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Gaithersburg 5K races

5K Races in Gaithersburg, Maryland

4 upcoming 5K races in Gaithersburg, listed by date with entry fees from race registration.

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upcoming 5K races

Other distances in Gaithersburg

October 2026

November 2026

April 2027

May 2027

5K results in Maryland

From 354 5K races with official results in the last two years, 122,986 finishers in all. Gaithersburg has too few scored 5K races for its own numbers, so these cover all of Maryland.

Typical 5K times by age and gender

36:13
typical finish
11:39 /mi
typical pace
162
finishers in a typical race
39:11
women, typical finish
32:24
men, typical finish
under 25:10
the fastest tenth

Entry for upcoming 5K races in Maryland usually runs from $30 to $40, with a typical fee of $35 before processing fees.

Typical times are the middle finisher across these races, weighted by field size. School meets, stair climbs, and results with timing errors are left out.

Fastest 5K races in Maryland

  1. 1Cavalier 5KPotomac · median 23:41 · 100 finishers in 2026
  2. 2Pink Ribbon 5KFrederick · median 27:08 · 183 finishers in 2025
  3. 333rd Annual "Billy Korrow" Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun WalkTowson · median 28:23 · 136 finishers in 2026
  4. 4Stoneleigh StampedeBaltimore · median 28:51 · 150 finishers in 2026
  5. 5Race Against Traffick 5KBaltimore · median 28:55 · 104 finishers in 2025

Biggest 5K races in Maryland

  1. 1Sheppard Pratt Turkey Trot in FrederickFrederick · 3,983 finishers in 2025
  2. 2Altra Kelly Benefits St. Patrick's Day Shamrock 5KBaltimore · 3,919 finishers in 2026
  3. 3Y Turkey Trot Charity 5KSix Locations & Virtual! · 2,975 finishers in 2025
  4. 4MedStar Health Baltimore Women's Classic 5K presented by New BalanceBaltimore · 2,851 finishers in 2026
  5. 515th Annual Red Shoe Shuffle 5k Run & WalkBaltimore · 1,909 finishers in 2026
When 5K races happen in Maryland