Run Friends Run 5k
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Event details
Run Friends Run 5k & Pet-Friendly Fun Run takes place on Saturday, November 8, 2025, in Ijamsville, MD at Friends Meeting School, 3232 Green Valley Rd. The 5k course runs through the school's 54-acre campus and the surrounding neighborhood and is part cross-country (on campus) and part road race. The pet-friendly, untimed fun run covers a 1-mile route on campus. The event is coordinated by Friends Meeting School parent volunteers and raises funds to support the school’s academic programs and staff. A course map is available online.
Distances, entry items and awards
- 5k
- 1-mile pet-friendly fun run
Registration offers optional race technical T-shirts for an extra fee ($5 for the 5k; $10 for the fun run if registered before November 1). Each finisher receives a frisbee. The 5k uses bib chip timing with instant results. Event features include live music and water jugs to fill personal bottles or hydration packs. Awards are planned for top overall finishers by gender categories, top overall non-binary, and 1st–3rd places in age groups for participants 18 and over and under 18. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.