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Tidal Basin 3K

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Tidal Basin 3K is held the third Wednesday of each month. Although the monthly run is informal and free, we record and report the results on-line and to Washington Post.

  • We meet at Tourmobile stand on Ohio Drive at West Basin Drive (West Potomac Park, the starting area used by many races), run east on West Basin Drive to Independence Avenue (over Kutz Memorial Bridge) to 15th Street (over Outlet Bridge) to West Basin Drive (over Tidal Inlet Bridge) to Ohio Drive back to the start -- 3 kilometers.
  • Tidal Basin Run is a member of Road Runners Club of America. We thank Peter Lamberton and Potomac Valley Track Club for sponsoring our initial membership dues to RRCA.
  • We ratified our by-laws on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
  • We adopted a $10 annual membership that gets you a vote at our occasional meetings and helps to pay our annual RRCA dues. To join, please fill out the membership form and mail it with your $10 check payable to "Tidal Basin Run."
  • Officers: Jay Jacob Wind, president; Peter Blank, vice-president; Tim Ramsey, secretary; and Ric Francke, treasurer

  • Please join The 2009 National President's Challenge!
  • From www.presidentschallenge.org/login/register_individual.aspx , login or create a user ID, then click Your Groups and join
  • Group ID Number: 83251
  • Group Member ID/Name: Tidal Basin Race
    MONTHLY RACES:
  • DIRECTIONS: From Independence Avenue, follow Ohio Drive south to the Tourmobile stand at the first cross street, West Basin Drive
  • INTERACTIVE map
  • START: Ohio Drive at West Basin Drive | MAP
  • REGISTRATION: Free, starting at 11:50 am, 10 minutes before the 12 noon race
  • BATHROOMS: Available at Lincoln, FDR, and Jefferson Memorials
  • PARKING: Free on Ohio Drive along the river in West Potomac Park and East Potomac Park, but not the Memorials themselves.
    RESULTS: Upcoming Race Dates:
    • July 15, 2009 - #426
    • August 18, 2009 - #427
    • September 16, 2009 - #428
    • October 21, 2009 - #428
    • November 18, 2009 - #429
    • December 16, 2009 - #430

    Standard instructions:



    The Designated Non-Runner

    For each monthly race, we need at least one designated non-runner (DNR).

    We bring the pencils, sign-up sheets and clipboard, result cards, and a whistle.

    The DNR should bring a stopwatch and anything else helpful, such as a clipboard, certificates, refreshments, cash prizes, etc.

    After pre-race instructions, the DNR stands in front of the group, starts them with the whistle and a hand signal, and starts the official watch.

    Then the starter retrieves the registration clipboards, pencil bag, and any personal items (we must not leave unattended items);
    walks over to the finish, and sets up the cards for hand-out.

    As finishers come in, the DNR calls times and hands out cards and pencils, them collect cards and sorts them by number.

    The finish line works best with 3 people -- a time caller, a card-and-pencil-hander-outer, and a collector-sorter.



    Ask me a question or volunteer as a Designated Non-Runner