2016 Alexandria Running Festival

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We invite you to all the festival activities from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. Please watch our race web page
(www.mc-coop.org/arf) for all the details and any last minute changes.
Agenda of Activities
Friday, May 27th
5:00 -8:00 PM – Early Packet Pickup – Pacers Running Store, 1301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Avoid the lines on Saturday and Sunday morning and pick up your packet from the Pacers in Alexandria, VA. Anyone
picking up his or her packet on Friday will receive a $5 Pacers gift certificate to spend at the store that evening.
Saturday, May 28th
8:00 – 10:00 AM – Course Preview Run – Pacers Running Store, 1301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Join the MCC Summer Training Program for a partial preview of the course. Meet at Pacers Running Store (1301 King Street)
at 8 AM. The group will run 6 miles. You can turn around anytime and set your own distance. Post run food and drink will be
available. As an added bonus, Pacers will be hosting a free equipment seminar in before the run. If you plan to attend, please
sign-up at: http://mc-coop.org/stpweeklysignup.aspx by Thursday (5/26) at Noon.
1:00 – 5:00 PM – Registration & Packet Pickup – USPTO, 600 Dulany Street – Lower Atrium
Pick up your bib number, goodie bag, timing tag, and t-shirt. Bring your friends and they can register on site!
1:00 – 5:00 PM – Alexandria Running Festival Expo – USPTO, 600 Dulany Street – Lower Atrium
Exhibitors include: Pacers Running Store, Dr. Ashis Roy, Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon, Competitor Group, INC for
Nation’s Triathlon, Arlington Performance Care, PC
1:00 – 5:00 PM – College of Running, USPTO, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA – Lower Atrium
BONUS: Win a $100 Visa Gift Card!!!! For each College of Running Seminar that you attend, you will receive a raffle ticket to
win. Drawing will be held after last seminar at 5PM. You do not need to be present to at the drawing to win.

Agenda Time Speaker
Welcome and Introduction 1:00 – 1:05 PM Jay Jacob Wind, Secretary, Marathon Charity Cooperation
How Your Race Entry Improves the World 1:00 – 1:25 PM Nicholas Panebianco, President, Marathon Charity Cooperation
Healthy Hydration 1:25 – 1:45 PM John Steitz, MCC Certified Running Coach
Running Habits / The Good and the Bad 1:45 – 2:30 PM Walt Cline, Sports Performance Coach – www.poweredbyamps.com
Designing a Training Program 2:30 – 3:15 PM Ian Haskins, Men’s XC Coach – www.cuacardinals.com/information/directory/hankins
Meet Your Fascial Network 3:30 – 4:15 PM Jose Chacon – www.stretchmoves.com
The Joy of Running 4:00 – 4:30 PM Dr. Ashis Roy, cardiologist &1st from India to run 100 marathons
Alexandria Running Festival Course Preview 4:30 – 5:00 PM John Steitz, MCC Certified Running Coach

Sunday, May 29th
6:00 – 7:45 AM – Late Registration & Packet Pickup – US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria
NOTE: Half Marathon registration will close at 7:15 AM; Kids Kilometer at 7:30 AM and the High Cloud 5K at 7:45AM
7:30 AM – Half Marathon Start – North Lanes of Eisenhower Avenue between Elizabeth Lane and John Carlyle Street
7:45 AM – Kid’s Kilometer Start – North Lanes of Eisenhower Avenue between Elizabeth Lane and John Carlyle Street
8:00 AM – High Cloud 5K Start- North Lanes of Eisenhower Avenue between Elizabeth Lane and John Carlyle Street
8:30 – 11:00 AM – Post Race Activities – Refreshments, award ceremony and RANDOM PRIZES – USPTO
Getting to the USPTO: Directions to the USPTO office can be found at: http://www.uspto.gov/about/contacts/locations/directions.jsp.
Parking for the Expo (Saturday, May 28) and Race Day (Sunday, May 29):
All runners are asked to park in the USPTO East Parking Garage at 551 John Carlyle Street. Parking is FREE. This 3,000-space
garage is conveniently located at the start/finish area. Exit the garage first floor and walk one ½ block down John Carlyle Street to
Eisenhower. The USPTO Eisenhower entrance is ½ block from the start/finish. Alternatively, you can exit the parking garage on the 3rd
floor and take the breezeway to the USPTO Dulany Street entrance and proceed to the lower atrium.
NOTE: PLEASE NO NOT PARK in the lot directly across Eisenhower Ave from USPTO (where the Foster’s Grille is located). If you
park there you may be towed! Please don’t ruin your day when more convenient FREE parking is available.
Race Day Information
• Runners should arrive at the starting line area one hour before the start of their race to ensure sufficient time to use the
restroom and arrive at the starting line. Restrooms are available both in the USPTO atrium and porta-johns will be available
near the start/finish.
• A coffee & juice bar (patrons must pay on their own) will be open in the USPTO atrium for runners and spectators starting at
6:00 AM for purchase of items.
• The Alexandria Police have asked for us to STAY OFF the grass median that separates the north and south lanes of
Eisenhower Ave. All Eisenhower traffic will be diverted to those lanes and being in the median is not safe. Please be safe!
• Please wear your bib number visibly and firmly on the front of your shirt. Do not remove the tear-off tag until after the race.
Aid Stations
We offer aid stations with water and Gatorade® Endurance at the start/finish and at each aid station. MCC’s charity partners staff the
aid stations to personally THANK our runners.
Awards
Top three male and female overall and top three 10-year age group winners for both the half-marathon and 5K will earn awards. Raceday
random awards presented after the competitive awards include gift certificates from Pacers and Sports Authority. Must be present
to win random prizes.
Results
The results and award winners will be posted at: www.mc-coop.org within 24 hours of the race completion.

http://mc-coop.org/2016-Runners-Welcome-Letter2.pdf