The Frederick Women’s Distance Festival is presented by the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club. This 5k race for female runners and walkers promotes health and fitness among women of all ages and abilities. The front of the pack is pretty competitive, but we have plenty of beginners and walkers. Amenities include …
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The Frederick Women’s Distance Festival is presented by the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club. This 5k race for female runners and walkers promotes health and fitness among women of all ages and abilities. The front of the pack is pretty competitive, but we have plenty of beginners and walkers.
Amenities include race-day expo, technical race shirt, swag bag, post-race refreshments, and awards for overall individuals/teams and three-deep in five-year age groups. The main 5k event is held at 8:00am. The “Little Women 1k Fun Run”, for girls age 13 and under, will be held at 7:30am. Proceeds benefit the Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick County, funding grants to local nonprofits assisting women and their dependents in our community.
The main event is a 5k Run/Walk where women runners and walkers of all ages and abilities enjoy the well-supported course on the campus of Frederick Community College and in the adjacent neighborhood. This women-only event is timed with overall and age group awards, but don’t worry if you’re not out there to burn up the course. All paces are welcome and we celebrate every finisher.
The Little Women 1k Fun Run is a short, non-competitive event for our younger runners. Parents are welcome to accompany the little girls (no registration required for adult companions) and strollers are allowed.
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The most personal touch of any race!
I have never been to a large sporting event with the personal touches like this race. Harriet awards beautiful homemade cookies and hand sewn prizes. This is truly a thing … MORE
I have never been to a large sporting event with the personal touches like this race. Harriet awards beautiful homemade cookies and hand sewn prizes. This is truly a thing of the past and so refreshing to enjoy. If you want fun and female camaraderie, this is your race. Plus it supports women and children in Frederick County. Fun for a great cause…sign me up!
One of my favorite 5Ks!
This all-women's 5K is, without a doubt, one of my favorite 5Ks of all time. The organization of this race is flawless, and the extra special touches from the RD … MORE
This all-women’s 5K is, without a doubt, one of my favorite 5Ks of all time. The organization of this race is flawless, and the extra special touches from the RD make this race definitely worth more than the entry fee.
Things I love:
– The race t-shirt is always pretty, colorful, comfortable, and fits so well (yay, women’s cut!). I wear these shirts on training runs and just to hang out year-round.
– The awards are beautiful and unique, and almost always are handmade by the race director. And there are often delicious and beautiful cookies involved, too. YUM!
– Tons of great food at the finish.
– Usually pretty good race photos.
– Door prizes!
– Always awesome and encouraging volunteers.
Things I don’t love:
– The course is just okay. It’s not very hard, and there’s nothing in particular I don’t like about it, but for some reason I just don’t love it. But the other awesome aspects of the race make it totally worthwhile anyway.
– It’s run in August, so it’s always hot and I never PR. Which isn’t the race’s fault, but it’s still something I don’t love. 😉