New - Wave Start Corrals Procedure
	This year the ATM is implementing a new rule for start wave procedures. This rule will be strictly enforced so please take note. Wave 1 (yellow, green, red, blue) MUST be in the Wave 1 Start Corral by 7:50am. After 7:50am you will be directed to line up with Wave 2. There are no exceptions. You may begin heading thru security at 6:40am; no earlier. Wave 2 (white, orange, purple) will NOT be allowed thru security to go the Wave 2 Start Corral before 7:20am. There are no exceptions. You must in the start corral by 8:00am.

	15 Minute Mile Pace Rule
	You must be at the 5 mile mark by 9:35am. If you arrive at the 5 mile mark after 9:35am, you will be redirected at 14th Street to go to mile 8 and then to the finish line. If you are redirected at the 5 mile mark you will receive a time but not an official 10-mile race result. You will still cross the finish line and receive your finisher coin.

	Course Support
	Time clocks - Every mile along course and at the finish. Water - Start, finish and every two miles along the course. Gatorade - Every two miles along the course. Portable restrooms - Start, finish and at the water stations along the course. First aid - Start, Finish and along course provided by Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Police & course officials - Every intersection and along the course.

	Items Allowed/Prohibited from the course
	Items prohibited from the course: Video and audio devices (CD or DVD players, mobile phones, MP3 players, cameras, etc.), weapons, combustible material (lighters and matches), clothing with vulgar writing, aerosol sprays (pepper or mace), strollers, baby-joggers, roller blades, skateboards, bicycles, animals, bags and backpacks. Items allowed on the course: Flags, heart rate monitors, water bottles, GPS watches, pace monitors (not tied into an MP3 player) medical kits and gel packs are allowed on the course. Waterbelts, Camelbaks and other hydration packs and fanny packs are allowed but subject to search.

Clement Nedd Garment Check You can check your garments at the Clement Nedd Garment Check Zone located in the Pentagon Metro station’s lower bus terminal. The area will be open from 6:00am until 12:30pm on Sunday, October 24. No backpacks or gym bags are allowed and all garments must be placed in the clear plastic bag that will be given to you at the garment check. This is for runners only. Attached to your bib is a garment check number. This needs to be affixed to the bag and then the bag tied securely. You may also write the number on the bag using a permanent marker found in the garment check area. The garment check is staffed by many volunteers who are ready to assist you with your dropped bags. All bags must be picked up by 12:30pm. The ATM is not responsible for any items, lost, broken or stolen. The ATM strongly recommends not leaving cell phone, wallets and other valuables in the garment bags.

Timing System The ATM will using the ChronoTrack D-Tag. The D-tag is placed around the laces on your running shoe (see photo below). Watch the instructional video here. photo from ChronoTrack.com Course Entertainment To keep you motivated to run 'Army Strong' and to provide sounds other than the pounding feet of 30,000 runners hitting the pavement, music is provided every two miles along the course. At miles 2 and 4 enjoy the sounds of the The U.S. Army Band (TUSAB), at mile 6 it is all about the highschoolers from Paul VI High School Band and get your second wind at mile 8 from the 287th Army Band.