Paul Thurston 5K
About this race
The event honors one of the club's founders, Paul Thurston.
What better way to start your summer with a 5k in the Nation's Capital. This 5k will be an out and back on pavement in the picturesque Rock Creek Park. In honor of Memorial Day, we encourage you to come out in red, white, and blue.
In addition to overall winners (1, 2, 3) and master's winners, we will offer awards 3-deep, male and female in 10-year age groups.
Registration is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. Members will see their $10 discount at checkout.
This event is part of the DCRRC's Bunion Derby Series; for more information/rules, visit the race series rules page.
Race Director(s): Lloyd Rawley
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5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Washington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:48 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Washington on May 24, 2026 — 14h 33m of daylight.
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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, 76 Washington events
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