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Next Step Training - Building to 10K
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Next Step Training - Building to 10K

Columbia, Maryland, United States View on map
Jul 30, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Looking to train for a 10K race this year? Join the Howard County Striders for one of their prestigious training programs!

Join the Howard County Striders for one of their prestigious training programs!

10K Goal Race will be the Columbia Classic 10K race on the first Sunday in October
 
The Next Step Building to 10K Program is for runners of varying abilities. Participants will do a 2 mile time trial July 23 at Longfellow Elementary at 6pm so coordinators can group participants with those of similar abilities.  Weekly training runs will involve a variety of running techniques including speed work and hill work to improve running performance.   All runners should be able to run 3 miles before starting the program.

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Next Step Training - 10K

Jul 30, 2026 10K 6:15 PM
$75.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbia, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 32.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
76.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 30, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 30, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 15m

The sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Columbia on July 30, 2026 — 14h 15m of daylight.

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, 29 Columbia events

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