2021 - Baltimore Running Festival
2021 distances
Running
Virtual 26.2 Mile Challenge
Complete the marathon distance over the course of 17 days
Virtual 26.2 Mile Challenge - Charity Registration
Marathon
JOIN US FOR OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! 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
JOIN US FOR OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! 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
JOIN US FOR OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! 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.
10K
JOIN US FOR OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! This is the first time the 10K distance will be offered live!
Balti-MORON-a-thon
JOIN US FOR OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! Complete the 5K and the Half-Marathon on the same day. (Crazy, right?) AND get an extra cool medal for doing the challenge.
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.
10K - Charity Registration
One of the more popular races of the Baltimore Running Festival is the Team Relay. Running the same course as the marathoners, the Team Relay consists of FOUR participants per team with each runner selecting a portion of the marathon course to run. The legs vary in length from 5.9 to 7.1 miles.
Virtual Marathon
Complete your race anytime, anywhere! You will get your swag mailed to you.
Virtual Half Marathon
Complete your race anytime, anywhere! You will get your swag mailed to you.
Virtual 10K
Complete your race anytime, anywhere! You will get your swag mailed to you.
Virtual 5K
Complete your race anytime, anywhere! You will get your swag mailed to you.
Virtual Marathon - Charity Registration
Virtual Half Marathon - Charity Registration
Virtual 10K - Charity Registration
Virtual 5K - Charity Registration
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 7:02 AM and sets at 6:48 PM local time (EDT) in Baltimore on October 1, 2021 — 11h 46m of daylight.
Course
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2021 results — Baltimore Running Festival
578 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Virtual 26.2 Mile Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Thompson | 16:18:44 | 9:57 /mi |
| 2 | Sheila Henderson | — | — |
| 3 | Susan Fritz | — | — |
| 4 | Nancy Covington | 19:29:06 | 13:29 /mi |
| 5 | Roberta Matthai | 19:23:59 | 14:22 /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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