The Second Annual Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Marathon will be held on Saturday, March 5. The race is conducted by the Montgomery County Road Runners Club.

This point-to-point trail race will begin at Damascus Regional Park in Damascus, Maryland and will end at Riley's Lock on the Potomac River and C&O Canal Towpath. Runners will be car-poooled from the finish to the start on race day morning. The marathon and 50K begin at 8:00 am, so runners will need to arrive at Riley's Lock for the bus ride between 6 and 6:45 am. Particpants should expect minimal aide, should be comfortable on trails and with the marathon distance, and should be highly self-sufficient.

For the 2005 race runners can expect the following changes:

* 50K option for those who reach Clopper Lake by a predetermined cutoff time.
* Race course will start out of the Damascus Regional Park.
* New sponsors, including Trail Runner magazine, which has included the race in its Trophy Series.
* Increased sponsorship from REI.
* Increased field to 125 runners.
This "close to marathon and 50K" distance race will be timed but is not USATF-certified and cannot be used as a qualifying race.