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Getting to the Race

Getting to the Race

Below are maps of interest for Race Day.

Metro

5K: Metrorail opens at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. This makes taking Metro an option for getting to the 5K on Saturday since the 5K does not start until 9:15a.m. Make sure you get on an early train, particularly if travelling from the more outlying stations. The closest stops to the 5K staging area on Freedom Plaza are Metro Center (Red, Orange, Blue and Silver lines) and Federal Triangle (Orange, Blue and Silver Lines).

10 Mile: Metrorail usually opens too late on Sundays to get to the 10 Mile race start. If that does not change, you will need to find an alternative way to get to the race on Sunday, April 6. Metro will be open so that you can take it to return home after the race. The closest Metrorail Station to the finish line is Smithsonian Station on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines. Customers should also consider using Federal Triangle nearby, which is also on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines, or L’Enfant Plaza on the Green and Yellow lines just a short walk away.  

Other Options for Getting to the Race Starts

Below are some other suggestions on how to get to the 5K and 10 Mile race starts. Parking is always at a premium and streets that are part of the race course will be closed. We suggest that you consider other alternatives to driving to the race, but if you decide to drive, arrive early.

Parking with SpotHero

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

5K Parking with SpotHero

To reserve your parking spot for the 5K Race on Saturday, April 5, click the button below to select your race and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.

10 Mile Parking with SpotHero

To reserve your parking spot for the 10 Mile Race on Sunday, April 6, click the button below to select your race and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.

Park Your Bike with Two Wheel Valet

Two Wheel Valet will provide a bike valet service on Saturday, April 5 at Freedom Plaza and Sunday, April 6 on the Washington Monument grounds. This service is free to participants. You may NOT leave any belongings attached to your bike. If you want to leave any belongings, you will need to place them in the clear plastic bag you will be given at packet pickup and then take it to the bag check area on race morning.

 

5K: You may drop off your bike on Saturday, April 5 at Freedom Plaza starting at 7:00 am and need to retrieve it by 12:30 pm.

10 Mile: You may drop off your bike on Sunday, April 6 on the Washington Monument Grounds starting at 6:00 am and need to retrieve it by 12:00 noon.

Make a Reservation with Two Wheel Valet

Other Ways to Get to the 10 Mile

  • Click Here for a map that shows all of the metered DC parking in the city.  Please note that meter parking is controlled by the city and this can change at any time.
  • Here is link to some general parking information in DC:  http://dcparking.org/dc-street-parking/
  • Use Uber or Lyft.  To ease congestion, we ask that people coming from Maryland or DC program in “17th and Constitution Ave., NW” as their destination. People coming from the south (Virginia) should program in 17th and Independence Ave., SW. ( Please note that 15th St. will be closed between Constitution Ave. and Independence Ave. starting at 1 am on Sunday, April 7.) Other streets on the course will start to shut down at 7:00 a.m. So, please plan to arrive early.
  • WMATA has an app and trip planner. If you plan to bus: https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/index.cfm

Plan on arriving early!

Getting to the 5K Starting Area

The 5K Run-Walk staging area and start-finish line are located at Freedom Plaza, 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, in Washington, DC.

Metro Service will open at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, so will be available for getting to and from the race site on race day. See above for information about reserving a parking spot with SpotHero and reserving a spot with our free bike valet service with Two Wheel Valet.