Freedom Half
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2027 Freedom 5k and Half
The event offers a 5k and a half marathon held in Georgetown along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal path. Both races use an out and back route on a light gravel trail with minimal elevation change. Walkers are welcome and a virtual race option is available.
Distances
- 5k
- Half marathon
Points from the races count toward the Year‑Long 5k, Endurance, and Back of the Pack Series, and they also count toward the Summer Series. The half marathon has a completion time limit of 3:15. Back of the Pack is a series category for runners who average slower paces and it awards series points.
Runners receive a finisher medal, a technical DriFit event shirt, and chip timing. Water stations are provided: seven stations are placed roughly along the half marathon at mile markers 2.1, 3.8, 4.3, 6.55, 8.8, 9.3 and 11, and one water station is placed on the 5k at about mile 1.55; Gatorade is available at some stations. Port a johns are located near check in.
Packet pickup is available at the event and organizers recommend arriving well before the race for check in. There is no on site race registration. Live results will be posted on Athlinks and final results with series points are posted the Monday after the race. The event partners with Operation Enduring Warrior. Parking information references 3530 Water St NW and the Potomac Boat Club area; a latitude and longitude pin is 38.904338, -77.070138. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
