29th
Run + Walk = Fun
April 11, 2026
10K 8:30AM, 5K/Walk 8:45AM
Leonardtown, MD
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Online Registration Closes on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 4 PM

Online registration will close at Thursday, April 9, 2026 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.

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
1/1/2026$40
2/1/2026$45
3/1/2026$50
4/11/2026$55
10K

10K Run

One loop stretching around a rural, country road course.

Pricing
1/1/2026$50
2/1/2026$55
3/1/2026$60
4/11/2026$65
Walk

Fun Walk

One loop through streets of historic Leonardtown, MD

Pricing
1/1/2026$40
2/1/2026$45
3/1/2026$50
4/11/2026$55
DC

Defender's Cup

A 5K Run
Team Competition

Pricing
1/1/2026$40
2/1/2026$45
3/1/2026$50
4/11/2026$55

5K Run - 8:45AM

Results

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

Course subject to change

Pricing
1/1/2026$40
2/1/2026$45
3/1/2026$50
4/11/2026$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
1/1/2026$50
2/1/2026$55
3/1/2026$60
4/11/2026$65

Fun Walk - 8:45AM

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

Course subject to change

Pricing
1/1/2026$40
2/1/2026$45
3/1/2026$50
4/11/2026$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
1/1/2026$40
2/1/2026$45
3/1/2026$50
4/11/2026$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...

    Getting better with age.

  • 29 and holding...

    29th April 11, 2026

    29 and holding...

    Join us on April 11th for the 29th Run & Fun Walk.

RunForHospice Logo

Join us for the 29th Run & Fun Walk for Hospice of St. Mary's, taking place on Saturday, April 11, 2026. 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.

2026 In Memory Of

Memory Bib

David Velarde, Samuel Sakay, SOFIE Turbush, Donnie Poe Jr., Kevin Lent 'Bubbies' and Susan Zienda, Nancy Swann, Ronnie Evans, Jim Brown, Seawell Turner & Donald Thompson, Mary Oliver and Doris Barbour, Jerry 'Hal' Norris, Pat Engel, Grandma and Pa Ellis, Willy Grusholt Jr, Wayne Combs, Doris Barbour and Mary Oliver, Sofie, PJ Aldridge, Florence Whitten, Dail Rondeau, Joe gillis, Tom and Carolyn Connelly, Wendy Gibson, Ernest Williams Sr, Jay Layer and Michael Glasgow, Laura White, Donna Pennisi Norris, Grandma & Paw, Scott Colvin, Joe Potanka, Richard Tippett, Dorothy Valentine, Robert, Clinton Hopkins, Judith Lynn Fox, Buster Trossbach, Donnie Hamilton, Karen Cwiklinski, Jackie Lozier, Bill & JoAnn McLellan; CDR Bob Barkus, Joyce Waugh, Sherry DiVincenzo, Sophie DiVincenzo, My sister Linda Hamlin, Robert Dooley Sr., Patty West, Kyle Capps, Irma McClure, James Colson, Ruth M. Reynolds, My Dad Mac, Brian Dillow, Marlene Nevarez, Franny Barrett, Virginia Miller and Ms. Barbieri, Larry Maki, Maria Ammons, Donald Howard, Gaynelle Downs Blaine, Pop Pop, Terry Brown, Ralph Jerome Butler, Allison Marie Kohut F36, Sonny and Margaret Greenwell, John and Peggy Burke, Betty Bush, Ed & Ida Mae Swecker, Virginia Miller and Ms. Barbieiri, Jean Davis, Barbara and Russell Cox, Robert Peters, Lavandre Chopin, Lourdes Merhan, Sophie Turbush, Mary Ruth Bowles, Patricia Hall, Matt Aley, Kathy Bell Atlas, Scott Lawrence, Sofia Turbush, Jeanette Goodwin, Hazel Thomas, Polly Abell, Maryjane Beamer, Ethel Redmond, Patsy Bailey, Gary Pavis, Karen Stager, Barbara VanDevanter Pevey, Carolyn Chase, Jerry Thomas, Mary Cestkowski & Russ Dreher, My husband, Robert John Peters, Sr., Ruth Forehand, Mike Carroll, Nanee, Pop and Tammie, Margaret & Elmo Bude, Priscilla Simmons and Miriam Kalloz, Sabatino Tiburzi, William & Anne Cody, Bob and Ella May Russell, Barbara Sherpherd Capulli, Frank Quade, JoAnn & Wayne Bradshaw, Val Gold, Linda Dinella, Fay Dean, Sharon Weiner, Mary Catherine Fenhagen, Meme, Irene Winnie Womer, Emory Eugene Giddens, Richard Wright, Virginia Royston, Bobcat, Gigi, Ralph & Evelyn Woodburn, Sofie Turbush, John Gilbert Lacey, Sr., Hilda Mattingly, Boyce Cheatwood, wesley eckman, George W Lathroum and John Lathroum, JoeMike Weiland, John P Blake, Billie Morrison, Virginia Schibler, Christina Kershaw, Thomas Graham Beaham III, Gail and Bob Holden, Jack Kershaw, Nancy Spires, Mary Ann Bassford, Diane Trossbach, Frances Freeman, Janie Lyles, Leo Raulerson, David Raulerson, Virginia Raulerson, Patty Hibble, Jecee Pratt, Myron Douthit, Mabel Morton, June Carey, George Burroughs, Edward Mahoney, Frances Freeman, Leo Raulerson, David Raulerson, Theresa Granata, Bob McQueeney, Vicky Carroll, John Goewey, Ron Williams, Bill & Nellie Harrison, Mickey Norris, Larry Howard, Sofia Turbush, Charles Leavitt Sr., Lynn Lalka, James Aubrey Mattingly, Ronnie Evans, Jerry Clemments, Helen Bennett, James Anderson, Earle & Selma Fritz, Eugene Moats, Howard Brown, Barbara Capulli Shephard, Harvey Stauffer, Raymond Combs, Roy Taylor, Ron Dillon, Henrietta Plum, Sandy Yatty, Laura Ogden, My Mom, Tom Merryman and Judy Smith, Joan Terry, Grace Miedzinski, Kevin “Bubbies” Lent, Dad, Nancy Courtney Ciancio, Sofie Turbush, Aloysius Mattingly & Bernard Smith, Barbara Shepherd Capulli, John P Blake & Angela “BooBoo” Long, Lois Abell, Rex Dalrymple, Kiyoka Cyrus, Durwood White, Nanna Huntley, Letha Creech, David Beavan, Allison Marie Kohut, Douglas Klares, Millie Norris, My Dad - George 'Billy' Bowles, Bob Clements, Michael Glasgow and Jay Layer, Nolan Scully and Barbara Shepherd Capulli, Pat Hall, Lorie Long, Uncle Dabner, Rainey Voellinger, Mary Faulman, Tara Flerlage, Kevin Pinkerton, MaryAnn Fischer, Jean and Bill Monroe, Jim Anas, Bill Griffis, Delores M Fitzhugh, Beth Thomas, Malachi Bolufemi, Norman and Eleanor Langley, Gerald and Donna Sommer, John R. Eiler, Cheryl Eiler, Albert and Donna Dawson, Donald Dawson, Glenn Jones, Patricia Ceynar, Cynthia Hintze, My Pop - George Bowles, Margaret Quade, Mike Luterancik, Helen Foster, Martha Shields, Jack Butler, Bernard F Beavan, Bruce Caracaus, My Dad Kenny Ritter, Judge Michael J. Stamm, Rob Sutor, Barbara Montgomery and Melinda Gatton, My dad, Robert John Perers, Sr., My mom Willa, Dad Jim, brother Jimmy and Sister Sue, Harvey McElhenny & Julia Tyler, Carol Halstead, Mary Rita Dean, Deedy & Rae Garner, Grace Davis, Mary E Johnson, James M Johnson Sr and Tommy Johnson, Ron Wilson, Pam Johnson, Ron, Robert Morris, Peg Gast, Mary Shook, Kathy Peters, My friend Robert J Peters, Sr., Barbara & Harold Pevey, Robert and Ellie Fortney, Pop-pop, John Louis Norris, Grandfather, Susan Zienda, Mary Rita DeLozier, Mary Ruth & Ralph Bowles, Michael Bell, Elizabeth Kelly, Sylvia Gainey, Jolie Hockersmith, Denise Jewell, Arlene Campbell, Joseph B. Baker Sr. And Linda Baker, Rick Adams, Larry, Mary Ellis, Christopher John Bell, Pops, Ron Simpson, Fred Westmoreland, My dad, Robert J Peters, Sr., Garyton Echols, Jamie Bacon, Shirley Reeves, Judy Smith, Pop, Grandma, Saba, Robert John Peters, Meemaw, Savanna Sofia Turbush, Dorthy Schiffmacher, Jeanette Austin, Dennis McGurk, Rusty Tarleton, Nancy Reid Watts, Family Served By Hospice, Thomas Giles, Sharon Frasier, Virginia and Edward Wilson, Jo Ann Jenkins, Allie Raley, Jane Davis, Gerald Thomas, Marian Clark, Marian Ann Blair, Christine Barbieri, Helen, Mr Colson, Harold Quade, Dada, George Bowles, Frank Cusic, Carol Cogar & Patrick Deane, George Bowles & Frank Cusic, Robert Top Gun Richardson, Jerry Clemments, Gertrude Younkins, Nonies, Edward Healy, Gerard Bourguignon, James Raley, Chester Pile, Judith Weiand, My Dad, Jean Kerkman, Gerry Hiniker, Phyllis Earley, Inez Schmidt, Mildred Weaver, Russ Dreher, Sherri Guy, Eleanor Dillon, Mommom, Mary Friess, Charles Toothacker, Andrew Rennie, Angela Clopper, Francis D. Tolson, James Concannon, JL Mattingly, Maureen Getty, Mary Cynthia Lloyd, Rick Lilley, Eula Hurst, Scott 'Poppy' Colvin, Jennings Cross, Peggy Hoffman, Betsy Hinson, Gramps, Harvey, Lois Abell, Diane Dixon, Marlene Norris, Jo Anne Kauffman, Vernon Dennis, Grandma and Paw Ellis, Charlene Zurkan, MiMi, Ronald Klasmeyer Sr., Earl Gould, Family, 

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