Celebrating a quarter century Sunday, the Capitol Hill Competition is part of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run.

This year, 77 teams competed, with 50 teams from the Senate, 24 from the House of Representatives and three representing federal agencies.

With team names like “Carperdiem” (Sen. Tom Carper), “Marcothon” (Sen. Marco Rubio), “Van Hooligans” (Sen. Chris Van Hollen) and “Cruz Control “(Sen. Ted Cruz) this Capitol Hill tradition is all about having fun. And winning… it’s DC after all!

“Last Best Pace,” a team representing Montana Sen. John Tester’s office, finished first and is the unofficial winner of the coveted Capitol Hill Cup. 

Members of Congress also did their part with 206 serving as Honorary Chairs of the Race for 2023 -2024, including the following members of the Maryland and DC delegations:

Maryland
• Sen. Ben Cardin 
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen
• Rep. Jamie Raskin
• Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
• Rep. John Sarbanes
• Rep. David Trone
• Rep. Kweisi Mfume

District of Columbia
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton

The Capitol Hill Competition is sponsored by Congressional FCU, U.S. Senate FCU, CUNA and NAFCU.