Ouch! DC 10-miler becomes an 11-miler because of a suspicious package

Next Sunday I'm running the Chicago Marathon. I hope what happened in Washington today doesn't happen in Chicago next week.

From AP:

A 10-mile race that had attracted about 20,000 runners grew by a mile Sunday when a suspicious package under a bridge prompted organizers to change their route.

The Army's annual "Ten-Miler" road race from Arlington, Va., to Washington and back became an unofficial "fun run" when a Washington police harbor unit found the package under the 14th Street Bridge, a part of the route.

Before runners reached the bridge, race organizers decided to turn them back, said Tara McCabe, a spokeswoman for the Military District of Washington.

Police examining the package later said it was harmless, police spokesman Sgt. Joe Gentile said.