Sports
While Alexandria doesn’t have any professional sports teams for its citizens to enjoy, it has a magnificent park and recreation department allowing the residents of the city to get involved and play the sports themselves. Alexandria has a park system within the city that has over 900 acres of land spread between 70 major parks and 30 recreation centers. These parks are operated by the Centers, Playgrounds, and Youth Sports Division and contain eight full-time recreational centers and three after school centers. Most of the activities offered are free and include events such as trips, sports, special interest programs. They offer many daily activities such as Ping-Pong, air hockey, pool, and table games. They have game and meeting rooms, gymnasiums, pottery rooms, and racquetball courts. The Alexandria Youth Sports league has activities for youth including football, baseball, and basketball. The National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) gives Alexandria youth the chance to participate in organized tennis play in leagues for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. There are also a variety of adult sports offered including programs for both men and women and coed football, softball, and soccer teams. Chinquapin Recreation Center is one of the largest facilities and even offers facilities for swimming.
Alexandria has an annual Turkey Trot Race, which is conducted by the DC Roadrunner’s Club and is a five mile race through the heart of Alexandria.