Senators Ayotte (R-NH) and Portman (R-OH) along with recently elected Representative Tom Cotton (R-AR) won three of the four congressional individual awards at the ACLI Capital Challenge 3 mile on Wednesday May 15 in Washington, DC’s Anacostia Park. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) prevented a shut out by capturing her first female House victory in 25:13. Senator Ayotte ran 26:44 to retain her title as fastest female Senator, and Senator Rob Portman (24:47) took his first title. Defending champion Senator John Thune (R-SD), an event co-chair sidelined with an injury, attended the race and held the finish tape for overall race winner Patrick Fernandez (14:44) of the US Coast Guard.

No Ethiopian man had previously won the Ottawa Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, but Tariku Jufar accomplished that and more, setting a new course record of 2:08:05 despite cool and windy conditions on Sunday (26).