Rankings · updated July 10, 2026

Best Races in MD

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  1. 1 JFK 50 Mile Boonsboro, MD Nov 2026 65.2/100
  2. 2 Catch-A-Pig 5K & 1K Bacon Stroll Bel Air, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  3. 3 Bulle Rock Turkey Trot 5K - Thanksgiving Day 2026 Havre De Grace, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  4. 4 Chesapeake Bay Paddle - hosted by Kent Island Outrigger Canoe Club Chester, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  5. 5 Annapolis RUN for The Light House Annapolis, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  6. 6 Believe In Tomorrow Port to Fort 6K 2026 Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  7. 7 Casey Cares Foundation's 17th Annual 5K Run/Walk Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  8. 8 Annapolis Striders Women's Distance Festival 5K & Run After The Women 5K Annapolis, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  9. 9 Annapolis 10 Mile Training Program Annapolis, MD Jun 2026 15.0/100
  10. 10 Dog Days 8K Cross Country Run Arnold, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  11. 11 Bay Bridge Run Annapolis, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  12. 12 Bikes & Beers Kent Island Kent Island, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  13. 13 Annapolis Striders 2026 Moore’s Marines Marathon Training Severna Park, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  14. 14 Downs Park 5 Miler Pasadena, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  15. 15 13th ANNUAL AWE INSPIRING 5K Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  16. 16 Bay Bridge Paddle Annapolis, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  17. 17 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Montgomery County, MD Boyds, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  18. 18 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  19. 19 Annapolis Striders Championship Series Races Annapolis, MD Feb 2026 15.0/100
  20. 20 Columbia KIDS Triathlon Columbia, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  21. 21 Color Splash 1K & 5K Run/Walk 2026 Hagerstown, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  22. 22 Angels on the Run 5K Elkridge, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  23. 23 Downtown Columbia Turkey Trot 5K Columbia, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  24. 24 CalvertHealth Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk Solomons, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  25. 25 Annapolis Striders ET's Jesters Spring 2026 5K Beginning Runners Training Annapolis, MD Apr 2026 15.0/100
  26. 26 Annapolis Running Festival Annapolis, MD Mar 2027 15.0/100
  27. 27 Deer Dash 5K and Fun Run New Market, MD May 2027 15.0/100
  28. 28 Doberman Day 5k Challenge Anywhere, MD Jan 2026 15.0/100
  29. 29 DTD's 2nd Annual International Juneteenth-TROT 5K Run/Walk Event Randallstown, MD Nov 2025 15.0/100
  30. 30 Bay Bridge Walk/Run for a Cause - Walk the Walk Foundation Annapolis, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  31. 31 C3 Rolling Donuts ride Centreville, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  32. 32 Cupid's Chase 5K Baltimore Baltimore, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  33. 33 Cupid's Chase 5K Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  34. 34 BRRC Beginner/Intermediate 5K Training Program Baltimore, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  35. 35 22nd Annual LARS Race Against Hunger & Homelessness (The Turkey Trot) Laurel, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  36. 36 BMHS 5K for the Arts Bladensburg, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  37. 37 Annapolis 10 Mile Run Annapolis, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  38. 38 22nd Annual Catonsville High School XC Turkey Trot Catonsville, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  39. 39 Columbia Classic 5K & 10K Columbia, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  40. 40 Claude Hall 5K and ColorRun Fundraiser Snow Hill, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  41. 41 Big Cork Wine Run Turkey Trot 5k Rohrersville, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  42. 42 9/11 Heroes Run - Annapolis Annapolis, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  43. 43 2026 Rainey Day 5K Your City, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  44. 44 BRRC Women's Distance Festival Lutherville Timonium, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  45. 45 BRRC Fall Long Run/Half Marathon Training Group Towson, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  46. 46 2026 Hua Sports 5K, Half Marathon and Marathon Point Of Rocks, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  47. 47 Chapman Farm St. Patrick's Day Fun Run and Walk Crofton, MD Mar 2027 15.0/100
  48. 48 Charm City Run 20-Miler Freeland, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  49. 49 Adams Light "Run for Recovery" 5K Perry Hall, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  50. 50 Bordeleau Vineyards Wine Run 5k Eden, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  51. 51 2026 Dash 4 Dignity 5K Race Baltimore, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  52. 52 Eagle 5K & 10K at Westminster, MD (28) Westminster, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  53. 53 Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon/Half Marathon/10k Hancock, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  54. 54 Black Nurses of Southern Maryland Health Fair and Walk/Run Fort Washington, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  55. 55 Bull Run REUNION RUN 2026 Parkton, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  56. 56 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Solomons Island, MD Solomons Island, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  57. 57 4STEPS THERAPEUTIC RIDING 5k Parsonsburg, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  58. 58 2026 MCRRC Member Low-Key Registration Rockville, MD Dec 2025 15.0/100
  59. 59 Coming Soon! The 2027 Maryland Indoor 5k and Family Fun Run at Arundel Mills Mall! Hanover, MD Feb 2027 15.0/100
  60. 60 2026 MCRRC Youth Running Series Rockville, MD Apr 2026 15.0/100
  61. 61 Climb to End Cancer - Historic Fort Ritchie presented by: WellAve Dermatology Cascade, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  62. 62 2026 Prelude 5k & 10k Walk/Run Glenn Dale, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  63. 63 C3 Scratch N Denton Denton, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  64. 64 Beat the Heat Maryland Indoor 5K/Family Fun Run at Arundel Mills Mall! Presented by Sun & Ski! Hanover, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  65. 65 Camp Run Moore - 5-Day Sleepaway Running Camp | July 27–31 Westminster, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  66. 66 Aberdeen 250 Freedom 5K Run and Walk Aberdeen, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  67. 67 Coppermine 3rd Annual Breast Cancer 5K Hampstead, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  68. 68 Cycling for Our Heroes Havre De Grace, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  69. 69 APSE All-In Virtual Race: Racing for Real Jobs & Real Pay Rockville, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  70. 70 DANNY'S RUN...Salisbury, MD Salisbury, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  71. 71 All Out Open Water Swim Oxon Hill, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  72. 72 2026 Summer Striders Columbia, MD Jun 2026 15.0/100
  73. 73 BLS 5k Brunch Run College Park, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  74. 74 Charles County Trauma Walk: Healing Together, Moving Forward! Waldorf, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  75. 75 Betterton Day 5k Betterton, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  76. 76 Birthday Bash Run Havre de Grace, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  77. 77 Christmas in July Run Bel Air, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  78. 78 Airfield Run Churchville, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  79. 79 2026 Fort Detrick Danish Flyver March, hosted by the 21st Theater Signal Brigade Fort Detrick, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  80. 80 CMS July Activity Challenge Cambridge, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  81. 81 2026 Bullseye Striders Youth Cross Country program Ellicott City, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  82. 82 Chase Thanksgiving 5K Middle River, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  83. 83 $5 5K Series: 2026 Family Fun Run Baltimore, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  84. 84 Chestertown Challenge Half Marathon Run and 5K Run/Walk Chestertown, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  85. 85 Altra Charles Street 12 and 2-Person Relay presented by Kelly Benefits Towson, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  86. 86 Charm City Run 5K at Boordy Vineyards presented by Hoka Hydes, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  87. 87 47th Mike Sterling 10k/5k Crisfield, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  88. 88 Diamond in the Rough Triathlon Perryville, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  89. 89 Baltimore Triathlon Festival Chase, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  90. 90 Candy Cane Dash Frederick, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  91. 91 Crush the Chesapeake 5K Chesapeake City, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  92. 92 Baltimore Running Festival Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  93. 93 33rd Annual Cardinal Cup 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run Baltimore, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  94. 94 Baltimore 10 Miler Baltimore, MD Jun 2027 15.0/100
  95. 95 20th Annual Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk Rosedale, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  96. 96 ASICS Susquehanna River Running Festival presented by University of Maryland Medical System Havre de Grace, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  97. 97 16th Annual Run Wild for Autism 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run & Walk Baltimore, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  98. 98 Cats & Bats Haunted 5K Aberdeen, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  99. 99 2025 Half-Marathon Training College Park, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  100. 100 Blue Crab Bolt Trail Run - Schaeffer Farms Germantown, MD Jul 2026 15.0/100
  101. 101 Blue Crab Bolt Trail Run - Little Bennett Clarksburg, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  102. 102 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra Boonsboro, MD Nov 2026 15.0/100
  103. 103 Boulder Dash at Pinesburg Quarry Williamsport, MD Oct 2026 15.0/100
  104. 104 ASHFoundation’s 7th Annual Virtual Walk/Run: Run the Legacy. Fund the Future. Rockville, MD Sep 2026 15.0/100
  105. 105 Celtic Solstice Five-Miler Baltimore, MD Dec 2026 15.0/100
  106. 106 22nd POTOMAC STREET MILE Brunswick, MD Aug 2026 15.0/100
  107. 107 2027 Cal Tri DC - 6.13.27 Marbury, MD Jun 2027 15.0/100

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