The Premier Running Club in Howard County!
The Howard County Striders are an incorporated non-profit organization dedicated to promoting lifetime fitness through running, based in central Maryland.
We sponsor or support many types of activities, including high quality race events, group runs, low-key weekly races, and a robust complement of training programs for both adults and youth, from beginners on up, to support continued active lifestyles in the community.
The Howard County Striders are a part of the RRCA Runner-Friendly Community of Columbia and Howard County!
Upcoming Races
January – March 2026: Sunday Strides
March 15, 2026: UMBC Retriever Invitational
April 19, 2026: Spring Hops
May 17, 2026: Women’s Distance Festival
Upcoming Training Groups
March – May 2026: Females in Training (FIT)
March – May 2026: Next Step 10M
March-May 2026: Junior Striders Spring Track
Weekly Bagel Runs
Meet in front of the Columbia Swim Center (10401 Cross Fox Ln)
2026 RRCA Club Challenge
Join or Renew your Annual Membership here
Latest Club News
Latest Race Results
View all race results here
- 2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #7
28 runners came out for the final winter Howard County… Read more: 2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #7 - 2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg Point StandingsCongratulations to the following runners who qualified for an award… Read more: 2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg Point Standings
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See our members in action!
Racing Team: Week of 3/30/26-4/05/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Green Terror Invitational Braylon Frey continued his streak of PRing every time he races a 5k on the track! At the Green Terror Invitational hosted by McDaniel […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/23/26-3/29/26
Author: Stephanie Reich DC10 Team members posted fast times on the track at DC10, hosted by Light Horse Track Club. Neta Ezer established a new team record (open and masters) […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #7
28 runners came out for the final winter Howard County Strides race at Swansfield Elementary. This was the awards race for this season, runners who qualified with enough points were […]
Howard County Striders Annual Awards
The Howard County Striders Board of Directors is proud to announce the opening of our annual awards nominations. Nominations will be open until May 1st and will be presented at […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/16/26-3/22/26
Author: Stephanie Reich DC Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Lydia Radcliffe ran a great race at the DC Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, running a huge PR of 1:21:20. She […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg Point Standings
Congratulations to the following runners who qualified for an award during the 2026 Howard County Strides winter series. Please come out to Swansfield Elementary on Sunday March 29th to be […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/09/26-3/15/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Shamrock 5k At the Shamrock 5k in Baltimore, many team members posted speedy times and numerous personal records and team records were broken! Clark Otte led the […]
RRCA Runner Friendly Community Press Release
Author: Hafiz Shaikh The Howard County Striders are proud to announce that the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has renewed the Striders’ application to designate Columbia/Howard County as a […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #6
28 runners came out for the Howard County strides race at Patuxent Valley Middle School. Danny Cohen and Emma Kefferstan led the 5k runners. Adam Wytko and Alexandra Carrizales were […]
Feet First Social
Come out and support Striders while checking out the latest shoes and apparel at Feet First Sports! Members get 10% off storewide and the store will donate 10% to Striders. […]
Racing Team: Week of 2/23/26-3/01/26
Author: Stephanie Reich At Operation Iceberg race #5, several team members raced the 5k. Adam Wytko (18:10) and Alexandra Carrizales (18:21) took the overall wins. The team was also represented […]
Racing Team: Week of 3/2/26-3/8/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Mid-Maryland Ultra 50k and Relay Bullseye Running hosted the 15th annual Mid-Maryland Ultra 50k and Relay at Rockburn Branch Park, rescheduled from the typical January date due […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #5
65 runners came out for the Howard County Strides race at Northfield Elementary. Adam Wytko and Alexandra Carrizales were the 5k winners on a nice weather day for Early March. […]
Racing Team: Week of 2/16/26-2/22/26
Author: Stephanie Reich RRCA Club Challenge 10M At our very own highly anticipated and infamous Club Challenge 10 Mile, the team once again battled the hills and rainy weather to […]
2026 Sunday Strides Operation Iceberg #4
22 runners came out on a cold rainy Sunday afternoon for the Howard County Strides race At Hammond High School. Due to miscommunication and possible wet pavement markings people ran […]
2026 MD-DC RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge Results
Race Date Live Results Please upgrade your browser Race Date Final Results Thank you to everyone that came out for the 2026 MD-DC RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge. We appreciate […]
Racing Team: Week of 2/9/26-2/15/26
Author: Stephanie Reich Cupid’s Crush 5 Miler Hannah Betman finished 1st overall and brought home prize money from the Cupid’s Crush 5 Miler in Baltimore, running 30:20 on a messy […]
Bullseye/HoCo Striders Spring Track
Author: Phil Lang SPRING TRACK AND FIELD TEAMREGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN– CLOSES MARCH 1! A mandatory 100 meter and 400 meter time trial for every kid will be held the […]
Call for Coaches (Next Step 10M)
Are you passionate about helping others reach their running goals? Do you want to do your quality run while guiding fellow runners in their journey on Monday evenings? If so, […]
The Dave Tripp Scholar/Athlete Award
Applications for the Dave Tripp Scholar/Athlete Award are now open! Link to application, applications due April 10th, 2026 The following post is from Bill Brown: Each year, the Howard County […]