Events

Overview These are low-key long training runs – long is relative and you’ll find runners planning a variety of distances from 5 – 20 miles. This is a low key event, but you will find runners from various pace groups each week in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Post-run refreshments are provided by the club. Ken-Gar in Rock Creek Park is located on Beach Drive one block north of the intersection at Beach Dr and Knowles Ave. in Kensington. Join our Google Group or Facebook group to connect with other runners.

RACE OVERVIEW: MCRRC was born in March of 1978, though Piece of Cake was created more than 25 years ago (March 24, 1996)!  We invite you to join us in celebrating the club’s birthday.  We are pleased to announce that Piece of Cake has a new location:  moving forward, the race will be held at Falls Road Local Park (also known as Hadley’s Park) in Potomac, MD. The parking lot at 12600 Falls Road will fill up before 8:00 AM, so it is suggested to park along the parking lanes of 8720 Falls Chapel Way, 8904 Cold Spring Road, and…

Overview Astro Lab Running meets at Astro Lab Brewing between 6pm and 9pm every Tuesday for a 3 or 5 mile run through Silver Spring followed by cool down pints in the taproom. All paces welcome, and we encourage beginners! Please show up 15 minutes before your first run to register which will allow tracking of attendance for some great Astro Lab Running merchandise. Free Astro Lab Running tech shirt after 12 runs! 3 Mile Loop 5 Mile Loop If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Pub Run organizer at bmurph83@gmail.com

Time:  6:00 pm warm-up/6:15 for full run and to pick up late-comers. Place:  Winter (when sunset is 6:30 or earlier). Meet at back parking lot Redland Middle School, 6505 Muncaster Mill Rd., Derwood, MD 20855. Sunset after 6:30. Meet at parking lot at Needwood Lake Circle, Redland, MD 20855 Distance 5 miles or more.  It’s a loop, you can repeat. Contact: Phil Epstein  Pepstein1@verizon.net  or www.mymuddyshoes.org Additionally, please join the MyMuddyShoes Facebook group for the most up-to-date weekly announcements. Overview An independent group of mostly MCRRC trail running enthusiasts, holding low key evening trail runs (5-8 miles) for all levels, 3 days a week year…

Time: 7:00 pm Every Wednesday Place: Denizen’s Brewery, 1115 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Contact: Monica McClure (mmcclure1893@gmail.com) Overview These are low-key training runs in Silver Spring, MD.  We offer a social, non-competitive environment for runners of all paces. Maps for 3 and 5 mile routes are offered at the start of the run each week. Most of our runs take us into the neighborhoods around Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Takoma, Brightwood, and Rock Creek Park. Please join our google group or facebook group (Silver Spring run club) to get updates. Municipal parking is available one block from Denizen’s on…

Time: 7:00pm every Wednesday Place: Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD Contact: Denis McDonald (denis@fiberclean.com) Overview Join MCRRC for a weekly track workout.  Each week there are suggested workouts posted at the track.  Participants may opt to do the suggested workout or workout on their own.   Members often meet for beer and pizza at Giuseppi’s Pizza Plus in Rockville after the workout.

Time: 5:30 am every Thursday Place: Millenium Trail in Rockville Contact: Carol Braun (carol1braun@gmail.com) Overview This early morning run is a great workout along the Millenium Trail in Rockville.  The Millenium Trail is just over 10 miles though some runners will occasionally make this run an out and back rather than complete the entire loop.  Allpaces are welcome, but since the majority of people are currently running an 8-9 min/mile pace please check (or bring runners) at your pace. A headlamp and reflective gear are recommended during the winter months. We meet in the parking lot in Fallsgrove shopping plaza in front of Panera.…

Overview This early morning 6-mile run is a great workout through the neighborhood in the Kemp Mill area of Silver Spring. We meet near the Sligo trailhead, behind the bank, and in front of the grocery store in the Kemp Mill Shopping Center lot. This is a hilly area, so runs are for strength not speed. All paces are welcome.  A headlamp and reflective gear are recommended during the winter months. The inclement weather cancellation policy follows MCPS announcements. If schools are delayed or closed, the run in cancelled. This workout is also great prep for MCRRC’s newest low-key race,…

Time: 6:00 pm warm-up/6:15 for full run and to pick up late-comers. Place: Cabin John Trails – Tennis and Nature Centers (the parking lot is located off Democracy Blvd., going west from I 270 exit) Distance 6 to 8 miles in all, out and back. Contact: Gretchen Bolton, GeeEsBee@aol.com, or www.mymuddyshoes.org Additionally, please join the MyMuddyShoes Facebook Group for the most up-to-date weekly announcements. Overview An independent group of mostly MCRRC trail running enthusiasts, holding low key evening trail runs (5-8 miles) for all levels, 3 days a week year around, and Saturday morning trail runs when there is no MCRRC Trail Training Program. Join…

Time: Thursdays 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Place: Locations vary by week so please join the workout’s communication group for important workout updates & locations. Contact: Mary Travaglini Overview Enjoy running with others at a conversational pace on Thursday evenings. Runners and walkers at all paces are welcome. (All conversation topics are welcome, too!) There are a variety of routes from 3 to 4 miles. You do not need to be a club member to participate in these runs. There is no fee. We start running at 6:30 PM or within a few minutes after. (On particularly frigid nights, we may start a…

Time: 6:30 am every Friday Place: Patsy E. Huson Ballfield/ Park, 20300 Fulks Farm Rd, Montgomery Village, MD 20886 Contact: Mike Acuna (mjacuna45@gmail.com) Overview: This is a new run to MCRRC’s Weekly Workout offering.  Runners of all abilities and experience are invited for a 4-5 mile drop-in run every Friday morning, utilizing the sidewalks and trail system in East Village subdivision in Montgomery Village, Maryland.  The group will meet in the parking lot of the Patsy E. Huson Ballfield, located on Fulks Farm Road.  The group will depart at 6:30 AM sharp!  Being a new run, the group will take time to develop…

Time: 6:00pm every Friday Place: 7301 Calhoun Place #600, Derwood, MD 20855.  Additional Information can be found here. Contact: Brian Murphy Holly Wittsack Joel Wakesberg Overview: The True Respite Pub Run group meets at True Respite Brewing Company at 6pm every Friday for a 3 or 5 mile run out and back from the brewery. The run is followed by a few pints in the taproom and some great company with your fellow runners. All paces are welcome! 3 Mile Loop 5 Mile Loop #1 5 Mile Loop #2 If you have questions, please feel free to contact any of the Pub Run…

Time: 8:00 AM every Saturday Place: Candy Cane City Playground Parking Lot 8200 Meadowbrook Ln  Chevy Chase, MD 20815 United States Contact: David Schrock (david.schrock@gmail.com) Email Group Click Here to View & Subscribe to the Online Messaging Group for this run Overview Discover another side of Rock Creek Park and join us for informal runs along the some of the best dirt trails in the area. Adapting to trail running is easier than you may think.  If you are new, let the organizer know and he/she will partner you with an experienced trail runner. The rewards of trail running make it well worth the effort,…

Time: 9 am every Saturday Place: Rock Creek Trail, Beach Dr and Cedar Ln, Bethesda, MD 20814 Info: http://www.parkrun.us/kensington/ Overview parkrun holds FREE, timed 5Ks every week in over 1400 locations around the world. All ages, all abilities. Run, walk, or both. Strollers and dogs welcome.   A free one-time registration gets you a personal barcode that you can use at any parkrun, anywhere.

Time: 10 am every Saturday* Place: Kaldi’s Social House – 918 Silver Spring Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 Runs: 3, 5, and 7 mile options Contact: Nancy Oswald (nmoswald@yahoo.com) Overview These are low-key training runs in Silver Spring, MD.  We offer a social, non-competitive environment for runners of all paces. Each Saturday, we offer 3, 5 and 7 mile routes in and around around Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Takoma, Brightwood, and Rock Creek Park. Please join our google group or facebook group (Silver Spring run club) to get updates and maps. Municipal parking is available one block from Kaldi’s off Fenton Ave.…