THE CARDEROCK
RECREATION COURSE

The courses have been USATF approved for
a 5k, 10k, & half distance.

All three routes run along the C&O Canal path which is a light gravel dirt trail. Each route is out-and-back once. There are minimal elevation gains along the route.

Back of the Pack time: 11:00 (5k/10k); 12:00 (half)

5k – MD17003RT

10k – MD17004RT

Half –

Course Maps

Relive our courses at the yellow button below. 

Note: Most Relive routes are of the longest course.

Course Records

Think you could dominate this course and set the fastest time?
See below for the course records and which races they were set in…

5K

Mens Course Records       Womens Course Records    
1 Indy Lyness 0:16:22 2023 Carderock 5k   1 Abigail Anstett 0:20:11 2024 Carderock Charge 5k
2 Cregan Cahill 0:16:38 2024 Carderock Charge 5k   2 Berit Richardson 0:20:34 2019 Carderock Charge 5k
3 Jack Garvey 0:16:41 2024 Carderock Charge 5k   3 Maya Kashyap 0:21:21 2023 Carderock Charge 5k
4 Travis Boltjes 0:17:17 2018 Carderock Charge 5k   4 Maya Kashyap 0:21:31 2023 Carderock 5k
5 Mason Markell 0:17:50 2020 Freedom is Never Free 5k   5 Maya Kashyap 0:21:33 2022 Carderock Charge 5k

10K

Mens Course Records       Womens Course Records    
1 Bryson Barnett 0:32:48 2024 Freedom is Never Free 10k   1 Frances Zenuni 0:39:52 2023 Care Packages at Carderock 10k
2 Timothy Synowiec 0:35:39 2019 Carderock Charge 10k   2 Robin Foster 0:41:26 2021 Carderock 10k
3 Caden DeValle 0:36:27 2020 Freedom is Never Free 10k   3 Alexis Espinoza 0:42:48 2024 Freedom is Never Free 10k
4 John Archibald 0:37:35 2019 Carderock Charge 10k   4 Kate Carpenter 0:43:38 2022 Dash Through the Dirt 10k
5 Sean McCormack 0:37:46 2018 Carderock Charge 10k   5 Elizabeth Dodds 0:44:34 2024 Freedom is Never Free 10k

Half-Marathon

Mens Course Records       Womens Course Records    
1 Varun Mishra 1:18:08 2023 Freedom is Never Free Half   1 Haley Wright 1:24:17 2022 Freedom is Never Free Half
2 Vasco Tavares 1:20:30 2022 Care Packages at Carderock Half   2 Breana Avalos 1:28:10 2018 Carderock Charge Half
3 Nicholas Lurski 1:21:02 2021 Carderock Charge Half   3 Kylie Metcalf 1:30:57 2023 Carderock Charge Half
4 Tafari Stephenson 1:21:39 2020 Freedom is Never Free Half   4 Eva Greenberg 1:32:08 2024 Freedom is Never Free Half
5 Ryan Christman 1:21:48 2022 Freedom is Never Free Half   5 Alanna Julius 1:33:50 2023 Carderock Charge Half