It's not scary, though, because there are so many people around you. With all proceeds donated to local charities, including the Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund and Anne Arundel Medical Center, the race awards roughly 70 competitors trophies for top finishes in various categories. It also offers a rewarding experience highlighted by spectacular vistas. It's truly unique in that it's the only time you get to run across the Bay Bridge. And there's a real festive atmosphere after the race.
People can go down to the beach, relax and savor their run.
Beard, for one, savors the chance to participate in a sport that inspires such camaraderie. He runs competitively for Capital City Flight, a track and field club, but also values the fitness and recreation aspects of the discipline. I signed him up for a million things to help him try to find his niche, and he went out and found it quite by accident. He won a local fun run and decided to join the Striders' youth program. That's when his father, a former runner at Annapolis High School, returned to the distance pursuit.