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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Female, over 50, 2:05 ish.  Was aiming for under 2:00 but the Calvert Hill killed me and I never fully recovered.  
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That's ... the half marathon, I take it?  Rock on![/quote]

Yes the half.  I think I would be the fastest woman of all time if that was a full marathon time.

I think there is a balance.  Obviously I'm a runner and I love the fact that DC is a running city with so many races.  With tens of thousands of runners including many people from out of town, this race brings tourist dollars into the city, and adds to the quality of life.  They close Beach Drive on weekends for bikers, which is very inconvenient for some.  But I've also been inconvenienced by closed streets for races and I know its frustrating.  Ultimately I think this was a very poorly run race and that extends to notice about street closures.  Was there something in the Washington Post?  There always is for the Marine Corps (which is run on a route that is definitely less inconvenient).  I was on H Street a couple of days ago and saw tiny signs warning about the race.  People are supposed to see that?  I think if people are going to be inconvenienced it should be for a good race like the Marine Corps marathon and this race pretty much sucked so I feel bad that people were so inconvenienced.[/quote]

I didn't know about it until this morning, when I was in the car.  And I had the newspaper with me and there was no map showing the race route.  Trust me, I had plenty of time to look.[/quote]

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