2020 - Baltimore Running Festival
2020 distances
Running
26.2 Mile Challenge
Complete the marathon distance over the course of 17 days
Virtual Marathon
The fair yet challenging course travels through the many diverse neighborhoods including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill and charming Fells Point. The route also travels through the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore right past the penguin exhibit who will undoubtedly be dressed in their tuxedos awaiting your arrival. Miles 16-20 of the marathon route have been compared to Boston’s famed “Heartbreak Hill” but runners are rewarded with a loop around Lake Montebello providing runners with some relief and flat terrain. The final 5 miles are mostly downhill and boast some of our most friendly spectators who have been known to hand out gummy bears and open their homes for bathroom emergencies. Then it’s a left turn onto Pratt St. to a finish in the shadow of the USS Constellation and a celebration of your run along the waterfront promenade through McKeldin Square, West Shore Park and Rash field.
Virtual Half Marathon
The half-marathon start line is a party on the shores of Baltimore’s famed Inner Harbor, the 13-mile mark of the marathon. Complete with a live band and thousands of your new best friends, this unique set up allows for the fastest marathoners and those attempting to qualify for Boston to pass and assures that the marathon champion will be the first to cross the finish line for the LIVE television coverage on WBAL-TV. The half-marathon will split from the marathon at Pratt Street and merge later in the race with marathon. From that point, marathoners and half-marathon participants will run the same course to the finish line in Baltimore’s famed and iconic Inner Harbor!
Virtual 5K
The flat 5k course will show off the scenic view of Charm City’s most famous landmark, the Inner Harbor! 5k finishers get a finisher medal, just like all the other race distance finishers.
Virtual 10K
New for 2020! We are excited to announce the Virtual 10K!
Virtual BaltiMORON-a-thon
Complete the 5K and the Half-Marathon on the same day. (Crazy, right?)
Marathon - Charity Registration
The fair yet challenging course travels through the many diverse neighborhoods including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill and charming Fells Point. The route also travels through the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore right past the penguin exhibit who will undoubtedly be dressed in their tuxedos awaiting your arrival. Miles 16-20 of the marathon route have been compared to Boston’s famed “Heartbreak Hill” but runners are rewarded with a loop around Lake Montebello providing runners with some relief and flat terrain. The final 5 miles are mostly downhill and boast some of our most friendly spectators who have been known to hand out gummy bears and open their homes for bathroom emergencies. Then it’s a left turn onto Pratt St. to a finish in the shadow of the USS Constellation and a celebration of your run along the waterfront promenade through McKeldin Square, West Shore Park and Rash field.
Half Marathon - Charity Registration
The half-marathon start line is a party on the shores of Baltimore’s famed Inner Harbor, the 13-mile mark of the marathon. Complete with a live band and thousands of your new best friends, this unique set up allows for the fastest marathoners and those attempting to qualify for Boston to pass and assures that the marathon champion will be the first to cross the finish line for the LIVE television coverage on WBAL-TV. The half-marathon will split from the marathon at Pratt Street and merge later in the race with marathon. From that point, marathoners and half-marathon participants will run the same course to the finish line in Baltimore’s famed and iconic Inner Harbor!
5k - Charity Registration
The flat 5k course will show off the scenic view of Charm City’s most famous landmark, the Inner Harbor! 5k finishers get a finisher medal, just like all the other race distance finishers.
Frederick Half & Baltimoron (Half & 5K)
Frederick Half & Baltimoron (Half & 5K) & Baltimore 10-Miler
Frederick Nut Job (Half & 5K) & Baltimoron (Half & 5K) & Baltimore 10-Miler
Frederick NutJob & Baltimoron (Half & 5K)
Frederick NutJob (5K & Half) & Baltimore Half (13.1)
Frederick NutJob (5K & Half) & Baltimore Marathon (26.2)
Frederick NutJob (Half & 5K) & Baltimore Half & Baltimore 10 Miler
Frederick NutJob (Half & 5K) & Baltimore Marathon & Baltimore 10 Miler
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Baltimore yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 6:48 PM local time (EDT) in Baltimore on October 1, 2020 — 11h 45m of daylight.
Course
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2020 results — Baltimore Running Festival
2,342 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the 26.2 Mile Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MaryAnn Shock | 70:55:00 | 15:21 /mi |
| 2 | Anonymous Anonymous | 50:30:05 | 11:34 /mi |
| 3 | Scott Slater | 72:35:00 | 19:03 /mi |
| 4 | Kevin Frick | 57:12:14 | 16:11 /mi |
| 5 | Anonymous Anonymous | 131:33:54 | 37:20 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 79 Baltimore events
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