24th Annual Potomac River Run Marathon & Half

Join the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the APA Foundation (APAF) for the MOORE Equity in Mental Health 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk & Roll

Run, walk, and roll to support organizations that promote awareness programs and provide services to improve the mental health of young people of color.

Race Details

In-Person 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk & Roll

The event will be held rain or shine unless the weather conditions are unsafe (ex. lightning).

Location: Freedom Plaza, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026

Check-in: Starts at 7:00 am. Arrival prior to 7:45 am required to participate in race.

Awards and Prizes: At 9:30 am, awards will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in the Men's Division, Women's Division, and Nonbinary Division. Random drawing winners will be announced following the awards ceremony.

Remote 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk & Roll

Monitor the weather conditions in your area and put safety first.

Location: Your home community. Join your team's local event or participate on your own schedule throughout the day.

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026

Schedule of Events

• Wheaton Regional Park opens at sunrise. For the best parking, please arrive early.

• Registration and Packet Pickup opens at 7:00 am to collect your bib and enter into the random prize drawing.

• Arrival prior to 7:45 am is required to ensure your participation in the race.

• Brief speaking program begins at 7:30 am.

• The 5K run, walk, and roll will begin promptly at 8:00 am.

• The 5K concludes at 9:30 am.

• At 9:30 am, Men's Division, Women's Division, and Nonbinary Division winners will be announced, followed by winners of the random prize drawings.

• To view division winners and participants' times following the 5K, click here.

Transportation & Parking

• The main parking lot is Wheaton Regional Park Carousal Parking Lot (Navigate to 2000 Shorefield Rd, Wheaton, Maryland 20902)

• Overflow parking is available at Pine Lake Parking (2004 Shorefield Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902)

• The closest metro station to Wheaton Regional Park is Glenmont Station - Red Line (24 minute walk to race start)

Questions on event day? Please email [email protected].

About the APA's MOORE Equity in Mental Health Initiative

The APA invites you to join us in combating youth mental health inequities and in honoring mental health advocate Bebe Moore Campbell. Your time and dollars can help make a difference for young people facing mental health challenges. Funds raised support the event and benefit the APA/APAF MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program, which supports community organizations addressing the mental health needs of young people.

Get Social! As you run, walk and roll be sure to share to social media and use our hashtags!

• #Moore5K

• #MooreEquityInMentalHealth

• #BebeMooreCampbell

Continue Your Fundraising Until July 31st! Funds benefit the APA/APAF Moore Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program.

Read more about your impact by clicking here.

• We welcome 300 individual entries

• You may also enter as a sponsor (Bronze $250, Silver $500, Gold $1000, which includes a complimentary entry) - All donations are tax-deductible

• Sponsors may send or deliver to me 300 copies of your menu, advertising flyer, coupon, or business card in our souvenir bags

• EVENTS: 8:00 AM FULL MARATHON ----- 9:00 AM HALF MARATHON

• Flat - scenic - beautiful views of the Potomac River - tree-lined - shaded - out'n'back

• Start and finish at Fletcher's Cove | 4940 Canal Road NW, Washington DC

• USATF certified course DC09005RT | Certificate | Color Map | B&W Map | PDF | GMAP

• Course elevation profile: -------------------------------

• Highest point is 44m above sea level, lowest point is 12m above sea level

• Enjoy a lovely day on the C&O Canal Towpath!

• See displays about the historic C&O Canal before & after race

Event details and schedule

Off-Site Parking Options

• Parking is limited at Fletcher's Cove, and we must leave spaces open for the general public, as it's a National Park and open to the public even during races

• Thus we want as many participants as possible to park off-site, so that we leave some parking spaces available at Fletcher's Cove for the general public. Off-site parking options:

• • The River School entrance on Reservoir Road

• • W Street, Bending Lane, or Hutchins Place off Reservoir Road

• • Palisades Library, 4901 V St NW, Washington, DC 20007

• • Our Lady of Victory School, 4755 Whitehaven Pkwy NW, Washington, DC 20007

• • CVS/pharmacy, 4859 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Washington, DC 20007

• We offer round-trip Red Top Cab rides from our host hotel Le Meridien to Fletcher's Cove departing at 7:00 AM on race day for only $10.00 arriving about 7:20 AM

• For the return trip after you finish, see the on-site Transportation Director. After you finish, as we get groups of four finishers, we call Red Top Cab for a ride back to our host hotel

• Please register for the taxi service in advance

• From westbound Canal Road, Red Top Cab drops you off at Reservoir Road, at the entrance to Fletcher's Cove

• Please cross Canal Road CAREFULLY to get to Fletcher's Cove and walk down the ramp to packet pick-up or straight to the start line if you already picked up your packet

Join us for part two of our campaign for 9/11/2026. On the morning of 08 September after a reading honoring the 184 people whose lives where lost at the Pentagon 25 years ago, our Tribute Run will continue as we make our way to NYC. A team of 30 runners from Old Town Run Club and Murphy's Run Club, will have run 170 miles over a two-day period from the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville PA, carrying a flag that will continue all the way to New York.

Day 1 will have us tackling 110 miles passing through DC, heading north through Maryland into the hills in PA, where we will bed down for the night in Mountville PA.

Day 2 has us up at the crack of dawn covering 69 miles and finishing up in time for drinks and dinner in Skippack PA. Another overnight in Kulpsville PA.

Day3 will be an 87 mile affair finally heading east through NJ and across the Goethals Bridge arriving in Staten Island. Our lodging will be at the Navy Lodge at Fort Wadsworth.

Day 4 all runners and volunteers will run together covering the 3.6 miles from the Navy Lodge to the Staten Island Ferry. When we arrive in NY, it’s a short 0.6 of a mile to Zuccotti Park arriving before the first plane crashed at 08:46 AM. We will assemble for a prayer vigil and pay our respects.

Over the four days we will cover over 270 total miles.

-For twilight and night time running a full running vest will be required, no exceptions.

Registration includes the following:

-Four nights in a hotel (Tues through Fri, checkout or extend on Saturday). You will have a roommate off your choice. Single rooms can be arranged, depending on availability. You are responsible for the price difference.

-Van transportation departing Alexandria VA on 08 September. We will have multiple vans that will monitor the runners and shuttle them to their starting points for their assigned legs. After we arrive on the 11th, we will have a return plan and we anticipate vans returning to Alexandria or Virginia Beach on the 12th and 13th.

-A dry fit shirt of your choice (Red/White/Blue) Additional shirts will be available for sale.

-We will have H20 and snacks in the vans, runners are responsible for their own food.

It is expected that all runners and volunteers will help with fundraising and most especially raising awareness for our campaign and the foundation.

*The race directors have absolute authority to deem a route “red” and every effort will be made to find an alternate route. When not available or if it is a safety concern we will skip that portion of the route.

Checkout our 2026 Campaign for the Tunnel to Towers (T2T) Foundation.

Http://dogood.t2t.org/OldTownRunClub26

9/11…Never Forget