DC Area Race Calendar

Join Arts on the Horizon in Fort Hunt Park as we host our very first 5K Fun Run/Walk and 1k Kids Dash!

Meet us at 7:30am on Saturday, September 29th for some family-friendly fun. A pre-run warm-up will be lead by Fitness on the Run!

Families are invited to run or walk to support Arts on the Horizon’s arts education programs and performances. In addition to the race, we will have activities throughout the morning to offer fun ways to show your support. Some of these activities include free post race massages, free photo booth, craft tables and balloon animals for kids, t-shirts, kids’ finisher medals, and post race refreshments.

See link for more details, a full schedule of the events, and a map of the park.

The 11th annual Wildcat 5K and Family Fun Run on Saturday, September 29 is a great way to start the fall running season in Northern Virginia.
5K Race times will be professionally provided by RaceWire.
Start times: 8:30AM-5K / 8:35AM – FAMILY FUN RUN

The 5K course is shady and scenic, going through gently rolling hills in McLean, VA. The half-mile Family Fun Run takes runners around Saint Luke Catholic Church and Saint Luke Catholic School, and then across the finish line, where they are awarded with commemorative finisher medals.

Register Now!
Fees: 5K – $30.00; Half-Mile Family Fun Run (ages 3 & Up) – $16
(Note: Onsite registration fees will be $40 for the 5K and $18 for the Family Fun Run)
Online registration ends September 26.

T-Shirts: If you register by September 23, you are guaranteed a race T-shirt. Add an additional race-shirt to your registration for $10.00.

Packet Pickup: Packet pickup will take place at Saint Luke Catholic School on Friday, September 28 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM.

13TH ANNUAL ‘BOO! RUN’ SET FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH IN DC

The Boo! 10K Run and 2-mile Tidal Basin walk will take place on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in West Potomac Park in Washington, DC. The event, now in its 13th year, benefits the Dean R. O’Neill Renal Cell Cancer Research Fund at the Foundation for National Institutes of Health (FNIH).

The Boo! 10K Run is an great training run for the big races later in the fall. Enjoy a scenic run along the Potomac River on a fast and flat course.

25:40’s 3rd annual #FightingChance 8K/1M.
8K – 8 am, $35
1M – 9 am, $10
This race benefits orphans and vulnerable children in rural South Africa.
www.2540.org

Join VIDA Fitness at our 4th annual 5k Run/Walk! This year’s race will take place on October 13th, 2018 at 8am at Hains Point! Again, all race profits will benefit Thrive DC – a non-profit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the DC area. We invite the entire community to join us for this fun, flat race through DC’s beautiful waterfront. Whether this is your first 5k or your hundredth we’d love for you to join us for a morning full of fun! Run with your friends, family, kids, pets, or solo – just come run with us and help us raise even more money than last year for a great cause!

Join us on October 13, 2018, in Washington, DC, or virtually from wherever you are, to honor law enforcement. In-person participants will receive a voucher for a free ticket into the National Law Enforcement Museum. Restrictions apply.

Questions? Contact Kaitlin Gilbride, 202-737-7528

Walk Like MADD is our signature non-competitive 5k Walk/Dash to help Mothers Against Drunk Driving raise both awareness and funds to eliminate drunk driving.

This year we are partnering with The Herndon Police Department and Walk Like MADD will take place at the Herndon Police Station.

You can go to www.walklikemadd.org and select Northern Virginia to register today for only $20!! Hurry price may go up.

Date: October 13th
Time: Same Day Registration start at 8am
Kick-off and Awards start at 9am

This event is fun for the entire family!! Hope to see you on October 13th 2018.

The 5k will begin at 8:00 am on Sunday, October 14 at Fairfax Corner (4100 Monument Corner Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030).

Registration fees:
5k: $35 until online registration closes Friday, October 12 at 8:00 pm
1k Fun Run: $10 (free if family member is running the 5k)

Packet pick up will be at the =PR= Store at Fairfax Corner on Saturday, October 13 from 3-7 pm and race morning on the plaza starting at 7:00 am.

Register by October 1 to be guaranteed a shirt. Late registrations will recieve shirts on a first come first serve.

This is a timed race.

From families, to fun runners, to serious competitors, the Back to School Classic is wonderful race, on a great course that’s within walking distance of the Friendship Heights Metro.

Start time is 9:00 AM on 10/14 at Somerset (MD) Elementary School.

Every registrant gets a t-shirt, and a post-race brunch is included in the registration fee. We have prizes for the top 3 age group finishers as well.

You can register for this year’s event, and learn more about the race at somersetrace.com.

The Spook Hill Cider & Wine 4 Mile Run starts at 8:30 a.m. and utilizes a unique mix of road and cross country terrain. Participants will run (or walk) through historic Burkittsville, up the slight incline of Spook Hill into the Boordy Vineyards’ South Mountain vineyard, through historic Union Cemetery, and the Distillery Lane Ciderworks’ (DLC) orchard. There are always plenty of wine-themed door prizes and your race premium is an event wine glass and a tee shirt. Post-run, you’ll be able to taste (and purchase) Boordy wine and DLC hard ciders without getting in your car. For those looking for the opportunity to spend a scenic autumn day in the country, you can explore the Spook Hill Wine Trail and visit more participating wineries, all of whom will be offering our participants special deals on race day!

A 5K run/walk to support conflict journalists and freedom of the press, in honor of the late Jim Foley, who lost his life in Syria in 2014. There are runs all over the world. The DC run/walk is Sat. Oct. 20 at 10am at Peirce Mill, Tilden St. NW, Rock Creek Park DC.  Thank you for coming out! We have free donuts! (a calorie neutral run).

Register here: http://bit.ly/FoleyRunDC2018

Join Liberty’s Promise for a charity 5k around Lake Artemesia to support low-income, immigrant youth in the DC Metro area. Come in costume for a chance to win Best Costume prizes! Food & drink provided.

Registration begins at 9:00

Race begins at 10:00

Prize winners will be announced at 11:00

Prizes for first three finishers and best costume!

Parking available in College Park Community Center lot.

Registration: $30 or $20 with valid student ID.

Register now online through eventbrite

or on race day, starting at 9:00AM at the Community Center. Students who buy tickets on Eventbrite will be given a same-day registration form to fill out at check in on race day!

Come check out the best little race in Northern Va. >> The St. Rita 5K & Fun Run!

Now celebrating its 15th year, the St. Rita 5K has long been a favorite of area runners for its flat, fast course and fantastic cash & gift card prizes–over $1,000 of prizes in all to top age-group finishers! All registrants get a complimentary t-shirt and swag bag. Proceeds benefit the St. Rita School, serving the Alexandria community for over 60 years.

The day includes a 1K Fun Run for kids starting at 8 AM, followed by the all-ages 5K at 8:30 AM. Strollers and walkers welcome! There’s a fun live DJ, plenty of great refreshments, sponsor booths & demos. And, did we mention, a spacious indoor staging area complete with indoor bathrooms at the US Patent & Trademark Office building?!! What’s not to love?!

See the link for more details and to register.
5K – $30 advance, $40 race day
1K Fun Run – $12 advance / $15 race day
Oh, and use code RUNWASH for 10% off!

JOIN US ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 @9:00AM TO RUN THE SECOND EDITION OF WESTMINSTER SCHOOL 5K. ALSO FEATURING A 1K RACE AND A FUN RUN.
CASH PRIZES FOR TOP RUNNERS.

5K: AGES 9 AND UP $30
1K: AGE 9 AND UNDER $15
FUN RUN : AGE 5 AND UNDER $5

CASH PRIZES
1ST PLACE $250 2ND PLACE $150 3RD PLACE $100

This event will raise money to benefit the Westminster School programs and support learning and enrichment opportunities for students and teachers.

The James Madison High School Band will be hosting the 16th Annual Vienna Turkey Trot 5K/10K and Kids’ Fun Run on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The 5K and 10K, which kick off at 8:30 am, are run on USTAF certified courses. Parents do not need to register to run with their children in the Kids’ Fun Run, which starts at 8:00 am.

All proceeds benefit the JMHS “Pride of Vienna” Band and the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. Join us for a great run, super music, fun prizes, refreshments after the race and the Finish Line Festival!

5k and 10k Race Fee includes a technical T-shirt, guaranteed if registered by November 10.

Entry fees are as follows:

5k
$30 until October 31
$35 from November 1 to November 10
$40 from November 11 to Race Day

10k
$35 until October 31
$40 from November 1 to November 10
$45 from November 11 to Race Day

Kids Fun Run – $20 (Race fee includes a 100% cotton t-shirt for all adults and kids)

For more information and to register, visit http://www.viennaturkeytrot.org

SOME’s Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger–now in its 17th year–brings thousands of people together on Thanksgiving Day to run or walk to help SOME end homelessness and hunger in our nation’s capital. By registering, you are helping to provide much-needed food, clothing, healthcare, and more to the over 10,000 people in need that SOME serves each year.

Join us for the 4th Annual Turkey Trot for Parkinson’s 5k and 1 mile Gobble Wobble.

Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. We’ll be at the Workhouse for the Arts in Lorton, Virginia. There are two distances: 5k and 1 Mile.

Proceeds from this TeamFox event benefits the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. All participants will receive a race t-shirt, a race bib, a race “swag” bag with giveaways and coupons, the race itself, and great post-race refreshments.