Park View, D.C.

Here’s a heads up for those that may have let this get past their radar, the 2011 Sun Trust National Marathon is tomorrow, Saturday March, 26. As you can see below, the race course cuts through the southern part of the neighborhood on Harvard Street, which is scheduled to be closed between Columbia Road and 5th/4th Street between 7:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. You can see a complete list of rolling street closings by clicking here.

For those needing to get around the city during the marathon, if you rely on Metro Metrorail will open one hour early—at 6 a.m.—on Saturday, March 26, to help participants get to the starting line for the SunTrust National Marathon.

The following District of Columbia Metrobus routes will be impacted: 5A, 13F, 13G, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38B, 42, 52, 54, 64, 70, 80, 90, 92, 96, 98, A42, A46, A48, B2, D4, D6, D8, G2, G8, H2, H4, H8, L2, M6, N6, P6, S2, S4, U6, V8, X2 and X8. Buses are expected to return to their normal routes in the early afternoon. For more information on specific detours, please click here.

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