Spring Cleaning Half
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Event overview
The 2026 Spring Cleaning race weekend in Georgetown and Fletcher’s Boathouse offers three distances on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal path. The event includes a half marathon and separate 5k and 10k races. A virtual race option is available. The event benefits the nonprofit We Finish Together; with each finisher the organizer will donate an old race medal to that charity. Runners receive a finisher’s medal, a technical (Dri-Fit) event shirt, and chip timing.
Course, services and logistics
- Half - out-and-back along the C&O Canal; light gravel dirt surface with minimal elevation change.
- 10k - out-and-back on the C&O Canal path.
- 5k - out-and-back on the C&O Canal path; flat light gravel trail.
Water stations: seven on the half marathon, three on the 10k, and one on the 5k, with Gatorade available at some stations. Portable restrooms are located near the check-in areas at both Georgetown and Fletcher’s. There is no official bag check; items may be left at the timing tent but the organizer is not responsible. Packet pickup is available at the event; arriving 90 minutes before the event start time is recommended. There will be no on-site race registration. T-shirts are guaranteed for runners registered before April 8; later shirts are first-come, first-served. Live results and final series points will be posted after the race. Awards are given to the top three men and women overall and top two in specified age groups. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.