About Us

About the Race
The Crystal City Twilighter 5k will hold its third running on Saturday, July 24, 2010. This race is a partnership among Arlington County, Pacers Running Stores, and the Crystal City Business Improvement District.  The race starts and finishes in Arlington’s largest downtown and offers twilight views of Arlington County.   One of only a few evening races in the area, this event has proven popular among running and fitness enthusiasts.

About Crystal City
Crystal City, Arlington's largest downtown, is transforming. Bright and vibrant, Crystal City now features an abundance of fine restaurants, cafes, specialty stores, outdoor movie nights, bike trails, and two award winning theaters with Arena Stage and the Washington Shakespeare Company.

With its quick access to the Metro area and proximity to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the area is attracting many well-known businesses, non-profits, artists, tourists, and residents - all who are excited to call Crystal City home. From our hotels to our transportation options, Crystal City is also a green and environmentally-minded area - visitors can feel good about their stay with us, inside and out.

Established in April of 2006, the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is creating a soul for Crystal City. A public-private partnership, the BID is providing a higher level of service to visitors, workers and residents in Crystal City - driving to become world-class destination in both Arlington and the greater DC region.

Whether you are a seasoned tourist, a working professional or a aspiring resident, come experience Crystal City!

For more information on Crystal City, visit www.crystalcity.org.

Pacers Running Stores is a family owned and operated running and walking specialty retailer in the greater Washington DC area. Our current retail locations include: Old Town, Alexandria (1301 King Street), Clarendon, Arlington (3100 Clarendon Boulevard), Pentagon Row, Arlington (1101 South Joyce Street), Downtown Silver Spring (8535 Fenton Street), Old Town, Fairfax (10427 North Street), and our latest store at Logan Circle in Washington D.C. (coming summer of 2010).

Our flagship location, Pacers Alexandria, has been in business since 1991 and was acquired by the Farley family in 2003. Pacers Arlington opened in December 2005 followed by Pacers Silver Spring in July 2007, Pacers Fairfax in April 2008, and Pacers Pentagon Row (formerly Gotta Run) in August 2009.

We are considered experts in the field of running and have developed a strong following among area runners and fitness enthusiasts over the past 18 years. Senior management members are frequent speakers at large events like the Marine Corps Marathon. We provide only the best in running and walking shoes, apparel, and accessories and pride ourselves on our customer service, including our custom fit process, and involvement in our local community.

Pacers Running Stores has been recognized as a philanthropic and business leader both at the local and national level. In 2007, Pacers Running Stores was the recipient of the prestigious Independent Running Retailers Association’s Ubuntu Award for our dedication to philanthropic work. In addition, Pacers Running Stores has received the Arlington Chamber of Commerce/Arlington County Best New Business of the Year Award and Best Customer Service Award as well as the American Red Cross Good Neighbor Award. Since 2003, Pacers Running Stores -through the efforts of our staff, customers, suppliers, and charity partners - has raised over $500,000 for local, regional, and charity organizations.

For store location and hours, as well as a list of other events we produce, please visit www.runpacers.com.

Contact Information:

General event information: events@runpacers.com
Race Director/sponsorship queries: Kathy Dalby kathy@runpacers.com
Registration queries: Pat Dalby pat@runpacers.com
Volunteer queries: Kristen Hundley-Reeves kristen@runpacers.com
Elite athlete queries: Marc Davis marc@runpacers.com

Pacers Events is always looking for energetic, event-minded people to join our race day staff. For information on Pacers Events, please visit our website - www.runpacers.com