Friends of the W&OD 10K

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
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Complete 2008 results
We will add reports and photos soon
Complete 2007 results, reports, and photos

Arlington Cooperation Foundation and Friends of the W&OD Trail were delighted to welcome you!
Our mission for this event:

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 Vienna 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 neighborhood.

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
• You may bring your used (but not abused) running shoes to packet pick-up for recycling
• Our t-shirts are printed using a non-polluting fusion process, rather than traditional screen printing | Front | Lower resolution | PDF | Back
• Pre-race at 1 pm, we plant trees to provide shade, beautify the trail, and absorb CO₂
• Post-race, we recycle all our race-day wastes

Before the race, we hosted a GREEN UNIVERSITY® College of the Environment with guest speakers and panels:

1:00 PM -- Tree Planting on the W&OD Trail across Park Street at the interpretive sign

2:00 PM to 5:00 PM -- Displays and exhibits at Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St SE, Vienna VA

2:00 PM to 2:45 PM -- "The Environmental Impacts of War and Peace" -- panel discussion: Adriana Anderson and Matt Anderson of High Cloud Foundation (recently returned from visiting the Middle East with photos); Leanne Nurse; George Utting; and Jackie Waite, former Peace Corps volunteer

3:00 PM to 3:45 PM -- "The Environmental Impacts of Transportation Alternatives in and around Vienna, Virginia" -- panel discussion: Marsha McAllister, communications manager for Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation; and Scott Monett, president of TysonsTunnel.org

4:00 PM to 4:45 PM -- "All About the W&OD Trail" -- featuring Karl Mohle, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority W&OD trail manager; representatives from Friends of the W&OD; and Guy Holland, marine safety and environmental protection officer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary

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