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Event Timetable



        Friday & Saturday, April 5—6                           7:30 a.m.
        Health & Fitness Expo – see Health and Fitness Expo  Start of elite men’s 10-mile race and yellow wave run-
        and Clinics                                            ners
        National Building Museum
        3 – 8 p.m. Friday                                      7:32 – 7:52 a.m.
        9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday                               Red, blue, orange, green and purple waves start at
                                                               regularly scheduled intervals
        Saturday, April 6
        Credit Union Cherry Blossom Kids’ Run                  8:00 a.m.
        National Building Museum                               Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run start line
                                                               closes
        8 – 9 a.m.
        Packet pick-up and last minute registration (if space   8:09 a.m.
        available)                                             Expected arrival of women’s 10-mile race winner


        8 – 9:30 a.m.                                          8:15 a.m.
        Pre-run festivities                                    Expected arrival of men’s 10-mile race winner

        9:30 a.m.                                              9:00 a.m.
        First wave of four year-olds starts, followed by separate   Start of 5K Run-Walk on Independence Avenue be-
                                                                                th
                                                                        th
        waves for five through ten year-olds                   tween 15  and 17  Streets
                                                               9:17 a.m.

        Sunday, April 7                                        Expected arrival of men’s 5K run-Walk winner on In-
                                                               dependence Avenue between 15  and 17  Streets
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                                                                                              th
        Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile and 5K Run-Walk
        Washington Monument Grounds                            9:19 a.m.
                                                               Expected arrival of women’s 5K Run-Walk winner
        6:45 – 7 a.m.
        Gold’s Gym warm-up adjacent to awards stage on         10:05 a.m.
        Washington Monument Grounds                            5K Run-Walk closes

        7:13 a.m.                                              10:15 a.m.
        Credit Union welcome remarks and Navy Ceremonial       Awards ceremony begins at awards stage on Washing-
        Cover Guard presentation of colors on Start/Finish line   ton Monument Grounds
        on 15  Street at Jefferson Drive
              th
                                                               10:18 a.m.
        7:18 a.m.                                              10-mile course closes
        Start of elite women’s 10-mile race
                                                               8 p.m.
        7:22 a.m.                                              10-Mile and 5K Run-Walk results posted on race web-
        Introduction of Children’s Miracle Network Champi-     site (www.CherryBlossom.org)
        ons and Credit Union Miracle Day check presentation


        7:29 a.m.
        Start of 10-mile race for wheelchair participants








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