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Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

07:307:30 AM Washington, D.C.
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Washington Monument
Washington Monument. Photograph by Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 2027 fields for the 10 Mile, 5K and Double Blossom are decided by lottery, and the organiser lists the 100 Mile Club, Two-Time Loser entries, charity entries and seeded runners as other ways in.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A lottery, and four other ways inLottery entry, plus 100 Mile Club, charity and seeded places.
  • Six waves of about 3,500 runnersSix waves of about 3,500; 2:20:00 limit from the start line.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientA lottery, and four other ways inLottery entry, plus 100 Mile Club, charity and seeded places.

A charity entry means raising $500 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and a volunteer in one year is guaranteed an entry the year after. The 10 Mile is on Sunday 4 April 2027 and the 5K on Saturday 3 April.

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Whole courseGradientSix waves of about 3,500 runnersSix waves of about 3,500; 2:20:00 limit from the start line.

Corrals are assigned from a previous 10-mile time, or a projected time from a 10K, and bib colors match the corrals. Timing uses a single-use MyLaps tag on the back of the bib.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Washington, D.C.

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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Race week

Timetable

Sunday 4 April Race day

  1. Time not published

    10 Mile time limit Counted from crossing the starting line, whichever corral a runner starts in. The 5K, run the day before, has a 75 minute limit. 2:20 limit: 3:19/km for 42.195 km2:20 limit: 5:20/mi for 26.2 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Washington, D.C. time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Ballot dates published for the 2027 race As read 15 October 2026.

Next: ballot opens, 2027 race, .

Past years and every way in
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Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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