28th
Run + Walk = Fun
April 5, 2025
10K 8:30AM, 5K/Walk 8:45AM
Leonardtown, MD
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Online Registration Closes on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4 PM

Online registration will close at Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4 PM to allow time to prepare our t-shirts and bibs for packet pickup on Friday.

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There are ③ ways to register

Children six and under free.

Register online and pay with a credit card.

Start a fundraising page and have others pledge toward your fundraising goal.

Download a paper registration form to return to the Hospice office.

2025 Founders Appeal

Events

5K Run, 10K Run, Fun Walk. Something for everyone.

Course subject to change

Race Results


5K

5K Run

One loop through streets of historic Leonardtown, MD.

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55
10K

10K Run

One loop stretching around a rural, country road course.

Pricing
1/1/2025$50
2/1/2025$55
3/1/2025$60
4/5/2025$65
Walk

Fun Walk

One loop through streets of historic Leonardtown, MD

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55
DC

Defender's Cup

A 5K Run
Team Competition

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55

5K Run - 8:45AM

Results

One loop through the streets of beautiful and historic Leonardtown, MD.

Course subject to change

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55
5K Run Map
Run Start

5K Run Turn by Turn Directions

  • Leave Start on Leonard Hall Drive
  • Left on Hollywood Road
  • Right on Doctors Crossing Way
  • Right on Miss Bessie Drive
  • Right on Moakley Street
  • Follow to end to turnaround cone
  • Stay straight on Moakley until the next turnaround cone
  • Right on Miss Bessie Drive
  • Left on Doctors Crossing Way
  • Left on Hollywood Road
  • Right on Baldridge
  • Left on Leonard Hall Drive to Finish

10K Run - 8:30AM

Results

One loop stretching around rural, country road course.

Course subject to change

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55

Fun Walk - 8:45AM

One loop through the streets of beautiful and historic Leonardtown, MD.

Course subject to change

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55

Course Map

Walk Map
Walk Start

Walk Turn by Turn Directions

  • Leave Start on Leonard Hall Drive
  • Left on Hollywood Road
  • Continue Straight on Washington Street
  • Left on Courthouse Drive
  • Right on Camalier Drive
  • Left on Tudor Place
  • Left on Breton Bay Drive
  • Right on Camalier Drive
  • Right on Court House Drive
  • Left on Fenwick Street
  • Right on Washington Street
  • Continue Straight on Hollywood Road
  • Right on Baldridge
  • Left on Leonard Hall Drive to Finish

Defender's Cup

Results

A 5K Run Team Competition.

Pricing
1/1/2025$40
2/1/2025$45
3/1/2025$50
4/5/2025$55

Defender's Cup Trophy

Overview

A tribute to the men and women who work in support of our National Defense. A trophy sponsored by some of the Nations top Defense Contractors – companies that are committed to providing safety and security for our Troops and our Country in an unpredictable world.

Initially born out of appreciation of the Navy’s presence at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland- since its inauguration the Defender’s Cup competition has evolved into a popular and patriotic event competed for by both Military and Civilian teams from all over the region. The Defender’s Cup honors and commemorates the hard work, sacrifice and commitment of the men and women who Protect our Liberty, Guarantee our Freedom, and Safeguard our Future.

The winning Team will have their name and year engraved on a plate which is permanently attached to the trophy. In addition, the winning team is allowed to hold the trophy for one year.

Rules

This 5K Run Team Trophy competition is open to teams comprised of either Active/Retired and/or Reserve/National Guard Duty Military personnel (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard) Department of Defense (DoD) Civil Servants, Defense Contractor Employees and immediate family members who are amateur runners. CAC, military identification, proof of employment and proof of identity for immediate family members will be required for application.

Teams must designate a Captains/POC who should contact the Defender’s Cup Coordinator to register their team for the event.

All teams must have at least 4 participants and there must be (at least) 1 female member per team.

An organization may field multiple teams.

The winning team will be determined by the fastest mean time of the teams top four runners in the 5K run event (must include the female entrant’s time).


5K Run Turn by Turn Directions

  • Leave Start on Leonard Hall Drive
  • Left on Hollywood Road
  • Right on Doctors Crossing Way
  • Right on Miss Bessie Drive
  • Right on Moakley Street
  • Follow to end to turnaround cone
  • Stay straight on Moakley until the next turnaround cone
  • Right on Miss Bessie Drive
  • Left on Doctors Crossing Way
  • Left on Hollywood Road
  • Right on Baldridge
  • Left on Leonard Hall Drive to Finish

Frequently Asked Questions

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Sponsors

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About

A brief history of the Run & Fun Walk.


  • Our Humble Beginnings

    1st March 24, 1996

    Our Humble Beginnings

    The 1st Annual Maryland Day Run & Fun Walk was held on Sunday, March 24, 1996 at St. Mary's Ryken High School.

  • On The Move

    2nd March 22, 1997

    On The Move

    The Run & Fun Walk moves to it's current location at the Governmental Center in Leonardtown.

  • Maryland my Maryland

    3rd March 21, 1998

    Maryland my Maryland

    Third time's the charm.

  • Running like it's 1999

    4th March 28, 1999

    Running like it's 1999

    Maryland my Maryland again...

  • Crabby

    5th March 25, 2000

    Crabby

    No Y2K problems here. Held on Maryland Day.

  • Saturday Evening Post

    6th March 24, 2001

    Saturday Evening Post

    A new 10K run and a Norman Rockwell inspired logo for the 6th Annual Run & Fun Walk.

  • Our True Colors

    7th March 23, 2002

    Our True Colors

    2002 brought a patriotic theme as we remember the events of 9/11 and honor those who were lost.

  • Going The Distance

    8th March 29, 2003

    Going The Distance

    We never run alone.

  • Together

    9th March 27, 2004

    Together

    Running side by side.

  • A New Spring

    10th April 9, 2005

    A New Spring

    The Run & Fun Walk moves to April.

  • A Starfish is Born

    11th April 8, 2006

    A Starfish is Born

    The iconic Starfish logo makes its debut as the official brand of the Run & Fun Walk.

  • The Old Line State

    12th April 21, 2007

    The Old Line State

    Maryland flag inspired colors for this year's theme.

  • Lucky 13

    13th April 18, 2008

    Lucky 13

    Nothing but good luck for the 13th Annual Run & Fun Walk

  • Feeling Fit

    14th April 18, 2009

    Feeling Fit

    Working harder, getting stronger.

  • A Banner Year

    15th April 17, 2010

    A Banner Year

    Finish strong.

  • Golden Event

    16th April 16, 2011

    Golden Event

    The 16th was held on the 16th. We celebrated by hitting the road.

  • Love Is All You Need

    17th April 14, 2012

    Love Is All You Need

    A Beatles inspired theme from the Summer of Love.

  • Award Winning

    18th April 13, 2013

    Award Winning

    We thought we deserved a medal.

  • Carrying The Torch

    19th April 12, 2014

    Carrying The Torch

    Inspired by the Olympics we're going for the gold.

  • Hitting Our Stride

    20th April 11, 2015

    Hitting Our Stride

    Celebrating 20 years.

  • Viva Las Vegas

    21st April 9, 2016

    Viva Las Vegas

    We got lucky with the weather but that's how we roll.

  • Maryland Pride

    22nd April 8, 2017

    Maryland Pride

    Running for Maryland and St. Mary's County.

  • A Wharf with a View

    23rd April 14, 2018

    A Wharf with a View

    Celebrating Leonardtown's Scenic Waterfront

  • Solid Gold

    24th April 13, 2019

    Solid Gold

    That's Gold Jerry! Gold!

  • Silver At Last

    25th April 23, 2022

    Silver At Last

    Better late than never.

  • Moving Forward

    26th April 15, 2023

    Moving Forward

    Back on track.

  • Full speed ahead

    27th April 6, 2024

    Full speed ahead

    Return of the starfish.

  • All systems go...

    28th April 5, 2025

    All systems go...

    Join us on April 5th for the 28th Run & Fun Walk.

RunForHospice Logo

Join us for the 28th Run & Fun Walk for Hospice of St. Mary's, taking place on Saturday, April 5, 2025. This event, which includes the following activities: 5K Run, 10K Run, and Fun Walk, has been a staple since its inception in 1996, thanks to the dedication of community volunteers. Over the years, it has expanded significantly, featuring the world-famous brunch, included in your registration.

All proceeds from this event go directly to support Hospice of St. Mary’s, a non-profit organization that offers hospice and bereavement services to the residents of St. Mary’s County and their families. When faced with the challenges of caring for a loved one with a life-limiting illness, difficult decisions arise, including when to consider hospice care. Too often, individuals experience increased symptoms and frequent hospitalizations during declining health, detracting from their quality of life. Hospice offers a compassionate and less stressful alternative, enabling patients to live their remaining time as fully and comfortably as possible.

2024 In Memory Of

Memory Bib

Rick Lilley (Dad), James Colson, David Wright, Dada, Cher Chew, Bonnie Fogelberg, Charles Williams"”Dad, Jim Schuhart, Alfonso/Francesca Jimena, Allison Kohut, James Malik, Bob Hogue, Barbara Goode, Bertha Clarke, Jack Kershaw, Charlie Howard, Eileen Malcolm, Dr. Harold Pevey, Billie Morrison, Dillard V Heiston IV, Joe Vestraci, My dad, Clarke Raley, Pop & MomMom Abell, Mrs. Mary Shook, Nancy Benes, Margaret, Elmo, Scott and Woody Bates, Kim taylor, Charles H Arnold, Jr., Lou Leresche, My Mom, Dad, and brother, Patricia Godwin, Barbara Grubaugh (MIL), Annie Hall, JoeMike Weiland, Marsha Lanham, Lowrey Bonham Brooks, Doreen Mckean, Pamela Fowler, Pete Himmelheber, Paul and Frances Bradburn, Pop (Joe Potanka), Marilyn Talton, Perry Fuchs, Joan Terry, Mary and John Grambo, Jo Ann Moore, Diane Gibbs, Phyllis Albright, Mikey Sotiropoulos, Liz Abell, Mimi, Al & Donna Hilbinger, James Moore, Sr., Harold A. Pevey, Chuck Bryson, James L Matyingky Jr, Carl Lee, MawMaw Helen Finch, James Aubrey Mattingly Sr. & Grace Wathen Mattingly, Karen Melissa Finch, Bruce Caracaus, Bill Anderson, Mike Carroll, Henrietta (Cathy) Garrow & Richard Mowry Sr., Ramon Greenberg, Elizabeth Reynolds and Tammie Wood, Joseph Thompson III, Johnny Cameron Sr., John Blake, Cecelia LaBrosse, Robert Hartman, Mildred Weaver, Roger and Virginia Ullman, Kayla Hanson, Sammy Morgan, Christina Kershaw, Earl Kennedy, Trevor Pitman, James "Pop" Colson, Linda Sue Edwards, Mom, Dr. Roy H. Bunales, M.D., Barbara J. Denton, Charlie Christman and Mary E. Bauserman, Steve "Pop" Harbold, Annette Marie Gisoldi, Louise Brown & Rebecca Avery, Catharine Anas, Carol Scott, Roger Krauth and Roger Hepp, Sherry Kabin, David M. Darlington Sr., Richard J Love, Daniel Kaufmann, Nancy Peacock, Andrew Samborski, Aunt Sheryl, Ronald Williams, Barbara Grubaugh (Mom), Leonard and Diane Kodluboy, Richard (Pop Pop) & Margaret Quade (Maw Maw), Grandmom (Mary) Taylor, Rainey Voellinger, Judy Raley, Norma Strickland, Randall Casto, Jecee Pratt, Florence Whitten, Alice Watts, Arthur Watts Sr., Arthur Watts Jr., Betty Wood, Jim Dayton, Betty Dayton, Jo Anne Kauffman, Nancy Smith, Pop-Pop and Mom-Mom, Rick Lilley (Pop Pop), Alice Underwood, Chris Wagoner, Jose Zita R Silva, Lorraine Long, Johnny,Adria and John Joseph, Rasmi and Laila Madanat, Johnathon Thompson, Paul Derullieux, David Beavan, Richard Adams, Letha Creech, Steve "Pop Pop" Harbold, Elizabeth "Betty" Russell, John Oberhausen, Mary Alice Brayton, Gordon Dewey, Rose & Louis DiLonardo, Ronnie Evans, Dave & Joan Wilson, Shawn Dennis, Jamie Bacon, Henry Hohn, MaryAnn Fischer, MawMaw Joy, Ron Williams, Joanne Kauffman, Richard Love, Pete Himmelheber, John Wayne Raley, C. Clarke Raley, Ben Johnson, Margaret and Sonny Greenwell, My Dad (Joe Potanka), Richard Quade, Margaret Quade, Jason Bush, Guillermina Pineda, Buddy Owens, David Raulerson, Bill Durkin, Sam Spalding, Sr., Sam Spalding, Jr, Teresa Spalding, Peggy Bell and Carol morgan, Rita, Sandy Pirner, Harold Pevey and Louise Linden, Eleanor Hayden, Richard "Rick" Crim, John Goewey, Anthony Wydell Chase, Rita Abell, Thomas Merryman, Andrew Johnson Quade, Harvey McElhenny, Edward Windsor Healy, Stephen Lacey, Marie "Teel" Mitchell (Mommom), JoMike Weiland & Wendy Gibson, James Concannon, Benny Morgan, Bernard Freeman, Debra Gray, Veterans, Rosa Banks, Agnes Yates, Ronnie Herbert, Jospeh Herbert, Francis Herbert, Sonny Thompson, Catherine Armstrong, Karen Stager, Blanche Laungayan, Margaret Bloomquist, Kenneth Weit, Anthony Lasome, Tony Lasome, and Dorothy Rhodes, John and Peggy Burke, William Maurer, Thomas Bing Gardner, Jimbo, Catherine Louise Quade, Mary L. Young, John Craze, Shirley Craze, Dorothy Brode, Charles & Jane Giulini, Charles B Johnson, Margaret Currie, Theresa Marie Meinert, June Martin, Joan Chicwak, Sam Sr., Sam Jr. & Teresa Spalding, Sharon Wilder, Carmela Bubel, POP, Tom Merryman, Alice Gray & Bob Richardson, Steve Harbold, VC Donaldson, Patricia Lee Dillow, Dan Davis, Patty Sheldon, Thomas Boyle, Joan and Dave Wilson, Phyllis Pilkerton and Ricky Pilkerton, John and Marion Foote, Nancy McClunin, Theresa Granata, Joseph Mason, My amazing mom, Sharon Weiner, Amy Hood, Karen Miller, Pat Fusco, Allie Raley, Jecee Leighe Pratt, Paw Paw, William Rustin, John Blake & Angela "Boo Boo" Long, Stewart Otta, Mary Peters, Andrew Abugelis, Mary Rita DeLozier, Thorbjorg "Stella" Vigfusdottir, Franklin Hill, Bobbie Goode, Sonny Bartz, Bobby Abell, Gazella Beveridge, Mary Clifton, James Colson and Wallace Clifton, Sharon Weiner, Lynnette Lalka, Steven Fink, Harvey Stauffer, Chester Pile, Eugene Guazzo, Peggy Bell - Beloved Mother, William Price, Kathy Peters, Tommy Breslin, The Family of Ondras, Nelson and friends, Peggy Barickman, Steve "Daddi" Harbold, Gertrude Younkins, Dave and Joan wilson, Dad, Grammy Delozier, Norma and James Bell, King, Virginia Schibler, Peggy Wooten, Robert Morris, George Kramer, Bill Gainey, Gary Freeman, Richard Wathen, Sr, Lillie Bea Dasher/ Lillie Mae Taylor, Patty West, S. Jean West, Jeff West, Roger Hepp, Margaret, Elmo, Scott & Woody Bates, Will Jones, Dave and Joan, Ronald F Strzalkowski, Roger Hoyt, my father, Thorbjorg "Stella" Vigfusdittor, Jacob and Pat Lorence, Dickie Mattingly, Sofie Turbush, Ignatius Galante, Allison Marie Kohut, Ethel Redmond, Doeeen Mckean, Diane Trossbach, William & Ann Cody, Earle and Selma Fritz, Bob Allard, Grandma G., Memo and Papa, Edward Stetyick, Evelyn Manning, Lillian Anderson, Rae and Bryson, Rick Lilley, Al & Lilian Mudd, Grandma Hilda Mattingly, Sam Spalding, Jr, Teresa Spalding, Sam Spalding, Sr, Mary Ruth Bowles, Nancy Libourel, Ann Preston, Rick Rice, Darrell Dewey, Antonio de Gorordo, Daniel Davis, Barbara Hofmann, Tammie Wood & Elizabeth Reynolds, Tom and Rose Repasi, Bobby & Liz Abell/Harry & Helen Finch, Frank and Ruby Jewell, Sarah Filloramo, Gerald Skeen & Frank Bandy, Barbara Goode, William Hill, Beverly Lewis, Donna Norris, Harold Quade, Susan Evans, Zack and Christine Hill; David Beavan, Gene Hopkins Sr., Polly Abell, Hazel Thomas, Carol Ann Morgan - Beloved Mother, Genevieve Poitras, Steven King, Ella May Russell, Joe Hogan, George Wallace Lathroum, Melvin Yost Sr and Mary Peters, Maryjane Beamer, Marie Derullieux, Victor Espinoza, Susan Zienda, Maryland Beveridge, Wayne "Pop" Alvey and Elizabeth "Nanee" Reynolds, James William Anderson, Linda Lee Bulynko, William "Bill" Wagoner, Steven Strong, John Mohn, Helen Foster, The Melvin's, The Dentons, Grandma over the Mountains, Virginia Oliver, Peggy Barickman (Mom), William Joseph Price, Debi Dean, ED, James Anas, Jo Anne Kauffmab, Harry Wemette, Jerry "Hal" Norris, Wesley Quinn Eckman, Louis P. Leresche, Virginia and Robert Johnson, Joan & David Wilson, Mac McElhenny, Brian Dillow, Josephine Thorbjornson, Nace and Doris Mattingly, Lauren Weller Sidorowicz, Joe Atherton, Mariano C. Labordo, William wagoner, Donald Green, Michele DelPilar, Jimbo. Mike Dorothy, Bill Delavan, George Buscall, Wilfred "Bill" Breck, Robert R. Richardson, Our Friends and Family, Grandpop VC, Joyce/Willie Johnson, Perry McNeil, William D. Hill, Jr, My sister, Bobbie Goode, 

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