Run Friends Run 5k & Pet-Friendly Fun Run

Run Friends Run 5k & Pet-Friendly Fun Run

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: 3232 Green Valley Rd, Ijamsville, MD 21754, US

Events:

• Run Friends Run 5k-FALL: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST. Registration opens August 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM EDT. Prices: $32.80 (includes $2.80 fee)
• Pet Friendly Fun Run: 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM EST. Registration opens August 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM EDT. Prices: $16.90 (includes $1.90 fee)

Description: Run Friends Run 5k is a race through the beautiful 54-acre campus of Friends Meeting School (FMS) and the surrounding neighborhood. The chip-timed 5k is part cross-country (on campus) and part road race. The pet-friendly, 1-mile, untimed, fun run takes place on campus. Coordinated by FMS parent volunteers, this event celebrates the benefits of physical exercise and community, and it raises money to support the school’s academic programs and staff.

Race Day Schedule:

• 7:30 AM - Packet pickup @ Friends Meeting School
• 8:30 AM - Warm-up and stretching for runners
• 9:00 AM - 5K race start
• 9:15 AM - Pet-friendly fun run start
• 10:00 AM - Awards ceremony for top finishers

What's Included:

• Race technical T-Shirt (additional cost)
• Frisbee for each finisher
• Awards for podium winners
• Live Music
• Bib chip-timed with instant results
• Water jugs

Awards: Top overall Male, Top overall Female, Top overall Non-Binary, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Male/Female/Non-Binary (18 and Over/Under 18)