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The Annual Governor's Bay Bridge Run (10k) crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from the Eastern Shore to Sandy Point State Park on the Western Shore each May. Started in 1985, it was not held in certain years, last run in 2006, and eventually cancelled due to lack of funding.
The successor to the Governor's Bay Bridge Run is the annual Across the Bay 10K, which started in November 2014. The sixth largest 10K in the United States, the 2019 race will not be run on the Bridge, but will be a virtual run as the Bridge will be undergoing maintenance at that time. Also in November, various "turkey trot" races are scheduled for Thanksgiving Day or after.
Annapolis Striders' 10-Mile Run, Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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From the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis and other sites, the Annapolis Striders sponsor marathons and other events, including the annual Annapolis 10-Mile Run, which next is scheduled for August 2020. In Maryland's capital city, the annual Annapolis Running Classic will be held November 2020.
In Anne Arundel County, the B&A Marathon and Half Marathon was scheduled to take place next in Severna Park on March 15, 2020, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus. It next will be held in March 2021.
Annapolis Striders' 10-Mile Run, Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The St. Michaels Running Festival will take place on May 16, 2020.
Baltimore has many running events. The Baltimore Women's Classic 5K will be held on June 28, 2020. Moreover, the Baltimore Road Runners Club sponsors running and walking events year round, and the Annual Fort McHenry Tunnel 5K Run/Walk next will be in October 2020. Also in "Charm City," the Baltimore Marathon, also known as the Baltimore Running Festival, is next scheduled for October 2020. The 26.2-mile race features some $100,000 in prizes.
In Baltimore County, the Baltimore Triathlon will take place at the Hammerman Area of Gunpowder Falls State Park Oct. 3-4, 2020.
In Western Maryland, the Mission 10 Miler was cancelled in 2020 and next will be held in Frederick in March 2021. The Frederick Running Festival was scheduled to be held May 2-3, 2020, but has been postponed due to the coronavirus.
The Maryland Half-Marathon & 5K, a charity run benefiting the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, now held in Maple Lawn in Howard County, will next be held May 30, 2020. Previously, it had been held in Timonium, Baltimore County.
In Montgomery County, the Nanty Narking Nearly 9K & 2 Mile Fun Stroll was held in Sandy Spring in May 2016 and 2017. It followed a path by local historic sites, and offered Civil War era music as well.
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