KAIMONT LLC, Mercy Center Foundation USA, and local partners welcome you to the Georgetown Half Marathon. This route is flat, scenic, and offers beautiful views of the Potomac river. Enjoy a lovely day on the C&O Canal Towpath and see displays about the historic C&O Canal both before and after the race. Walkers welcome. Proceeds from the race will help to support girls’ education in rural Kenya and Nepal.

$10 discount to Active Duty Military, entrants in SHF’s 2021 half and full marathons, Georgetown Running Company, 50 States Club, 50 States + DC Club, or 100 Half Marathons Club

COURSE MAPS:

• Start and finish at Fletcher’s Cove | 4940 Canal Road NW, Washington DC

USATF certified course DC09005RT | Certificate | Color Map | B&W Map | PDF | GMAP

PRE-RACE PACKET PICK-UP:

• Friday, October 8, 2021, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Georgetown Running Company, 3401 M Street NW, Washington DC
• After on-line registration closes, you may still enter at pre-race packet pick-up
• No race-day registration, please

RACE-DAY DIRECTIONS:

• From westbound Canal Road, watch for the entrance to Fletcher’s Cove across from Reservoir Road
• At the stop light, please cross Canal Road CAREFULLY to get to Fletcher’s Cove’s driveway
• From eastbound Canal Road, either make a hairpin right turn into Fletcher’s Cove’s driveway, or turn right at the stoplight, drive up Reservoir Road and park there, or turn around, drive back down Reservoir Road, and then at the stop light, please cross Canal Road CAREFULLY to get to Fletcher’s Cove’s driveway
• Fletcher’s Cove has about 50 free parking spots above C&O Canal, or stay right and proceed through a tunnel under C&O Canal to another 166 free parking spots
• Participants may park off-site, so that we leave some parking spaces available at Fletcher’s Cove for the general public. Off-site parking options:
  • Anywhere on or off Reservoir Road, Bending Lane, Hutchins Lane, W Street, or Macarthur Boulevard
• Packet pick-up is open from 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM
• Fletcher’s Cove has permanent toilets adjacent to the parking area above C&O Canal

POST-RACE:

• Awards to top 3 male and female overall and top 3 male and female in ten-year age groups: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over
• Awards are gift certificates from Georgetown Running Company and other sponsors
• Distinctive random awards
• Refreshments, live music, and an exciting guest speaker