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The D.C. streetcar goes so slow that a group of runners say they can outpace it.

Typically cruising at speeds of around 12-15 miles per hour—when it isn’t stymied by traffic, people getting out of parked cars, or wayward pedestrians—the system certainly shouldn’t be your first choice of transit when you want to get somewhere in a hurry. In our coverage before its grand opening last Saturday, we reported cars whizzing by as the streetcar gently carried passengers down the H Street corridor.

Now, the H Street Runners club will try to do the same—and live up to their motto of “Faster than the Streetcar!” On Saturday, the club is hosting its inaugural “Running of the Streetcar” event at 3 p.m.

“Come help us celebrate the glorious boondoggle that is the H Street/Benning Road Streetcar with an epic event that we hope will become an annual tradition for H Street Runners,” the group’s Facebook event page says.

Participants will gather at the foot of the Hopscotch Bridge, near the west end of the line, and board the streetcar (which is set to have a top speed of 25 miles per hour). They’ll ride the approximate two mile journey to the other end at Benning Road and Oklahoma Avenue NE. Then, they’ll proceed to run or jog back to the start of the line, leaving the streetcar in their tracks.

To prepare, we can recommend a training video.