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- Begin at Iwo Jima, go over Memorial Bridge.
- Pass by the left of the Lincoln Memorial.
- Run along service road adjacent to Constitution Ave.
- At 14th St, cut across to the right and get on the mall.
- Run down the mall to the Capitol. At 3rd St, zigzag left to Constitution then Louisiana.
- Go left up Louisiana Ave and pass in front of Union Station.
- Turn right and run south on 1st St NE.
- Pass between the Capitol on your right and the Supreme Court on your left.
- Also, check out the Library of Congress on your left.
- Turn right onto Independence Ave.
- Go down the hill then at 3rd St get back on the mall (or zigzag on 1st and Maryland).
- Cross 14th and 15th Sts and then go left around the Washington Monument.
- Cross 17th St and pass the WWII Memorial.
- Run down the path along the reflecting pool-- one of the most scenic paths in DC!
- Run to Lincoln Memorial.
- Turn left, cross Independence, and run along the Potomac on the bike path towards 14th St Bridge.
- Cross the small bridge (with great views of the Jefferson Memorial) and continue to the right.
- Just before 14th St Bridge, take stairs left up to bridge path.
- Run across bridge.
- Turn right on Mt. Vernon Trail (heading towards Memorial Bridge).
- Take Mt Vernon Trail ALL the way under Memorial Bridge and past the parking lot at Roosevelt Island.
- Take concrete pedestrian bridge over the GW Parkway and into Rosslyn.
- Turn left at Lynn St and go through Rosslyn.
- Finish at Iwo Jima and enjoy Gatorade!