The Fairlington 5K course was a loop through the residential streets of the neighborhood, beginning and ending at the host elementary school. This description is based on the turn-by-turn list on the archived site.
Turn by turn
- Start at the elementary school and head out onto 29th Street South.
- Turn left onto South Abingdon Street, heading south.
- Turn right onto 36th Street South and follow it across South Wakefield Street.
- Bear right to stay on 36th Street as far as the roundabout.
- Keep left onto South Stafford Street and follow it all the way down toward Utah Park.
- Turn left onto 32nd Street South, then left again onto South Utah Street.
- Turn right onto 34th Street South.
- At the South Wakefield Street roundabout, go around and bear right.
- Turn right onto 34th Street South again. The road turns into Abingdon Street.
- Turn right onto 29th Street South and arrive back at the school.
What to expect
The course is mostly flat residential streets with two roundabouts, which makes it suitable for walkers, strollers and casual runners as well as faster participants. The shorter one-mile fun run used part of the same neighborhood.
Running tips
Start in the right zone, as explained on the race start page, and keep to the side of the road to let faster runners pass. Streets were not described as closed to all traffic in the archive, so following marshals’ directions was important.