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LoCo Triathlon

Broadlands Community Center

43004 Waxpool Rd

Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Map

Category: Triathlon (2)
Sunday, July 28
Friday, August 2
Saturday, August 3
August 3 9:00am - 5:00pm

Big Cork Wine Run 5k

Big Cork Vineyards

4236 Main Street

Rohrersville, Maryland 21779 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Sunday, August 4
Friday, August 9
Saturday, August 10
Sunday, August 11
Tuesday, August 13
Saturday, August 17
August 17 5:00pm - 8:30pm

The BREW Mile

Lost Rhino Brewing Company

21730 Red Rum Dr #142,

Ashburn, Virginia 20147 Map

Category: 1mi (19)
Sunday, August 18
Tuesday, August 20
Saturday, August 24
Sunday, August 25
Saturday, August 31
Sunday, September 1
Monday, September 2
Friday, September 6
September 6 5:00am - 6:00pm

Blue Ridge Relay

Grayson Highlands State Park, VA

829 Grayson Highland Ln

Mouth of Wilson, Virginia 24363 Map

Category: Relay (2)
Saturday, September 7
Sunday, September 8
September 8 8:15am - 10:30am

George Washington Patriot Run

George Washington's Mount Vernon

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121 Map

Event Info

The George Washington Patriot Run is a 10-Miler and a 5K on Sunday, September 10.

The racecourse includes both lanes of a 5-mile stretch of the George Washington Parkway.

The Finish Festival will offer music, food and beverage concessions, and a free beer for each runner.

All participants will receive a commemorative George Washington Patriot Run technical t-shirt and a finisher medal.

Category: 10mi (5) 5k (146)
Tuesday, September 10
September 10 6:30pm - 8:00pm

2024 Tuesday Night 5k #6

Lake Accotink Park

7500 Accotink Park Rd

Springfield, Virginia 22150 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Wednesday, September 11
Saturday, September 14
September 14 8:30am - 11:00am

Zebra Dazzle 5k Walk/Run or 100 Mile/30 Day Bike Challenge

Rock Creek Park at the Carter Barron Tennis Courts (16th and Kennedy Street NW DC)

1600 Kennedy Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20011 Map

Event Info

Join the Zebras for this Zebra Dazzle event for all fitness levels. The 5k Walk/Run has 2 options. You can participate as an onsite participant on 9/14 at Carter Barron in Rock Creek Park, NW Washington DC or as a virtual participant. Prices will be awarded for top onsite finishers and virtual participants can walk or run anywhere and will be able to upload their time. The 100-Mile/30-Day bike challenge is virtual only. This challenges provides the opportunity to ride `100 miles from anywhere over the span of 30 days during the August 14 – September 14 time span. You will be able to log miles as you go, so no need to ride the 100 miles in one day! Once registered, you will get race training tips and the opportunity to join various fitness sessions from the Zebras! In addition to paying for race participation, your registration fee also includes the Zebra bling bag (T-Shirt/Finishers Medal/Zebra key chain-bottle opener/Zebra wrist band).

You can also purchase additional Zebra bling from the zebras website – zebrasinmotion.com

Our charity supports awareness for Amyloidosis, a rare disease that is a consequence of abnormal protein (amyloid) deposits in body tissues and organs. Help the Zebras raise funds for further research via the Amyloidosis Foundation, increase awareness about this debilitating disease and learn how to recognize early symptoms. Any additional donations to Zebras in Motion are tax deductible

Packet Pickup will be held on Thursday September 12 from 4 pm until 7 pm at Be Miyghty Fitness located at 815 Ellsworth Drive in Spring MD 20910

Race Day Packet Pickup is at the race site from 6:30 am until 8:00 am

Pre-Race Warmup is at 8:15 am and the race begins at 8;30 am. Wear your ZEBRA GEAR and DAZZLE at the start line!!!

Registration Fee is $50

Category: 5k (146) Virtual option (107) Walk (10)
September 14 9:30am - 11:30am

Chase the Rainbow

Chambers Creek Regional Park

6320 Grandview Dr. W.

University Place, Washington 98467 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Sunday, September 15
September 15 8:00am - 1:00pm

Revenge of the Penguins

C&O Canal Towpath at Carderock Recreation Area

C&O Canal Towpath at Carderock Recreation Area

Potomac, Maryland 20854 Map

Event Info

Start/Finish
– C&O Canal Towpath, Carderock Recreation Area,
Clara Barton Parkway, Potomac, MD

Course
– On the historic C&O Canal Towpath
between Mile post 2.0 & Mile post 12.0.
– Flat, shady, tree-lined, with scenic riverside vistas
the course you always dreamed about!
– Any runner who registers by Aug 12th is guaranteed
a Race Premium (late registrants, please check after
the race for availability).
– A low-key race for anyone training for a marathon,
half marathon, or for anyone that just wants the
challenge.

Parking
– Parking can be found using Google Maps
– Parking is available in the parking area near
the start/finish line

  • Five aid stations along the course.
  • 10 Mile runners pass aid stations five times.
  • 20 Miler pass aid stations ten times
    (approximately every two miles).
  • Each aid station has water and Gatorade.
  • First aid, course marshals, and bike support
    on the course as well
  • This unique out-and-back course runs through
    one of the area’s first environmentally-protected
    zones, dating back to the 1830’s.
  • Watch for deer and other wildlife at dawn.
  • The C&O Canal for its entire 184.5-mile length
    is a swath of green amidst urban development.
  • The race course is a narrow (12-foot) wide
    unpaved trail, entirely flat, and runs past
    150-year-old locks and gatehouses.
  • We share the course with other users and bicyclists,
    so stay to the right.

All proceeds go to Marathon Charity Cooperation’s
partner charities.

Category: 10mi (5) 20mi (2)
Friday, September 20
Saturday, September 21
September 21 8:30am - 9:45am

Kensington 8K Race

Kensington Town Hall

3710 Mitichell Street

Kensington, Maryland 20895 Map

Event Info

Since 1994, the Kensington 8K Race has been a favorite DC area fall race – a fun, fast event with beauty, challenge, and excitement. Run it this year on Saturday, September 21, 2024!

The 8K distance is $39, with a start time of 8:30am. Shorter distances are 2M ($25) at 7:45am and 1K ($20) at 8:35am.

Packet pick-up, parking, the start/finish line, and post-race festival are all near Kensington Town Hall, just a block off Connecticut Avenue about a mile north of Beltway exit 33.

Benefits MCPS local schools.

Category: 1k (5) 5mi / 8k (4)
Sunday, September 22
September 22 8:30am - 10:00am

Plastic Independence Run 5k

Bluemont Park

325 N. Manchester St. Bluemont Park South Pavilion 22203

Arlington, Virginia 22203 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Saturday, September 28
Sunday, September 29
September 29 8:30am - 11:00am

RUN! GEEK! RUN!

south end of Main Line Blvd

1005 Mt Vernon Ave

Alexandria, Virginia 22301 Map

Category: 1mi (19) 5k (146)
Saturday, October 5
October 5 9:00am - 5:00pm

Run the Rock | Rockville

Luck Stone Rockville

1950 Rockville Industrial Way

Rockville, Virginia 23146 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Sunday, October 6
October 6 9:00am - 12:00pm

Red Shoe 5K

National Harbor

National Harbor Blvd

Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745 Map

Category: 5k (146) Kids Run (11) Walk (10)
Tuesday, October 8
Saturday, October 12
October 12 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Dead Man’s Run 2024

Historic Congressional Cemetery

1801 E Street, SE

Washington, DC, D.C. 20003 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Sunday, October 13
October 13 7:00am - 9:30am

James W. Foley Freedom Run

Anacostia Park, Skating Pavillion

1500 Anacostia Drive SE

Washington, D.C. 20020 Map

Event Info

Inspired by the moral courage of freelance journalist James Foley, the mission of the nonprofit Foley Foundation is to secure the freedom of Americans held captive abroad unjustly by terrorist organizations or rogue states, and to promote journalist safety.

The Foley Freedom Run, now in its 10th year, is a 5K Run/Walk. Arrive at the Anacostia Park Skating Pavillion by 7 am. Park roads will close at 7:45 am and the Race will begin at 8 am. Race is professionally timed.

Please register at: foleyrun.org and support our fundraising efforts to promote journalist safety and secure the freedom of Americans held captive unjustly abroad. Online registration closes on Oct 6 with in-person registration available day of at the race location.

Category: 5k (146) Virtual option (107)
Monday, October 14
Saturday, October 19
October 19 7:30am - 12:00pm

IWALK 2024

Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center

14900 Potomac Town Place

Woodbridge, Virginia 22191 Map

Category: 5k (146)
October 19 10:30am - 12:00pm

Soleful Run 5K Series

Winery at La Grange

4970 Antioch Road

Haymarket, Virginia 20169 Map

Category: 5k (146)
Sunday, October 20
Saturday, October 26
Sunday, October 27
Thursday, October 31
Saturday, November 2
Sunday, November 3
Saturday, November 9
Sunday, November 10
Monday, November 11
Saturday, November 16
Sunday, November 17
Saturday, November 23
Sunday, November 24
Wednesday, November 27
Thursday, November 28
Friday, November 29
Saturday, November 30
November 30 9:30am - 11:00am

2024 HBI 5K

Georgetown, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal path

3530 Water St NW

Washington, D.C. 20007 Map

Category: 5k (146) Virtual option (107)
Sunday, December 1
Saturday, December 7
December 7 9:00am - 5:00pm

Tacky Sweater 5K

1309 Raleigh Ave

1309 Raleigh Ave

Norfolk, Virginia 23507 Map

Category: 5k (146) Walk (10)
Sunday, December 8
Saturday, December 14
Sunday, December 15
Saturday, December 21
Sunday, December 22
Monday, December 23
Tuesday, December 24
Saturday, December 28
Sunday, December 29
Tuesday, December 31
Sunday, March 23
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