Shatter the Stigma 5K
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Shatter the Stigma 5K

Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, United States View on map
May 09, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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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.

May 09, 2026 5.2K 9:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 12.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 22.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 9, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 9, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 06m

The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (EDT) in Chesapeake Beach on May 9, 2026 — 14h 06m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Shatter the Stigma 5K

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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, 1 Chesapeake Beach event

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