St. Charles Running Festival
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St. Charles Running Festival

Waldorf, Maryland, United States View on map
Sep 12, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

A certified 10K and 5K course featuring a flat, scenic route through the developments and communities of St. Charles, Starting and finishing at the Maryland Blue Crabs' Regency Furniture Stadium.  Participants and the public will enjoy a post race party focused around the “Taste of Southern Maryland” food festival. include interactive games, music, vendors, food and drink from around St. Charles. The Festival Village is free and open to the public.

The Taste of Southern Maryland post-race party is open to the public whether you participate in the St. Charles Running Festival or not.  Everyone attending can satisfy all of their senses in one event! The Taste will offer a whole host of local restaurants and food trucks waiting to dish out their finest! You can enjoy a cold beverage while sampling zesty barbecue, gourmet pizza, delicious pasta, decadent desserts and so much more.   

The event will also feature an extensive Kids Fun Zone with inflatable games, interactive events, and more to keep the whole family entertained throughout the morning.  This is a party you won't want to miss!

Pick your distance

Running

10K

Sep 12, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$75.00
Closed

5K

Sep 12, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$65.00
Closed

10K - Charity Registration

Sep 12, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
Free
Closed

5K - Charity Registration

Sep 12, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Waldorf, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 12, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 12, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 34m

The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 7:20 PM local time (EDT) in Waldorf on September 12, 2026 — 12h 34m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — St. Charles Running Festival

601 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 10K

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Leading finishers of the 2026 St. Charles Running Festival
Place Name Time Pace
1 Eric Song 40:17 6:29 /mi
2 Adrian Turner 40:21 6:30 /mi
3 Joseph Dadzie 41:21 6:39 /mi
4 Billy Fitzpatrick 41:32 6:41 /mi
5 Brian Horton 41:55 6:45 /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, 3 Waldorf events

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