The National Duathlon Festival hits Richmond this weekend. This two day festival of on- and off-road running/biking events is centered mainly around the 2nd & Byrd St area, but there will be some road closures affecting us. On Sunday

• The curb lane of the Lee Bridge closed in both directions, 7AM - 1PM
• Riverside Drive closed from Lee Bridge access ramps to 42nd Street, 7AM - 1PM
• 42nd Street from Riverside Drive to Springhill Avenue partially closed, police present to monitor and control, 7AM - 1PM
• Parking on both sides of 42nd Street prohibited, 7AM - 1PM

About 15 Richmond & Chesterfield police cars (and a couple of fire/rescue) have descended on Jahnke & Dorchester Ave. A loud crash was followed by lights & sirens galore, as Jahnke between Forest Hill & the railroad tracks was saturated with emergency vehicles.

Edit: Apparently a high-speed chase out of Chesterfield crossed into the city, came up Jahnke and ended abruptly at 5101 Dorchester. I was turned away before I could get closer than a couple hundred yards out, but it appears if the car hit the house itself. Photography was frowned upon.

Rescue took at least one person away, presumably an occupant of the car being pursued. Here’s hoping the residents of the house didn’t get injured in this mess.

This coming weekend sees the return of the Richmond Marathon. Once again, the CVS parking lot will host a “Party Zone” with musical entertainment by Worn Glory. Other musical spots include the intersection of Scottview & Longview in Stratford Hills, the entrance to Willow Oaks Country Club, Forest Hill Ave. & Leicester, Forest Hill Park, Forest Hill & Semmes, Semmes & 22nd and the south end of the Lee Bridge.

Traffic changes abound too:

• Riverside Dr. closed b/w Huguenot Bridge & Scottview Drive 6AM-Noon
• Forest Hill Ave. westbound closed b/w Roanoke St. & W. 47th 8AM-11:30 AM
• Huguenot Bridge closed to northbound traffic 8 AM-11 AM
• The southbound exit ramp from the Powhite Parkway to Forest Hill and the northbound entrance ramp from westbound Forest Hill onto the Powhite closed 8 AM-11 AM.

Rough night for neighborhood high school teams, both losing to teams from Chesterfield. Huguenot High School lost a close game to Monacan, 27-20 (NBC12 has video highlights online), bringing their record to 1-5. George Wythe High fared far worse, losing 43-6 to Cosby HS. They remain winless at 0-6.