Inspire Life 5K

Shaare Torah Jewish Community, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, The Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington, Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are proud to partner for the tenth annual Montgomery County Interfaith 5K. Our goal is to bring together communities of faith in the county so people from diverse backgrounds can join forces to share a fun and health-promoting activity, teach tolerance through exposure and friendship and enjoy each other’s company.

The Montgomery County Interfaith 5K is an inclusive event, designed to bring together people of different backgrounds to meet, socialize and work together to better the entire community. While many attendees are people of faith, the event respects all backgrounds and does not embrace any one religion or belief system. Religious services, proselytizing and preaching are not part of the public program and should not be practiced at the Montgomery County Interfaith 5K.

Register as part of a team! Teams that have 12 or more registrants as of August 24th can have a table in our race festival area. Register by August 9th to guarantee a shirt.

The 2026 Montgomery County Interfaith 5K will continue to donate its proceeds to support the local Montgomery County community. This year profits will be donated to Gaithersburg Help and C-4.

Packet Pickup schedule:

Sunday (9/6) from 1:00 - 4:00 pm

RnJ Sports

11910 Parklawn Drive

Rockville, MD 20852

Race day (9/7) at 7:00 am (arrive by 7:15 am to pick up packet)

Race Site at the Dairy Mooseum

Maryland Soccerplex

18028 Central Park Circle

MoCo Dems 5K Fall Fun Run is organized by the MD District 15 Democratic Caucus in Montgomery County, Maryland. This is an annual 5K (3.1mile) run/walk event for adults and youth that will be held at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, MD on Sunday Sept. 27, 2026. This outdoor, fun and healthy gathering is to promote community engagement and voter participation in Montgomery County and our beautiful State of Maryland. Come on out, enjoy some great music and meet your Maryland elected officials! Don't miss out. Register to run or walk today! All athletic levels are welcome.

ARRIVE AT 9:00 AM FOR THE PEP RALLY WITH YOUR MARYLAND ELECTED OFFICIALS! HORN BLOWS TO START RACE PROMPTLY AT 10:00 am!

All registered race participants will receive a race timing bib, race t-shirt (while supplies last), and race packet (packets can be safely stored during the race event). Medals will be awarded to top finishers! Snacks will be given to all runners at the finish line! See you at the race!

Thank you for registering for our 5th annual charity race! We are excited to host this event and to interact with local community members and businesses. This race has grown from being a small community event (previously called LaunchCARES Charity Race) to a county-wide effort of uniting people and companies who CARE. We are thrilled to announce the charity recipients of the 2026 race - - - COMFORT CASES and COVENANT LIFE SCHOOL (our location host)! Both of these organizations work diligently to improve the lives of children in and around MoCo.

Your donation is tax deductible.

After the races are over we will work together on a service project for Comfort Cases. Together, we will aim to pack 1,000 backpacks of essential goods for children in foster care. Students participating in this will receive SSL hours for their time of service.

It is our goal is to raise $100,000 with this event in 2025.

YOU are helping make this a reality.

YOU are helping to change lives of children and local families!!!

UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RACE?

Please consider making a tax deductible donation by clicking on the DONATE button at the top of the page.

You must be present at the award ceremony to claim prizes.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers (1st $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $50).

Gift cards will be awarded to the top three male and female winners in the following age categories:

• Ages 10-14

• Ages 15-19

• Ages 20-29

• Ages 30-39

• Ages 40-49

• Ages 50-59

• Ages 60-69

• Ages 70-79

• Ages 80 and up

Race day will be structured in a way that allows children and parents to participate! This is a family friendly event. We encourage full family participation! You may participate in more than 1 event. For example, we have many kids who do the 1-mile AND the Trike-a-Thon.

Event Start Times:

• Timed 10k - 8:30 am

• Timed 5k - 8:45 am

• 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk - 9:00 am

• Kids Trike-A-Thon - 9:30 am

Packet Pick-Up:

PLEASE come pick up your swag bag, bib numbers, and race t-shirts before Saturday morning. This helps to ensure a much smoother race day event.

Location: Launch 702 King Farm Blvd, Suite 150, Rockville, MD 20850. Free parking behind the building. It is a physical therapy and fitness gym - with a private side entrance.

Time: Friday, October 2nd 9am-8pm (or Saturday morning starting at 7am if you absolutely cannot make it Friday).