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Georgetown to Host Nike Women's Half Marathon Expotique
From April 25 - 27, the Washington Harbour and Thomas Jefferson Street NW will be packed with nearly 45,000 visitors for the marathon's packet pickup and expotique.
Georgetown’s Washington Harbour will host the Nike Women’s Half Marathon Expotique for the race’s debut in the Nation's Capitol, April 25 – 27. .
“We’re very excited,” said Business Improvement District Marketing Director Nancy Miyahira. “The community is excited. We’re all just really curious as to how this first year is going to go.”
The three-day expo at the Harbour will host a variety of events and is expected to draw in nearly 45,000 people to the Georgetown area, according to Miyahira.
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The various booths and entertainment will include free massages, racing stores promoting the latest gear, and other stores selling goods, according to Pacers Events intern Natalie Stella.
Additionally, the new Nike store on M Street will be participating in the event.
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“It’s sort of a way for the store to be showcased,” Miyahira explained.
While the expo will affect traffic near Washington Harbour and on Thomas Jefferson Street up to the Nike store, organizers expect it will have little impact on M Street, said Stella.
Security will be increased for the Expo and Race, in light of the recent Boston Marathon attack, but events will proceed as normal. Stella was unable to provide specifics on how security will be increased.
NIKE WOMEN HALF MARATHON DC EXPOTIQUE HOURS:
Thursday, April 25: 12PM – 8PM
Friday, April 26: 10AM – 8PM
Saturday, April 27: 8AM – 6PM
