Course
A hilly 5K run mostly along the Matthew Henson Trail between Georgia Avenue and Layhill Road, with wooden bridge crossings and short stretches on Rippling Brook Drive at the start and finish. Starts and finishes at Bel Pre Elementary, Silver Spring.
5K5 km
Key dates
- ★Race dayOctober 2027 · date to be announced
Provisional date, projected from last year — the organiser has not announced this edition yet. We show the month only.
About
The Matthew Henson 5K runs along the Matthew Henson Trail in Silver Spring, Maryland, a paved path named for the Arctic explorer who co-discovered the North Pole. MCRRC hosts the race each October.
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