2023 Chanukkah 8-mile race and 1-mile walk

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    • CHANUKKAH 8-MILE RACE (10:00 AM)
    1-MILE RUN WALK (10:05 AM)

    Sunday, December 10, 2023
    Fletcher's Cove on the C&O Canal Towpath
    4940 Canal Road, Washington DC
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  • Spectacular t-shirts featuring a solid gold menorah
    Entry fees:
  • 8 Mile: $18
  • 1 Mile: $10
  • Race-day registration is OK
  • To benefit JDC.org
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  • JDC is the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization
  • For more details about the race, please visit Old Dominion Racing's web page
  • 8-mile course: Out'n'back on beautiful scenic C&O Canal Towpath
  • From Fletcher's Cove, east to Key Bridge (Milestone 1), west to Lock 5 (Milestone 5), and back to Fletcher's Cove - Exactly 8 miles | GMAP
  • 1-mile course: From Fletcher's Cove to Capital Crescent Trail overpass and back | GMAP

  • Race preceded by Chanukkah menorah lighting
  • Awards are SHF winter hats (can be used as yarmulkes), insulated lunch boxes, pocketknives - your choice
  • Event details and schedule
  • 8:30 AM -- Pre-race coffee clatsch with genuine Ethiopian Falasha coffee and on-site packet pick-up at Fletcher's Cove, 4940 Canal Road NW, Washington DC
  • 9:45 AM -- Chanukkah candle-lighting
  • 9:50 AM -- National Anthem
  • 10:00 AM -- 8-Mile Race begins
  • 10:05 AM -- 1-Mile Run/Walk begins
  • 10:40 AM -- Chanukkah latke picnic
  • 11:10 AM -- Awards for 1-mile Run/Walk -- top M/F and 8-Mile Race -- top 3 M/F in 10-year age groups
  • 12:00 noon -- Clean-up and done