lot of great stuff.

    View Cheryl's photos

    We're thinking of conducting another small marathon in autumn. We will write you about that soon. In the meantime, please consider Alexandria Running Festival half marathon on May 27. See www.mc-coop.org/arf

    Thank you for participating!
    Jay Jacob Wind, director, SHF

  • We thank comedian Justin Schegel for leading our laughing warm-up!
  • Justin is so funny that he's sure none of his jokes will go over your head, even if he is 6'5".
  • Justin has run some races, but Athlinks never gets his age right.
  • Justin performed on Saturday, May 5, at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse and got up early the next morning to celebrate World Laughter Day with us.

    • Drop-off instructions
    • Parking is limited at Carderock Recreation Area.
    • If you can get someone to drop you off, the best place is at the south end of the bridge over Clara Barton Parkway (MAP), where cars can either go straight into to Carderock or turn left to go east toward Washington DC.
    • Thus we can avoid a traffic jam on the park road at Carderock.
    • From there, it's a short walk through the tunnel and either straight ahead to the packet pick-up area (MAP) or to the left up the gravel road to the start line (MAP).
    • Civil Twilight at 5:35 AM | Sunrise at 6:04 AM
    • Race-day packet pick-up, bag check, and the post-race picnic are at the picnic pavilion next to the farthest left parking lot ("#4") at Carderock. Bathrooms are in the parking lot straight ahead ("#3") and also the westmost parking lot ("#1").
    • Open to
    • Logistics
  • Assisted by
    • 2011 Results
    • Registration 
    • We accepted the first 350 entrants for the 2012 marathon
    • Entry fees: $45 by January 6, 2012 -- $55 by March 6, 2012 -- $65 by April 6, 2012 -- $75 by May 2, 2012 -- $85 by May 5, 2012 | Registration is closed
    • No race-day entry
    • Entrants receive t-shirt, goodie bag, race refreshments, finisher medal, post-race picnic, and finisher certificate + printed results by mail
    • Course
    • Keepers:
    • 2012 Sponsors:
    Big Wheel
    Honest Tea
    		Available at stores everywhere
    DrSchneider

    Dr. Myles Schneider 
    Affiliated Foot Centers (703-750-1124)

    GRC

    Georgetown Running Company
    3401 M Street NW, Washington DC (202-337-8626)
    4461 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase MD (301-215-6355)

    RBC Wealth Management

    RBC Wealth Management
    Mr. Nick Ruffin, Personal Investing
    2010 Corporate Ridge Road, Suite 250
    McLean VA 22102
    703-556-9490

    Mario's Pizza House 
    		 Mario's Pizza House
    3322 Wilson Boulevard
    Arlington VA 22201
    703-524-0800
    Road Runner Sports 
    		 Road Runner Sports
    1120 West Broad Street
    Falls Church VA 22046
    703-237-3636
    and many other locations
    Power Bar
    		Available at stores everywhere
    SSE
    		Simone Super Energy™
    www.simonesuperenergy.com
    Silver Diner
    		Silver Diner
    3200 Wilson Blvd
    Arlington VA 22201
    703-812-8600
    and many other locations
    Glory Days Grill
    		Glory Days Grill
    3059 Nutley St.
    Fairfax VA 22031-1931
    703-204-0900
    and many other locations
    Whole Foods of Arlington
    		 Whole Foods Market
    2700 Wilson Blvd
    Arlington VA 22201
    703-527-6596
    and many other locations
    Shoppers Food
    		Shoppers Food
    6360 Seven Corners Center
    Falls Church VA 22044
    703-533-9453
    and many other locations
    Falls Road
    		Falls Road Running Store
    6247 Falls Road
    Baltimore, MD 21209
    410-296-5050
    • Host Hotel
    • Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington VA 22209-1201Key Bridge Marriott
    • Reserve On-Line - $135/night
    • Call 1-800-676-2959 toll-free, 703-524-6400 local
    • Group Number PRRPRRA -- Reserve by March 2
    • Photo
    • Route map from Key Bridge Marriott to Carderock
    • Take GW Parkway west to I-495 north.  Cross Potomac River.  Take Exit 41 right.  Follow sign and bear left towards Carderock.  Stay right on Clara Barton Parkway.  Take first exit right, bear left, cross over Parkway, follow road thru tunnel under C&O Canal Towpath, turn left or right to free parking.
    • Pre-Race
    • Book your flight with JET BLUE, our official airline
    • Help us assemble bib numbers and goodie bags, and get your bib number early on Thursday, May 3, 6:00-8:00 PM, Road Runner Sports, 1120 West Broad Street, Falls Church VA 22046 (703-237-3636) -- 10% discount on all store merchandise during packet pick-up
    • Pick up your bib number, t-shirt, and goodie bag pre-race on Saturday, May 5, from 12 noon to 3:00 PM, Georgetown Running Company, 3401 M Street NW, Washington DC 20007 (202-337-8626) -- 15% discount on shoes and apparel purchased during packet pick-up
    • Join us for pre-race dinner on Saturday, May 5, 6:30 PM, at Cosi Restaurant, 1801 North Lynn Street, Arlington VA, featuring WALT CLINE, H2 Kinetics LLC -- "Skill Development for Running Your Best Marathon" Dinner tickets are $15 ($20 at the door) | Please Register for the dinner by April 24
    • Join our Facebook page -- share rides, thoughts, and photos!
    • Race-Day
    • You may park near Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, and take our 5:30 AM taxi service to Carderock.  Taxi rides are are $10 pre-paid only | Please register for the taxi by April 24 | Route map
    • Pick up your bib number, t-shirt, and goodie bag on race-day, Sunday, May 6, 6:15–7:15 AM, at Carderock Recreation Area, Parking Area #4 on the left
    • Note: No race-day registration
    • 6:30 AM -- Early Bird Start -- if you need more than 5 hours to finish or you want to watch the sun rise over the Potomac River or you want an extra hour of cool weather
            • Sign up for Early Bird Start
    • 7:00 AM -- Laughing Warm-up
    • 7:25 AM -- The National Anthem
    • 7:28 AM -- Official welcome
    • 7:30 AM -- Competitive start
    • Aid stations with water, Gatorade, friendly volunteers, and toilets at
            • The start / midpoint / finish at Carderock - Miles 0.0, 13.1, and 26.2 (permanent and portable toilets in Parking Area 3)
            • Lock 10 - Miles 1.1, 12.0, 14.2, 25.1 (portable toilet across C&O Canal)
            • Lock 7 - Miles 3.3, 9.8, 16.4, 22.9 (portable toilet across C&O Canal)
            • Lock 5 - Miles 5.3, 7.8, 18.4, 20.9 (portable toilet across C&O Canal)
    • Spectator access at
            • Lock 10 - Miles 1.1, 12.0, 14.2, 25.1
            • Lock 9 - Miles 2.0, 11.1, 15.1, 24.2
            • Lock 8 - Miles 3.0, 10.1, 16.1, 23.2
            • Lock 7 - Miles 3.3, 9.8, 16.4, 22.9
            • Lock 6 - Miles 5.0, 8.1, 18.1, 21.2
            • Lock 5 - Miles 5.3, 7.8, 18.4, 20.9
            • Chain Bridge - Mile 6.0, 7.1, 19.1, 20.2
            • Turnaround point - Miles 6.6 and 19.7
    • The course is out'n'back twice 
    • On-Course Photography 
    • Post-race
    • Refreshments courtesy of sponsors, medals by Dan Kain Trophies, presentation of awards
    • Certificates of completion by mail
    • Awards
    • $250 to 1st, $150 to 2nd, $100 to 3rd overall M/F; gift certificates to 1st, 2nd, 3rd by 10-year age-group M/F
    • Benefits
    • Safety And Health Foundation and its charitable partners
    • On May 1, 2012, we were pleased to send a total of $225 to "American Red Cross International Response Fund in Haiti"
    • We gratefully acknowledge donations from Madeline A. Blobe, Elizabeth Clor, Kevin Foley, Laura Huffman, Stephen Roberts, Joanne B. Sechrest, Ryan Earl Schmidt, and Oskar Tiger
    • Directions
    • To Carderock:
    • Google map of Carderock
    • From I-495, take Exit 41 north of American Legion Bridge in MD.
    • Bear west on the exit ramp and turn onto westbound Clara Barton Parkway.
    • After one mile, bear right and take the first exit to the right (Carderock | Naval Surface Warfare Center).
    • Turn left on the bridge; follow it through a tunnel under the C&O Canal Towpath.
    • Drive 0.3 miles to a T-junction. Free parking is on your left or right. Please do not park on the grass.
    • Parking
    • We have about 325 free parking spaces
    • Please carpool or use our Facebook page to share a ride.
    • The parking areas are not numbered with signs, but ...
    • Parking Area #4 (75 spaces) is on the left (east), We host packet pick-up in the picnic pavilion next to Parking Area #4.
    • Parking Area #3 (60 spaces) is straight ahead and a little to the right (permanent and portable toilets)
    • Parking Area #2 (70 spaces) is farther to the right (west), plus many spaces taken by constructio vehicles and debris
    • Parking Area #1 (120 spaces) is farthest to the right (west) (permanent toilets)

    • In addition, we have arranged off-site parking at David W. Taylor NavSurfWarCen for military employees with proper ID.
    • Enter through the main gate, show your military ID, and park near Building 30.
    • Then walk over Clara Barton Parkway on the bridge and continue to the start or the packet pick-up area.
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