Run Routes - Week of February 24

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Isabel Sanchez

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Feb 23, 2025, 9:00:29 PMFeb 23
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Capitol Hill Running Club friends:


Sharing a few updates below. Friendly reminder, if Ray or myself are not present, please select a group leader from those present. Sorry, everyone, this Californian gal is still hibernating and staying warm indoors. 🥶


This week's runs are:

  • Tuesday, February 25 (6:30 AM from National Museum of the American Indian): Tidal Basin Run, 4.2 miles, (South side of Mall, L - 15th St, after crossing Independence Ave follow E Basin Dr around Jefferson Memorial, R – Ohio Dr, R – Independence Ave after passing MLK Memorial, cross Independence Ave, return via south side of Mall)
  • Thursday, February 27 (6:30 AM from National Museum of the American Indian) RFK Stadium Run, 4.6 miles (Head out around the north side of Capitol, R – First St, L E Capitol St, Turn around and head back at 19th St across from Stadium/Armory, return around the south side of Capitol)
  • Saturday, March 1 (7:30 AM from Marine Corps War Memorial/ Arlington): Roosevelt Island Run, 4 or 7-mile route choices. (Ft. Myer Dr/Lynn St through Rosslyn, turn right just before Key Bridge onto the Mount Vernon Trail access path. Cross the Roosevelt Island Park causeway and take the outer loop path around the Island. Return the way you came for a 4.0-ish mile run, or turn left onto Mount Vernon trail after you cross the causeway and return to the Iwo Jima Statue via Memorial Bridge for an almost 7-mile total.

CHRC Team - Cherry Blossom 10Miler: 

Thank you for your patience as I gathered further details about the Cherry Blossom Run. We have an opportunity to run as a team. However, here's the catch. To participate, we need to designate a Team Leader who has secured a bib and is willing to register the team. Additionally, all team members must have already secured their bibs as well to participate; without a bib, you will not be able to join as there is no option to register new runners. As a reminder, there was a lottery and participants were notified if they were accepted via email earlier this year. If there are CHRC club members who have secured bibs and would like to move forward, please let me know asap so I can help coordinate us.

For those who do not have a bib and would love to run the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler next year, you can serve as a volunteer this year and automatically become eligible to secure a bib for next year. To learn more, please click here.  

 

Colonel Ray Celeste, Jr. birthday celebration: RSVP by March 5th. 

  • What:  You are cordially invited to Colonel Ray Celeste, Jr. USMC annual birthday party celebration for family and friends.  
  • Where:  The esteemed Whitlow’s Restaurant, 901 U St NW, Washington, DC 20001.  
  • When:  Saturday, 8 March from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm on the first floor in the far end of the bar.  The organic strawberry shortcake birthday from Whole Foods will be cut with a Marine Officers’ Mameluke sword at about 7:00 pm.    
  • Food/Beverages:  There will be an open bar for any draft beer, rail drinks, and the House wine (red and white) up to $600.0; Nonalcoholic beverages are on the house (soda, coffee, and tea (sweetened/unsweetened)).   We will have available appetizers such as chicken tenders, sliders both pork/beef/vegan, Mac and Cheese, smoked chicken wings, and quesadillas. 
  • Parking:  There is a guarded parking lot at the Howard Center lot at 2235 8th Street, NW for $10.00.  You pay through your phone via a QR code. Please note street parking is limited and metered. 
  • Metro Stop:  Whitlow’s is conveniently located just two blocks from the “U” Street Metro Station(Green line) across the street from the popular 9:30 Club.  
  • Children:  They are very welcome! 
  • RSVP:  Raymond...@gmail.com;  Acceptances only NLT 5 March; but feel free to come anyway if you do not RSVP but your plans change. Friends of friends are welcome, too.   

Here are some upcoming runs: 


Have a great week. 


Best, 

 

Isabel J. Sanchez
CHRC Off-season Coordinator
M: (323) 821-2563

 

ps. If you'd like to change or remove your email address, please email me at Sanchez....@gmail.com. 


Isabel Sanchez

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Feb 25, 2025, 9:37:27 AMFeb 25
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All, 

Our CHRC Cherry Blossom Team Lead will be Bianca Markovich, who has graciously registered our team (THANK YOU!). We encourage you to join the team asap as the deadline is February 28th. The team's name is Capitol Hill Running Club (CHRC) and the link to join is here. Once you join, and should you share on your social media platforms, don't forget to tag us! As a reminder, you must already have a bib to participate. If you do not have a Cherry Blossom bib, you will not be able to participate this year.

For those who want to potentially run the 2026 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, consider volunteering on race weekend to earn a Guaranteed Entry. The organizers are seeking volunteers for Friday and Saturday to support the Expo or check-in bags on Saturday/Sunday ahead of each race. If this is of interest, you may sign up for a volunteer shift here and use the code: RUNCLUB. Once you register to volunteer, please forward your confirmation to ni...@cherryblossom.org to obtain a link to register for the 2026 run. 

I'm cc'ing Bianca for awareness, though please try to direct your questions my way to avoid spamming her inbox. 

Thank you, 

Isabel 


On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM Isabel Sanchez <sanchez....@gmail.com> wrote:

Capitol Hill Running Club friends:


Sharing a few updates below. Friendly reminder, if Ray or myself are not present, please select a group leader from those present. Sorry, everyone, this Californian gal is still hibernating and staying warm indoors. 🥶


This week's runs are:

  • Tuesday, February 25 ( 6:30 AM from US Capitol across the Reflecting Pool ): Tidal Basin Run, 4.2 miles, (South side of Mall, L - 15th St, after crossing Independence Ave follow E Basin Dr around Jefferson Memorial, R – Ohio Dr, R – Independence Ave after passing MLK Memorial, cross Independence Ave, return via south side of Mall)
  • Thursday, February 27 (6:30 AM from US Capitol across the Reflecting Pool) RFK Stadium Run, 4.6 miles (Head out around the north side of Capitol, R – First St, L E Capitol St, Turn around and head back at 19th St across from Stadium/Armory, return around the south side of Capitol)

Isabel Sanchez

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Feb 26, 2025, 3:22:41 PMFeb 26
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Re-upping this as the deadline is coming in two days!
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