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Breeze Thru the Trees is a 5k cross country run winding through a lush tree nursery in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve.
Proceeds from Breeze Thru the Trees will benefit the Montgomery County Children’s Opportunity Alliance, which is working to build an equitable, accessible, high-quality, and sustainable early childhood system that narrows disparities and puts all young children on a path to reach their greatest potential.
Grounded in collaboration and accountability for each other, the alliance convenes stakeholders across all sectors in order to forge a thriving, justice-based system at the county level. The Children's Opportunity Alliance believes that when the smallest among us flourish, we all experience well-being.
Please join us on March 22nd, 2026 for Breeze Thru the Trees, a 5k race and fun run held on Ruppert Nurseries’ 500 acre tree farm in Laytonsville, MD.
Join us at Bohrer Park for the third annual Rockville Women's Center Inspire Life 5K on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Check - In: 8 AM - 9 AM
Timed Race: 9 AM
1-Miler Fun Run: 9:30 AM
Family - Friendly Fun for all ages: chalk, bubbles, face painting, playgrounds!
5K and 1-miler path is stroller accessible.
This is the 33rd running of the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run, Walk, and Kid’s Fun Runs. The 5K course winds through the beautiful Lakelands and Kentlands neighborhoods before heading down Main Street to the finish line. Every 5K registration comes with a Dri-Fit crew neck race shirt (men's, women's, and kid's sizes available). Enjoy our post-race Merchant's Expo area while meeting with your friends and family!
Live entertainment on the course - local bands set up along the course to delight participants and spectators alike, making what is already a spirited and fun event even livelier! The event finishes with the awards ceremony, team awards (lots of family options), and raffle items donated by local merchants. Cash prizes for the top three male and female finishers.
Kids runs includes two distances - 200 and 500 meters! Cotton t-shirt, designed by a local child resident, with each Fun Run registration and a Kids area for a fun time after their event.
Please support our charities by signing up and donating if you can. When you support the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, you support all 14 community programs of the Kentlands Community Foundation — fueling arts, culture, education, and volunteerism throughout our community. Our charities also include the City of Gaithersburg Dolores Swoyer Camp Scholarship Fund, Gaithersburg HELP, Mercy Health Clinic, Maryland Senior Olympics, in addition to the Kentlands Community Foundation.