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Route details
Independence Day Road Race (Washington DC) 10K has known course details for its 10k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
Quick answers
The Independence Day Road Race (Washington DC) 10K is described as pancake flat. The course notes also call it a flat, fast, closed-road tour of Washington's monument core on a holiday morning, passing the city's iconic memorials and finishing dramatically at the Jefferson Memorial.
The Independence Day Road Race (Washington DC) 10K route starts at Festival Area at East Potomac Park, Ohio Dr SW, Washington, DC 20024 and finishes in front of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC. Underfoot, expect paved roads / park roads (closed-road course through East Potomac Park and the monument core). It passes Thomas Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Tidal Basin, Potomac River and National Mall monuments. A flat, fast, closed-road tour of Washington's monument core on a holiday morning, passing the city's iconic memorials and finishing dramatically at the Jefferson Memorial.
Bib collection is on race morning from 6:00 AM in the Festival Area; runners present their registration confirmation / bib number to collect their bib at designated tents (no advance/expo packet pickup). Several roads around the course are closed as early as 4:00 AM on race day; a full list of closures is published via NPS road closures. Music on the course helps enhance the Independence Day celebration atmosphere. All distances are chip-timed (timing chip attached to the bib). Live results posted online immediately after the race, searchable by name or bib number. Strollers are permitted in the 5K only and must start at the back of the pack. The race runs rain or shine.