Plan to attend the Hughesville 10k Festival, September 6, 2008, presented by the Hughesville Running Club, a Road Runners Club of America affiliated, 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.
We will have a 10k/5k and a kids 1k fun run. The kids fun run starts at 8:15am and the 10k/5k starts at 8:30am or immediately after the kids run. During the races and awards ceremony local radio personalities Heather and T-Bone from WSMD Star 98.3 FM will broadcast live 8-11am.
After the awards ceremony, the festival will kick into high gear. The cost of admission to the festival is a non-perishable, canned good to be donated to the Southern Maryland Food Bank.
The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the Hughesville Revitalization Plan, showcase Hughesville businesses, and have county planning staff and small business development representatives on hand to discuss development and infill possibilities within the village core.
We'll have local businesses, crafters, artists, produce, Charles County planning staff and Commissioners, Maryland Delegates and special guests. Vendor and sponsor opportunities are available and can be requested by clicking here.
Austin Cody, a local up and coming music star, performs live from 12-3pm and interim music and announcements by D.J. Chris Productions.
This will be a great opportunity to bring the community together for a day to meet and enjoy the day with fellow neighbors and businesses. Any proceeds from the event will be donated to the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department and the Hughesville Baseball Association.
There are two ways to register for the races. You can register and pay online at active.com (please note active.com has a processing fee) or offline by downloading and mailing in the registration form and payment. Each participant, regardless of the event selected, must complete a registration form and sign the waiver.
Click here to register and pay online.
Click here to download the registration form to mail-in form and payment.
Please note there is no online registration for the Kids Fun Run. You must download and mail in registration form.
Water stops and first aid stations are roughly every 2 miles or so. The 5k turn around is just past the entrance to Lake Jameson subdivision. The 10k turn around is just before Oliver's Shop Rd. Both routes are an out and back are scenic, rural and mostly flat.
Plan to come! We're looking forward to seeing you!
*Note the distance is in kilometers.*
Hi Craig,
Sounds like a great event for your area! I'm sure you will be training hard until then, good luck! :)
Hello Craig,
Sounds like a great event and the profit goes to a good cause, now what's better than that?
Hi Suzanne - I'm the race director and co-chair of the Festival, so I won't have time to run the race. I wish I could, it'll be a good run. I've got three races in August, so I've got plenty to keep me training!
Hi Cynthia - The 10k Festival should be a lot of fun. I hope the weather holds out. Both Hughesville Fire Department and Hughesville Baseball are excited and grateful.
Good Morning Craig,
Bet you are training hard for the race, don't know how you runners do it in this heat and humidity.
I love the heat and humidity. I train in it to acclimate myself, so when it's cool I can really fly!