Cavalier 5K
About this race
We hope you can join us for the Cavalier 5K & 1K! The races will be held at The Heights with the 5K start and the finish on campus. The 1K is entirely on campus.
These races are open to all Heights alumni, parents, and students as well as their family and friends. Please register in advance. Registration includes participation in the timed race, an official shirt, and the cookout afterwards.
Want to bring the whole family? Multi-person pricing is available- $65 for 3+ registrants. Scroll the bottom of the sign-up form to select multi-person and register additional runners. All runners must be registered. When register multiple runners it will give you the option to choose the 5K or the 1K for each.
Non-runners are welcome to come cheer and join in the cookout. Volunteer opportunities are available as well! Email Andrew Rowedder '09 to learn more.
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Running
5k In-Person Run
The Cavalier 5K is open to all Heights alumni, parents, and students as well as their family and friends. Please register in advance. Registration includes participation in the timed race, an official shirt, and the cookout afterwards. You must register by May 15th in order to receive a shirt. Want to bring the whole family? Multi-person pricing is available- $65 for 3+ registrants. Scroll the bottom of the sign-up form to select multi-person and register additional runners. All runners must be registered. Non-runners are welcome to come cheer and join in the cookout.
1k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Potomac, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets at 8:27 PM local time (EDT) in Potomac on May 30, 2026 — 14h 41m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Cavalier 5K
122 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k In-Person Run, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Hadley | 15:29 | 5:00 /mi |
| 2 | Alexander Hadley | 15:32 | 5:01 /mi |
| 3 | Joshua Miller | 16:12 | 5:14 /mi |
| 4 | John Ortman | 16:28 | 5:19 /mi |
| 5 | Robbie Wright | 17:35 | 5:40 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Potomac 5K Races 7 races
- Potomac Half Marathons 2 races
- Potomac Running Calendar 2026 10 races
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, 10 Potomac events
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