Carl Hutzler’s Blog

I am running my second marathon this Sunday, the Marine Corps Marathon. Its a great race through our Nation’s Capital. While there are some 35,000 runners which can make the start a bit crowded, the best part is the 100’s of thousands of people cheering us on. Its a great way to spend a few hours (well, 4 and a half or more in my case!)

Last year I ran the MCM and it was my first marathon. I was just there to finish. This year I would like to improve on my 5 hour 7 minute time and see if I can finish in 4:40 or so.

I just noticed the course is a little different this year. Instead of running through Georgetown on M Street and up the Rock Creek, they now have us run up MacArthur/Canal Road and then back down the Whitehurst. The rest of the race is the same.

If you want to come out and follow me around, I will be wearing a bright orange shirt with the word “Soccer” on it and black shorts. I should be in the following locations around these times (assuming race start time of 9:00am 8:00am)

• 5 Mile - Canal Road - 9:50a 8:50am
• 10 Mile - Kennedy Center - 10:45am 9:45am
• 13 Mile - Mall Near Smithsonian - 11:20am 10:20am
• 15 Mile - Tidal Basin/14th Street Bridge - 11:40am 10:40am
• 20 Mile - VA Side of 14th Street Bridge - 12:40pm 11:40am
• Finish - 1:45pm 12:45pm

You can also register here to get text messages or emails when I cross various milestones along the way. I am bib #18754. Wish me luck :-)

UPDATE: Race Start Time is 08:00 (not 09:00 hours)