Wright Stuff 8K
About this race
Do you have the 'Wright' stuff?
Join the Prince Georges' Running Club (PGRC) for its historic, fun, flat 8K race on Saturday, December 5th 2026 in College Park, MD at 9 a.m.
The Wright stuff 8K is a celebration of the Wright brother’s first flight which happened on December 17, 1903. This fun race starts across the historic College Park Airport, the world’s oldest continuously operated airport!
Club Training Program Available:
Looking for new friends to train with? Sign up for our 8K training program, designed to prepare participants for this race.
Other Details:Awards will be given to the top 3 finishers (male, female, and non-binary) and top finisher in their age group.
Registration will closes on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:59 p.m.
Prince George's Running Club members will save $5.00 on their registration fee. If you're not a member, please consider becoming one before registering for the race.
The race premium will be guaranteed to the first 100 registrants.
If you have any questions, please email the wrightstuff@pgrc.org.
Thanks, and we look forward to you joining us for a fun 8K!
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Wright Stuff 8K
Date: Saturday, December 5th, 2026 Join the Prince George's Running Club (PGRC) for a historic, fun, flat 8K race on Saturday, Dec. 5th in College Park, MD at 9 a.m. A salute to an airport in Prince George’s County, the Wright stuff 8K is a celebration of the Wright brother’s first flight which happened on December 17, 1903. The historic College Park Our club hosts this race every year in the month of December. This is also the graduation race for our 8K fall training program, and one of many running programs our club offers. Location: Herbert Wells Ice Rink (5211 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20740)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 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 7:11 AM and sets at 4:45 PM local time (EST) in College Park on December 5, 2026 — 9h 33m of daylight.
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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, 7 College Park events
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