Friday Night Cross Country Summer Series
About this race
There will be 4 races this year and they will all start at 7pm. Howard (6/19 3 miles), River Hill (7/24 3 miles), Reservoir (8/7 2 miles) and one more not yet confirmed.
Run 3 of the 4 to get a shirt.
Pre-register on this site and then pay your $5 cash entry fee and get your bib race day. If you sign up and do not come, please log in and cancel your registration.
6/19/26 7pm Howard High School - 8700 Old Annapolis Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
7/24/26 7pm River Hill High School - 12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029
8/7/26 7pm Reservoir High School - 11550 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton, MD 20759
Pick your distance
Running
Friday Night XC Howard High School ($5 Cash Fee Race Day)
Race fee is $5 cash and collected race day. Race start is 7pm at Howard High School 8700 Old Annapolis Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Friday Night XC River Hill High School ($5 Cash Fee Race Day)
Race fee is $5 cash and collected race day. Race start is 7pm at River Hill High School 12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029
Friday Night XC Reservoir High School ($5 Cash Fee Race Day)
Race fee is $5 cash and collected race day. Race start is 7pm at Reservoir High School 11550 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton, MD 20759
Friday Night XC Wilde Lake High School ($5 Cash Fee Race Day)
Race fee is $5 cash and collected race day. Race start is 7pm at Wilde Lake High School 5460 Trumpeter Rd, Columbia, MD 21044
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ellicott City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets at 8:36 PM local time (EDT) in Ellicott City on June 19, 2026 — 14h 56m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Friday Night Cross Country Summer Series
134 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Friday Night XC Howard High School ($5 Cash Fee Race Day)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Yorek | 16:46 | 5:35 /mi |
| 2 | Matthew Weaver | 17:46 | 5:55 /mi |
| 3 | Jeffrey Weaver | 17:47 | 5:56 /mi |
| 4 | Blake Levin | 18:27 | 6:09 /mi |
| 5 | David Toller | 18:35 | 6:12 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Ellicott City
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Ellicott City 5K Races 7 races
- 10K Run Events in Ellicott City 2 races
- Ellicott City Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 8 Ellicott City events
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