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 | Easton | Huch | 0:17:27 | 2025 | Carderock 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 | |