Metro Service

Metro will open at 5 A.M. on race day. The race starts at 7:40 A.M. We encourage everyone to use Metro. You can take the Metro (Blue and Orange lines) to the Smithsonian stop, which is .25 mile from the new staging area on the Washington Monument Grounds. Other possible stops include L’Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange, Green and Yellow Lines), about .8 of a mile from the start; Metro Center (Red, Orange and Blue lines), about .9 of a mile from the start; or Archives (Green and Yellow lines), about .9 of a mile from the start. Due to the proximity of the Smithsonian stop, there will be no shuttle bus service for Metro users this year.

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Walk from the Headquarters Hotel

The host hotel is the Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW, Washington DC 20001. The hotel is within walking distance of the race start.

Driving

The best place to park is on the north side of Constitution Ave.NW or East of 7th St. There will be no parking in East or West Potomac Parks.

Bicycle Valet Service

There will be a bike valet available at 14^th and Independence  Ave., SW.  You may check your bike with race volunteers starting at 6:00 A.M. and retrieve it after the race, or leave it and enjoy the cherry blossoms, then retrieve it later in the day from National Park Service volunteers, who will staff the valet after 10:00 A.M. Do not lock bicycles to any of the race barricades or the locks will be cut off or the bicycles will be stored with the barricades until next spring.