Rankings · updated July 28, 2026

Best Races in Maryland

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Best 5Ks in Maryland

  1. 1 All Out Open Water Swim Oxon Hill, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  2. 2 Betterton Day 5k Betterton, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  3. 3 Blue Crab Bolt Trail Run - Little Bennett Clarksburg, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  4. 4 Bordeleau Vineyards Wine Run 5k Eden, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  5. 5 Casey Cares Foundation's 17th Annual 5K Run/Walk Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  6. 6 $5 5K Series: 2026 Family Fun Run Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  7. 7 Beat the Heat Maryland Indoor 5K/Family Fun Run at Arundel Mills Mall! Presented by Sun & Ski Sports! Hanover, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  8. 8 Charm City Run 5K at Boordy Vineyards presented by Hoka Hydes, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  9. 9 BRRC Beginner/Intermediate 5K Training Program Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  10. 10 Catch-A-Pig 5K & 1K Bacon Stroll Bel Air, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
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Every ranked race in Maryland

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  1. 1 JFK 50 Mile Boonsboro, MD Nov 2026 65.2/100
  2. 2 2026 MCRRC Youth Running Series Rockville, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  3. 3 All Out Open Water Swim Oxon Hill, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  4. 4 Betterton Day 5k Betterton, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  5. 5 Blue Crab Bolt Trail Run - Little Bennett Clarksburg, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  6. 6 Bordeleau Vineyards Wine Run 5k Eden, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  7. 7 Casey Cares Foundation's 17th Annual 5K Run/Walk Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  8. 8 Age-Graded 4-Miler West Bethesda, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  9. 9 Airfield Run Churchville, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  10. 10 Dog Days 8K Cross Country Run Arnold, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  11. 11 $5 5K Series: 2026 Family Fun Run Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  12. 12 Beat the Heat Maryland Indoor 5K/Family Fun Run at Arundel Mills Mall! Presented by Sun & Ski Sports! Hanover, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  13. 13 Charm City Run 5K at Boordy Vineyards presented by Hoka Hydes, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  14. 14 BRRC Beginner/Intermediate 5K Training Program Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  15. 15 Catch-A-Pig 5K & 1K Bacon Stroll Bel Air, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  16. 16 Eagle Greenway Run Darlington, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  17. 17 2026 Fort Detrick Danish Flyver March, hosted by the 21st Theater Signal Brigade Fort Detrick, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  18. 18 22nd POTOMAC STREET MILE Brunswick, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  19. 19 C3 Scratch N Denton Denton, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  20. 20 Charles County Trauma Walk: Healing Together, Moving Forward! Waldorf, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  21. 21 Annapolis 10 Mile Run Annapolis, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  22. 22 Crush the Chesapeake 5K Chesapeake City, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  23. 23 2026 Bullseye Striders Youth Cross Country program Ellicott City, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  24. 24 1st Annual New Market Canines & Cornhole New Market, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  25. 25 47th Mike Sterling 10k/5k Crisfield, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  26. 26 Aberdeen 250 Freedom 5K Run and Walk Aberdeen, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  27. 27 Altra Charles Street 12 and 2-Person Relay presented by Kelly Benefits Towson, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  28. 28 BLS 5k Brunch Run College Park, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  29. 29 Emancipation Day 5K Laurel, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  30. 30 2026 Rainey Day 5K Your City, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  31. 31 Claude Hall 5K and ColorRun Fundraiser Snow Hill, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  32. 32 9/11 Heroes Run - Annapolis Annapolis, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  33. 33 Bay Bridge Paddle Annapolis, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  34. 34 Annapolis RUN for The Light House Annapolis, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  35. 35 ASICS Susquehanna River Running Festival presented by University of Maryland Medical System Havre de Grace, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  36. 36 Climb to End Cancer - Historic Fort Ritchie presented by: WellAve Dermatology Cascade, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  37. 37 20th Annual Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk Rosedale, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  38. 38 ASHFoundation’s 7th Annual Virtual Walk/Run: Run the Legacy. Fund the Future. Rockville, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  39. 39 2026 Prelude 5k & 10k Walk/Run Glenn Dale, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  40. 40 BMHS 5K for the Arts Bladensburg, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  41. 41 Bull Run REUNION RUN 2026 Parkton, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  42. 42 C3 Rolling Donuts ride Centreville, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  43. 43 Color Splash 1K & 5K Run/Walk 2026 Hagerstown, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  44. 44 Cycling for Our Heroes Havre De Grace, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  45. 45 16th Annual Run Wild for Autism 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run & Walk Baltimore, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  46. 46 Adams Light "Run for Recovery" 5K Perry Hall, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  47. 47 Charm City Run 20-Miler Freeland, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  48. 48 Columbia Classic 5K & 10K Columbia, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  49. 49 102st Goddard 2 Miler Greenbelt, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  50. 50 APSE All-In Virtual Race: Racing for Real Jobs & Real Pay Your City, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  51. 51 Baltimore Triathlon Festival Chase, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  52. 52 Black Nurses of Southern Maryland Health Fair and Walk/Run Fort Washington, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  53. 53 2026 Hua Sports 5K, Half Marathon and Marathon Point Of Rocks, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  54. 54 13th ANNUAL AWE INSPIRING 5K Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  55. 55 Coppermine 3rd Annual Breast Cancer 5K Hampstead, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  56. 56 Chestertown Challenge Half Marathon Run and 5K Run/Walk Chestertown, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  57. 57 Baltimore Running Festival Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  58. 58 Boulder Dash at Pinesburg Quarry Williamsport, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  59. 59 BRRC Fall Long Run/Half Marathon Training Group Towson, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  60. 60 CalvertHealth Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk Solomons, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  61. 61 Coastal Walk & 5K Run Berlin, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  62. 62 DANNY'S RUN...Salisbury, MD Salisbury, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  63. 63 Baltimore Empower Walk & 5K Run Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  64. 64 Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon/Half Marathon/10k Hancock, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  65. 65 33rd Annual Cardinal Cup 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  66. 66 Arrr You Ready to Trot? Cobb Island, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  67. 67 Believe In Tomorrow Port to Fort 6K 2026 Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  68. 68 Cats & Bats Haunted 5K Aberdeen, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  69. 69 Downs Park 5 Miler Pasadena, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  70. 70 Bay Bridge Run Annapolis, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  71. 71 Bay Bridge Walk/Run for a Cause - Walk the Walk Foundation Annapolis, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  72. 72 Angels on the Run 5K Elkridge, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  73. 73 Big Cork Wine Run Turkey Trot 5k Rohrersville, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  74. 74 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra Boonsboro, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  75. 75 22nd Annual Catonsville High School XC Turkey Trot Catonsville, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  76. 76 22nd Annual LARS Race Against Hunger & Homelessness (The Turkey Trot) Laurel, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  77. 77 Bulle Rock Turkey Trot 5K - Thanksgiving Day 2026 Havre De Grace, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  78. 78 Chase Thanksgiving 5K Middle River, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  79. 79 Downtown Columbia Turkey Trot 5K Columbia, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  80. 80 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  81. 81 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Montgomery County, MD Boyds, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  82. 82 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Solomons Island, MD Solomons Island, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  83. 83 Candy Cane Dash Frederick, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  84. 84 2026 YMCA Santa Run 5K/10K and One Mile Elf Run/Walk Frederick, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  85. 85 Celtic Solstice Five-Miler Baltimore, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  86. 86 Cupid's Chase 5K Baltimore Baltimore, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  87. 87 Cupid's Chase 5K Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  88. 88 4STEPS THERAPEUTIC RIDING 5k Parsonsburg, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  89. 89 Coming Soon! The 2027 Maryland Indoor 5k and Family Fun Run at Arundel Mills Mall! Hanover, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  90. 90 Chapman Farm St. Patrick's Day Fun Run and Walk Crofton, MD Mar 2027 15.0/100
  91. 91 Annapolis Running Festival Annapolis, MD Mar 2027 15.0/100
  92. 92 Deer Dash 5K and Fun Run New Market, MD May 2027 15.0/100
  93. 93 Baltimore 10 Miler Baltimore, MD Jun 2027 15.0/100
  94. 94 2027 Cal Tri DC - 6.13.27 Marbury, MD Jun 2027 15.0/100
  95. 95 Caleb's Corner Charities Annual 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk/Fun Run Laurel, MD Oct 2027 15.0/100
  96. 96 Camp Run Moore - 5-Day Sleepaway Running Camp | July 27–31 Westminster, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100

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