Name: National Capital 20 Miler and Janet Braunstein 5 Miler
Start: 2026-10-03
End: 2026-10-03
Location: Potomac

About the Event

The National Capital 20 Miler is Washington, DC’s premier fall marathon tune-up race. Taking place on the C&O Towpath, the race offers runners a flat, fast out-and-back course with water and nutrition support at regular intervals. Runners may choose the 20 Miler or 5 Miler option. All runners receive race swag.

Members of DC Road Runners receive $15 off the price of the 20 Miler and $5 off the price of the 5 Miler. Make sure you are logged into the same RunSignUp account that you used for your membership to receive the discount.

Janet Braunstein 5 Miler Awards

Overall Male and Female: 1st Place: $15, 2nd Place: $10, 3rd Place: $5

National Capital 20 Miler Awards

Overall Male and Female: 1st Place: $150, 2nd Place: $75, 3rd Place: $50
Masters, Overall Male and Overall Female: $50 each
We will have age group awards three deep. (19 and under, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, and 70 and over)

Races Offered

National Capital 20 Miler

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 32.2K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$65.00

Janet Braunstein 5 Miler

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 8K

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Type — Running

timer

07:20

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Potomac.

thermostat Temperature

4.7° / 13.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

0.9° / 10.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 43m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:51

nightlight Sunset

17:54

About Potomac

Learn more about the host city, Potomac.

Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is separated from Virginia to its southwest by the Potomac River and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of National Capital 20 Miler and Janet Braunstein 5 Miler.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Drake Platenberg	M	33	Washington, DC	1:01:39.04
🥈	Rahul Nandi	M	48	Washington, DC	1:03:24.43
🥉	Sean Hicks	M	52	Manassas Park, VA	1:04:36.14
4	Kevin Finnerty	M	48	Arlington, VA	1:05:11.38
5	Patrick Duprey	M	33	Washington, DC	1:06:10.38
6	Nicholas Paster	M	35	Washington, DC	1:07:14.96
7	Bridget Henne	F	24	Fargo, ND	1:07:57.48
8	Eric Adams	M	36	Arlington, VA	1:08:06.98
9	Donald Goodman	M	46	Herndon, VA	1:08:40.03
10	Andrea Buchanan	F	48	Chevy Chase, MD	1:09:23.32
11	Masashi Saito	M	50	Bethesda, MD	1:11:17.34
12	Xiomara Templeton	F	52	Arlington, VA	1:13:19.15
13	Martyn Smith	M	53	Washington, DC	1:13:59.29
14	Nick Grant	M	40	Washington, DC	1:14:19.46
15	MICHAEL WADE	M	43	Arlington, VA	1:15:31.35
16	SERGIO FLORES	M	40	Washington, DC	1:15:44.13
17	Christopher Blanchard	M	45	Washington, DC	1:15:44.65
18	Vladimir Pavlovic	M	59	Alexandria, VA	1:16:37.26
19	Silvio Krvaric	M	52	Bethesda, MD	1:16:37.82
20	Samantha Cole	F	57	Annapolis, MD	1:17:47.38
21	Alan Mulindwa	M	52	Columbia, MD	1:17:48.16
22	Chuanhui Peng	M	27	Fairfax, VA	1:18:37.73
23	Ryan Casey	M	27	Hanover, MD	1:19:42.23
24	Alexandria Feys	F	26	Quantico, VA	1:21:16.25
25	John Way	M	60	Silver Spring, MD	1:22:07.47
26	Eugene Myers	M	73	Columbia, MD	1:22:14.92
27	Kristen Keller Dickenson	F	46	Centreville, VA	1:22:25.04
28	Gayle Vogel	F	50	Falls Church, VA	1:22:26.34
29	Eleanor Watts	F	35	Falls Church, VA	1:22:59.26
30	Dana Rodriguez	F	41	Washington, DC	1:24:18.94
31	Amy Tiner	F	38	Fort Belvoir, VA	1:24:41.91
32	James Bruggman	M	43	Washington, DC	1:25:14.12
33	Catherine Matic	F	40	Springfield, VA	1:25:33.21
34	Kirk Gordon	M	69	Glenn Dale, MD	1:26:03.28
35	Ruth Taylor	F	57	Jefferson, MD	1:26:08.97
36	Aravind Moorthy	M	50	Vienna, VA	1:26:17.26
37	Alex Hauge	M	34	Washington, DC	1:26:25.01
38	Kate Henley	F	33	Washington, DC	1:26:51.02
39	Michael Newbill	M	53	Arlington, VA	1:26:57.02
40	Shawn Au	M	38	Washington, DC	1:27:10.85
41	Lendell Foan	M	55	Baltimore, MD	1:27:11.57
42	Danielle Goodman	F	51	Herndon, VA	1:29:00.8
43	Meho Bahtic	M	55	Fairfax, VA	1:29:36.5
44	Emmett Delaney	M	59	Reston, VA	1:29:49.95
45	Anonymous Anonymous	M	42	—	1:30:42.5
46	Tim Gallagher	M	51	Bethesda, MD	1:31:01.1
47	Bevan Gibson	M	48	Chevy Chase, MD	1:31:01.19
48	Courtney Buble	F	29	Washington, DC	1:31:08.62
49	Patrick Svitek	M	33	Washington, DC	1:32:53.58
50	ANDREW ROMANELLI	M	40	Beltsville, MD	1:33:16.88

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Hans Moleman	M	38	Washington, DC	29:07.57
🥈	Kyle Hall	M	31	Washington, DC	29:09.77
🥉	Sean McLaughlin	M	39	Centreville, VA	29:55.49
4	Luke Petersen	M	45	Asheville, NC	31:24.43
5	Adam Stolzberg	M	49	Arlington, VA	31:43.77
6	Richard Rapine	M	53	Alexandria, VA	33:47.11
7	Roberto Pedraza	M	57	Bethesda, MD	36:41.99
8	Samantha Horsley	F	39	Fort Belvoir, VA	38:20.97
9	Alysia Bone	F	39	Garrett Park, MD	38:59.71
10	Brandon Mansur	M	37	Alexandria, VA	39:54.3
11	Laura Chipkin	F	45	Arlington, VA	40:09.04
12	Hanna Useem	F	37	Washington, DC	40:29.15
13	Toni Diegoli	F	47	Potomac, MD	41:27.38
14	Matt Meehan	M	61	Allison Park, PA	41:38.05
15	Michael Casey	M	56	Collierville, TN	42:45.14
16	Nakima Sepulveda	F	45	Sterling, VA	42:46.95
17	Anonymous Anonymous	F	41	—	43:11.38
18	EJ Fennessy	M	58	Alexandria, VA	44:47.64
19	David Boyd	M	44	Mc Lean, VA	44:57.54
20	Sreenivas Karpurapu	M	56	VIENNA, VA	45:06.96
21	Robert Parker	M	31	Washington, DC	45:36.74
22	Mary Schroeder	F	50	Washington, DC	46:05.4
23	Rebecca Davenport	F	44	Arlington, VA	46:29.18
24	Emily Chesnes	F	46	Fairfax, VA	46:29.42
25	Liz Harrison	F	49	Mc Lean, VA	46:43.25
26	REEMBERTO RODRIGUEZ JR	M	41	Washington, DC	47:35.77
27	Jan Gray	F	44	Waynesboro, MS	48:22.73
28	Maria Camila Gomez Osorio	F	31	Washington, DC	49:38.07
29	Dara Schulman	F	49	Arlington, VA	49:46.17
30	Joanne Gabor	F	52	Arlington, VA	49:49.31
31	Elliot Ramos	M	49	Silver Spring, MD	50:42.21
32	John Blatchford Sr	M	67	Arlington, VA	51:07.06
33	Anne Coia	F	60	Arlington, VA	51:30.82
34	Jacqui Kulaga	F	41	Rockville, MD	51:42.38
35	Anonymous Anonymous	M	35	—	52:05.23
36	Amber Edwards	F	26	Ellicott City, MD	52:12.46
37	Darbi Colson	F	28	Arlington, VA	52:13.11
38	Bethan Angell	F	34	Arlington, VA	52:16.28
39	Erin Brady	F	31	Washington, DC	52:43.49
40	Sarah Maguire	F	46	Washington, DC	53:04.48
41	Stella Wang	F	43	Arlington, VA	53:17.75
42	Shawna Barry	F	44	Arlington, VA	53:23.05
43	Kaitie Cuttita	F	38	Rapid City, SD	54:12.85
44	Jami Ansell	F	47	Washington, DC	54:21.78
45	Sharon Griffing	F	66	Springfield, VA	55:18.2
46	Maria Colon	F	46	Washington, DC	55:28.21
47	Katie Thigpen	F	40	Arlington, VA	55:44.56
48	Marilyn Cabrera	F	34	Washington, DC	56:03.57
49	Grace Bultron	F	33	Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	58:29.33
50	Christopher Zaccone	M	27	Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	58:32.04

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National Capital 20 Miler and Janet Braunstein 5 Miler

About the Event