Blue Crab Bolt Trail Run - Seneca Creek
About this race
Join us at Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County, MD for a great trail running adventure and the kick-off of the 14th annual Blue Crab Bolt Trail Running Series! Seneca Creek offers a wonderful natural getaway that is just a stones throw from the city. Lake views, scenic streams, and miles of single-track hiking trails greet each visitor. These beautiful race courses string together some of the best trails in the park offering the Blue Crab Bolt competitor a fun and challenging run in the woods.
Charity partnership
During registration, you will have an opportunity to support a local non-profit Interfaith Works. The goal of the charity partnership is to first and foremost to raise awareness of the services that IW provides to families in our area. In addition, we hope to raise funds that will directly support their efforts. Please consider making a donation when you register.
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Trail running
5K
10K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Gaithersburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:44 AM and sets at 8:39 PM local time (EDT) in Gaithersburg on June 27, 2026 — 14h 54m of daylight.
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2026 results — Blue Crab Bolt Trail Run - Seneca Creek
352 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric Guy | 25:41 | 7:33 /mi |
| 2 | Nathean Meadows | 25:49 | 7:35 /mi |
| 3 | Christopher Coleman | 25:59 | 7:38 /mi |
| 4 | Nolan Libert | 26:03 | 7:39 /mi |
| 5 | Franklin Ruiz | 27:16 | 8:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Gaithersburg
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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MCRRC Turkey Burnoff 5 and 10-Mile Race
MCRRC Seneca Slopes 9K
Tacchino Cyclocross -- SuperSeries
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 15 Gaithersburg events
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