The DC Road Runners Club is a non-profit regional group to promote running in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is a member of the

Road Runners Club of America Founded in 1958, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is the oldest and largest distance running organization in the United States with over 1,500 running club and event members representing 200,000 individual runners active in their running ...

. DCRRC was founded in 1961 by Hugh Jascourt. DCRRC has 1,500 members principally from

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, the

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and

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. It conducts over 50 races each year, including the Washington Birthday Marathon and the National Capital 20 Miler. Members accumulate points in a summer Bunion Derby Series and a winter Snowball Series. Among the more noteworthy races created by the group are: *

Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run is an annual 10-mile (16 km) road race in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973 originally as a precursor training run for elite runners planning to compete in the Boston Marathon, the race has evolved over the ye ...

(now conducted by a separate committee) * DCRRC Track Championships * 24-hour track run (for 15 years) * Larry Noel

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15K (since 1957, changed to 12K in 2009) * Hugh Jascourt 4 Miler * Belle Haven Half Marathon The Club sponsors a number of training programs, including a 10K program for novice runners in the spring, a 10-Mile training program in the summer, and a marathon training program in the summer and fall. The Club sponsors weekly long runs on Saturday morning starting from the Iwo Jima Memorial in

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, VA. These start at 8:00 am and at 7:00 am from Memorial Day until the end of September. The Club also sponsors weekly track workouts at 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings at the Washington-Lee High School in Arlington. Many DCRRC officers have taken prominent roles in the Road Runners Club of America.

External links

Official WebsiteNational Capital 20 Miler
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