By the way: Washington has more than its share of marathons and half-marathons, as the running tribe likes to stage races around the monuments and Mall. And I have to admit, DC is a lovely place to hold such events. I’ve always thought it would be interesting to stage an event with a route leading from the 6th Street docks up to Fort Stevens, the military cemetery and the site of the Montgomery Blair mansion in Silver Spring. Detour as needed along the federal entrenchment line to make up the miles appropriate to the race. Call it “The Race that Mattered.” It would be a great occasion to dress up the cemetery, which is sadly neglected and almost forgotten, and to highlight this historical event. Now that the Southwest Waterfront has become a premier location and a really neat place to visit, it could be a fun event, and a nice change from the usual routes around the Mall and Haines Point.
“And I have to admit, DC is a lovely place to hold such events.”
The only thing lovely about D.C. is getting the hell out of there. I had a colleague robbed at gun point at the Iwo Jima memorial. F it.