18^th Abebe Bikila Day
International Peace Marathon & Half

• The River School back parking area, near 4851 Reservoir Road, Washington DC 20007
• Palisades Library, 4901 V St NW, Washington, DC 20007
• Our Lady of Victory School, 4755 Whitehaven Pkwy NW, Washington, DC 20007
• CVS/pharmacy, 4859 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Washington, DC 20007
• Park on Clara Barton Parkway northwest of Chain Bridge. Walk down ramp to C&O Canal Towpath, and walk about one mile southeast to Fletcher's Cove
• Park across Chain Bridge on Arlington side. Walk across Chain Bridge, walk down ramp to C&O Towpath, and walk about one mile southeast to Fletcher's Cove

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• 8:00 AM - Competitive marathon start -- All marathon award winners must take the 8:00 AM marathon start
• 9:00 AM - Competitive half-marathon start -- All half-marathon award winners must take the 9:00 AM start
• 8:00 AM - Non-competitive half-marathon start -- A few awards
• All finishers receive medals and post-race picnic
• Top 3 M/F in each 10-year age-group win their choice of an SHF commemorative item -- SHF warm wooly winter hats. SHF lunch coolers, SHF billed cap in Blue, Red, and Pink, SHF pocket knife kits (do not take one on you when try to board an airplane),
• Full marathon is a qualifying race for Boston Marathon
• Half and full marathon are both qualifying races for Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Olympic Trials Marathons
• Change your start time to 9:00 AM or 8:00 AM or distance to full or half or vice versa

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• At 7:40 AM before the marathon start, Michael Howland, a singer/actor from Iowa, sings the National Anthem
• Then he runs the marathon!
• His theatre credits include:
  • Harold Hill (Music Man)(Best Actor winner)
  • Robert Kincaid (Bridges of Madison County)
  • The Baker and Narrator/Mysterious Man (Into The Woods - 2 productions)
  • Dan (Next to Normal)
  • Beast and later in another production, Lumiere (Beauty and The Beast)
  • Bert (Mary Poppins) for which he won the Broadway World Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2019
  • Enjolras (Les Misérables)
  • Shrek and Farquaad (in 2 different productions of Shrek)
  • Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)
  • Prince Eric (Mermaid)
  • Kodaly (She Loves Me)
• One of his favorite roles of all time was Captain Hook in the stage play of Peter Pan at the Des Moines Playhouse.
• He puts on monthly cabarets at Pura Social Club and hosts Broadway Karaoke at Tallgrass.
• And if that doesn’t make you tired, Mike has run a marathon in 45 states, nearing his goal of all 50 + DC.
• He is also trying to sing The National Anthem in all 50 states. He has sung in 45 states thus far!
• He loves to lead worship at his church. He and his wife, Julie, have twins, Josiah and Sierra.
• Instagram @runnerhowie
• Video on YouTube

• In memory of the 184 victims killed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001,
        and the thousands more killed that day in New York and Pennsylvania,
        before the races, we ring a memorial bell 184 times at 7:45 AM and at 8:45 AM

• Totally flat gravel trail, alongside scenic C&O Canal Towpath
• The half marathon is out 6.5546875 miles to Towpath mile 9.65 (172 yards east of Billy Goat Trail) and back
• The full marathon is out'n'back twice
• How to place the mile marks
• Aid stations with water, Gatorade, and CarbBoom! (while supplies last) at 4 junctions with Canal Road & Clara Barton Parkway:
      • Fletcher's Cove, miles 0, 13.1, and 26.2
• Lock 6, miles 1.8, 11.3, 14.9, and 24.4
• Lock 7, miles 3.8, 9.3, 16.9, and 22.4
• Lock 10, miles 5.8, 7.3, 18.9, and 20.4

• At the 4 points above, plus:
• Under Chain Bridge
• Lock 6
• Lock 8
• Lock 9
• Lock 11

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

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• Big Gay Smiles, Dr. Robert McKernan
• 3 Washington Circle NW, Suite 402, Washington DC 20037
• Call or text 240-842-3944
• Write to Tyler@BigGaySmiles.com

  

• ArgentBridge, Eric Ashburn, CFP (833-568-4900)
  
  
• Red Top Cab
• For convenient pick-up at National Airport or anywhere into / outside Arlington, call Red Top Cab at 703-522-3333
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• Carb Boom! energy Gels
• Read all about Carb BOOM! energy Gels

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  Pacers Running Store, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington VA 22201 (703-248-6883), and five other locations

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• Simone Super Energy™
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• Please join us a sponsor
• Please write us if you want to be an exhibitor or vendor.
• We announce our exhibitors and vendors two weeks before the race and list them on our t-shirt and web site

• "Showtime Mike" Mebreahtu

• Watch Showtime Mike do his thing on YouTube

• www.britannica.com/biography/Abebe-Bikila
        Read about Abebe Bikila's Olympic Marathon victory on September 10, 1960, in Rome, Italy, in 2:15:16.2.
      • In addition to becoming a national hero for winning the gold medal, Bikila became famous for running it barefoot.
      • He was the first black African to win an Olympic medal, and in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, he became the first man ever to win two Olympic marathons.
• Exclusive photos of Abebe Bikila's gravesite

• To commemorate the anniversary of Abebe Bikila's Olympic Marathon victory in Rome, Italy, on September 10, 1960, and Ethiopian New Year's Day on September 11 each year, we host an international cultural exhibition at the start / finish hosted by Buy A Brick Foundation, building schools and hospital in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)
• We fondly remember Abebe Bikila Day founder and two-time Olympic boxer Seifu Mekonnen

• Do you want to help at an aid station or as a volunteer?
• Volunteer Instructions
• Write the race director

• Specially-cast finisher medals, prizes, raffles, and on-course support to keep you pumped up, sponsored food and beverages and much more!
• You get a whole VIP experience with your victory celebration!
• We have everything to make this a great event.
• It is more than a race; it is global event embracing many communities, children and runners at once!

• Re personal listening devices, we follow USATF rule 144.3.b (Assistance to Athletes): "The visible possession or use by athletes of video, audio, or communications devices in the competition area. The Games Committee for an LDR event may allow the use of portable listening devices not capable of receiving communication; however, those competing in championships for awards, medals, or prize money may not use such devices.
• Because we must be able to communicate instructions to you at certain points in our races, we specifically allow wearing headphones during the race, but we specifically prohibit wearing headphones at these points:
    • Start line
    • Aid stations
    • Turnaround 1
    • Midpoint
    • Turnaround 2
    • Finish line
• Since we offer prize money ($250, $150, $100 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd M/F), we ask you to follow this rule: if you expect to finish in the money, please don't wear headphones. Because of the specificity of Rule 144.3.b, we must disqualify potential money-winners whom we see wearing headphones or other two-way devices such as cell phones and the new talking wristbands. Sorry about that.
• You may carry water or wear a hydration vest, but won't it slow you down? We have aid stations with water and Gatorade roughly every two miles.

ABEBE BIKILA DAY INTERNATIONAL PEACE MARATHON & HALF ENTRY FORM
Make checks payable to SHF   611 South Ivy Street, Arlington VA 22204-2429

By entering this event, I agree, warrant and covenant as follows: I know that running is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter or run in competitive runs unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this race including, but not limited to, CONTRACTION OF ILLNeSS INCLUDING COVID-19, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including high heat and/or humidity, the conditions of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me.    Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release National Park Service, RRCA, USATF, Buy A Brick Foundation, DC Capital Striders, Safety And Health Foundation, and all sponsors, their directors, officers, employees, agents; representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.    I acknowledge that the application fee shall be non-refundable.    I agree that you may use my name and likeness for publicity purposes.

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