4 days | 22 hours | 13 minutes : Army Ten Miler Recon

The Army Ten Miler race is around the corner, so to speak.

I have the advantage of living nearby, so I promised the team and any other listener runners a few pictures of the run. They were not easy to get, what with the new "hands-free" laws; I'm sure I wasn't supposed to be driving and snapping pictures.

George Banker, Army Ten Miler operations manager had already wrote out the route in text. http://www.armywifenetwork.com/?p=2990 was his most recent posting. I used that as a guide to do a camera recon. Here they are: 10 pictures for 10 miles!

All runners will proceed north up Route 27 and just prior to reaching the Arlington Memorial Bridge the 1 mile mark will be passed. As the runners cross the Memorial Bridge the Lincoln Memorial is head on.

 The course will make a left turn at 23rd Street (a change from 2009) and then a right turn onto Constitution Avenue and pass mile marker 2 and continue up to 19th Street for a left turn. At Virginia Avenue a left turn and above 20th Street will be the first water station with Gatorade (first few tables) and water. 

The course will continue up to Rock Creek Parkway and then turn left towards the Kennedy Center. Beyond the Kennedy Center the course turns left and the 4 mile marker is passed before reaching Independence Avenue (all runners stay on left side of the road).

At Daniel French drive will be water station 4 (same set up).

Prior to reaching 17th Street on the left side is the World War II Memorial and the Washington Monument.

On the right side across the Tidal Basin is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

















The course continues towards 15th Street (5 mile marker) where there is a timing station to check for those who are not maintaining the 15-minute pace per mile.

All runners who do not maintain the 15-minute pace per mile will be directed to turn right at 14th Street and then follow the course back to the Pentagon. This will be around 9:35 a.m.


This is Smithsonian's "Castle" aka Visitor's Center, along Independence Ave.




















The main course continues along Independence Avenue and prior to 3rd Street is the 6 mile marker.















At the corner the course turns left at Third Street and water station three is located between Jefferson and Madison (both sides of the street).

The course makes a right turn at Constitution Avenue and continues to First Street, NW where a right turn is made. The course stays to the left and goes to the left around the Peace Circle and Garfield Circle. There will be another timing station between the two circles.

The course will continue to Independence Avenue where a right turn is made. The course continues and across 3rd Street is the 7 mile marker. All runners will stay on the left side of the roadway.

National Museum of the American Indian, along Independence Ave.




















The course will continue to 14th Street for a left turn and across D Street is the 8 mile marker along with another water station. This will be the LAST water station prior to the finish line.

Pentagon, in vicinity of the Finish Line!




















The course will continue to the ramp for the 395 HOV Lanes (the Northbound Lane). Prior to reaching the end of the bridge there will be the 9 mile marker.


The course will exit the ramp for Eads Street where it will turn right and then another right turn at South Rotary Road. At this point the finish line is right in front of you. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Well, I hope that excites you. I know one of the reasons that I heartily agreed to do this race is because of the nation's sites that we'll be able to run by. They're tough enough to drive by and get good pictures, so a running tour will be right up my alley.


See you all there. Good luck.