New Market STRONG Run/Walk and Festival
About this race
🩷Join Us for the 2025 New Market STRONG 5K Fighter Run/Walk & Festival!
Sign up today for the annual New Market STRONG 5K Fighter Run/Walk and Festival, a heartfelt community event honoring the life and legacy of Karen Durbin, beloved New Market Town Clerk for over 14 years. Karen's courageous battle with breast cancer ended in November 2020, and each year, we gather to celebrate her strength, spirit, and service.
Together, we raise funds and awareness to fight breast cancer, with proceeds benefiting the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund, a local nonprofit that directly supports the Frederick Health Hospital Cancer Center.
🏃♀️ Walk. Run. Fight.
Join us on Sunday, October 26th as we lace up and hit the 3.1-mile course winding through the historic streets of New Market and its charming surrounding neighborhoods. This event is officially timed by Racine MultiSports, so whether you're in it to win it or just here for fun, there's a place for you at the starting line.
- All ages and fitness levels welcome
- Family- and dog-friendly! (Just keep pups on a leash 🐶)
- Race start: 9:00 AM sharp
- Check-in & same-day registration begins at 8:00 AM
👟 Rally Your Team!
Form a team in honor or support of someone impacted by breast cancer. Add a fun theme, dress up, and bring the energy—because in addition to individual prizes, we’ll be awarding:
- Most Team Members
- Most Funds Raised
- Most Spirit on Race Day!
- Let’s show up big—and show out loud—for the fight against breast cancer.
🎉 NEW This Year! Festival Fun for Everyone
After the run, stick around for the New Market Strong Festival from 10 AM to 1 PM featuring:
- 🎶 Live music
- 🛍️ Local vendors
- 🍔 Food & beverage trucks
- 👧 Family fun and more!
Free parking is available on Main Street, at the Community Park, and behind 39 W. Main.
🎽 Registration Details
- $25 through August 31st
- $30 from September 1st–October 25th
- $35 on Race Day
- Optional Race Shirt: $5
Guaranteed 2025 edition if you sign up by October 1st.
💯 100% Local Impact
This is a volunteer-run, non-profit event, and 100% of all funds raised, including donated goods and services, go directly to the cause. Thanks to your generosity, our 2024 race raised $8,118.00 for the Hurwitz Breast Cancer Fund—and we aim to make an even greater impact this year.
💪 Be New Market STRONG
Run. Walk. Give. Celebrate. However you show up, show up STRONG—for Karen, for your loved ones, and for the fight.
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New Market STRONG Fighter Run/Walk and Festival
In addition to prizes for individual winners, we'll have prizes for the largest team, team that raises the most and team with the most spirit on race day. Check-in and same day race registration begins at 8 AM. Race starts at 9 AM sharp. Free parking is available on Main Street and on 5th Alley near North Alley.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in New Market.
Course
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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, 3 New Market events
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