Capitol Hill Competition Info
Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile & 5K Capitol Hill Competition
Welcome to the special Congressional Registration website for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile and 5K. The Credit Union Cherry Blossom will be held in-person on the weekend of April 6-7, 2024!
Capitol Hill Registration is now OPEN.
In-Person Run
The Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile will be held on April 7, 2024 and the 5K will be held on April 6, 2024.
Capitol Hill Competition in the 10 Mile will be open to Capitol Hill Teams and individuals. Competition in the 5K will be for individuals only. There is NO team competition in the 5K.
Capitol Hill runners will also be given the opportunity to register for the “Double Blossom” (running both the 5K on Saturday and the 10 Mile on Sunday, thereby completing a Half Marathon over the course of the weekend) when they fill out their entry form.
Congressional Registration for the 2024 In-Person Race will be open through 11:59 P.M. on February 29, 2024.
Registration
If you wish to run the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run or the 5K Run-Walk, you must register. Before proceeding, please read the following brief description of the steps necessary to enter and reconfirm your entry. If you wish to enter as part of a team, check with your team captain to ensure that they have set up your team before you enter as an individual.
E-mail Address — You will be asked for your e-mail address. You may access the registration form by using your Capitol Hill email address, although this is not required. If you prefer to use your private, personal email address, please send an email to chc@cherryblossom.org and we will send you a code which you can use to enter the Capitol Hill Competition. Whatever email you use for registration is the email that will be used for confirmation of your entry.
Register — You will then enter all the normal race registration data (name, address, etc.)
Payment — The entry fee must be paid by credit card at the time of registration.
Fees are as follows:
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- $57 for an individual entry into the 10 Mile, plus a service fee. This entry includes a standard cotton 10 Mile t-shirt.
- $47 for the 5K (no team competition in the 5K), plus a service fee. This entry includes a standard cotton 5K t-shirt.
- $129 for the “Double Blossom” (5K on Saturday, April 1 and 10 Mile on Sunday, April 2), plus a service fee. This entry includes an ASICS performance upgrade shirt, a 10 Mile standard cotton t-shirt, a 5K standard cotton t-shirt, and a Double Blossom finisher medal.
Note: If you order any additional items, such as a t-shirt upgrade, medal, or carbon offset, there will be an added service fee for these additional items.
Confirmation — Upon completing entry of your registration information, you will receive an entry confirmation, which you should print and save.
Read the Race Instructions — After you’ve completed your entry, we encourage you to go to the main Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile & 5K website to read additional information about the race. This includes details important to all entrants in the race, including course maps, general information, and details on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Health & Fitness Expo presented by Wegmans. You will also receive a confirmation sheet with runner instructions.
Individual Registration
Team Registration
If you will be running on a team in the 10 Mile (there is no team competition in the 5K), the registration process consists of two steps. You should also follow these steps if you would like to enter the Double Blossom and run as a member of a Capitol Hill team for the 10 Mile and run the 5K as an individual:
Step 1:
The Team Captain (who does not have to be running the race and who may set up more than one team) must create the team first. This can be done by clicking on the link below anytime through 11:59 P.M. on February 29. All team captains will need to set up new User IDs and passwords this year. (Those from last year are no longer operative.)
The Team Captain will pay a one-time $20 team registration fee (plus service charge) when setting up the team and gives the team a name (there are special awards for the most creative team name). This team fee is only paid once by the Team Captain; individual team members pay only the $57 individual registration fee for the 10 Mile or $129 individual registration fee for the Double Blossom and pay no additional fee to join the team (see below for details about Joining a Team).
If the captain will be running on the team, he, she or they will have the opportunity to register as an individual affiliated with that team at the time the team is created.
Once the team is set up, the Team Captain should let all of the prospective team members know the name of the team.
Step 2:
From now through February 29, prospective team members register as individuals by using the link below:
During the registration process, prospective team registrants will have an opportunity to affiliate with any team that has been set up in advance. Each registrant will be responsible for the $57 individual registration entry or $129 Double Blossom registration entry. (The $20 team fee is paid only once by the team captain when creating the team.)
If your office is planning to enter a team, we strongly encourage your team captain to set up the team before individuals sign up. If individuals register before the team they want to join is created, they will need to contact the team captain, who will be able to place them on the team. This is possible, but more cumbersome than having the teams created first.
About the 10 Mile
The 10 mile is held on a flat, fast course with five water and aid stations on the course. Entrants must complete the 10 mile in under 2:20:00 net time. The 10 mile will start at 7:30 am on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Congressional registration will take place through 11:59 p.m. on February 29, 2024.
Click Here for the 2023 10 Mile Course Map. The 2024 course map will have some small changes and will be posted here when it becomes available.
Awards will be given to the top 25 overall men and women, as well as 3 to 5 deep in almost all age groups. Click Here to see the full listing of all 10 Mile awards. Capitol Hill Competition team awards are listed below.
About the 5K Presented by ASICS
Please Note: The 5K will now be held on Saturday, April 6 (the day before the 10 Mile) and will stage on Freedom Plaza and traverse the route of Presidential Inaugurations down Pennsylvania Avenue before crossing the National Mall in the shadow of the Capitol Building and returning by the same route.
Click Here for the 5K Course Map.
All 5K entrants receive the official 5K race t-shirt, their overall times and places in the event, and post-race food and drink. All runners will be scored on net times. Awards will be given to the top 5 overall men and women, as well as 3 deep in almost all age groups. Click Here and scroll halfway down the page to see the full listing of all 5K awards.
The 5K Presented by ASICS will begin at 9:15 A.M. on Saturday, April 6, 2024. All 5K runners must finish and be off the course no later than 10:30 A.M.
Capitol Hill Competition
Award Categories
Congressional Cup: To the fastest House or Senate Team
House Division: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place plaques and one award for BEST TEAM NAME
Senate Division: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place plaques and one award for BEST TEAM NAME
Open Division: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place plaques and one award for BEST TEAM NAME
Capitol Hill Competition Packet Pickup
10 Mile, 5K and Double Blossom Packet Pick-up
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Capitol Hill packet pick-up will take place on Thursday, April 4 in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Rooms SVC 210 – 212. It will not take place at the Expo at the National Building Museum.
Schedule for Thursday, April 4:
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- 10:00 am Doors open to Check Presentation ceremony
- 10:15 am Check Presentation ceremony
- 11:30am CHC Packet Pickup opens
- 2:00 pm CHC Packet Pickup closes
At the Capitol Hill Packet Pickup, we will have one male and one female from our elite athlete field to provide inspiration and last minute tips for running either the 10 Mile or the 5K.
If you are unable to pick up your packet on Thursday, April 4, you will need to go to the general packet pickup on Friday, April 5 or Saturday, April 6. There is no race-day packet pickup for the 10 Mile on Sunday, April 7.
Important Notes for Double Blossom Runners:
- When you pick up your packet, you will be able to pick up BOTH your 5K bib and your 10 Mile bib at the same time.
- Remember, there is NO Race-Day Packet Pickup for the 10 Mile on Sunday morning on the Washington Monument Grounds!
10 Mile Race Day Capitol Hill Competition Tent
On race day, we hope our Capitol Hill Competition 10 Mile participants will stop by the Capitol Hill Competition tent located on the Washington Monument Grounds before and after your run. Details about the location of this tent will be sent to confirmed entrants shortly before race day.
Questions?
If you are looking for general race information and can’t find it here in the Capitol Hill Competition website, please visit the Main Credit Union Cherry Blossom Website.
If you have any questions regarding the Capitol Hill Competition, please contact Sarah Turner at chc@cherryblossom.org.
Finally, if you or someone you know would like to volunteer to help with the race, you can sign up by going to our Volunteer Sign-up page.
Honorary Race Chairs
Thank you to the Members of Congress who serve as Honorary Chairs of the 2023-2024 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5k, supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
2023-2024 Honorary Race Chairs
If your Member of Congress is interested in being an Honorary Race Chair, click below to complete the online sign-up form.
For additional info or questions about becoming an Honorary Race Chair, contact us at the link below.