Join us on Saturday, April 22, 2023 for either the
SMHS Makin' Hay 10K or the 5k! 
Registration opens Sept. 1, 2022

NOTE: If you wish to "step down" from the 10K to the 5K , please do so pre-race via your RunSignup profile. On-site race day step-downs are strongly discouraged and may or may not be accommodated. 
Note-The registration deadline for receiving an event shirt is 3/20/2023. Persons registering after this date will NOT be guaranteed to receive an event shirt. We did order a limited-number of extra shirts that will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis at bib assignment.
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​*Anticipated Covid mitigation protocols are listed below.
This scenic and rolling 10K course will take you on a journey through the heart of Frederick County's dairy production region.  The fall leaves should be beginning to show some fall color as you run or walk past numerous farms, along Catoctin Creek on a gravel road, and across two, one-lane, wooden deck bridges.
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The 5k is an out and back that is run on all blacktop roads that also offer expansive vistas. You'll transit one of the one-lane, wooden deck bridges twice on this shorter iteration that has half of the distance (and hills!) of the 10K.

The start/finish and parking are located at Frederick County's Catoctin Creek Nature Center, Middletown, Md.



Nearby Lodging suggestions: Stone Manor Country Club (located on the course!) and a wonderful Airb&b in historic Burkittsville. Other nearby lodging options.

SWAG 

Awards
Registrants through March 21 will receive a race shirt. After that date, registrants will not be guaranteed receipt of an event shirt.

​Finishers  of the in-person events will receive a finisher's award as yet TBD.
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The top 3 in each age group will get unique age-group awards, the design of yet is TBD.​ 
​5-year age groups from 10-80!!!
Our overall top 3 m&f finishers will receive custom awards that are sure to please!
Fun for the entire family with a playground
​adjacent to race headquarters!

Registration

 5k & 10k Fees:
Virtual &
​In-Person:
9/1-12/31: 5k $32; 10K $34
Jan 1 - Mar 31: 5K $35; 10K $38
​ Apr. 1 - Apr. 21: 5K: $38; 10K $42 Race Day -Credit Card Only!
5K $40; 10K $45


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Tentative Race Schedule

Traditional mass start:
0700 - Packet Pickup Opens
0820 - Packet Pickup Closed
0815 - Park Entrance Closed
0830 - 10K Race Start
​0835 - 5K Race Start
1030 - Courses Close
 With an apparent return to more normal racing at this time, most pandemic mitigation procedures have been rendered moot. However, we will meet or exceed any protocols required/recommended by local, state, and the CDC to ensure the safety of our participants, volunteers, and spectators.

We will highly encourage volunteers and participants to wear a mask if they feel the need to protect themselves and urge everyone to avoid the event if they're feeling ill in any way out of an abundance of caution. 

       GETTING THERE

Catoctin Creek Nature Center is almost equidistant from Middletown, Jefferson and Burkittsville
Refund Policy:
​Limited refunds are available as follows:
180 to 61 days prior to the event: 75%
60 days prior to the event: 50%
No refunds within 30 days of the event for any reason.


 10K is a USATF certified course measured
​by Tim O' Keefe in April 2019. 
Makin' Hay 5k Course Above

Thanks to our 2022
​ Sponsors!