![]() ![]() ![]() Following her remarks, Haaland, a finisher of numerous marathons, including the 2021 Boston Marathon, will join fellow runners on a 10-mile tour of many of the major Washington, DC Memorials ultimately under her purview.Ī predominantly American group of elite women will be first off the starting line on Sunday, with Great Britain’s Stephanie Twell being the lone foreigner. One eager runner will do double duty on Sunday: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a long-time runner, will address runners in a ceremony at 7:11 am, just prior to the presentation of the colors and advanced start for elite and seeded women. That day a combined total of 7565 runners finished the Ten Mile and 5K Run-Walk typically the combined total number of finishers is around 20,000. Covid conspired against holding in-person events in April 20, but race organizers were able to hold a Covid-safe event on September 12, 2021, calling it The Runners’ Delight of Fall. The last time runners gathered to celebrate The Runners’ Rite of Spring® in our Nation’s Capitol was April 7, 2019. We are excited to welcome back our full field of runners at last, and are looking forward to some exciting performances by our competition- starved elite athletes.” (The elite women will start first, at 7:18 am, followed by the men and the masses at 7:30 am.)Įvent Director Phil Stewart said, “It just feels so right to be running the event again in the spring time where it belongs for the first time since 2019. With $92,500 in prize money and potential bonuses on offer, race officials are looking forward to fireworks up front of both the men’s and women’s races. March 30, 2022, Washington, DC /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run (CUCB) organizers are looking forward to welcoming a full field of runners back to the Washington Monument Grounds this coming Sunday, April 3, for the 49 th running of the classic 10-mile race and its younger sibling, the 5K Run-Walk. ![]() Elite Runners Lead Mass Celebration Of The Runners’ Rite Of Spring At The 2022 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile MaSecretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to welcome runners to Washington Monument Grounds, then run in the 10-mile race herself on Sunday, April 3. ![]()
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