2007 Final Program - Society of Behavioral Medicine

28 th SBM Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions March 21-24, 2007 FINAL PROGRAM
Activities and Resturants guide for washington, D.c.
Cakelove
1506 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
202-588-7100
Dukem Ethiopian Market
1114-1118 U St. NW, Washington, DC
20009-4441
202-667-8735
Etete
1942 Ninth St. NW, Washington, DC
20001
202-232-7600
Florida Avenue Grill
1100 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20009
202-265-1586
Mocha Hut
1301 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
202-667-0616
Oohhs & Aahhs
1005 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
202-667-7142
Simply Home
1410 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
202-232-8424
U-topia
1418 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
202-483-7669
SOUTHWEST/WATERFRONT:
South of the National Mall is a
neighborhood home to the awardwinning
Arena Stage (the first theater
company to be awarded a Tony Award
outside of New York), Benjamin Banneker
Circle and Fountain, the Titanic Memorial
and L’Enfant Plaza. The scenic waterfront
area features a shimmering array of piers,
sailboats, yachts, fishing boats, seafood
markets, and restaurants. Sightseeing
cruises depart from the marina regularly.
Though once a working-class, immigrant
neighborhood Southwest was revitalized
through early urban renewal programs in
the 1950s. Revitalization has come to the
waterfront once again, with the opening
of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and the
Portals, a luxury office and condominium
development.
Metro stop: Waterfront-SEU
A sample of restaurants/nightspots:
Cantina Marina
600 Water St., SW, Washington, DC
20024
202-554-8396
H2O
800 Water St., SW, Washington, DC
20024
202-484-6300
Maine Avenue Seafood
1100 Maine Ave., Washington, DC 20024
202-554-2669
Information for the Runner/Walker
The following is a short guide to Running
in DC. This group of runs cover fairly safe
areas, and are near the downtown areas.
Washington is a wonderful place to run.
The low-rise nature of the city makes DC
less congested when compared with other
major cities. Most of the normal running
areas within the city are great, and safe.
NOTE--Running through the more touristy
areas will keep you from going astray.
The tourist areas are safe and heavily
patrolled by the multitude of police
departments within Washington. Running
in the monumental areas, downtown,
Georgetown, Rock Creek Park, and across
the bridges into Virginia would be my
suggestions. Some of the ‘bad’ areas of
DC are fairly close to the tourist areas,
so keep aware of your surroundings.
I have never had a problem while
running anywhere in the city. However,
Washington is a city. And with cities
anywhere you need to keep aware of
what is going on around you a bit more
than when running in your backyard.
Inauguration Run
One popular course is to recreate the
Presidents steps if they were a runner
and allowed to run the Inauguration.
Beginning near the White House, get
onto Pennsylvania Avenue heading east.
Follow Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol
Building, entering the road through the
grounds at the point where Pennsylvania
Avenue dead-ends. This road will follow
a gentle arc up Capitol Hill to the back
side. You can either stay in the parking
lot behind the building, or head over to
the first road, which is Second Street. On
Second Street you will pass the Supreme
Court and the Library of Congress.
Continue around the Capitol Building and
back down the road through the grounds
on the other side of the building you
came up. Head back over to Pennsylvania
Avenue and back towards the White
House. This road has nice wide shoulders
to hold the Inauguration bleachers, so
~ 135 ~
there is plenty of running room off of the
road surface. Finishing back at the White
House gives a run of about 3.5 miles.
Twin Bridges Run
The Bridges Run makes a loop of the 14th
Street and Memorial Bridges, across the
river into Virginia. This run has one of
the best views of the monuments in DC.
The run can be run in either direction,
so choose you route according to the
wind direction. The Virginia shoreline
has a bike trail, while in DC the East
and West Potomac Parks road or nearby
sidewalks are better than the sidewalk
next to the sea wall. Both bridges have
large sidewalks, but the Memorial Bridge
sidewalk is much preferable. The sidewalk
alongside the Virginia bound lanes of the
14th Street Bridge are narrow and directly
next to the heavy traffic on the bridge.
The fumes from the cars can get bad,
and is disconcerting to run next to highspeed
traffic, even if you are protected
by a cement barrier. Many runners prefer
to use Memorial Bridge, head toward
National Airport on the trail, and do an
out-and-back course.
The Mall Run
The Mall has been called the nation’s front
yard. It is also the nation’s playground,
including scads of runners. Numerous
runners can be seen trundling up and
down the Mall, day and night. Staying on
the traffic-free pea gravel pathways of the
center sections provide a soft surface and
spectacularly patriotic views. Framed on
each end by the Lincoln Memorial and the
other by the Capitol Building, there are
always numerous sights to be seen. The
run is generally flat, except for the hills
going up past the Washington Monument
and up Capitol Hill. The Mall is bigger
than it looks, with it being about 3 miles
from the Capitol to Lincoln. The trails here
are lit at night, so if a nighttime run is
necessary, this is a good location. Much of
the Marine Corps Marathon is run up and
down the Mall.
Burdette Road Quad Burner
Near the River Road interchange with
the Beltway is Burdette Road. If you are
looking for a tough hill workout, here
it is. Not a road to run at night, as it is
narrow and dark, the continuous upward
rolls of this road make for a quad-burning
run. The South end of the road is at River
Road, while the North end is at Greentree
Road a little past Bradley Blvd.