PRR
Potomac River Run
Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Open Start from 5:30 AM to 7:00 AM [NEW!]
"Run From Belle Haven to Boston" -- This race is a Boston Marathon Qualifier
Our goal: to be the happiest small marathon and half marathon this side of the Potomac, to help you get from Belle Haven to Boston!
www.pvtc.org/marathon

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  • WELCOME!
  • Complete Results | Please send us any additions or corrections
  • Printable results booklet mailed to all finishers
  • We are pleased to announce $25,000 in donations to our charity partners:
     
                    $ 2,400 to Association for India’s Development
                    $ 2,200 to Asha for Education
                    $ 3,400 to AIMS India Foundation
                    $ 4,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
                    $   600 to Capital Hospice
                    $   300 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
                    $ 1,900 to Fifth Pillar
                    $   300 to Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
                    $ 5,000 to High Cloud Foundation
                    $   700 to Hope for Tomorrow
                    $ 2,700 to Iqraa (Read)
                    $   300 to National Association for Children of Alcoholics
                    $   900 to American Red Cross – Prince William Chapter
                    $   300 to Stop The Silence
    
                    $25,000 TOTAL
    

  • Proud member of National Co-operative Business Association & USA Track & Field
                                      NCBA
                            USATF
  • Proud Sponsors:
    Georgetown Running Company
    Georgetown

    Greater Washington Sports Alliance
    GWSA

    Riverstone Residential Properties:
    Alexander



    Halstead


    jetBlue -- Happy Jetting!

    DrinkMore Water

    Honest Tea

    Cabot Cooperative Creamery
    Cabot

    RBC Wealth Management - Mr. Nick Ruffin
    RBC

    Bruegger's Baked Fresh
    Brueggers

    Whole Foods Market of Arlington
    WholeFoods

    Mario's Pizza House
    Marios
    Carvel Ice Cream
    Carvel

    Doctor Delivery
    DrDelivery

    Big Wheel Bikes
    BWB

    Paramount Farms
    ParamountFarms

    Lifetime Fitness
    MYLT

    Ola Loa
    MYLT

    Mona Vie | Amy Nelson, Independent Distributor
    443-552-9432

    Annandale Foot and Ankle | Dr. Myles Schneider
    703-750-1124

    Alliance for Consumer Education
    Clark
    Katherine Bittner
    The Kandace Academy
    Kandace

    Eastern Mountain Sports
    Ultima Replenisher
    Leslie Wind (Jay's 5th cousin)
    Jewelry that serves a dual purpose as tools for knitters and other fiber artists! -->
    The Rudin Family
    Dan Kain Trophies
    Northern Virginia Massage Center (703-255-1500)
    110 Pleasant St. NW • Birch Building, Suite D • Vienna, VA 22180
    www.novamassage.com
    2009 Beneficiaries: mcp mcp

    Our charitable partners are now actively assisting children on four continents and worldwide:

  • Africa -- Tunisia: High Cloud Foundation; Burkina Faso: Sheltering Wings
  • Asia -- India: AIMS India Foundation, Association for India's Development (AID), Asha for Education, High Cloud Foundation; Palestine: Iqraa Education Foundation
  • North America -- USA: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area, Stop the Silence, American Red Cross - Prince William Chapter
  • South America -- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru: High Cloud Foundation
  • Worldwide: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    2009 Marathon Charity Partners:
  • AIMS for India
  • Asha for Education
  • Association for India's Development (AID)
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area
  • Capital Hospice
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • 5th Pillar
  • Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
  • High Cloud Foundation
  • Hope for Tomorrow
  • Iqraa (Read)
  • National Association for Children of Alcoholics
  • American Red Cross - Prince William Chapter
  • Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse
    also to benefit
  • Cooperative Development Foundation
    Conducted by:
  • Arlington Cooperation Foundation
    Arlington Cooperation Foundation works toward a sustainable future for our community by supporting, encouraging, educating, and disseminating information about good health, healthy nutritional choices, physical fitness, issues of public health, and the benefits of co-operative living. Supported by local running clubs (click the link to join the club):
  • Members of supporting clubs get a $10 discount
  • Chesapeake Bay Running Club
  • Friends of Mt. Vernon Bike Trail
  • IDB Runners' Club
  • Life Time Fitness
  • Marathon Charity Partners
  • Northern Virginia Running Club
  • Potomac Valley Track Club
  • Reston Runners
  • 50 & DC Marathon Group -->
  • If you join LOVE THE HALF CHALLENGE, your finish counts towards your national ranking
  • Run The Planet: From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, Run The Planet offers descriptions of where to run and walk in the cities of the whole world, told by the locals, and to use while you are away from home. Marathon information, specialized running pages, and links. The largest worldwide running community on the Internet
  • Running in Honor of Fallen Heroes is an effort to honor the memory of all American service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Runners participating in the full Potomac River Run marathon (26.2 miles) can choose a service member to honor in this manner. It is customary to present your finisher medal to the fallen service member's family - many people are extremely touched by thiis simple gesture of kindness. You can read more about Running in Honor of Fallen Heroes at http://www.runninginhonoroffallenheroes.org . For more information, can contact fellow PRR runner/volunteer Anne Pastorkovich , who has participated in this program, or contact the Running in Honor of Fallen Heroes program organizer directly.
    Acknowledgements:
  • Potomac River Run wishes to thank Potomac River Running Stores in Ashburn VA (703-729-0133) and Burke VA (703-978-0500) for granting permission to use the name Potomac River Run for this race. "Potomac River Running" is a trademark of Potomac River Running Store.
  • Potomac River Run wishes to thank Potomac Valley Track Club for hosting this page. PVTC is a supporting club of Potomac River Run Marathon & Half. PVTC does not conduct Potomac River Run Marathon & Half.

    Course Description:
  • The marathon, two weeks after Boston Marathon, is a Boston qualifier, USATF-certified course
  • Start and finish at Belle Haven Park.  Parking is very limited, so please arrange car-pools and please plan to park off-site
  • Entire course is on the narrow paved multi-use Mount Vernon Trail, away from cars and often in the midst of a forest
  • Flat section for 2 miles  Run south past Tulane Drive (one-mile point) [aid station].  View Potomac River
  • Slight drop to Northdown Drive.  Moderate rise to Alexandria Avenue bridge [aid station].  Cross bridge
  • Flat section resumes for 2 miles.  Continue south.  Cross Wellington, Collingwood [aid station], and Waynewood
  • Hilly section for 1 mile.  Two long hills, rising and falling 60 feet each.  Cross Fort Hunt entrance [aid station]
  • Rolling section for 1.6 miles.  Pass Riverside Park [aid station] and turn around just north of Mount Vernon estate
  • Return to start for the half-marathon.  Last four miles of half-marathon are mostly flat
  • Repeat course for the full marathon.  Middle eight miles and last four miles of full marathon are mostly flat
  • Numb3rs: Marathon = 42.195 kilometers | Half-Marathon = 21.0975 kilometers.
    Marathoners and half-marathoners start together and run together for 21 kilometers out'n'back, until the last 97.5 meters.
    Back at Belle Haven Park, half marathoners continue 97.5 meters to the finish,
    while marathoners veer to the right into a roundabout (a coned-off turnaround) for 48.75 meters,
    then return for 48.75 meters to the main course.
    Then the marathoners run another 21 kilometers out'n'back.
    Upon returning to Belle Haven Park, they pass the roundabout and continue 97.5 meters to the finish.
  • SURFACE: 96% paved asphalt trail; 3% wood bridges over wetlands; 1% road crossings
    Elevation Profile:
    
    Start              Turn              Half                 Turn             Finish  
    0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8--9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26- (Mile)
    ____________^__^__~~^~~_^__^_________________________^__^__~~^~~_^__^___________ 
    
    _ = Flat ^ = Hilly ~ = Rolling

    Schematic Diagram:
    Mile Marks:  
    Belle                                                    Riverside   > Mount
    Haven                                                         Park     Vernon  
    .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6...... 
    .13........12........11........10........9.........8.........7...
    .......14........15........16........17........18........19......
    ..26........25........24........23........22........21........20.. 
    Each . represents 0.1 mile
    
  • Start on grass, join trail after 100m. Grass may be wet. Run to Riverside Park and turnaround at 10.5k mark.
  • Run back to Belle Haven to 21k mark.
  • Half-marathoners continue past start line for 97.5m to finish line.
  • Marathoners bear right past start line for 48.75m into roundabout, turn around cone, and head back out for another 21k.
  • At end of second 21k, marathoners continue past start line for 97.5m to finish line.
    Directions to marathon weekend events:
  • Saturday, May 2, from 2 pm to 6 pm - Packet pick-up at host hotel, Courtyard by Marriott, 2700 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria VA 22314
  • Free parking -- one block west of Eisenhower Metro
  • From George Washington Memorial Parkway (Washington Street), take Duke Street west, turn left on Holland Avenue, which becomes Eisenhower Avenue.  
  • Pass the Metro Station, cross the bridge,  and turn left into Courtyard by Marriott's free parking

  • Sunday, May 3, 6:00 to 6:45 am - Packet pickup at Belle Haven Park, 1101 Belle Haven Road, Alexandria VA
  • From George Washington Memorial Parkway (Washington Street), pass National Airport, Old Town Alexandria, last stoplight at Hunting Road, and I-495 bridge
  • Belle Haven Road is the first right, a mile south of I-495. Free parking is available on Belle Haven Road, courtesy of De Costa's Inc., Belle Haven Animal Hospital, Medical Building, and Prestiss Building
  • Designated off-site parking
  • The starting line is on your left. You can also pass the starting line by 100 meters, turn left at Belle Haven Marina, and park free at Belle Haven Park (don't park in the marina), but Belle Haven Park has only 160 parking spaces, so please use offsite parking first

  • From Courtyard by Marriott, take Eisenhower Avenue east, which becomes Holland Avenue.  Turn right onto Duke Street.  Turn right at Washington Street and follow the directions above

    Results of the 2008 Potomac River Run

  • 2008 Official Results
  • 2008 Brightroom photos
  • From the 2008 Potomac River Run Marathon and Half, Arlington Cooperation Foundation was proud to present $16,000 in charitable donations:
    $ 2,840 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area 
    $ 2,503 to High Cloud Foundation
    $ 2,086 to Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne
    $ 1,953 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 
    $ 1,917 to AIMS for India 
    $ 1,624 to Asha for Education
    $ 1,278 to Iqraa (Read) 
    $   994 to Association for India's Development 
    $   604 to STOP The Silence on Childhood Sexual Abuse 
    $   500 to Northern Virginia Running Club 
    $   250 to Sheltering Wings
    $   200 to American Red Cross - Prince William chapter
    ------- 
    $16,749 total
    

    Results of the 2007 Potomac River Run

  • 2007 Official Results
  • 2007 Brightroom photos
  • Photo: Team CF's aid station at Fort Hunt
  • Photos: Northern Virginia Running Club's aid station at Riverside Park
  • From the 2007 Potomac River Run Marathon and Half, Arlington Cooperation Foundation was proud to present $15,150 in charitable donations:
    $ 3,750 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area 
    $ 2,500 to Invisible Children 
    $ 2,250 to Asha for Education
    $ 1,500 to STOP The Silence on Childhood Sexual Abuse 
    $ 1,250 to AIMS for India 
    $ 1,250 to Association for India's Development 
    $   500 to Girls on the Run - Montgomery County
    $   550 to National Kidney Foundation Team National Capital Area
    $   500 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 
    $   500 to Northern Virginia Running Club 
    $   250 to Doorways for Women
    $   250 to Ethiopian Community Development Council
    $   100 to Congregation Etz Hayim
    ------- 
    $15,150 Total
    

    Results of the 2006 Potomac River Run

  • 2006 Official results
  • From the 2006 Potomac River Run Marathon and Half, Arlington Cooperation Foundation was proud to present $7,250 in charitable donations:
    $1,000 to AIMS for India 
    $1,000 to Asha for Education 
    $1,000 to Association for India's Development 
    $1,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area 
    $1,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 
    $1,000 to STOP The Silence on Childhood Sexual Abuse 
    $  100 to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors 
    $  200 to Young Professionals Keshet 
    $  200 to Northern Virginia Conservation Trust 
    $  250 to Laughter and Arts Foundation 
    $  500 to Northern Virginia Running Club 
    In-Kind to Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless 
    ------ 
    $7,250 Total
    
  • 2006 Photos by Brightroom.Com
  • Photos by Andresa Hart, Northern Virginia Running Club
  • Photos by James Scarborough
  • Photos by Karla McDuffie
  • Photos by Luis Amaya
  • Press release about the 2006 marathon
  • U.S. Newswire story on the 2006 marathon
  • Photo 1 - May 7, 2006, Belle Haven Park on the Potomac, Alexandria, Virginia. Credit: Karla McDuffie
    Athletes prepare to run at the start line of the 3rd Annual Potomac River Run Marathon and Half. Ethopian athelete Belay Teka, (front left) placed first in the full marathon.
  • Photo 2 - May 7, 2006, Belle Haven Park on the Potomac, Alex. Virginia. Credit: Karla McDuffie
    Visiting Ethiopian athletes rally after the 3rd Annual Potomac River Run Marathon and Half to celebrate their victories. (l to r) Tekalign Shewaye, Tamrat Ayalew, Fikadu Deme Jimma, Belay Teka.
  • Photo 2 - May 7, 2006, Belle Haven Park on the Potomac, Alex. Virginia. Credit: Karla McDuffie
    Out of the woods, into the early morning light- visiting Ethiopian athelete, Belay Teka, leads the pack at the 3rd Annual Potomac River Run Marathon.

    Results of the 2005 Potomac River Run

  • 2005 Official Results
  • From the 2005 Potomac River Run Marathon and Half, Arlington Cooperation Foundation was proud to present $5,425 in charitable donations:
    $2,975 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 
    $  525 to Northern Virginia Running Club 
    $  400 to Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation 
    $  375 to Young Professionals' Kesher (YPK) 
    $  300 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area 
    $  300 to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy 
    $  250 to Special Olympics DC 
    $  100 to Joy of Sports Foundation (JSF) 
    $   75 to Asha for Education Washington DC Chapter 
    $   75 to National Association for Children of Alcoholics 
    $   25 to Brain Tumor Society 
    $   25 to Hillel Foundation 
    ------ 
    $5,425 Total	
    

  • Press release about the 2005 marathon
  • Marathon mentioned in Washington Times column by Steve Nearman

  • Photos:
  • Remembering the '80's at Aid Station D (Diabetes Action Research and Eduction Foundation)
  • More '80's
  • More '80's
  • More '80's
  • More '80's
  • Race photography by brightroom

    Results of the 2004 Potomac River Run


  • From the 2004 Potomac River Run Marathon and Half, Arlington Cooperation Foundation was proud to present $3,500 in charitable donations:
    $2,500 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    $  500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area 
    $  500 to Northern Virginia Running Club
    ------ 
    $3,500 Total
    
  • 2004 Official Results
  • Read comments from our participants
  • Read our double five-star rating on MarathonGuide.com
  • "Riverside marathon kicks off"-- May 3, 2004 -- in The Northern Virginia Journal -- page 1
  • "Runners revel in Belle Haven 26.2-mile marathon" -- May 3, 2004 -- coverage in The Montgomery County Journal -- page 3
  • "Marathon effort kicks off today in Alexandria" -- May 2, 2004 -- by Steve Nearman in The Washington Times
  • "Arlington Marathon Is Back On," Metro Sports, Thursday, March 25, 2004
  • "Marathon Finds a Home On Mount Vernon Trail," The Washington Post, Tuesday, March 23, 2004; Page D02
  • "Potomac River Run Marathon and Half-Marathon to Be Held May 2," The Running Network, Monday, March 22, 2004
  • "Marathon effort succeeds in N.Va.," The Washington Times, Sunday, March 21, 2004
    Photos:
  • Photos from Brightroom.com  Brightroom    (Select by bib number or name)    (Browse photos)
  • Photos by Robert Sweeney:
  • Event director Jay Jacob Wind at the 6:00 am start, with Journal photographer Brig Cabe
  • The 7:00 am starting line
  • Alexandria Avenue spirit station, hosted by Potomac Runners
  • Fort Hunt spirit station
  • Riverside Park spirit station, hosted by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Team for Life
  • Volunteers on the course
  • Half-way turnaround at Riverside Park, with John Steitz of DCfit
  • Olympian and 3:51 miler Alan Webb came to watch Ashleigh Drexler run
  • John Piggott, first place male
  • Dr. Antonia Baum, second place female (first over 40) with John Piggott on right
  • Marathon winner John Piggott interviewed by Journal news reporter Drew Bush
  • Photos by Ken Goldwasser:
  • NEW! Celebrating at Tulane Drive
  • NEW! July 2006 photo
  • Valerie Gamache-Janetos, medical chief of staff
  • Adrienne Miller, Ed Barnidge, and Mike Remington at the one-mile mark
  • The Remington Family Runners
  • The whole CFF Team for Life team
  • Paul Legere's Got the Cups Ready
  • Paul Makes the Handoff
  • Alexander Remington Doing Some Carb Loading
    Links:
  • Marathon Chronicles
  • MarathonGuide.Com
  • RunThePlanet.Com