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Wilson Brige Half Marathon Draws Thousands

Runners gathered at Mount Vernon Estate before dawn this morning.

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Thousands of runners gathered in the pre-dawn chill at this morning at the start of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Runners left the Estate grounds just after 7:30 a.m., ran up the closed George Washington Parkway and crossed the Wilson Bridge, ending at National Harbor.

The temperature at the start was 44 degrees. Sunrise this morning was at 7:04 a.m.

Results and more information about the event is available at www.wilsonbridgehalf.com.

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