Frederick Women's Distance Festival

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The Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club hosts this 5K (3.1 mile) race. Net proceeds benefit the Women's Giving Circle of Frederick County.

www.steeplechasers.org
PO Box 681, Frederick, MD 21705 This fun, low-key race for female runners and walkers promotes health and fitness among women of all ages and abilities.

11/01/2026

Passing race proceeds on to our charitable beneficiary is one of the best parts of organizing this event! The Women's Giving Circle of Frederick County, Maryland will make great use of our donation of $33,403 as it embarks on the 2027 grant cycle. Through its grants, the Giving Circle supports Frederick County nonprofits that equip and empower women facing challenging circumstances.

Left to right: Alexa Bedwell (Vice-Chair, Women's Giving Circle), Heidi Horine (Chair, Women's Giving Circle), Harriet Langlois (Race Director).

SAVE THE DATE: August 7, 2027

10/12/2026

We are delighted to announce that the 2026 Frederick Women's Distance Festival raised $33,403 for The Women's Giving Circle of Frederick County, Maryland. This donation of net race proceeds will help to fund grants to area nonprofits that provide services to women in our community, improving their health and financial stability.

THANK YOU to our runners, volunteers, donors, and sponsors. You're all awesome!

08/21/2026

Read the latest blog post on the Steeplechasers website. Our own Heather Zimmerman shares the joy and challenges of this year's race in her race report.
Thank you Heather!

https://www.steeplechasers.org/2026/08/16/girls-run-the-world-the-frederick-womens-distance-festival-by-h-a-zimmerman/

08/02/2026

Congratulations to all of our 2026 participants. What a great day! We had record-breaking participation with 739 registrants. Our runners must be telling their friends and family about our race!

Hannah Toth won this year's race with a time of 18:21. Congratulations Hannah!

Everyone who crossed that finish line, regardless of finish time, was a testament to the spirit of women's running and fitness. There was so much support and love out there today. Well done!

Our volunteer photographers have posted photos and the photos are available for free full-resolution download.

Results and photos are available on the race website at https://frederickwdf.com.

We expect the finish-line videos to be uploaded soon.

THANK YOU to our runners, walkers, volunteers, sponsors, and donors. It is truly uplifting to see and experience all of the smiles, encouragement, and positive energy of this event!

08/01/2026

Good morning runners and walkers! It's Race Day, the weather is perfect, and we're ready for you!

Please remember to thank the volunteers you encounter this morning. They are getting up very early today to bring you a GREAT race.

Whether this is your first year or you've been participating in this event for a decade or more, you are all awesome! See you soon!

07/31/2026

We're back at the Frederick Community College Student Center today 4-7pm for Packet Pickup. Room H262 (second floor).

Yesterday our volunteer team distributed 282 packets and we're aiming another 200 today!

While supplies last, we're still giving away FREE race shirts from previous years. If you're local, picking up your packet early will save you time tomorrow!

07/30/2026

We'll be at the Frederick Community College Student Center today 4-7pm for Packet Pickup. Room H262 (second floor). Can't make it today? We'll do it again tomorrow!

If you're local, picking up your packet early will save you time on race morning. Plus you'll have a better chance of snagging one of our swag bags which will go to the first 600 runners who pick up their packets. And then there's our prize wheel drawing today - until all prizes have been awarded. The GRAND PRIZE is a $500 shopping spree at Nelson Coleman Jewelers! AND finally - we're GIVING AWAY race shirts from previous years.

So many reasons to come to early packet pickup!

07/29/2026

Thank you to Rosebud Perfume for donating to the swag bag! We know the women running will appreciate some Rosebud Swag!

07/29/2026

Not registered yet? Today would be a great day to sign up. The entry fee goes up tomorrow, July 30.

We can't wait to welcome all of our runners, volunteers, sponsors, and spectators on Saturday!

https://frederickwdf.com

07/27/2026

Thursday, July 30, 4-7pm, Frederick Community College Student Center

Friday, July 31, 4-7pm, Frederick Community College Student Center

Picking up your packet on Thursday/Friday will save you time on race morning. Enter at the main door of Student Center and follow the signs to the second floor. As an added incentive, we'll be doing random prize drawings at early packet pickup on Thursday AND giving away previous years race shirts both days (while supplies last). The Grand Prize at the random prize drawing on Thursday is a $500 Shopping Spree at Nelson-Coleman Jewelers in Frederick!

We highly recommend early packet pickup if you can make it to avoid lines and congestion on race morning.

Address

Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD
21702

Website

http://www.frederickwdf.com/

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