Friends of the W&OD 10K (6.2 miles)
Saturday, July 26, 2008   •  6:30 pm


On the W&OD Trail from Old Vienna Train Station to Hunter Mill Road & back
The Washington area's only “green” race -- on a flat, shady, unique course
www.marathoncharitypartners.org/friends | call 703-927-4833 | write racedirector@att.net

Arlington Cooperation Foundation and Friends of the W&OD Trail welcome you!

  • This event, the Washington area’s “green” race, recognizes our stewardship of our environment.
  • The unique out-and-back course runs through one of the area's first environmentally-protected zones, an undeveloped meadowland where the deer and the antelope play.
  • The W&OD for its entire 44-mile length is a swath of green amidst urban development all around.
  • The caboose and the Old Train Station where we start and finish commemorate Virginia's history.
  • The race course is a narrow (12-foot) wide paved trail, mostly flat, with a brief spur into a lovely nieghborhood.
  • We offer water and aid stations at 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 miles, as well as the start/finish.
  • We share the course with other users and bicyclists, so stay to the right.
  • To emphasize our commitment to conservation, all our printing is two-sided on recycled paper; we offer on-line paperless entry; we host a Green University® College of the Environment with guest speakers before the race; our t-shirts are printed using a non-polluting fusion process, rather than traditional screen printing; we recycle our race-day wastes; and we plant trees to provide shade, beautify the trail, and absorb CO2.

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  • $1,000 in cash prizes
  • $250 for 1st • $150 for 2nd • $100 for 3rd • M/F
  • Additional 10-year awards 1st / 2nd / 3rd M/F
  • Totally flat, fast, scenic course | Course Map
  • 4 water / aid stations
  • Post-race music and refreshments
  • We want this race the "GREENEST" race ever conducted.  Call us with ideas
  • Benefits       Friends of the W&OD,
          ACF's Marathon Charity Partners, and
          3Rivers Park Jefferson River Canoe Trail (www.greenuniversity.net)
  • Commemorative t-shirt by Sport Science of Vienna
          printed using environmentally-friendly non-polluting ink fusion process | 2007 Front | 2007 Back
  • MAPS:

  • Goodie bag assembly and early packet pick-up, Friday, July 25, 3-6 PM, at Pacers Running Store, 10427 North Street, Fairfax VA 22030 (703-537-0630) | Directions
  • Race-day packet pick-up, Saturday, July 26, at GREEN UNIVERSITY College of the Environment  2-5 pm -- at Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry Street SE, Vienna VA 22180

  • Sign up as an exhibitor
  • Exhibitors at GREEN UNIVERSITY College of the Environment in 2007:
  • Gary Baise
  • Paul Costantino
  • John Frey
  • Marie Huhtala
  • Bikes @ Vienna
  • Friends of the W&OD
  • Friends of Accotink Creek | Logo
  • Friends of Accotink, Inc.
  • Friends of Nottoway Park
  • Hunter Mill Defense League
  • Robin Templeton - Save the Monarch Butterflies
  • Fairfax County Park Authority Invasive Management Area
  • Fairfax County Urban Forest Management Division
  • Renewals by Anderson
  • Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
  • Sharma Construction Co.
  • Kathy Shuey, Nutritional Coach
  • Sport Science of Vienna
  • Sign up as a sponsor
  • Sponsored by in 2007:
  • Gary Baise
  • Bikes @ Vienna
  • Paul Constantino
  • Cliff Dewitt Therapeutic Massage
  • John Frey
  • Friends of Accotink Creek
  • Glory Days Grill
  • Great Harvest Bread Co.
  • Marie Huhtala
  • Hunter Mill Defense League
  • PacersPacers Running Stores
  • Jammin' Java Music Club & Cafe
  • Amphora Restaurant
  • Ledo's Pizza
  • Patrick McDade
  • Anne Pastorkovich
  • Runner's World
  • Sharma Construction Co.
  • Whole Foods Market of Vienna
  • www.FairGrowth.org

  • Directions:
  • From I-495, take VA-123 west into Vienna, where it becomes Maple Avenue. Look for Whole Foods on your left, just before the stoplight for the W&OD Trail crossing. Turn left into Whole Foods to park, or turn right onto Dominion Avenue before Vienna Inn, cross Church Street, and park near the Old Vienna Station.
  • To Vienna Community Center, turn left on Park Street before Whole Foods, then right into the parking area, or keep going and turn right on Cherry Street, then right or left into the parking areas on Mill Street.
  • From Vienna Metro Station (Orange Line), turn right on Virginia Center Boulevard, left on Nutley Street, right on Courthouse Road, right on Locust Street, and right on Center Street. Vienna Community Center and W&OD Trail are on your left. Distance from Metro = 2.1 miles. | See map.
  • Start/finish line is about a half-mile northwest of Vienna Community Center. From Vienna Community Center, turn left on W&OD Trail, cross Maple Avenue, cross Church Street, and cross Ayr Hill Road. Start line is on W&OD Trail about 100 feet NW of Ayr Hill Road. | See map.
    FRIENDS OF THE W&OD 10K  • REGISTRATION FORM
    Make checks payable to ACF, 611 South Ivy Street, Arlington VA 22204-2429

    By entering this event, you agree, warrant and covenant as follows: I know that running is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter or run in club activities unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this race including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including high heat and/or humidity, the conditions of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me.   Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release Arlington Cooperation Foundation, Farifax County Virginia, Friends of the W&OD Trail, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, USATF, Town of Vienna Virginia, and all sponsors, their directors, elected and appointed officials, employees, officers, agents, representatives, and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.   I acknowledge that the application fee shall be non-refundable.   I agree that Arlington Cooperation Foundation may use my name and likeness for publicity purposes.

    Signature ______________________________________ (parent or guardian if under 18)

    Name ________________________________________________
    Address ______________________________________________
    City ST  ZIP ___________________________________________
    E-mail ________________________________________________
    T-shirt __ (S M L X)
    Gender __ (M F) •   Age as of 7/26/2008 __ __
    Phone __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __ __
    Birthdate __ __ - __ __ - __ __ (mm-dd-yy)

    Enclosed is my entry fee:
    Non-members
    [__] $20 by March 31
    [__] $25 by April 30
    [__] $30 by May 31
    [__] $35 by July 13
    [__] $45 on July 26 at packet pick-up



    Members of ACF (use form below to join), MCP, or sponsors
    [__] $10 by March 31
    [__] $15 by April 30
    [__] $20 by May 31

    [__] $25 by July 13
    [__] $35 on July 26 at packet pick-up

    Enclosed is an additional tax-deductible donation of $_____________ to ACF

    Please join Arlington Cooperation Foundation for $10 -- and get a $10 discount on your entry fee.

    Mission:  Arlington Cooperation Foundation works toward a sustainable future for our community by supporting, encouraging, educating, and disseminating information about good health, healthy nutritional choices, physical fitness, issues of public health, and the benefits of co-operative living.  I support the mission and activities of Arlington Cooperation Foundation, and I want to contribute to its future activities.   I understand that the Board of Arlington Cooperation Foundation must approve my application.

    [_]   I apply for 2008 membership in Arlington Cooperation Foundation.  Enclosed is my check for $10 payable to ACF.

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