Bedlam on John Marr Drive

About 20 teams pushed hospital beds up and down the street in front of the Kmart this morning in the annual bed race.

A team from Silverado restaurant won the race, which benefits the Special Olympics of Virginia and Annandale Chamber of Commerce.

 A team from the Reithoffer Shows, the company running the carnival in the Kmart parking lot, came in second and won the award for best-decorated bed, while the Capital District Command team took third place. Surprisingly, a team of firefighters representing Supervisor Penny Gross failed to place, although John Niemiec, president of the local firefighters union, says it’s all about giving back to the community. Last year’s event raised about $10,000.