News From President Lincoln's Cottage

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Thanks to Laurie for sending this information:

Run in Lincoln's Footsteps with
Joan Benoit Samuelson at the
First Annual Freedom 5K XC at President Lincoln's Cottage

Join Olympic champion Joan Benoit Samuelson at the first annual Freedom 5K XC at President Lincoln's Cottage! The Freedom 5K XC, a unique cross country event open to the general public, provides runners and walkers alike the rare opportunity to race on the 250-acre Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) campus in NW Washington, DC. Run with Ms. Benoit Samuelson, Olympic marathon gold medalist and running icon, and enjoy a photo opportunity with her after the race. All proceeds and donations support preservation, award-winning programs, and innovative initiatives such as the Students Opposing Slavery program at President Lincoln's Cottage, the only privately funded National Monument in the nation.

The Freedom 5K XC traverses the picturesque AFRH grounds, on roads and paths that wind past ponds, woods, and fields. As a cross country-style course, the running surface will include paved and unpaved pathways. The run culminates at President Lincoln's Cottage, "the Cradle of the Emancipation Proclamation," where Lincoln developed his seminal document in our country's ongoing struggle for freedom.

Saturday September 27, 2014 at 8:00 am.

$30 through August 27, then $40 through race day. Register online.

Questions? Freedom5K@savingplaces.org or 202-829-0436 x31232.