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The Gettysburg Festival of Races is a 5k, 21k, 42k, and running event held on Sunday, April 26, 2026. It is located at 2626 Emmitsburg Road in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania.

Date:
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Location:
2626 Emmitsburg Road
Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania
17325
United States
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Links:
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21k 42k 5k Run

THREE GREAT RACES — ONE HISTORIC EVENT

APRIL 25-26, 2026

The Gettysburg Festival of Races is the combination of three historic races in one single weekend! Come and race just outside the hallowed grounds of the Gettysburg battlefield. Our course winds through beautiful wooded back country roads, past fields, and farms, and crosses the historic Mason-Dixon line into Maryland and back.

Choose your challenge: the Gettysburg North-South Marathon, the Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon, or the 2L Race Services 5K.

Saturday, April 25th, will feature our popular health and fitness expo, with plenty of local vendors, from 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

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    Race Information

    The race starts at 8:30 AM.

    Packet pickup starts 30 minutes before the race and ends 10 minutes before the race starts.

    All runners must register on RunSignup.

    No on-site

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    Additional Information

    Upon entering the park, look for Pavilion 4 on the left side of the parking lot.

    1M Course

    https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6079040854

    This is an out-and-back course.

    5K, 10K, & 15K Course

    https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6079040203

    This is an out-and-back course.

    The 5K does the course two times.

    The 10K does the course four times.

    The 15K does the course six times.

    Half Marathon Course

    https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6003657613

    This is an out-and-back course.

    The Half Marathon does the course six times.

    Course Time Limit

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    Finisher Medals

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    https://usroadrunning.com/BestCostume.php

    Series Points

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  • Run for the Pie 10K [runsignup.com]

    Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM

    Free for FSRC Members

    Our low-key races are free for Steeplechaser members, so YAY! But for this race, you have to bring a pie. Homemade, store-bought - it doesn't matter.

    You must be a club member

    on race day in order to get free race entry.

    • If you’re not a club member, you can join at https://runsignup.com/fsrc.

    • To look up your membership by name and/or email and to renew see: https://runsignup.com/fsrc and click Membership Lookup. If your membership has expired, click the Renew Now button next to your most recent membership. We have no idea why they have Renew Now next to older memberships, so please click the right one.

    • If you think you are a paid member of the club and you still can't register, please check that the spelling of your name and your birthday match the information in your RunSignup profile.

    • If this still doesn't offer the ability to register for the race for free, email [email protected] for assistance.

    Finally - if you currently have an individual membership and would like to upgrade to "Two-In-Household" or "Family" membership in order to get the free race entry for family members, contact our membership committee at [email protected].

    Race Day Registration

    You may sign up on race day, but you'll need to do it online on your own device. We will not have paper forms or registration kiosks. Cell service is poor at the race site, so please register before you arrive.

    Course Description

    The course is a paved beautiful, but hilly country road in northern Frederick County.

    Course map

    Prizes

    The top men and ladies get their choice of pies while the rest of us choose in order of finish time.

    Disclaimer/Amenities

    This is a low-budget but fun event that we’ve done over and over again to fill in gaps in the running schedule (“pie filler” Get it?). The race is adequately marked, measured, and timed, but there is minimal aid (one water station you pass twice with just water that could be self-serve if no one shows up to help). There is no traffic control (but there’s very little traffic out there).

    As always, everyone runs at their own risk (not a race for pre-teen children to run on their own).

    Come out, have a great run, and share some pie!

    Logistics

    The race will be chip timed, but still please make sure that you stay in order as you cross the finish line where volunteers will scan your bib -- we do this as a backup to resolve any missed chip reads which might occur.

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    Race Information

    The race starts at 8:30 AM.

    Packet pickup starts 30 minutes before the race and ends 10 minutes before the race starts.

    All runners must register on RunSignup.

    No on-site

    registration.

    Additional Information

    Upon entering the park, look for Pavilion 4 on the left side of the parking lot.

    5K & 10K Course (0.78M)

    https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6079040203

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    The 5K does the out-and-back two times.

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    Half Marathon Course (1.09M)

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    The Half Marathon does the out-and-back six times.

    Course Time Limit

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