All of our marathons are Boston qualifiers!
Safety And Health Foundation

Safety And Health Foundation
www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org

 
  • Our mission and vision

  • To fulfill our mission, we assemble selected references from more than 100 publications, including studies of COVID-19, and we conduct events to benefit a wide range of charities domestic and overseas

  • Thank you for participating in our past events
  • See the list of all past events since Day One of SHF
  • We hope to see you at our future events!

  • Events upcoming in 2024

  • Saturday, May 4, 2024: ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute 21st annual Potomac River Marathon & Half | Registration is now closed | May the Fourth be with you!

  • Saturday, June 29, 2024: ECDC 5K Run/Walk for Refugees | Register now | 8:00 AM Elite 5K, 8:45 AM Open 5K, 9:30 AM Family 3K

  • Saturday, September 14, 2024: ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute 17th Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon & Half | Register now | Last chance to qualify for Boston 2024

  • Saturday, October 5, 2024: Georgetown Half Marathon | Register now | to support two charities promoting girls' education: Mercy Center Foundation in Kenya and children in Nepal via Kaimont

  • Saturday, October 19, 2024: ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute 21½th annual Potomac River Marathon & Half | Register now | in memory of Dean Shulman (1961-2012), founding director of Safety And Health Foundation and Wendy Martinez (1983-2018)

  • Events completed in 2024:
  • Sunday, April 21, 2024: Global Strides 5K - REACH for Uganda | Hand-timed results | Awards | RFID-timed results
  • Events completed in 2023: Award
  • Sunday, December 10, 2023: Chutzpah Chanukkah 8-mile and 1-mile run/walk to support JDC | Results | Awards

  • Saturday, October 14, 2023: Georgetown Half Marathon to support two charities promoting girls' education: Mercy Center Foundation in Kenya and Himalayan Children's Foundation in Nepal via Kaimont | Completed! | Results | Awards

  • Saturday, October 7, 2023: ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute 20½th annual Potomac River Marathon & Half | in memory of Dean Shulman (1961-2012), founding director of Safety And Health Foundation and Wendy Martinez (1983-2018) | Completed! | Results | Awards

  • Saturday, September 9, 2023: ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute 17th Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon & Half | Completed! | Results | Awards

  • Saturday, May 6, 2023: ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute 20th annual Potomac River Marathon & Half | Results | Awards
  • Most of our races run on the scenic, flat C&O Canal Towpath, starting and ending at Fletcher's Cove, 4940 Canal Road, Washington DC

  • Our marathons are sponsored by

  • ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute -- if it hurts, call ACE first at 703-205-1233

    ACE
           

  • Waterford Wealth Management

    Waterford

  • Simone Super Energy™
    Simone Super Energy™

  • All SHF events offer you a choice of these SHF-branded awards:
    • NEW! Colorful and reflective winter hats
    • SHF pocket knives in a protective leather pouch (Warning: Don't carry it in your pocket at airport security -- keep it in checked baggage

  • Our safety precautions | PDF
  • Our emergency response procedures | PDF
  • Volunteer Instructions

  • Our 8:00 AM FULL MARATHONS offer cash awards of $250, $150, and $100 to top 3 M/F overall and your choice of awards to the top 3 M/F in age groups 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over
  • Our 9:00 AM HALF MARATHONS offer your choice of awards to the top 3 M/F overall and top 3 M/F in the same age groups
  • When you register for May 4 or October 19, you may also select to join us for dinner at a restaurant in Clarendon the night before for an additional $10
    and You may take a Red Top Cab ride from the host hotel to the race and back for an additional $10
  • All three marathons benefit Buy A brick Foundation, Marathon Charity Cooperation, and DC Capital Striders
  • The September race benefits Ethio American Athletics Association
  • All of those charities provide volunteer on the course and aid stations
  • The October race benefits The Wendy Martinez Legacy Project • Wendy Martinez (1983-2018) was 81st finisher at SHF's Abebe Bikila Day 8:00 AM Half Marathon on September 12, 2015

  • Our refund policy: We offer refunds only in cases of military deployment, airborne infectious disease, or a death in the family, but we do offer a generous deferral policy:
  • Tell us you're deferring so we can pull out your bib number for redeployment
  • Then simply go to the registration page of any future SHF race you want to defer into
  • Select Deferral or Transfer from a Previous Race ($10.00)
  • Done!

    Consumer warning!

  • We use Active.com for registration, but we dont't like some of its practices.
  • Active.com adds $1.25 plus 7.00% processing fee to every registration up to $149.99
  • Don't buy a MAGAZINE subscription, unless you really want it.
  • Don't buy ACTIVE ADVANTAGE for $89, unless you plan to run at least 9 races this year, so your $10 discount per race breaks even
  • Don't buy REGISTRATION PROTECTION unless you're really really sure you won't run the race -- some race directors will gladly provide 100% refunds upon request (I'm speaking for myself) REGISTRATION PROTECTION must be completed more than 48 before an event. Don't wait till two days before the event
  • If a race web page offers EXPRESS REGISTRATION, you can jump past where it asks you to create a password for future registrations.
  • See this page.

  • The qualifying period for the 2024 Olympic Team Trials Marathon is now open

  • Between January 1, 2022, and December 5, 2023, men and women can qualify for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials by running a half marathon faster than 1:03:00 for men and 1:12:00 for women or a full marathon faster than 2:18 for men and 2:37 for women

  • The qualifying window includes both September 9, October 7, and October 14

  • Directors of half marathons (and marathons) hoping to have their events serve as qualifiers should be aware of the following “fine print.”

  • The event must be USATF sanctioned. Many events that use RRCA insurance and do not offer prize money might not be USATF sanctioned. Qualifying times at such events will not be accepted.
  • The event must be certified by a USATF or World Athletics or AIMS certifier. A list of USATF recognized certifiers appears here.
  • The drop limit of the course must not exceed 3.25 meters/kilometer. There are no start-finish separation requirements (all point-to-point courses are fine as long as they meet the drop limit standard).
  • Complete details