PGRC Women's Distance Festival 5K and Fella's 5K Race
About this race
Join the Prince George's Running Club (PGRC) on SUNDAY August 9th, for a fun, flat, and scenic 5k race through Lake Artemesia in College Park, MD.
This event features two races: The women's race starts at 7:30 am. This event is part of the MD Women's Distance Festival 5k Series. A men's race will follow, starting at 8:30 am.
Participants can park in the lot at Herbert Wells Ice Rink - 5211 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740.
The race premium will be guaranteed to the first 100 registrants.
Awards will be given to the top 3 finishers of the race (both male and female), and top finishers in 5 year age groups (both male and female).
This is the 46th year of the Women's Distance Festival being sponsored and supported by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). Since 1979 the RRCA has celebrated the history of women's rights to participate in running events at any distance and at any age. The race culminates the state of Maryland's RRCA Women's Distance Festival Series.
WALKERS ARE WELCOMED!
Race Day Registration available.
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Running
PGRC Women's Distance Festival 5K
PGRC Fella's 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in College Park, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 8:10 PM local time (EDT) in College Park on August 9, 2026 — 13h 54m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — PGRC Women's Distance Festival 5K and Fella's 5K Race
136 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the PGRC Women's Distance Festival 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Levin | 20:20 | 6:32 /mi |
| 2 | Karen Brubaker | 20:26 | 6:35 /mi |
| 3 | Libby Miller | 20:57 | 6:44 /mi |
| 4 | Ruby Mercer | 21:41 | 6:59 /mi |
| 5 | Maggie Lloyd | 22:26 | 7:13 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in College Park
Find upcoming events by distance:
- College Park 5K Races 5 races
- College Park Running Calendar 2026 7 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, 7 College Park events
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