Phelps Luck 5k and Fun Run
About this race
Signups no longer include a T-Shirt beginning 4/24/2026. Registration closes 5/2/2026.
Welcome to the 10th annual Phelps Luck 5K and Fun Run sponsored by the Phelps Luck PTA! Through advocacy, events and fundraising, the PTA strives to provide the support our students, families and staff need to make our PLES community the best it can be for our children to learn and grow. This year’s race will be held at Long Reach High School. 5K participants will run on the Long Reach High School cross country course (combination of grass and pavement).
Fun Run participants will challenge themselves to complete as many laps as they can in 20 minutes. The Fun Run race will be run on grass. All race participants will receive a T-shirt. T-shirts have been upgraded for 2026 to a soft tri-blend fabric!
Packet Pick-Up will be at Road Runner Sports Columbia (6630-C Marie Curie Dr, Elkridge, MD 21075) from 5pm to 7:30pm on Friday, May 8th. Road Runner Sports will be making a very generous contribution to the Phelps Luck PTA for each packet picked up at Road Runner Sports.
Deadline to receive a T-shirt with your registration is 4/23. Registrations after this date will not include a T-shirt!
All children under the age of 18 MUST register AND be accompanied by an adult. Strollers are welcome for the Fun Run, but not permitted on the 5K course.
Questions? Email 5k@phelpsluckpta.org
Thank you to our Sponsors!
- O2 Hydration
- Road Runner Sports
- Performance Physical Therapy
- Charm City Run
- Eataliano
- Good Karma Creamery
- Weis Markets
- Safeway
- Region Ale
Pick your distance
Running
5K
We will be running the Long Reach High School Cross Country Course
Fun Run
short loop on Long Reach cross country course
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (EDT) in Columbia on May 9, 2026 — 14h 08m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Phelps Luck 5k and Fun Run
5K · 48 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Pelleg | 21:18 | 6:52 /mi |
| 2 | M. Sebring | 24:04 | 7:46 /mi |
| 3 | J. Cotilla | 26:12 | 8:27 /mi |
| 4 | Fred Cotilla | 26:17 | 8:29 /mi |
| 5 | James Riccelli | 26:29 | 8:33 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 28 Columbia events
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