Race Day

Road Closures & Parking Information

Road Closures

K Street will close no later than 5:30 AM. If you are driving, we encourage you to get to the Washington Harbour at Georgetown early.

For purposes of ensuring the safety of the runners, Canal Road, east of Reservoir Road and west of Foxhall Road will close at 5:30 AM and reopen at 9:00 AM. The south eastbound lane of M Street/Canal Road, between Whitehurst Freeway and Foxhall Road, will be closed from 6:45 AM - 9 AM. Whitehurst Freeway will close at 7:00 AM. The southeast bound lane of Foxhall Road, south of MacArthur Boulevard will also be closed from 6:45 AM to 9:00 AM.

We encourage our Virginia participants to take Key Bridge (traffic from the Key Bridge will be able to make a left or right off Key Bridge), Teddy Roosevelt Bridge, or the 14th Street Bridge to get to the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. If you come over the Chain Bridge, you will be diverted onto Arizona Avenue to MacArthur Boulevard to Reservoir Road to Wisconsin Avenue. Proceed south on Wisconsin Avenue to the Washington Harbour at Georgetown. Participants coming from Maryland are encouraged to get on, or stay on, Wisconsin Avenue to get to Georgetown (not Foxhall Road, MacArthur Boulevard or Reservoir Road).

Parking

Please check back soon for information on parking.

Public Transportation

Metro

Please DO NOT plan to take Metro if you are a runner or walker. The Metro system opens at 7:00 AM and the race starts at 7:30 AM. This does not allow enough time to walk to the event site and prepare for the race. If you are a volunteer or spectator arriving later, please see the following Metro information.

Blue or Orange line to Foggy Bottom. From there:

  • Walk north (left out of the station) on 23rd Street toward Washington Circle
  • Head west onto K Street (left) ending at the Washington Harbour (under the Whitehurst Freeway)

Bus

Directions from Friendship Heights Stations/Red Line/ Wisconsin Avenue, NW:

  • Take 31 Bus toward SOUTHERN AVE STATION or NAYLOR ROAD STATION
  • Get off at M Street, NW and 31st Street, NW
  • Walk west on M Street toward Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
  • Turn left on Thomas Jefferson Street, NW ending at the Washington Harbour

For additional public transportation information, please visit the WMATA web site.