Shatter the Stigma 5K
About this race
Calvert County's Health Department Presents The 9th Annual Shatter the Stigma 5K run/walk!
EVENT IS FREE. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR A TIMED BIB. (registration closes April 13,2026)
This event is sold out! No further registrations are available.
Participants will run/walk 5K (3.1 miles) the Chesapeake Beach Railroad boardwalk to bring awareness to help shatter the stigma against substance use and mental health disorders. In addition to the race, there will be a "Be Kind to your Mind" health fair at Kellam’s Field with giveaways, games, local resources, food, and fun!
Let's bring the community together to raise awareness and help shatter the stigma!
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9th Annual Shatter the Stigma 5K
Come run/walk for a cause! Let us come together as a community to break the stigma against mental health and substance use disorders! There will be free t-shirts, giveaways, resources, food, and fun! T-shirts and meal tickets are guaranteed to the first 50 registrants. After the first 50 registrations, remaining t-shirts & meal tickets will be first come , first serve. Please note by registering you grant permission to all the foregoing to use your name, voice, and images of you in any photographs, motion pictures, results, publications or any other print, videographic or electronic recording of this event for legitimate purposes.
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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, 1 Chesapeake Beach event
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