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Get in
America/New_YorkChecked 18 Sep 2026 against the organiser's page ↗
Bring
Photo ID plus the emailed e-Card required at Packet Pick-up: 'Runners are required to bring the e-Card and a photo ID to Packet Pick-up. E-Cards are emailed to all participants in the weeks prior to the event.'
Typical race-week weather
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Race weekend
Packet Pick-up inside the MCM Health & Fitness Expo at the Building Museum, 21-24 Oct 2026, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Runners select a timed pick-up slot via their bib confirmation email. Proxy pick-up allowed with the runner's e-Card and a copy of their photo ID. 'Packet Pick-up is not available on event morning.'
Runners Village in the North Pentagon Parking Lot (Pentagon and Pentagon City metro). Start times: wheels 7:15 AM, duos 7:17 AM, all runners 7:20 AM EDT. 'The required pace for runners is 14 min per mile and must make gauntlets.'
Known as 'the best marathon for beginners'; no prize money - 'The People's Marathon'.