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Thank you for entering W&OD Trail 5K on Sunday, March 20, in memory of Walter L. Mess.
We look forward to welcoming you!
We gratefully thank
Falls Church-McLean Children's Center
for their support
Please take another look at our web page
www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/wod
for up-to-date information.
On-street parking near the start / finish is free on Sundays.
You'll find plenty of free parking at American Legion Post 130, 400 North Oak Street, and on nearby streets.
Packet pickup is Sunday, March 20, 2:30 PM to 3:45 PM, at American Legion Post 130, 400 North Oak Street, Falls Church VA 22046.
At packet pickup, you receive your bib number, safety pins you need them (bring your own if you have them),
and your t-shirt featuring a portrait of Walter L. Mess.
Please pin your bib number to the front of you shirt, not obscured by a jacket,
so we can read your bib number when you finish.
Please leave the name-tag intact at the bottom of your bib number,
so we can remove it at the end of the race to keep score. Please don't pin through the name tag.
Before the race, you can meet Walter L. Messs's lifelong friend Roger Neighborgall,
now president of Friends of the W&OD; Karl Mohle and Andy Kaganowich, who manage W&OD Trail;
David Garcia, roving naturalist from Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and his animal friends;
and Sol Schott, owner of Acme Pies.
We also thank Falls Church Sheriff's Office, W&OD Trail Patrol, and Boy Scout troops 349, 681, and 895.
Race-Day Events
2:30 PM Packet pick-up opens indoors at American Legion Post 130, 400 North Oak Street
2:30 PM Acme Pie sales begin,. Bring $22 for a large pie, $10 for a small pie.
| Send orders to
info@acmepieco.com
| See
www.acmepieco.com/our-pies.html
for a list of the pies
3:35 PM Pi-reciting contest - For reference, see
Pi to 50 places
3:45 PM National Anthem sung by Dr. Kat Strus
3:48 PM Introductions of notable attendees
3:55 PM Course Instructions - stay to the right except when passing, be courteous to other trail users, finish to your right in the correct order.
4:00 PM Race starts - Always stay to the right except at the two turnarounds
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM Finishers arrive, enjoy slices of pie and other refreshments
5:00 PM Awards presentation -- awards are home-baked Acme Pies, your choice of flavor. You must be present to win
5:30 PM Clean-up
Here is a course description:
Falls Church Sheriff's officers close Oak Street where it crosses W&OD Trail at 400 North Oak Street
Start westbound on W&OD Trail, west of Oak Street
Head westbound, we cross Spring Street, West Street, and Grove Street
Run over Citizen's Bridge surmounting Route 7, a bridge dedicated to Walter L. Mess, who worked for 20 years to get the bridge funded and built
Continue westbound to a turnaround point near Hickory Street and Shreve Road
Stay right and turn left around the cone and return eastbound
Cross over Route 7 again, then cross Grove, West, Spring, and Oak Streets
We have a water & Gatorade station at Oak Street as you cross past the start / finish
Continue eastbound across Great Falls Street
Heading eastbound, stay right and turn left around the cone before Little Falls Street near Veterans Common, to return westbound again
Heading westbound, cross Great Falls Street again and finish next to Walter L. Mess Plaza east of Oak Street, the playground next to American Legion Post 130
We hope our mostly-flat, relatively scenic course enables you to run your best 5K ever.
We promise better weather than last year's slush-storm.
After you finish, we offer Acme Pies by the slice and other refreshments.
We offer whole Acme Pies for prizes.
We look forward to welcoming you on Sunday, March 20!
Links:
Our race:
www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/wod
This year's t-shirt:
www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/wod/2016Mess-WOD5K.pdf
Friends of the W&OD Trail:
www.wodfriends.org
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority:
www.nvrpa.org
Acme Pie Company:
www.acmepieco.com |
To place a pie order for pick-up at the race, please call Sol at 202-215-3063
| The pies:
Gluten-Free Key Lime;
Baked Coconut Custard;
Sour Cherry with Streusel Topping;
Blackberry with a Hint of Lime (vegan);
Scottish Apple with Whiskey plumped raisins; and
Pecan-Maple-Belgian Chocolate
See our web page at
www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/wod for further information.
Course maps:
First leg -- W&OD Trail westbound from Oak Street towards Shreve Road
| MAP
Second leg -- W&OD Trail eastbound from Shreve Road toward Little Falls Street
| MAP
Third leg -- W&OD Trail westbound from Little Falls Street back to Oak Street
| MAP
We look forward to hosting you this weekend!
-- Thank you
-- Jay Jacob Wind
-- Secretary, Friends of the W&OD Trail
-- Director, Safety And Health Foundation
Environmental and Safety Information
Throughout the race, we are diligent stewards of our environment. We clean up thoroughly post-race and recycle everything we possibly can. We welcome your assistance in this effort.
The conditions during this race may be hot and humid or cold and rainy. You should know your body and race according to your ability. Please read and understand this safety information. This information is also available at packet pickup.
Emergency Contact Information
On the back of your bib number, please write the name and phone number of a race-day emergency contact.
Water and Medical Aid
Water and medical aid are available before, during, and after the race. We encourage you to take water while you run, and to reduce your level of effort in case of extreme heat. If you experience any physical difficulties, please immediately seek assistance from a course marshal or volunteer. All course marshals have the authority and the responsibility to assist or to remove from the race anyone who is in danger. The course marshals at the street crossings, at Route 7, and at the turnaround have cars to take you back to the finish line if you are unable to complete the 5K.
Extreme Weather Conditions
In the event of extreme or unsafe weather conditions, the race director reserves the right to cancel the race. We can still have the post-race refreshments, weather permitting. In case we have to cancel, please be sure to return your IPICO timing tag.
W&OD Trail Etiquette
The W&OD Trail remains open to other trail users during this race. Please stay to your right at all times, please do not impede other trail users, and please be courteous. Be aware of your surroundings and to the presence of other trail users. Roller skates, bicycles, and unleashed pets are not allowed in the race, and we discourage the use of headphones.
Walkers and runners with baby strollers start one minute BEFORE the runners. Please protect your baby with small bike helmet -- see http://www.helmets.org/tiny.htm for advice.
-- Thank you for joining us!
-- Jay Jacob Wind
-- Secretary, Friends of the W&OD Trail
-- Director, Safety And Health Foundation
