RunWashington’s 2019 ranked races

With a new year comes a new slate of races for RunWashington’s runner rankings. We’ve shuffled some around, added some, shed a few others.

Each of these races is run on a certified course (but it’s up to you to make sure you don’t run too far). To be ranked for the year, runners must run at least six races, three before July 1 and three after. Why? It’s the most fair (and manageable) way to help put together a list of the runners who have made a commitment to road racing in the Washington, D.C. area.

There are at least 51 events in each half of the year, giving you plenty of opportunities to get in the races you need to be ranked. We’re still confirming a few dates for races. Keep in mind, races may be removed if they encounter course trouble, but we will try to replace them if something is removed.

JANUARY

No ranked races in January

FEBRUARY

• 2 For the Love of it 10k – Reston, Va.
• 9 Langley 8k – McLean, Va
• 10 Love the Run You’re With 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 10 Run Your Heart out 5k – Fairfax, Va.
• 24 RRCA Club Challenge 10 Miler – Columbia, Md.

MARCH

• 3 Reston 10 Miler – Reston, Va.
• 9 Rock ‘n’ Roll D.C. Half Marathon/5k – Washington, D.C.
• 10 Pot o’ Gold 10k – Ashburn, Va.
• 10 Fort Hunt 10k – Alexandria, Va.
• 16 Four Courts Four Miler – Arlington, Va.
• 17 St. Pat’s Run 5k/10k – Washington, D.C.
• 17 Lucky Leprechaun 5k – Reston, Va
• 23 1775K – Prince William Forest Park, Va.
• 31 Scope it Out 5k – Washington, D.C.

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APRIL

• 5 Crystal City Friday 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 7 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile/5k – Washington, D.C.
• 6 Van Metre 5 Mile – Ashburn, Va.
• 6 Loudoun 8k – Ashburn, Va.
• 7 Loudoun Half Marathon – Ashburn, Va.
• 7 Runners Half Marathon of Reston – Reston, Va.
• 12 Crystal City Friday 5k
• 26 Crystal City Friday 5k
• 27 Run for the Children 8k – Fairfax, Va.
• 27 Jaguar 5k – Falls Church, Va.
• 28 George Washington Parkway Classic Ten Mile. 5k – Alexandria, Va.
• 28 Pikes Peek 10k – Rockville, Md.
• 28 Wolftrap Elementary 5k – Vienna, Va.
• 28 Tenley Tiger 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 28 Public Service 5k – Washington, D.C.

Germantown 5 Miler. Photo: Dan Greb

MAY

• 3 Crystal City 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 5 Safe Routes to School 5k – Takoma Park, Md.
• 5 National Women’s Half Marathon and 8k – Washington, D.C.
• 5 Frederick Half Marathon – Frederick, Md.
• 5 Rescue 1 Run 8k – Bethesda, Md.
• 11 Semper Fi 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 11 Police Week 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 12 Mother’s Day 4 Mile – Reston, Va.
• 18 Germantown 5 Miler – Germantown, Md.
• 19 Capitol Hill Classic 10k – Washington, D.C.
• 19 Marine Corps Historic Half – Fredericksburg, Va.
• 26 Spring Georgetown Half – Washington, D.C.
• 26 Alexandria Half Marathon – Alexandria, Va.

JUNE

• 1 Wayfarer’s 10K – Annapolis, MD
• 1 Mentoring Matters 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 1 Race 4 Respect – Washington, D.C.
• 2 Herndon Festival 5k/10k – Herndon, Va.
• 7 DCFR Pride Run 5K – Washington, D.C.
• 8 Lawyers Have Heart 5k/10k – Washington, D.C.
• 9 Women’s Distance Festival/Run After the Women 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 15 ZERO Prostate Cancer 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 15 Run for Roses – Wheaton, Md.
• 20 Hugh Jascourt 4-Miler – Washington, D.C.
• 22 Suds and Soles 5k – Rockville, Md.
• 30 Freedom 5k – Fairfax, Va.
• 30 Freedom 10 Miler – Washington, D.C

JULY

• 4 Autism Speaks 5k – Potomac, Md.
• 4 Firecracker 5k -Reston, Va.
• 6 Capital Crescent 5k – Bethesda, Md.
• 17 Bluemont 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 20 Crystal City Twilighter 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 20 Rockville Twilighter 8k – Rockville, Md.
• 21 PR Birthday Bash 5k – Fairfax, Va. – became a “fun run”
• 28 Riley’s Rumble Half Marathon/ 8k – Boyds, Md.

AUGUST

• 3 Frederick Women’s Distance Festival 5K – Frederick, Md.
• 6 Steve Thompson 8K – Springfield, Va.
• 18 Leesburg 20k/5k – Leesburg, Va.
• 25 Annapolis 10 Miler – Annapolis, Md.
• 25 South Lakes 10k – Reston, Va.
• 31 Kentlands 5k – Gaithersburg, Md.

SEPTEMBER

• 1 Larry Noel 15k – Greenbelt, Md.
• 7 Arlington Police Fire and Sheriff 9/11 Memorial 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 8 Parks Half Marathon – Rockville, Md
• 21 Poolesville Day 5k – Poolesville, Md.
• 15 Run for the Schools 5k- Falls Church, Va.
• 21 Clarendon Day 5k/10k – Arlington, Va.
• 21 Kensington 8k – Kensington, Md.
• Run! Geek! Run! 5K – Alexandria, Va.
• Global Strides 5k -Arlington, Va.
• 25 Susco 8k – Reston, Va.
• Navy Federal Credit Union 5k – Vienna, Va.
• 29 Perfect 10k/10 Mile – Reston, Va.

OCTOBER

• 13 Army Ten-Miler – Arlington, Va.
• Somerset 8k – Chevy Chase, Md.
• 19 Run for Remembrance 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 19 Baltimore Half Marathon – Baltimore, Md.
• Race for Every Child 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 27 MCM 10k – Arlington, Va.
• 27 Monster Mash Dash 5k – McLean, Va.

NOVEMBER

• 3 Parks 10k – Washington, D.C.
• 3 Rockville 5k/10k Rockville, Md.
• 10 Veterans Day 10k – Washington, D.C.
• 10 Veterans Day 5k – Fairfax, Va.
• Janney 5k – Washington, D.C
• Vienna Turkey Trot 5k/10k – Vienna, Va.
• 28 SOME Trot for Hunger 5k – Washington, D.C.
• 28 Alexandria Turkey Trot 5 Mile – Alexandria, Va.
• 28 Arlington Turkey Trot 5k – Arlington, Va.
• 28 Bethesda Turkey Chase 10k – Bethesda, Md.
• 28 Fairfax Turkey Trot 5k – Fairfax, Va.
• 28 Turkey Day 5k – Reston, Va.
• 28 Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5k – Centreville, Va.

DECEMBER

• 8 Run With Santa 5k – Reston, Va.
• Jingle All the Way 5k/15k – Washington, D.C.
• Bread Run 10k – Glen Echo, Md.
• 15 Frosty 5k – Fairfax, Va.
• Gar Williams Half Marathon – Carderock, Md. – tentative on towpath disruption
• 31 Fairfax Four Miler – Fairfax,Va.