Greenbrier SwimFest

Parkway Elementary School will once again be hosting its Parkway Panda 5K & 1K Fun Run event. The course will wind its way through beautiful Baker Park and the surrounding neighborhoods. This fun event will benefit the Parkway Elementary School community.

Start Location:

Near Baker Park Bandshell

21 N. Bentz St.

Frederick, MD 21701

https://goo.gl/maps/ev3yBmAcoU4h9Pza7

Race Start Times:

♦ 8:30am - 1K Fun Run

♦ 9:00am - 5K

Race Shirts:

♦ Race shirts for the 5K and 1K will be provided to all participants who register by Friday, May 01, 2026. For those who register after May 02, race shirts will be given out on a first come-first serve basis, if available.

♦ In-person, race day registration will open up at 7:30am.

Packet Pick-Up:

♦ Packets can be picked up from the front steps of Parkway Elementary School on Friday, May 22 between 3:30-4:30pm. Packets can also be picked up on race day starting at 7:30am.

Awards:

♦ Awards will be given out to top finishers in different categories: 7 and under, 8-9, 10-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 - 69 and 70+

Want to be a race sponsor?

We are seeking a variety of sponsors to support our event through monetary sponsorships, food and beverage donations, as well as prizes such as gift certificates for goods and services. For more information visit https://forms.gle/rTNocWzmiYximykd6

Questions?

Please email [email protected].

WHAT IS GIRLS ON THE RUN?

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a youth development after school program for girls in 3rd-8th grade. The program is dedicated to inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident while creatively integrating running or movement. Each season concludes with a celebratory 5K run!

JOIN US:

Every Girls on the Run 5K highlights the excitement of completing a season and the start of what’s next. Join us on 5K day as girls in Washington County reflect on how far they’ve come and step into their next chapter with confidence.

The 2026 Celebrate Your Start GOTR 5K recognizes girls’ hard-earned progress and limitless possibilities. Their journeys remind us: every achievement begins with one brave decision to start.

COURSE MAP COMING SOON!

2nd Annual Run Like A Warrior 5K – Frederick, MD

LEAF is teaming up with Lyme Warrior again for this exciting event on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Hood College in Frederick, MD!

Join us for a fun, family-friendly 5K supporting Lyme Warrior, a patient-led nonprofit raising awareness and providing support for those affected by Lyme disease.

Dress to impress!

We’ll be awarding prizes for:

Most Green Spirit

Best Frederick Bling

Run, walk, or cheer—come out and show your support for the Lyme community while enjoying a meaningful morning with friends, family, and fellow warriors!

Hood College, Frederick, MD

Saturday, May 30, 2026

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Let’s make Frederick green, bold, and unstoppable. See you there!

WHAT IS GIRLS ON THE RUN?

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a youth development after school program for girls in 3rd-8th grade. The program is dedicated to inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident while creatively integrating running or movement. Each season concludes with a celebratory 5K run!

JOIN US:

The 2026 Celebrate your start GOTR 5K is a celebration of our team members’ journeys—honoring their hard work at practices in the past, embracing glorious goal-meeting moments in the present, and looking with great confidence forward to the future. A good memory maintains connections and impacts how we navigate life. Join us as teams tap into their new life skills, friendships, and confidence to accomplish a goal that will inspire them to set even bigger ones in the future.

2025 COURSE MAP

PARKING:

There is NO parking on Hood College Campus. Parking available at Frederick Health Garage, top floor.

*NEW DATE in 2026! Run with us on JUNE 6th!

The 45th Annual Gary Brown Memorial C&O Canal Five Mile Run event will be held on the C&O Canal Towpath in Williamsport, MD. This event is geared towards all levels from beginners to advanced runners.

The Legacy of Gary Brown

In the 1960's, Gary Brown was a star distance runner for Martinsburg High School, Shepherd College and the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club.

Gary went into high school teaching and coaching after graduating from Shepherd College. He developed one of the nation’s top distance programs. In the mid-1970's his Handley High School Boys Cross Country Team was the number one ranked High School Cross Country Team in the United States.

Sadly, Gary passed way from cancer in the winter of 1981-82, prior to his 35th birthday.

The C&O Canal Five Mile Run —which dates back to 1970– was re-named in Gary’s honor in 1982. Gary’s high school runners would use the late-August-held C&O Canal Five Mile Run as an “End-of-Summer-Training Fitness Test.” His teenage boys would routinely take six-to-eight of the top-ten places —running against collegiate and post-collegiate standouts.

Mike Spinnler GBM 5-Mile Director 1996-2023

GBM 5-Mile Winner 1985

Included with the price of your 5 miler registration:

• Well Organized and Professional Event

• Race Technical T-Shirt (Must register by July 11th to guarantee shirt and/or size)

• Custom Awards for Podium Winners

• Music

• Bib Chip-Timed with Instant Results provided by Racine Timing

• Satisfaction of Finishing a Race!

Parking for race participants:

All participants will be required to park either in the Cushwa Basin parking lot, the lock house 44 parking lot, legal street parking on N Commerce St or W Salisbury St. We ask that, unless you arrive before 7:00 am, you not drive across the wooden bridge looking for a place to park on race morning.