2025 - Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon/Half Marathon/10k
2025 distances
Running
Marathon
The race will start at 7:30 a.m. on October 19, 2025. Cutoff time is 3:00 p.m. (allowing for a pace of 17 minutes and 11 seconds per mile). The start/finish is located on the Western Maryland Rail Trail just north of C&O Bicycle at 9 S Pennsylvania Ave Hancock, MD 21750. Participants will run/walk 6.56 miles Southwest (towards Little Orleans) before turning around and traveling 6.56 miles back to the start/finish line. Participants will complete this out-and-back loop twice. Aid stations will be at the s/f line, miles 2, 3.5, 5, 6.56. Participants will pass the same AS on their return.
Half Marathon
The race will start at 8:00 a.m. on October 19, 2025. Cutoff time is 1:00 p.m. The start/finish is located on the Western Maryland Rail Trail just north of C&O Bicycle at 9 S Pennsylvania Ave Hancock, MD 21750. Participants will run/walk 6.56 miles Southwest (towards Little Orleans) before turning around and traveling 6.56 miles back to the start/finish line. Aid stations will be at the s/f line, miles 2, 3.5, 5, 6.56. Participants will pass the same AS on their return.
10k
The race will start at 8:15 a.m. on October 19, 2025. Cutoff time is 11:15 a.m. The start/finish is located on the Western Maryland Rail Trail just north of C&O Bicycle at 9 S Pennsylvania Ave Hancock, MD 21750. Participants will run/walk 3.11 miles Southwest (towards Little Orleans) before turning around and traveling 3.11 miles back to the start/finish line. Aid stations will be at the s/f line, miles 2. Runners will pass the same AS on their return.
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 19, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:27 AM and sets at 6:27 PM local time (EDT) in Hancock on October 19, 2025 — 11h 00m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon/Half Marathon/10k
136 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harol Samir Baca Ponce | 2:51:09 | 6:32 /mi |
| 2 | Adam Lazrus | 2:55:51 | 6:43 /mi |
| 3 | John Clayton | 2:57:09 | 6:46 /mi |
| 4 | Bryan Seifarth | 3:04:28 | 7:02 /mi |
| 5 | James Oberlies | 3:09:26 | 7:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 1 Hancock event
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