Race Descriptions

BELCARA HEALTH 5K

RACE START TIME 7:30 AM

Start Line at Light and Pratt Streets

Containing just as much fanfare as the other races, the Belcara Health 5K course promises to be flat, fast and beautiful! The Belcara Health 5K starts near the USS Constellation, winds its way past Federal Hill, then loops back up Key Highway to Charles Street and finishing on Pratt Street. Baby & jogging strollers are prohibited unless approved for medical purposes in advance by race officials. All 5K runners receive an Under Armour performance shirt and a finisher’s medal as part of their registration fee.

CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD HALF-MARATHON

Race Time: 9:45AM

Start Line at Light and Pratt Streets

Well received by the running community, the half-marathon has sold out each of the last six years, including this year’s field of 11,000. The half-marathon is a great training race for any fall marathon.

The merge point between the marathon and half-marathon will be at Patterson Park. The halfmarathon will again start near the 13.1-mile mark of the marathon course, splitting after 2/10 mile (half marathoners will have their own lane to that point) and will rejoin the marathon route around mile 16.

The additional 2.5 miles of separation between the courses will alleviate the “bunched up” merge point and make for a smooth transition. Participants in the half-marathon will receive an Under Armour performance shirt and a finisher’s medal as part of their registration fee.

BALTIMORE MARATHON

RACE START TIME 8AM

Start line at Gate A at Camden Yards The 2021 course shows the great diversity of Charm City as runners travel through the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, charming Fells Point, Lake Montebello then concludes with a new epic finish at the historic Inner Harbor. The course is challenging but fair and a great test for any marathoner. The merge point between the marathon and half-marathon will be at Patterson Park. The half-marathon will again start at the 13.1 mile mark of the marathon course, splitting after 2/10 mile (half marathon will have their own lane to that point) and will rejoin the marathon route around mile 16. The additional 2.5 miles of separation between the courses will alleviate the “bunched up” merge point and make for a smooth transition.

Participants in the marathon will receive an Under Armour performance shirt and a finisher’s medal as part of their registration fee.

10K

RACE TIME: 8AM

Gate A at Camden Yards The Baltimore Running Festival 10K will start at 8am with the full marathoners just outside Gate A of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Together, they will run up Eutaw St. between the famed warehouse and the stadium, making a left on Camden St. Runners will run right on Paca St. following the marathon course for the first 2 miles. At this point the 10k runners will split from the marathoners and make their way to Maryland Ave. before dropping down back into the city and crossing the finish line on Pratt St.

We are excited to be able to add this 6.2 mile event to the mix on race day!

All 10K runners receive an Under Armour performance shirt and a finisher’s medal as part of their registration fee.